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Public Records Search - What used to be the work for private investigators and could take weeks and cost thousands of dollars can now be done online, by anybody who is able to type in a name and click a few links!

Why researching people in public records? Well, to protect you and your loved ones. You want to know with whom you are dealing. ... or to find long lost friends, neighbours you had long time back and you got along well with, ex boyfriends or girlfriends, school mates, or any other missing person.

Criminal Record Search - Criminal Records Search 

If you want to protect yourself, one of the most important searches you should perform is a criminal records search. Obviously, if someone has a criminal record, you need to be cautious.

Here is a good place to start your criminal records search.

Criminal searches are relatively quick to perform if you know which public records databases to use, the link above is pointing you immediately into the right directions.

Private Investigator School 

PI School: How To Become A Private Detective

Most private investigators are ordinary citizens just like you - except they know how to locate information and people. And so will you after you read this book. A PI is only as good as his techniques,and PI School teaches you everything you need to know: surveillance, paper trails, interrogation and more.

I learned how to tail people, work undercover and pick a lock. How-to's are laid out in chapters. It was well worth what it costs.-- John Bandimere, Heartland, USA

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If your goal is to launch a career in private investigation, you've got to do your homework. This self-paced, hands-on workbook and guide will prep you on education and training, licensing, office equipment and supplies, marketing, field equipment, report writing, photography and videotaping, firearms and more.

This book is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in the field of Private Investigations. It was a easy reading book with some interesting assignments at the end of each chapter. I highly recommend it. -- JLTService, Lynchburg, VA, USA

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Prisons - Criminal Records 

Alcatraz Prison San Francisco

Even though the inmates of Alcatraz have all been moved (and most are most likely dead by now) it remains an impressive place.

But not all criminals are locked up, many have been released and are free again to persue what they want. Make sure you will not be their next vitctim. A safe way to protect yourself is to do a quick public record search when you meet new people you don't full trust.

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Find anything that the US Government has on a person in a few seconds! Great to check out neighbours, friends, employees!

Public Records - The Pentagon Papers 

In 1971, then US Senator Mike Gravel released a collection of top-secret government documents, deemed "The Pentagon Papers" into the public record, bringing to public light the series of lies and false pretenses under which the United States invaded Vietnam.

This is the entirety of the footage the Gravel campaign has obtained thus far, and both the audio and video cut out occasionally.
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Inmate Search - Find any Inmate in any Prison! 

An Inmate Search can be frustrating, especially if you have not been informed about transfers of an inmate from one prison to an other. It gets even worse, if the prisoner has been taken from one type of prison (i.e. a county prison or sheriff's prison) to a state prison.

Many prisons have online inmate search facilities, but often these pages are quite obscure and difficult to find. Also, before you find the query page for the inmate search, you have to find the acutal web address of the prison in question.

It's quite easy to use the public records search facility for inmate search. They offer a comprehensive list of prison inmate search data bases and will save you a lot of hassle and time.

