🔒 New York DOCCS Inmate Lookup Scraper

🚀 Export New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) inmate records in seconds. Search by DIN or name.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 16 fields per record · 30,000+ active DOCCS inmates · New York, USA

The New York DOCCS Inmate Lookup Scraper queries the official nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov form and returns each record with DIN, demographics, housing facility, custody status, sentence aggregates, and parole/release dates.

Coverage: Every NY DOCCS inmate exposed by the public lookup, plus historical records the agency continues to publish.

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Target Audience / Use Cases

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Defense bar	Verify DIN and status
Investigators	Track facility moves
Researchers	Sentencing studies
Family lookup	Quick status checks
Re-entry orgs	Outreach planning

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📋 What the New York DOCCS Inmate Lookup Scraper does

• Searches by DIN or last+first name
• Optional DOB month/year filters
• Returns sentence aggregates and parole dates
• Outputs JSON, CSV, Excel, XML

💡 Why it matters: Export New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) inmate records in seconds. Search by DIN or name.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	No	10	Max records.

Example 1:

{ "din": "23A1234", "maxItems": 1 }

Example 2:

{ "lastName": "Smith", "firstName": "John", "maxItems": 20 }

⚠️ Good to Know: Always supply the minimum required search fields documented in the input panel; otherwise the actor returns an explanatory error record.

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📊 Output

Sample:

{
  "din": "23A1234",
  "name": "SMITH, JOHN",
  "custodyStatus": "IN CUSTODY",
  "housingFacility": "ATTICA CF"
}

Key fields: din, name, sex, dateOfBirth, race, custodyStatus, housingFacility, dateReceived, latestReleaseDate, paroleEligibilityDate, maximumExpirationDate, aggregateMinSentence, aggregateMaxSentence, url, source, scrapedAt.

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✨ Why choose this Actor

• 🟢 Direct DOCCS lookup
• 🟢 Sentence aggregates included
• 🟢 Parole hearing dates surfaced
• 🟢 No API key
• 🟢 Up to 1,000,000 paid

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Option	Free	Bulk export	Live
nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov	Yes	No	Yes
Commercial locators	No	Yes	Yes
ParseForge DOCCS Scraper	Yes	Yes	Live

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🚀 How to use

1. Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Open this actor
3. Set inputs, click Start
4. Download CSV / Excel / JSON / XML
5. Schedule or integrate

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💼 Business use cases

Defense workflows

Verify DIN and parole status.

Investigations

Track facility transfers.

Research

Sentencing analyses.

Reentry

Targeted outreach lists.

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🔌 Automating New York DOCCS Inmate Lookup Scraper

Integrates with Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Drive.

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Research

Recidivism studies.

Personal

Reach a family member.

Non-profit

Reentry service planning.

Experimentation

NLP on aggregate sentences.

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

ChatGPT · Claude · Perplexity · Microsoft Copilot

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Source? nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.

Q: API key? No.

Q: Real-time? Yes.

Q: Coverage? NY state inmates.

Q: Output? JSON, CSV, Excel, XML.

Q: Free preview? 10 records.

Q: Bulk size? 1,000,000 paid.

Q: Released inmates? DOCCS retains historical records.

Q: Photos? Not in this dataset.

Q: Parole dates? Yes.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Webhooks, REST API, Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, Google Sheets, and more.

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💡 Pro Tip: browse the complete ParseForge collection.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: independent tool, not affiliated with the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Only publicly available data from nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov is collected.