The Idaho Department of Correction runs the search for people in Idaho state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Idaho Department of Correction
- Official search
- Resident/Client Search
- ID number
- IDOC number
Open the Resident/Client Search
How to search the IDOC inmate list
The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) runs a public search called Resident/Client Search. You can search by last name or IDOC number (at least the first two letters of the last name, or the first three digits of the number).
- It covers people incarcerated, on probation or on parole under IDOC jurisdiction.
- The department updates it daily.
The number to write down is the IDOC number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Idaho state prisons we list
We do not copy the Idaho prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Idaho directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- East Boise Community Reentry Center State prison in Boise
- Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino State prison in Orofino
- Idaho Falls Community Reentry Center State prison in Idaho Falls
- Idaho Maximum Security Institution State prison in Kuna
- Idaho State Correctional Center State prison in Kuna
- Idaho State Correctional Institution State prison in Kuna
- Mountain View Transformation Center State prison in Kuna
- Nampa Community Reentry Center State prison in Nampa
- North Idaho Correctional Institution State prison in Cottonwood
- Pocatello Women's Correctional Center State prison in Pocatello
- South Boise Women's Correctional Center State prison in Kuna
- South Idaho Correctional Institution State prison in Kuna
- St. Anthony Work Camp State prison in St. Anthony
- Treasure Valley Community Reentry Center State prison in Kuna
Which IDOC do you need?
"IDOC" is short for more than one state's corrections department, and each one searches only its own state. This page is about the Idaho Department of Correction. If the person was sentenced in another state, use that state's page:
- Illinois: Illinois Department of Corrections. Search tool: Individual in Custody Search. Search by name.
- Indiana: Indiana Department of Correction. Search tool: Incarcerated Search. Search by last name, first and last name, or DOC number.
- Iowa: Iowa Department of Corrections. Search tool: Iowa Offender Search. Search by first, middle and last name, offender number, sex, location, offense or county of commitment.
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Idaho Department of Correction holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Idaho page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the IDOC inmate list?
The Resident/Client Search lets you search by last name or IDOC number (at least the first two letters of the last name, or the first three digits of the number). A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Idaho. Will they be in the IDOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
What does IDOC stand for?
It depends on the state. The Idaho Department of Correction, the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Indiana Department of Correction all use IDOC on their own websites, and people also use it for the Iowa Department of Corrections.
Can one IDOC search find people in another state?
No. Each department only lists people in its own state system. Search the state where the person was sentenced.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Idaho Department of Correction?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Idaho Department of Correction or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Resident/Client Search, Idaho Department of Correction. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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