# is there a way to find out what charges someone is in jail for?

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**Created:** [February 24, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781 "2012-02-24T10:27:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![indy440](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@indy440](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/indy440)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/1 "2012-02-24T10:27:16Z")

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Got a specific person im curious about.

\*edit: this is in the wrong section.

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**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/2 "2012-02-24T10:46:39Z")

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read the newspaper

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**Author:** ![indy440](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@indy440](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/indy440)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/3 "2012-02-24T10:51:49Z")

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hes been in for like a year

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**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/4 "2012-02-24T11:06:31Z")

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Probably would have to know the date charges were issued. Should be public info.

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**Author:** ![indy440](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@indy440](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/indy440)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/5 "2012-02-24T11:09:03Z")

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i thought i read somewhere on here that someone knew how to look that stuff up. not sure it was someone on here though.

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**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/6 "2012-02-24T11:23:57Z")

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[http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/](http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/)

might be able to help, not sure though

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**Author:** ![indy440](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@indy440](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/indy440)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-what-charges-someone-is-in-jail-for/262781/7 "2012-02-24T12:35:27Z")

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yup that did it. thanks. wish i knew what the original charges were though.