Federal Bureau of Prisons

aid: federal-bureau-of-prisons
name: Federal Bureau of Prisons
description: The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for the custody and care of federal inmates in the United
  States. The BOP operates the inmate locator and publishes facility information online but does not currently offer a public,
  documented developer API.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-30'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consumer
tags:
- Corrections
- Federal Government
- Prisons
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/federal-bureau-of-prisons/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: federal-bureau-of-prisons:federal-bureau-of-prisons
  name: Federal Bureau of Prisons
  humanURL: https://www.bop.gov
  description: The Federal Bureau of Prisons web presence including the inmate locator and facility directory. No public developer
    API is currently published.
  tags:
  - Corrections
  - Prisons
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.bop.gov
  - type: InmateLocator
    url: https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
  - type: FacilityLocator
    url: https://www.bop.gov/locations/list.jsp
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/officialfbop
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bop.gov
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.bop.gov/jobs/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com