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Find My Mugshot
Trace your booking photograph to the agency and event that produced it; locating your name in custody information does not establish photo availability.
Direct answer
What to use for find my mugshot
To find your own mugshot, trace the booking event to the police or jail records unit that created the photograph, then request that specific image. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator covers federal inmates and does not represent state or local jail custody.
Important
Federal, state, and local custody systems are separate
Choose the custody system. Identify the custody system before searching inmate databases. The system label should remain attached to every custody result.
Check
Confirm the person before relying on a custody match
- Verify the person. Read the identity fields before drawing a conclusion: compare middle names, dates, places, and the unique identifier attached to the record before carrying the result into another system.
- Confirm the outcome. Use the record that actually describes the current status when that is the question. The date of the record should remain visible beside any status conclusion.
- Check image access. Do not assume every inmate or arrest record includes a public image. A locator can exist even when no public booking image is provided.
Route
Custody sources for find my mugshot
| Need | Official source | What it can establish |
|---|---|---|
| Federal custody. | Federal Bureau of Prisons - Inmate Locator. | BOP Inmate Locator is limited to federal custody information. |
| State custody. | USAGov - State departments of corrections. | USA.gov provides a directory to state departments of corrections for state prison and prisoner information. |
| Local navigation. | USA.gov - Local Governments. | USA.gov helps users locate local government offices; it is a navigation resource rather than proof about a specific person. |
Request your booking photograph. Gather your name at booking, booking date, city/county, arresting or booking agency, and booking or case number if known. Use your booking paperwork or the local agency’s locator to identify the event; do not send a request to BOP merely because it has an inmate locator. Ask the booking agency’s records unit specifically for your booking photograph, whether it still holds it, and where to request it if another agency keeps it.
Before submitting, ask that agency what identification or authorization it requires for your own photograph, whether release is restricted, what fee applies to that image format, and how it will deliver the copy. A missing online photo is not a refusal of a records request, and a request does not guarantee release.
Local example only: Lakewood, Colorado Police Records lists manual mug photographs at $5.50 and electronic mug photographs at $3.25. Use its Order Police Records link; photo processing requires advance payment and fees are non-refundable. These are Lakewood fees, not national mugshot prices.
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Sources
Authoritative next stops
Official federal corrections source; Federal custody
Federal Bureau of Prisons - Inmate Locator
BOP Inmate Locator is a federal inmate locator and does not represent state/local arrest or jail custody.
Federal custody
Official federal directory source; United States
USAGov - State departments of corrections
Navigation to state correctional agencies; directory use only.
United States
Official federal navigation source; United States
USA.gov - Local Governments
USA.gov helps locate state and local government offices; it is navigation evidence rather than substantive proof about a person.
United States
Official source
City of Lakewood - Police Records
Local example of booking-photograph options, fees, advance payment and release limits.
Lakewood, Colorado only
Official source
King County - Subject Lookup
Local booking-search inputs can help identify the event; photo release is a separate agency request.
King County, Washington only