New Hampshire Inmate Records

New Hampshire ranks among the states with the lowest imprisonment rates. The state's incarceration rate is 149 per 100,000 residents (lower than the national average of 355 per 1000,000 general population), with an estimated prison system population of approximately 4,675 inmates. These include an average of 2,086 in state-run correctional facilities, about 979 in federal prisons, and around 1,610 in local jail facilities.

New Hampshire inmate records are one of the records generated within the state's criminal justice system. Each government agency tasked with the responsibility of running the correctional facilities (prisons and jails) in the state also must keep records of all the inmates incarcerated in facilities under their jurisdiction. In New Hampshire, a correctional facility is either maintained by a state government agency, a local government authority, or a federal government agency.

Information contained in a New Hampshire inmate record may vary, depending on the agency overseeing the inmate. However, a typical inmate record in the state will have the following details:

• Personal Information - This largely includes an inmate's full name, age, sex, height, hair and eye color, weight, and race.
• Arrest Information - This includes the arrest warrant, charges, the place and date of arrest, the arrest time, and details of the arresting agency.
• Court Record - This contains trial details, case numbers, offense dates, docket information, fines, judgment, and court orders.
• Parole, Sentence, and Release Information - This shows an inmate's eligibility for parole, the minimum parole date, details of the incarceration facility, and the potential release date.
• Disciplinary Actions - These show an inmate's infractions in custody and the disciplinary actions taken against them by the prison/jail authority.

Are Inmate Records Public in New Hampshire?

Inmate records are public records in New Hampshire. They are considered government records, which are open to public inspection and copying by members of the public under Section 91-A:4 of the state's Statutes. However, some inmate records are not available for public disclosure in New Hampshire. They include sealed, expunged, and juvenile inmate records. Also, information such as an inmate's medical records, mental health information, and financial records, in an inmate's records is exempt from public disclosure.

What Agencies Are Responsible for Inmate Records in New Hampshire?

Agencies responsible for inmate records in New Hampshire include the following:

• The New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC) - Inmates held in state-run prisons are overseen by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC), which also keeps detailed records of each individual in custody. The NHDOC manages 8 correctional facilities and 11 district parole/probation offices. The correctional facilities include 2 adult correctional facilities, 3 transitional housing units, 1 transitional work center, and 1 secure psychiatric unit. These facilities provide housing for offenders serving sentences for various crimes in varying security levels, from minimum to maximum, as well as those awaiting trial.
• Police Departments - Although police departments in New Hampshire do not provide custody for convicted individuals in the state, they maintain detailed records of arrests for individuals apprehended within their jurisdiction. Some of these arrest records belong to inmates in prisons/jails, and they form a major part of such inmates' records.
• County Sheriff's Offices - New Hampshire has 10 local jails, one in each county, managed by the county sheriff's office. Each county sheriff's office is responsible for keeping the records of all inmates housed in their local jail. Generally, the local jail inmate population in New Hampshire includes convicted misdemeanor offenders serving sentences for at most one year and other persons awaiting trial or sentencing.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) - The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is primarily responsible for the federal prison in New Hampshire and the prison population. It also keeps comprehensive records about individuals sentenced to serve prison terms for violating federal laws within the state. Such individuals include those convicted of fraud, drug trafficking, cybercrime, money laundering, DWI/DUI on federal property, and embezzlement

How To Search an Inmate's Information in New Hampshire?

One of the important things to do before beginning an inmate's information or record search in New Hampshire is to establish where the inmate is incarcerated. Generally, any inmate in the state is held in a local, state, or federal correctional facility.

Find an inmate in New Hampshire State Prisons

Information regarding inmates in New Hampshire state prisons may be found by conducting inmate searches on the NHDOC Inmate Locator. Anyone may find an inmate's record by using all or part of the inmate's last name and/or all or part of their first name as the search parameter. While performing a search, note that only active sentences show the original maximum and minimum release dates of inmates. A typical search result includes the name, ID, age, term ID, booked date, case ID, and offense date of the inmate whose record is sought, as well as the facility where they are incarcerated.

Generally, information provided by the NHDOC Inmate Locator is not always explicit. Individuals who need to obtain more detailed information about offenders held in New Hampshire state-run prisons should consider visiting the prison facilities where such inmates are housed. While this may come at a small cost to requesters, the information retrieved is often comprehensive and accurate. Requesters are usually required to provide information such as the name, date of birth, and inmate ID of the inmates whose records they seek to help in locating the files of such inmates.

