Domestic Violence & VINE Information

New Yorkers can obtain that information free through VINE – Victim Information and Notification Everyday – available around-the-clock in both English and Spanish. Vine provides crime and release data on all prison inmates.

To get information, you must:

Contact the prosecuting District Attorney’s Office to get the inmate’s New York State Identification Number (NYSID) or date of birth. You also can use this link INMATE LOCATOR to obtain the (NYSID) and obtain other helpful information. 

Call VINE from a touch-tone phone: 1-888-VINE-4NY (1-888-846-3469).

Provide the offender’s NYSID number, or full name and date of birth or DOCS’ identification number (DIN).

VINE-It's the Law

VINE was enacted by the state Legislature in 1998 as part of Governor Pataki’s Jenna’s Law, which ended discretionary parole for first-time violent felony offenders. This law authorizes crime victims as well as all other New Yorkers to receive information relating to the crime, sentence and release date of persons serving sentences in state prison.

You may also register with VINE for automatic notification by telephone, or online by this link VINE if the inmate is released.

To register when calling VINE, you will be asked to provide:

The phone number at which you wish to be notified.

A four-digit Personal Identification Number that you select to allow VINE to confirm your identity and to keep your identity confidential.

For additional information, contact:

NYS Department of Correctional Services

Office of Victim Services 

The Harriman State Campus

1220 Washington Avenue

Albany NY, 12226-2050

1-800-783-6059