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ICE Online Detainee Locator System

ICE Online Detainee Locator System

ICE's Online Detainee Locator System lets users search for people currently in ICE or CBP custody by A-number, or by name, date of birth and country of birth.
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VINELink

VINELink

VINELink is the public-facing portal for VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday), which lets crime victims and the public look up an offender's custody status.
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The Inmate Locator

The Inmate Locator

TheInmateLocator.com is a portal that consolidates links to federal and state inmate lookup tools in one place.
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Federal Inmate Locator

Federal Inmate Locator

The Bureau of Prisons' inmate locator lets users search for people incarcerated in the federal prison system from 1982 to the present, by name or register number.
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Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges

Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges

The Federal Judicial Center maintains a biographical directory of every judge and justice who has served on Article III federal courts, current and past.
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Google Scholar Case Law Search

Google Scholar Case Law Search

Google Scholar's case law search offers a free, searchable database of federal court decisions along with state appellate and state supreme court opinions.
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U.S. Tax Court

U.S. Tax Court

DAWSON, the U.S. Tax Court's online case management system, is the government's official portal for tax court filings, opinions and information on practitioners admitted to appear before the court.
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PACER

PACER

PACER is the official repository for U.S. court dockets, filings and decisions, searchable by case number or party name but not by document content.
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Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

The Yearbook compiles data on lawful immigration — green cards, naturalizations, refugee and asylum admissions — alongside enforcement figures such as removals and returns.
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Fatal Encounters

Fatal Encounters

One of the earliest crowdsourced databases tracking deaths during interactions with police in the United States.
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National Use-of-Force Data Collection

National Use-of-Force Data Collection

Launched in 2019, this FBI collection gathers voluntarily reported data from law enforcement agencies on use-of-force incidents resulting in death or serious injury.
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FBI Crime Data Explorer

FBI Crime Data Explorer

The FBI's Crime Data Explorer is the primary portal for Uniform Crime Reporting Program data, now drawn from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
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