List of US Federal Prisons 

Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont - Beaumont, Texas
Federal Correctional Complex, Butner - Butner, North Carolina
Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman - Coleman, Florida
Federal Correctional Complex, Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute - Terre Haute, Indiana
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood - Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland - Ashland, Kentucky
Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop - Bastrop, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont - Beaumont, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley - Beaver, West Virginia
Federal Correctional Institution, Bennettsville - Bennettsville, South Carolina
Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring - Big Spring, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner - Butner, North Carolina
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman - Coleman, Florida
Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland - Cumberland, Maryland
Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury - Danbury, Connecticut
Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin - Dublin, California
Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield - Edgefield, South Carolina
Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno - El Reno, Oklahoma
Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton - Elkton, Ohio
Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood - Lakewood, Colorado
Federal Correctional Institution, Estill - Estill, South Carolina
Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton - Fairton, New Jersey
Federal Correctional Institution, Florence - Florence, Colorado
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City - Forrest City, Arkansas
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix - Fort Dix, New Jersey
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth - Fort Worth, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer - Glenville, West Virginia
Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville - Greenville, Illinois
Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong - Herlong, California
Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup - Jesup, Georgia
Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna - Anthony, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc - Lompoc, California
Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto - Loretto, Pennsylvania
Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester - Manchester, Kentucky
Federal Correctional Institution, Marianna - Marianna, Florida
Federal Correctional Institution, McKean - Bradford, Pennsylvania
Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee
Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota - Mendota, California
Federal Correctional Institution, Miami - Miami, Florida
Federal Correctional Institution, Milan - Milan, Michigan
Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown - Morgantown, West Virginia
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale - Oakdale, Louisiana
Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville - Otisville, New York
Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford - Oxford, Wisconsin
Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin - Pekin, Illinois
Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix - Phoenix, Arizona
Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook - North Elba, New York
Federal Correctional Institution, Safford - Safford, Arizona
Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone - Sandstone, Minnesota
Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill - Minersville, Pennsylvania
Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville - Seagoville, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan - Sheridan, Oregon
Federal Correctional Institution, Talladega - Talladega, Alabama
Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee - Tallahassee, Florida
Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island - Terminal Island, California
Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana - Texarkana, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers - Three Rivers, Texas
Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson - Tucson, Arizona
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville - Adelanto, California
Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca - Waseca, Minnesota
Federal Correctional Institution, Williamsburg - Salters, South Carolina
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City - Yazoo City, Mississippi
Federal Detention Center, Honolulu - Honolulu, Hawaii
Federal Detention Center, Houston - Houston, Texas
Federal Detention Center, Miami - Miami, Florida
Federal Detention Center, Oakdale - Oakdale, Louisiana
Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Federal Detention Center, SeaTac - Seattle, Washington
Federal Medical Center, Carswell - Fort Worth, Texas
Federal Medical Center, Devens - Devens, Massachusetts
Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth - Fort Worth, Texas
Federal Medical Center, Lexington - Lexington, Kentucky
Federal Medical Center, Rochester - Rochester, Minnesota
Federal Prison Camp, Alderson Alderson, West Virginia
Federal Prison Camp, Allenwood - Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Federal Prison Camp, Bryan - Bryan, Texas
Federal Prison Camp, Devens - Devens, Massachusetts
Federal Prison Camp, Duluth - Duluth, Minnesota
Federal Prison Camp, Eglin - Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Federal Prison Camp, Leavenworth - Leavenworth, Kansas
Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery - Montgomery, Alabama
Federal Prison Camp, Nellis - North Las Vegas, Nevada
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola - Pensacola, Florida
Federal Prison Camp, Seymour Johnson - Goldsboro, North Carolina
Federal Prison Camp, Yankton - Yankton, South Dakota
Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York - New York, New York
Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego - San Diego, California
Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn - Brooklyn, New York
Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo - Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners - Springfield, Missouri
United States Penitentiary, Allenwood - Montgomery, Pennsylvania
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia
United States Penitentiary, Atwater - Atwater, California
United States Penitentiary, Beaumont - Beaumont, Texas
United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy - Inez, Kentucky
United States Penitentiary, Florence - Florence, Colorado
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth - Leavenworth, Kansas
United States Penitentiary, Lee - Jonesville, Virginia
United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg - Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
United States Penitentiary, Lompoc - Lompoc, California
United States Penitentiary, Marion - Marion, Illinois
United States Penitentiary, McCreary - McCreary County, Kentucky
United States Penitentiary, Pollock - Pollock, Louisiana
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute - Terre Haute, Indiana
United States Penitentiary, Victorville - Victorville, California

Types of Federal Prisons 

The United Stated Federal Prison system has a number of different types of prisons. These are named as follows:

Federal Correctional Complexes (FCC) are BOP installations that have multple facilities with different missions and security levels located within close proximity to one another.

