Overview
Parolee lookup is intended to provide the public with information on the status of certain individuals currently and formerly under community supervision. Information is updated at the beginning of business each day.
Who is listed?
- Current parolees
- Certain former parolees under supervision since the early 1970’s
Who is not listed?
- Youthful offenders and those who have had their convictions set aside by the court.
- Individuals under supervision as a result of a court order placing them on Strict and Intensive Supervision Treatment.
- Individuals whose incarceration or supervision history has been removed under Correction Law § 9**
*Correction Law 752 and Executive Law 296(15) prohibit discrimination in hiring or for the issuance of any license by reason of prior criminal conviction unless there is a direct relationship between the previous criminal offense (s) and the specific license or employment sought; or the issuance of the license or the granting of the employment would involve an unreasonable risk to the property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.
**Correction Law § 9, “Access to information of Incarcerated Individuals via the internet,” requires DOCCS to remove from its website information for a limited class of non-violent offenders five years after they complete their maximum term of imprisonment, or five years after they complete their term of parole or post-release supervision. Prior incarceration information that was removed will be restored for offenders who return to prison.
This statute does not apply to individuals:
- ineligible to earn Merit Time as set forth in Correction Law § 803(1)(d), namely those convicted of a violent felony offense, a sex offense or certain other A-1 felony offenses other than drugs; or
- who committed an offense covered by the Sex Offender Registration Act as set forth in Correction Law § 168-a, including certain prostitution, obscenity and sexually motivated offenses.
These individuals will remain on the website indefinitely.
Since this statute applies to individuals who have already been released from prison, information previously found on this website may no longer be available. If an individual is subsequently returned to DOCCS custody, the information that was previously removed will reappear on this website.
Guidance
Rules and Regulations
Learn more about the specific rules of Community Supervision in New York State.
Office of Victim Assistance
Learn more about how you can register as a victim
Community Supervision Handbook
A helpful guide for family members to understand more about the New York State correctional system.
Other Documents of Interest
Miscellaneous documents including facility directives, news and media information, department records, research studies, and publications.
How to
Refer to this step by step process to lookup a parolee:
1. Gather accepted identifying information (See list below)
3. Complete the form
4. Refer to glossary section for more information
Ready? Have with you:
- Department Identification Number (DIN).
- A DIN is assigned to an incarcerated individual upon admission into a correctional facility and used throughout an incarcerated individual's term of commitment.
- You can obtain the number from the incarcerated individual or use the name search capability.
- New York State Identification Number (NYSID).
- A NYSID is a unique identifier assigned to an individual by the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).
- A NYSID is a unique identifier assigned to an individual by the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).
- Last name, first name
- Birth year (only to be used with last and first names)
Lookup
You can access the lookup tool at specific times:
12:00AM to 11:45PM, Monday to Friday
12:30AM to 11:30PM, Weekends
Contact
Call us Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Contact us by phone:
Contact us by mail:
1220 Washington Ave, Building 4
Albany, NY 12226-2050