Genealogy
Prison Records Online
General:
- Black Sheep Ancestors: National and international directory of online resources.
- Prison Search
Federal:
Prisoners of War:
- Center for Research, Allied POWs Under the Japanese
- Civil War Prisons
- Guide to Civil War Prisons
- Japanese-POW Home Page: Links to resources on Americans held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II
- National Archives - Prisoners of War Databases (World War II, Korea, Vietnam)
- POW Vets (Worldwide Resources)
- Search for Civil War Prisoners (Partial)
United States--Historical, By State:
- VineLink Statewide Inmate Locator
- Arizona Historical Prison Register, 1875-1966
- Arkansas - Executions at Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1873-1896
- Colorado - Colmichigan correcorado State Archives Corrections Records
- Georgia - Profiles of All Inmates (2000-)
- Idaho - Old Idaho Penitentiary Inmates Catalog, 1864-1947
- Illinois - Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index, 1870-1930
- Illinois - Register of Illinois Prison Records, 1833-1908
- Louisiana Digital Library - Prison Photos
- Michigan - Michiganology: Use this search portal to discover Michigan historical content, including prison records.
- Missouri - State Penitentiary Database, 1836-1931
- Montana - State Prison Records, 1869-1974
- Nebraska - Prisoner Records Database (Incomplete)
- Nevada - Nevada Library Cooperative: Use this search portal to find Nevada history content, including some state prison and police records.
- New York - Prisoner Index, 1915-2002
- Ohio - Incarceration Records Index Search
- Tennessee - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, 1831-1850
- Tennessee - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, 1851-1870
- Washington - Corrections Department, Penitentiary (Seatco Prison), Convict Record, 1877-1888
- Washington - Corrections Department, Washington State Penitentiary, Commitment Registers and Mug Shots, 1887-1946
- Washington - Walla Walla State Penitentiary Record, 1887-1922
United States--Historical, Specialized:
- Alcatraz Inmate Lists
- Center for Research, Allied POWs Under the Japanese
- Civil War Prisoners (Fort McHenry and Andersonville)
- Japanese-American Internee Lists, 1942-1946 (Select subject in popup box: "Japanese Americans"). Also see “Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II” database at Ancestry Library Edition.
- Japanese-POW Home Page: Links to many resources on Americans held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II.
- National Archives - WWII Japanese-American Internment and Relocation Records Records
- WWII, Korean and Vietnam Prisoners of War (Select subject in popup box: "Prisoners of war")
International:
