🗽 NYC Department of Corrections Inmate Locator Scraper

🚀 Export NYC Department of Corrections inmate records in seconds. Search by NYSID, Book & Case number, or name and get facility and custody status.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 10 fields per record · 5,000+ NYC DOC inmates · New York City, USA

The NYC DOC Inmate Locator Scraper queries the official NYC DOC public inmate lookup (a073-ils-web.nyc.gov) and returns each record with NYSID, name, Book & Case number, custody status, and current facility.

Coverage: Every active NYC DOC inmate published by the city inmate-lookup portal.

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Target Audience / Use Cases

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Defense bar	Verify Book & Case
Investigators	Locate detainees
Family lookup	Quick checks
Research	NYC corrections studies
Civic-tech	Transparency dashboards

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📋 What the NYC Department of Corrections Inmate Locator Scraper does

• Searches by NYSID, Book & Case, or name
• Returns facility and custody status
• Live data from the NYC DOC portal
• Outputs JSON, CSV, Excel, XML

💡 Why it matters: Export NYC Department of Corrections inmate records in seconds. Search by NYSID, Book & Case number, or name and get facility and custody status.

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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:

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

Example 2:

{ "nysid": "12345678", "maxItems": 1 }

⚠️ 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:

{
  "name": "SMITH, JOHN",
  "nysid": "12345678",
  "custodyStatus": "IN CUSTODY",
  "facility": "EMTC"
}

Key fields: name, bookAndCase, nysid, custodyStatus, facility, admissionDate, url, source, scrapedAt.

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✨ Why choose this Actor

• 🟢 Direct NYC DOC source
• 🟢 Multiple search keys
• 🟢 Live data
• 🟢 No API key
• 🟢 Up to 1,000,000 paid

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Option	Free	Bulk export	Live
a073-ils-web.nyc.gov	Yes	No	Yes
Commercial locators	No	Yes	Yes
ParseForge NYC DOC 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 Book & Case.

Family lookup

Confirm facility.

Research

NYC corrections studies.

Civic transparency

Population dashboards.

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🔌 Automating NYC Department of Corrections Inmate Locator Scraper

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

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Research

NYC jail-population analyses.

Personal

Reach a family member.

Non-profit

Reentry-services outreach.

Experimentation

GIS overlays on facilities.

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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? a073-ils-web.nyc.gov.

Q: API key? No.

Q: Real-time? Yes.

Q: Coverage? NYC DOC inmates.

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

Q: Free preview? 10 records.

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

Q: Released inmates? Recent releases may still appear briefly.

Q: Photos? Not in this dataset.

Q: NYSID? Yes when published.

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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 City Department of Correction. Only publicly available data from the NYC DOC public lookup is collected.