Find an Inmate in Local Jail

A simple way to find records of inmates housed in New Hampshire local jails is to look up such inmates through the online inmate locators or rosters provided by relevant county sheriff's offices. Typically, most county sheriff's offices in charge of the local jails in the state offer members of the public inmate search tools to enable them to locate incarcerated inmates and retrieve basic information about such inmates using their names, date of birth, and booking date as the search criteria.

In most cases, inmate searches conducted on rosters or locators provided by local jails do not yield detailed information about the inmates whose records are sought. Anyone requiring comprehensive records of an inmate housed in a New Hampshire local jail may go to the facility where the inmate is held physically and request such records from the record custodian in writing. However, they must be able to provide certain details to help facilitate the search.

Find an Inmate in Federal Prison

Records of inmates incarcerated in Berlin FCI, the only federal prison in New Hampshire, from 1982 to the present may be obtained by conducting inmate searches on the BOP Inmate Locator. The Inmate Locator allows both name-based search and BOP register number-based search, and the search result typically shows the name, age, sex, and race of the inmate whose record is sought, as well as the release date.

Alternatively, to find detailed records of any inmate in Berlin FCI, an interested person may visit the prison facility in person at:

How Can I Access Old Inmate Records?

Anyone interested in looking up records of old inmates in New Hampshire may contact the state's Archives and Records Management at (603) 271-2236 to find out if their records of interest are available at the Archives. Similarly, records of former inmates who served their prison sentences in the state's federal prison may be accessed through the National Archives. Generally, the inmate search tools offered to the public by the NHDOC, BOP, and the county sheriff's offices only have records of inmates who are currently held in custody.

Furthermore, members of the public may access records of inmates who were previously incarcerated in New Hampshire but have been discharged through reliable third-party sites like NewHampshirepublicrecords.us. While these sites typically charge a small fee, they are convenient to use and serve as one-stop databases for public records, including records of old and current inmates in the state.

Also, it is possible to obtain information regarding former inmates who served prison sentences or jail terms in New Hampshire by going to the correctional facilities where such inmates served their prison/jail terms. Typically, the record custodians in those facilities will search for such inmates' records upon the provision of certain information that can help facilitate the searches. Old inmate records obtained in this manner are usually detailed.

Alternatively, individuals who cannot visit correctional facilities in person to retrieve the records of old inmates in the state may submit public records requests to the appropriate agency. For example, if the former inmate whose record is sought was incarcerated in a state-run prison, a person may send a Right to Know request by email to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC) to obtain such records. Similarly, if that inmate served their prison term in the state's federal prisons, their records may be retrieved by submitting a FOIA request to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Can I Find a New Hampshire Inmate Record for Free?

New Hampshire inmate records may be accessed for free through the various inmate search resources offered by each prison/jail authority in the state. However, the search capacity or reach of each inmate search tool is limited to the correctional facilities overseen by the prison or jail authority managing the tool. For instance, inmate searches conducted on the NHDOC Inmate Locator will only provide information regarding inmates incarcerated in state-run prisons. The search results will not include records of offenders held in local jails or the federal prison in the state.

Some third-party sites, including NewHampshirepublicrecords.us, are one-stop repositories for inmate records in the state. They provide members of the public centralized access to records of all inmates in New Hampshire, regardless of where such inmates are incarcerated in the state. However, while services provided by these sites are not free, users only have to pay a nominal fee to access their records of interest.

Jails and Prisons in New Hampshire

The following types of correctional facilities operate in New Hampshire and are categorized based on their management structure:

• State Prisons - These correctional facilities are run by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC). They include 2 adult correctional facilities, 1 secure psychiatric unit, 3 transitional housing units, and 1 transitional work center.
• Local Jails - County sheriff's offices in the state are responsible for the local jails across New Hampshire.
• Federal Prisons - The only federal prison in New Hampshire is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

State Prisons in New Hampshire

Below is a table listing New Hampshire's state-run prisons:

Private Prisons in New Hampshire

No private prison operates in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Inmate Statistics

• New Hampshire Incarceration Rate - 149 per 100,000 residents
• Male Incarceration Rate - 276 per 100,000 males
• Female Incarceration Rate - 22 per 100,000 females
• Youth Custody Rate - 10 per 100,000 youths
• Number of Prisoners in Private Prisons - 0
• Black/White Imprisonment Disparity - 5:1
• Latino/White Imprisonment Disparity - 1.8:1
• Number of offenders under community supervision: 473 per 100,000 people
• Number on probation - 333 per 100,000 people
• Number on parole - 144 per 100,000 people
• Felony Disenfranchisement Rate - 0.2%

* Source: United States Bureau of Justice Statistics