Execute a Free Arizona Parole Search (Resource)

Carry out an Arizona parole search for free using various online databases and local record custodians.

Parole is offered to those who have committed serious offenses and served some portion of the resulting prison sentence. Probation — another supervised community release program — is similar, but for those who have committed much less serious crimes and have been released immediately after trial to be supervised within society.

This resource also offers information about absconders, active inmates and offenders released on parole throughout Arizona.

Conduct an Arizona Parole Search for Free

The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry is a good starting point for a parole search.

The Inmate Data Search Tool offers information about current and former incarcerated individuals.¹ The tool is free to use, and there is no need to create an account.

To find out if someone has been released on parole, directly go to the search page and click “Search by Name.” Enter the last name of the offender, their first initial and their gender. Select “Supervised / Parole” in the “Current Status” box and click “Search.”

Any matching records will show on a table. If there are more than five results, the table will be broken down into pages, and the number of pages will be shown at the top and bottom of the table.

Clicking on one of the numbers will navigate to that page.

The results page includes the offender’s name, inmate number and a photograph. Clicking on the “Inmate Info” number opens a more detailed results page, including details of the offense the inmate was jailed for and when they were released from prison, as well as details of any previous parole periods and/or violations.

Contact the Arizona Department of Corrections at the following address:

Arizona Department of Corrections
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Phone: 602-542-5497

Interested parties can also request information via the Public Access office, by emailing [email protected].

Another option for obtaining parole records is through the Judicial Branch of Arizona. The online case records search tool provides detailed information about every case, pending or sentenced, up before the criminal court.²

To run a search, users can input the full last name of the offender or use initials and a date of birth or search by case number.

Victims of crime who have concerns about an offender and their parole can contact Victim Services for support by calling:

Telephone: 602-542-1853
Toll-Free: 866-787-7233

Friends and family or victims with a safety concern can contact the local parole office closest to where the parolee lives.

Determine if Someone in Arizona Is in Violation of Parole or Has Absconded (Fled)

The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) also offers information about parole absconders.³

A person is considered as having absconded if they stop reporting to their probation officer or change their residence without informing them. To find out if a person is listed as an absconder, use the Inmate Data Search page.

Simply select “Search by Name” and enter the last name of the parolee and their first initial. Select their gender, and then click “Absconder” in the “Current Status” box, then click “Search.”

If the individual is not currently listed as an absconder, a message saying “Inmate record not found. Please try your search again” will appear. If someone with a matching name is on the absconder list, their information will be shown in the results table.

Absconding is a form of parole violation. An offender could violate the terms of their parole in other ways, for example, by engaging in illegal activities while on supervision.

To find out if someone who is currently on parole has violations against them, perform the same parole search in Arizona, changing the “Current Status” to “Supervised/Parole.” Click on the “Inmate Info number” for the relevant offender and scroll to the “Parole Actions” section. Any parole violations logged against the inmate will be listed there.

How To Look Up Inmates in an Arizona State Prison

Members of the public can access information about prisoners in Arizona state prisons via the Arizona Department of Corrections.

To search for a prisoner, go to the Inmate Data Search page. Choose “Search by Name” and enter the person’s last name and first initial, then select their gender. Leave “Active” selected in the “Current Status” box and click “Search.”

If there are active prisoners matching the details provided, they will show in a results table that includes the following information:

• Inmate Info / ID
• Photograph
• Full Name
• Date Admitted

Clicking on the “Inmate Info number” will bring up more details, including the inmate’s location, the crime they were committed to prison for, their parole classification and details of any warrants.

While members of the public can access this information, there are restrictions on how it can be used. Inmates are not permitted to have access to information about other prisoners, and sending information obtained from the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry website to a prisoner is a Class 5 felony.

Friends and family members of prisoners can use the Department of Corrections Constituent Services to apply for visitation and phone or video contact.⁴ There is a $25 application fee, and applicants must undergo a background check. It can take up to 60 days to process the application.

Those wishing to send money to prisoners in an Arizona State Prison must use the JPay system. They directly register an account with JPay, select Arizona as the state for the incarcerated individual and provide that person’s prisoner ID to begin the process.

Check Arizona Parole Hearings & Supervising Officer Details

Victims of crime may wish to have advance notice of parole hearings so they can have input into the hearing and also know whether an offender has been released.

A parole search in Arizona using the Inmate Data Search page shows those already released into the community. The Board of Executive Clemency is responsible for performing parole hearings and also provides resources for both victims and offenders.

Details of both past and upcoming board hearings are published on the Board of Executive Clemency website.⁵ Recordings of past hearings are free and accessible to the public.

Members of the public who would like to speak at a hearing must submit their comments in writing to:

Arizona Board of Executive Clemency
400 North Central Ave. Suite 2300,
Phoenix, AZ 85012

In the event someone has a concern about an offender who has been released under a community supervision agreement, they can raise this concern with the relevant parole office responsible for that offender.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry provides a list of Arizona parole offices covering various counties in the state.⁶

Complete an Arizona Probationer Search at No Cost

A free parole search lets citizens find the names of individuals convicted of a serious offense who have served time in prison before being released back into the community. However, an offender who is convicted of a lesser offense may be given probation, only being jailed if they violate the terms of the probation.

If someone is put on probation, this will be shown in court records. The Arizona Judicial Branch includes municipal, superior and supreme courts, all of which may have some probation records related to various criminal cases.

The Judicial Branch is responsible for administering all probation services through the state. The unified tool called Public Access to Court Case Information, is a single search option that allows members of the public to search 177 out of 184 courts in Arizona.⁷

The search tool is free to use, and it’s possible to look up court details with nothing more than a name.

However, because the tool covers so many different courts, it’s useful to have other information such as the month and year of the offender’s birth, or the name of the court the offender was tried in, to narrow down the search.

The Public Access to Court Case Information does not cover the Pima Consolidated Justice and Superior courts. For information from Arizona Superior Courts and Maricopa County, there is an alternative online search tool.⁸

The Supreme Court provides a list of web addresses for these courts, along with links to their own record search pages where these are available. For more information about who might be eligible for probation or how long it might last for a particular offender, state statutes provide clear guidelines.

Because probation information is a matter of public record, individuals can access it for their personal use; they can seamlessly use the resources listed above to perform an Arizona parole search or probation search free of charge.