Federal Correctional Institutions (FCI) are Low and Medium Security facilities.

Federal Detention Centers (FDC) are inmate reception and transfer centers.

Federal Medical Centers (FMC) handle inmates requiring medical or psychiatric care.

Federal Prison Camps (FPC) are for minimum security inmates.

Federal Transfer Centers

U.S. Penitentiaries (USP) are for inmates classified for High (Maximum) Security.

Metropolitan Correctional Centers (MCC)

Metropolitan Detention Centers (MDC)

Montgomery, Pennsylvania 

United States Penitentiary, Allenwood

Montgomery is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Atlanta, Georgia 

United States Penitentiary, Atlanta

Atlanta ( or ) is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/real_estate/fastest_growing_metro_areas/index.htmDemographia United States Metropolitan Areas 2000?2006 (County Based) | publisher = Demographia | date= 2007-03-23 | url = http://www.demographia.com/db-metmic2004.pdfhttp://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/04/28/daily97.htmlhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9C0DE3DF1E30F936A15751C0A9669C8B63

With a 2008 estimated population of 537,958,http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-01.csv Atlanta is the thirty-third largest city in the United States, and the 28-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area is the eighth largest such region in the United States, and the largest in the Southeastern U.S. with more than 5,376,285 residents.http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/03/19/georgia_census_facts.html?cxntlid=inform_artrhttp://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013426.html The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area, home to 5,729,304 people, is the tenth largest in the country.http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/files/2008/CSA-EST2008-alldata.csvhttp://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0033-0124.1989.00162.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=prog

Considered a top business city and transportation hub,http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/company-locations-facilities/6399916-1.htmlhttp://www.business.gov/states/georgia/local/atlanta.html Atlanta is the world headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T Mobility, and Delta Air Lines. The surrounding area contains additional corporate headquarters, including Home Depot and UPS. Atlanta has the country's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies along with Chicago inside city boundaries, and more than 75 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area.www.georgiapower.com/grc/pdf/2q_2007.pdfhttp://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/04/21/daily15.html Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is located seven miles south of downtown Atlanta, is the world's busiest airport and the only major airport to serve the city.http://www.atlanta-airport.com/docs/Traffic/200812.pdfhttp://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/03/10/daily44.html

Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County and the fifth location for the seat of government of the state of Georgia. A small portion of the city of Atlanta corporate limits extends into DeKalb County. Residents of the city are known as Atlantans.The term "Atlantans" is widely used by both local media and national media.

Atwater, California 

United States Penitentiary, Atwater

Atwater is a city located along U.S. Route 99 in Merced County, California, United States. Atwater is located west-northwest of Merced, at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The population as of August 19, 2006 is 27,972[http://www.greatschools.net/city/Atwater/CA].

Beaumont, Texas 

United States Penitentiary, Beaumont

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 113,866 at the 2000 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Gulf Coast.

Lamar University is based in Beaumont. The city's daily newspaper is The Beaumont Enterprise, while The Examiner is published weekly.

Gulf States Utilities had its headquarters in Beaumont until its absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993. GSU's Edison Plaza headquarters is still the tallest building in Beaumont (as of 2007). Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the South Texas State Fair. In 2004, the venue for the Fair changed to Ford Park, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont.

The Beaumont-Port Arthur region is cited as one of the most polluted urban areas in the United States due to various energy industries and chemical plants in the area. It has caused many residents to become sick and has generated debates through the media [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-20-texas-toxic_N.htm]. Many environmental justice organizations have kept track of cities such as Beaumont-Port Arthur and others in Texas regarding similar pollution, its effect on "...the poor, the minority, the disenfranchised, the children, the elderly..." and lax regulation [http://www.txpeer.org/toxictour/beaumont.html]

Inez, Kentucky 

United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy

Inez is a city in Martin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 466 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Martin County.

Florence, Colorado 

United States Penitentiary, Florence

The City of Florence is a Statutory City located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,653 at the 2000 census.

