We get requests by mail, and would like to check those requests
against a current list of Correctional Facilities in the U.S. Is there
a government resource (not a mailing list house) that maintains a
current list that we can subscribe to to update our database?

(Main goal is a current list at a low cost, so source of list is open
if current and accurate.)

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 20 Jul 2005 14:52 PDT

Is this the sort of thing you have in mind:


http://www.prisonerlife.com/prisondirectory.cfm


It's hard to know how comprehensive it is, but it certainly seems a
good start, with more than 1,000 facilities listed.


Let me know what you think.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by help_desk-ga on 21 Jul 2005 07:43 PDT

QUANTITY: Around 9,000
One mailing house lists over 9,000 facilities. We list about 6,000. I
suspect the "true" number is around 8-9,000.

ACCURACY:
Ideally, we would like to know where the information comes from, and
how current it is.

FORMAT:
In order to update our database, we need an electronic file of the information.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Jul 2005 08:15 PDT

The American Correctional Association maintains a directory listing of
facilities and personnel, and can crank out an electronic list for
you:


http://www.aca.org/advertise/lists.asp


I don't know what their fee structure is, though mailing lists can
easily cost 50 cents per listing and up.


There is no governmental source of such a list that I know of.  If you
want a high-quality list, you're going to have to pay a goodly fee, I
suspect.

Let me know if this helps at all.


paf

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Clarification of Question by help_desk-ga on 21 Jul 2005 09:52 PDT

Have been quoted 9 cents per listing by a mailing house. Too expensive.

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Clarification of Question by help_desk-ga on 21 Jul 2005 09:53 PDT

We have a list - do you have some idea of cost structure for having a
mailing house "clean" it and add what is missing? It's about 6,000.