AllRecentArrests.us is a free registry of America's correctional records — a single place to locate an inmate, look up a facility, and understand a system that is otherwise scattered across thousands of government websites.
When someone is taken into custody, the people who love them are left with urgent, practical questions — which facility, what visiting hours, how to send money, how to set up a call. The answers exist, but they sit behind dozens of mismatched government portals, each with its own layout, its own gaps, and little patience for the person searching at 2 a.m.
We built AllRecentArrests.us to gather those answers into one calm, readable place — and to keep it free. Public records are, by definition, public. We believe access to them should not depend on a subscription, a login, or knowing exactly which agency to ask.
We do not create records or pass judgment on anyone. We organize what governments already publish, present it plainly, and remove it promptly when someone asks.
Every search is free — no paywall, no account, no trial. If the public paid to create a record, the public should not pay again to read it.
Everything we publish comes from official federal, state, and county sources. We aggregate and organize — we never fabricate, infer, or embellish.
Records are synced on a schedule and reviewed for errors. Spot something wrong? Tell us, and we correct verified mistakes as fast as we can confirm them.
No one should be defined forever by a public record. We honor removal requests within 30 days — free, and without demanding proof of expungement.
AllRecentArrests.us began in 2016 with Marcus Bennett and a small group of technology professionals — several of whom had watched incarceration touch their own families. They knew the maze firsthand, and they were tired of it.
The first version was modest: a plain directory of roughly three thousand facilities with verified contact details. It grew because it solved a real problem. Families shared it. Then legal aid workers, then journalists and researchers. An inmate locator followed, then coverage of every state, then hand-written profiles for thousands of facilities.
Today the registry serves millions of people a year and holds millions of records — and the rule from day one has never changed: we have never charged for access to public information, and we never will.
Launched as a free directory of ~3,000 verified prison and jail facilities.
Our first nationwide search tool, beginning with federal Bureau of Prisons records.
Coverage expands across the country as the database passes its first million entries.
A broader background-check tool launches through a licensed third-party partner.
Hand-researched profiles completed for each correctional facility we cover.
The registry reaches its largest milestone yet, refreshed daily from trusted sources.
Marcus Bennett
CEO & Co-Founder
Placeholder profile. Leads the registry's overall vision, strategy, and product direction. Full details coming soon.
Priya Nair
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Placeholder profile. Leads technical development and the data infrastructure behind the platform. Full details coming soon.
Daniel Okafor
Head of Data & Research
Placeholder profile. Oversees the accuracy, sourcing, and updates of our prison and inmate databases. Full details coming soon.
Rachel Adler
Head of Legal & Compliance
Placeholder profile. Oversees legal compliance, data removal requests, and policy development. Full details coming soon.
Tobias Reyes
Head of Community & User Support
Placeholder profile. Manages user support, community engagement, and our resource guides. Full details coming soon.
Search is free and open to everyone. If you'd like a profile taken down, we process removals within 30 days — no cost, no proof of expungement required.