To keep track of an inmate in your VINELink account without having to look for them over and over again, you may need to add an inmate to your Watch List. If you add an inmate to your Watch List, you will quickly access an inmate’s current custody status as soon as you log in.
If you want to keep track of an inmate, you need to add an inmate to your Watch List. However, if this is your first time to add an inmate to your Watch List, you may not know yet how to add an inmate to your Watch List. Thankfully! This post will show you the guide to add an inmate to your Watch List. Let’s check the guide out!
Adding an Inmate to Your Watch List in VINELink, Here’s How!
It’s pretty easy to add an inmate to your Watch List in VINELink. It is known that the Watch feature does not notify you when a custody status changes. If you want to receive an alert of custody status changes, you need to register for notification. Furthermore, a Watch List can be used to see custody information if you do not want to receive a notification.
Here’s how to add an inmate to your Watch List in VINELink!
- First, you need to visit VINELink vinelink.com or via a free mobile application.
- Then, you can choose your ‘State’ to get started.
- To access the ‘Watch’ feature, you have to first access your account and then choose the ‘Sign In’ button on your state’s landing page.
- On the Sign In form, you have to enter your ‘Username’ and ‘Password’.
- After you have entered your account credentials, you can select on the ‘Sign In’ button.
- Once you are logged in and will be directed to your account landing page. It’s important to note, your username will be indicated in the header menu to confirm you’re logged into VINELink.
- You can choose the arrow beside your username to access more details about your account.
- To look for an inmate, you can select on the ‘Search for Someone’ from the main menu to be taken to the search page.
- On the ‘Search’ page, your selections will default to ‘An Offender/ Defendant’ and your state of interest. Here, you have to update either of those selections through the dropdown menus beside each selection.
- After you’ve confirmed your state and search options, you will need to look for the defendant by ‘Name’ or ‘ID Number’.
If you want to choose the ‘Name’ of the offender, you may need to enter the name of the defendant. If the exact name is unknown or does not return results, you can choose ‘Partial Name’ and enter at least the first 2 characters of the last name to include more potential matches.
If you want to include any photos which may have been provided by an agency in your search results, you may need to choose ‘Display offender photos in search results (if available).
- After you have entered your search criteria, you can select on the ‘Search’.
- You can then select the inmate from the search result (s).
- To view the inmate custody status details, you can select on the ‘Record Details’.
- You can select the ‘Watch’ icon to add the inmate to your Watch List.
- There will be a pop-up message that says ‘Record now viewable in your Watch List’. Here, the Watch icon will change to blue to indicate your selection.
- You can choose ‘My Info’ and then the ‘Watch List’ tab to view your Watch List or you can choose the ‘Watch List’ option from your account details drop-down menu.
Congratulations! You successfully add an inmate to your Watchlist on VINELink. Adding an inmate to your Watch List on VINELink is pretty straightforward, isn’t it?
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