How do I find an inmate or search a jail roster?

New Hampshire Department of Corrections - NHDOC (state prisons) / County Sheriff's Office or County Department of Corrections (county jails - 10 counties)

Details

What you need to know

Fee

Online searches free; certified records requests may involve fees ONLINE OPTION: NHDOC Inmate Locator at nhcorrections.nh.gov; county jail websites vary in online access WHERE TO GO: NHDOC (state prisons); County Jail or Sheriff's Office (county inmates)

Online Option

NHDOC Inmate Locator at nhcorrections.nh.gov; county jail websites vary in online access

Where to Go

NHDOC (state prisons); County Jail or Sheriff's Office (county inmates)

County-specific variations apply

NH's 10 county Houses of Correction vary in online access. Hillsborough County (Manchester/Nashua) and Rockingham County have better online resources. Coos County in the far North Country is the smallest and most remote; direct phone contact is often necessary. Carroll County has a small rural jail.

New Hampshire Notes

Important state-specific details

New Hampshire Department of Corrections manages state prisons including New Hampshire State Prison for Men (Concord), New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women (Goffstown), and other facilities.
County jails (Houses of Correction) operated by county governments - separate from NHDOC; recent arrests will NOT appear in NHDOC database.
New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry: nh.gov/nsor - searchable online.
For visitation, phone calls, sending money, commissary, or mailing to a New Hampshire inmate: inmateaid.com has NHDOC and county jail facility details.

Official Source

State office contact

State Office

New Hampshire Department of Corrections - nhcorrections.nh.gov | (603) 271-5600; NH Sex Offender Registry: nh.gov/nsor