New Hampshire Department of Corrections

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections maintains a searchable public database of all of the inmates they have in custody.

The minimum parole date in the results for each inmate reflects the earliest possibility of parole on that sentence.

The current parole date shown may not necessarily reflect the actual parole date. If the inmate’s name is listed then the inmate is currently incarcerated.

Access to court records is governed by Part 1, Article 8 of the New Hampshire Constitution.

To obtain information on the inmate’s crime of conviction please contact the sentencing court listed above and reference the accompanying docket number.

The actual prison that an inmate is assigned to depends on factors such as security classification, remaining time of their sentence, gang affiliation, and location of their residence.

The New Hampshire State Prison System began in 1812, when the first state prison in NewHampshire opened in Concord.

Today the state of New Hampshire Prison System maintains 6 state correctional facilities.

With a staff of approximately 1,000 correctional workers, as of the end of 2023 they oversee approximately 2,300 inmates, with another 12,000 on parole or supervised release.

The following will explain the instructions, tricks and hacks you can use to find any inmate in custody with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.

New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate Search Instructions

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections provides a limited amount of information you may want to know about any inmate in their system, however they do list every inmate. Inmates in custody have their crimes listed, as well as previous convictions. They also list all inmates who have been discharged.To look up an inmate, you need the full last name.  

• You can list all inmates who share the same last name.
• You can list all inmates who share the same first letter of the last name.

The results, if you just used the full last name (as we did here) will list their Name, Offender Number, Age, Term ID, Booked Date, End of Sentence, Offense Date, Location, Docket Number, and Court. No mugshots are posted. if you type in the exact first and last name, yoiu will get a single result... unless there is more than one inmate with that same name.

There are five choices for putting money on an inmate's books that can be used for communication services:

1. Commissary money in the form of a money order may be mailed to:
AdvancePay Service Department
P.O. Box 911722
Denver, CO 80291-1722

2. You may use cash or credit/debit cards at any time by using the kiosk located in the front lobby.  The fee for the use of the ATM is generally $1.50 per transaction for cash and 10% fee for credit/debit cards.

3. Commissary money can also be added to an inmates account at any time using any of these methods online.

4. Cash deposits to ConnectNetwork are now available at 26,000 retail locations nationwide including Walmart, ACE, Kmart, Kroger, and more. You’ll start the payment process online in your ConnectNetwork account, then complete your transaction with cash at a participating local retail store. Plus, many of these stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find a retail store near you.

5. You can call customer service 24/7 at 877-650-4249 and get instructions for depositing money over the phone using a debit or credit card.

Inmates can also receive money in the mail in the form of a personal check or money order only and you must be an approved visitor. You cannot send cash in the mail. The check or money order must be made payable to the Individual's name and identification number. Your name and complete return address should be written legibly on both the envelope and on the money order/check. The check or money order will be deposited into his or her account.

A resident is allowed to have a maximum of $1000 dollars in their account. If you send an amount that causes the inmates account to exceed that balance, he/she will have to send the difference back out to family.

The New Hampshire DOC places a 30 day hold on personal checks, but not money orders.

New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate Visitation Information

Step 1 - Application

Inmates must request that a prospective visitor be placed on his/her list.

All visitors must then fill out a visitor's application and send it directly to the inmate.  See this page for exact Mailing Address.  Make sure you include the inmate's DOC ID#.

You need to fill out this form for any of the inmate's minor children that wish to visit.  For a DCFY Child Escort, fill out this form. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an approved adult family member or other legal guardian on the residents visiting list.

Inmates are allowed two visits weekly between Sunday and Saturday.  All visitors must be approved by New Hampshire Department of Corrections staff. Residents will be authorized an unlimited number of family members on their visiting lists. All visitors will undergo a criminal background check prior to approval.

Visits from attorneys, clergy, or other "official" visitors are not counted against this quota.

Individuals in the Reception & Diagnostic (R&D) Unit get one visit per week after they are medically cleared and until such time as they receive a permanent housing assignment.

Step 2 - The Visit

Schedule a visit by calling 603-271-5600. The New Hampshire Department of Corrections's visitation schedule can be found linked to this page. You can also review the dress code on that page.

Leave everything in your car.

Bring your government issued picture ID and your inmate's DOC ID#.

A 3 second or less hug is permitted at the start and end of the visit. (Kissing is not allowed at any time.)

Visual hand holding for visitors over 16 is permitted. Hands must remain at tabletop level at all times. 

Only (3) people age 5 and above are allowed to visit at one time. Under 5 may sit on the lap of a visitor. 

If you have any additional questions call 603-271-5602.

There are three Ways to Communicate with an Inmate in the New Hampshire Department of Corrections by Phone

To get started you must first open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)

• Advance Pay - This phone account allows you to prepay so that your inmate can call you (and only you) whenever he/she wants and the cost of each call is deducted from your balance. You can even be notified by text when your balance gets low. You still have the option of accepting or rejecting each call.
• Pin Debit  -  This option allows you to fund an inmate's commissary account and lets him pay for phone calls to you and others with the money. You will have no control over who your inmate calls.
• Voicemail  -  You can leave a secure voicemail without having to contact the facility. When you call the local phone number for a facility offering Inmate Voicemail (call Customer Service at 877-650-4249 to get the local voicemail number for New Hampshire Department of Corrections, you will be informed of the cost for leaving a message. To leave your message, simply select the inmate by ID number. Then, record your voicemail.

How to deposit money for Inmate Communications:

• Online
• By phone by calling 877-650-4249
• Deposit by cash, visa or mc debit and credit cards in the New Hampshire Department of Corrections lobby kiosk
• By mail... Check or Money Order made out to:
  AdvancePay Service Department
  P.O. Box 911722
  Denver, CO 80291-1722
• Cash deposits to ConnectNetwork are also available at 26,000 retail locations nationwide including Walmart, ACE, Kmart, Kroger, and more. You’ll start the payment process online in your ConnectNetwork account, then complete your transaction with cash at a participating local retail store. Plus, many of these stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find a retail store near you.

New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. It is best to only use blue or black ink or pencil. Always include your name and return address.

Envelopes
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink or pencil. No greeting cards.

Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope. 

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Confirm Mailing Address here. Include the inmate's DOC ID#

Legal Mail

Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Confirm Mailing Address here. Include the inmate's DOC ID#

Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.

Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.

Books
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the New Hampshire Department of Corrections standards will be disposed of. 
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.

All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Confirm Mailing Address here.  Include the inmate's DOC ID#

New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate Commissary Information

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections contracts with Union Supply Direct where inmates and their families can purchase snacks, hygeine products and other sundries online.

You can either order online or through the mail by using this order form.

If you are not sure of the name of the facility your inmate is in, go here.

How to Email an Inmate at the New Hampshire Department of Corrections

Follow these instructions on how to arrange secure messaging (aka email and texting) of an inmate at the New Hampshire Department of Corrections

• Sign in to GTL, or Register if you haven't already.
• Select New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
• Select your Inmate.
• Using a credit or debit card, purchase credits to send messages, and, depending on the facility, purchase additional credits to receive responses from your inmate.
  Compose a message, attach credits for a reply…and send!

You can also send photos and videos to your inmate, along with your message. These can only be sent from the GTL app. (iphone, Android)
The cost to send messages and photos is approximately $1.00, and videos are $3.00.
If you have any questions, call customer service 24/7 at 877-650-4249.

Once an inmate is convicted and sentenced for a violation of that state’s felony laws (and their sentence is more than one year in length), they are moved from the City or County Jail and sent to a State Prison in New Hampshire. If the violation they are convicted of is a federal crime, they will be sent to a Federal Prison, but will not necessarily be doing their time in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire State Prisons are operated and maintained by the state government and are used to confine and rehabilitate criminals. State prisons are funded by state tax money. The fund is used to provide food and clothes to inmates and to hire employees to keep the prison running. Inmates in state prison enjoy certain privileges such as TV use and recreation, both indoor and outdoor. The number of privileges allowed depends on the security level of the prison, the inmate and the overall needs of the prison on a specific day.

New Hampshire has minimum, medium and maximum security prisons. The Corrections Department in New Hampshire also maintains low (or no) security residential settings and camps where inmates assist in state property maintenance and duties such as fighting fires. Almost all prisons provide ‘jobs’ where an inmate can earn a small hourly wage and even learn a trade. Some prisons even contract with call centers and handle phone calls on issues related to their state government. Criminals who have committed a violent crime or killed someone are likely housed in a maximum security prison. If the inmate in these prisons behave, they are also eligible to recreate and/or work as well.

In New Hampshire Prisons rehabilitation is the stated goal but the reality is that they exist to punish inmates for their crimes and keep them from hurting or harming innocent people on the outside who follow the laws and live and act responsibly. The fact is that most prison systems are underfunded, overcrowded and are not able to spend time and money rehabilitating offenders. This is not the fault of the people hired to work in prisons, they are just victims of the lack of resources due to budgeting constraints.

State Inmate

Most states have Department of Corrections websites that allow you to type in a felon's first and last name and pull up inmates in that state.

If you need to find a sentenced inmate serving time in a state other than New Hampshire, go here. To find an inmate in New Hampshire, just scroll to the top of the page and click on the Inmate Search button.

Once you locate them click next to the inmate's name or on the link provided and it will show you which prison the inmate is housed in. If the inmate is no longer incarcerated, but is on parole/probation or discharged, it will tell you that as well. In addition, many state prison inmate pages show recent mug shots.

Federal Inmate

The federal prison system has its own inmate locator called the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.

Type in the inmate's name and it will tell you where he or she is incarcerated and their projected release date. It also lists released federal prison inmates and the date they were released.

Federal inmates who are moved from one prison to another will show as "No longer in federal custody" on the system until they reach their next federal prison destination. This movement can take a few days to several months to complete, so keep checking back to find out where the inmate was taken.

ICE Inmates

The ICE Detainee Lookup allows friends, family members and interested parties to locate illegal and/or undocumented immigrants that are in the United States without permission.

Has the Inmate been recently arrested?... Try a County Jail

In many cases, the person you are looking for has either not been convicted or sentenced or has been sentenced and is awaiting transport to a State or Federal Prison and is still incarcerated in a City or County Jail.

To locate that person, go here to first find the State, and then the County where they were originally arrested or have been transported to. From there you can begin your search in our databases that contain the names and information of millions of inmates.

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