The Old Ball & Chain: NYS Inmate LookUps

Volume 2 / Edition 8

This Week; Focus On: The Old Ball & Chain: NYS Inmate LookUps

Currently, the US prison system is host to 2,000,000 guests. Preferably, the United States would hold the global number one position in the fields of technology, medical research or even firecracker repair technique. Unfortunately, universally, we are #1 in the sheer number of prisoners in our penal system.

Several years ago, a BNI investigator trainee was conducting a routine client locate. (Civilians would be amazed at the number of clients who do not advise their attorneys that they have relocated). His supervisor noticed he'd included a prison inmate lookup in his checklist. When asked why he would include that item in a routine client locate, his response was, "Well, you never know and it's free". Out of the mouths of babes.

It became a standard search in our all of our locate checklists and has been an invaluable tool in difficult-to-locate clients, witnesses and other subjects.

In this Bulletin, we pass on the official New York State Department of Correctional Services website.

www.docs.state.ny.us

Last week, one of our newsletter recipients asked curiously, "Your weekly Bulletin certainly shares a lot of information. Why would you give this away for free?" A good investigator's job is to piece together results from many different information sources; across multi-platform delivery. We prefer, when we our services are retained, to have as much background information as possible. If it is public information, why not share it with the legal professional? When it becomes necessary to hire an investigator, it is usually in a challenging situation. For this reason, many attorneys realize the value of a good relationship with an experienced, creative and curious investigator.

BNI investigators: Street smart; Net savvy.

I look forward to any comments you may have or and questions I can answer for you.

Sincerely,

Lina M. Maini
Editor, The Beacon Bulletin
CEO, Beacon Network Investigations, Inc