Florence contains ADX Florence, the only federal Supermax prison in the United States.

Leavenworth, Kansas 

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth

Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is situated on the west bank of the Missouri River. The population was 35,420 at the 2000 census. Leavenworth, founded in 1854, was the first incorporated city in Kansas. The city is located south of Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi, which was established in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth. Leavenworth is the home of many detention centers and prisons, including the Leavenworth federal prison for which the city is most famous, and several smaller jails and prisons, including the city and county jails, a Federal Marshals' Detention Center, and the military's maximum security prison, the United States Disciplinary Barracks. The very large Kansas State Penitentary and a State medium security prison are also located nearby. Leavenworth is also home to University of Saint Mary (Kansas), operated by the Sisters of Charity. Leavenworth is sister city to the city of Wagga Wagga in the Australian state of New South Wales as well as the city of ?mihachiman, Japan. Beneath the city appears to be another one entirely: a recently publicized underground series of "vaults" is thought to have been used for commerce, fugitives, or slavery.

Jonesville, Virginia 

United States Penitentiary, Lee

Jonesville is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census.

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 

United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg

Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, 30 miles (48 km) south by east of Williamsport and 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,620 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County. Located in central Pennsylvania, on the West Branch Susquehanna River, Lewisburg is northwest of Sunbury. It is home to Bucknell University and Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. Its 19th century downtown was recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lompoc, California 

United States Penitentiary, Lompoc

Lompoc (pronounced /Lom'-poke/) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The population was 41,103 at the 2000 census.

Marion, Illinois 

United States Penitentiary, Marion

Marion is a small city in Southern Illinois and serves the rural area as one of the region's largest retail trade centers. It is located at the intersection of Illinois Route 13 and Interstate 57. Originally platted in 1839 to become the county seat of the newly created Williamson County, it was named after American Revolutionary War hero General Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion.

Today it has 17,282Marion city, Illinois - Population Finder - American FactFinder residents, according to a special census conducted in November 2006, and is continuing to grow. The city's longtime municipal leader, Mayor Robert L. "Bob" Butler has borrowed Boston, Massachusetts's nickname, stating the city is "Marion: Hub of the Universe."

It sits at the edge of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge with the Shawnee National Forest just a few miles away.

Southwest of the city is the United States Penitentiary, the federal government's replacement for Alcatraz Island prison.USP Marion, Bureau of Prisons

McCreary County, Kentucky 

United States Penitentiary, McCreary

McCreary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 17,080. Its county seat is Whitley City. The county is named for James B. McCreary, Governor of Kentucky from 1875 to 1879. It is the only Kentucky county to not have a single incorporated city. Because of this, county government is the sole local government agency for the entire county. Attractions in McCreary County include the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Cumberland Falls State Park, and the Big South Fork Railroad, which tours several former coal camps.

The majority of the county is owned by the federal government. 63% is owned and managed by the Daniel Boone National Forest, and 18% owned and managed by the National Park Service as the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

Pollock, Louisiana 

United States Penitentiary, Pollock

Pollock is a town in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 376 at the 2000 census. Pollock and southern Grant Parish have been booming in recent years with residential and business growth. The population of Pollock has increased drastically since the last census as a result of the annexation of the land surrounding a federal prison, the United States Penitentiary, Pollock.

Pollock is named for Oliver Pollock, one of the largest financial donors to the cause of the American Revolution. He used his influence to convince the Spanish to drive the British from Baton Rouge. When Pollock's funds ran short, he pledged his credit to purchase needed supplies for the American forces.

Terre Haute, Indiana 

United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute -

Terre Haute ()City of Terre Haute is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,614 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and the self-proclaimed capital of the Wabash Valley. The federal death row is in Terre Haute at the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex.

Victorville, California 

United States Penitentiary, Victorville

Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, this city had a total population of 64,030. The May 1, 2008, population estimate released by the state of California for Victorville was 107,720.

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