Rhode Island inmate search

No. Jails in this state aren't run by counties or local sheriffs. A unified state correctional system is run by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, which oversees itself. So 1 state agency holds every arrested person, plus anyone serving a court sentence, no matter the crime or sentence length.

After an arrest anywhere in the state, police bring the person to Cranston's Adult Correctional Institutions. Everyone newly arrived is taken to the Intake Service Center at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions, located in Providence County. People waiting for court are held at this facility, which the state corrections department runs. Inside the building, anyone in custody can use a Securus phone to dial 444 and learn their release date if a date applies.

The state manages every detention facility together, so there's only 1 statewide roster to check. You can look someone up on the Rhode Island Department of Corrections Inmate Search from your phone or computer. You must read the website disclaimer and agree to it before the search page will open.

New bookings take time to show up online, so if a friend or family member got arrested within the last few hours, phone the facility directly. Bond information for a person in the Intake Service Center can come from the bail information number or the automated phone line. You can get a clearer picture of those early intake hours by reading about the jail booking process.

One online search tool serves the entire state, and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, or RIDOC, manages it. Most states limit their corrections locator to people convicted and serving prison sentences, and recent arrests show up on county rosters. In this state, both groups fall under RIDOC jurisdiction through the unified system.

Every sentenced offender and every pretrial detainee shows up in the RIDOC search. Someone in custody who is waiting for court dates is called a pretrial detainee. Someone booked tonight and someone sentenced years ago both stay under the same state agency, which is in Cranston. After you agree to the online disclaimer on the RIDOC website, 1 central portal lets you look up people held at all state facilities.

Another way to check custody status is Rhode Island VINE, the state's service for victim information and notification. Victims and families can confirm where someone is being held and register for custody alerts through this free program from the RIDOC Office of Victim Services.

Prefer the phone over the website? There are 2 numbers you can dial:

• Call the toll-free VINE line at 1-877-744-8463 to check someone's custody status or register for notifications.
• Call the RIDOC Office of Victim Services at 401-462-0381 if you want to reach the state office that provides RI-VINE.

R.I. General Laws § 12-13-10 sets out 3 ways courts can release a person entitled to bail:

• A personal recognizance release, where the person promises to come back to court with no money posted.
• Surety, where an approved third party guarantees the bail amount to the court.
• A deposit of 10% of the full bail amount paid straight to the court.

Changes to state law under P.L. 2023, ch. 267 and ch. 266 took effect on June 22, 2023. These rules make surety or the 10% court deposit the only money-based conditions of release. A court may not require cash-only bail unless the defendant owes court-imposed restitution. Bail rules in the state also draw on R.I. Constitution, Art. 1, § 9, plus R.I. General Laws §§ 12-13-16, 12-13-16.1, 12-13-16.2, plus 12-25-28.