Victim Services offers assistance to victims of crime while an individual is incarcerated or on community supervision.
To reach IDOC Victim Services, please contact:
- Lauren Atwood, Victim Services Coordinator
208-605-4774, prisonvictimservices@idoc.idaho.gov
IDOC Victim Services can assist victims with:
- Providing information on individuals who are incarcerated or on community supervision
- Connecting with support resources in the community
- Safety planning
- Stopping unwanted contact from incarcerated individuals
- Reporting no contact order and civil protection order violations
- Questions on restitution
For information on Idaho Victims’ Rights: Idaho Victims Rights IVWA 2025
Notification Services
IDOC Victim Services notifies on full-term release, escape, and death. Updated contact information is required for victim notifications. It is the responsibility of victims who want to be notified to keep IDOC Victim Services up to date regarding their contact information.
VINELink is a free notification service that provides automated phone, text and/or email updates on movement and status changes of prison residents. Teletypewriter (TTY) is also available.
- Register for free notification services at VINELink. There is also a VINELink mobile app available for download.
- You can select email, text or phone notification or all three. The phone notification requires a 4-digit PIN. The notification will continue every 2 hours for 48 hours, until the PIN is entered.
- For questions on a specific VINE notification, please contact IDOC Victim Services. This is a separate service from IDOC victim services, however we can help you register or answer general questions on VINE notifications.
IDOC Resident/Client Search provides a tool to check on an individual in IDOC custody or on IDOC supervision.
- This tool is updated at 4 a.m. each morning.
- The prison locations page provides information on types of residents in each facility.
- The probation & parole page provides information for individuals under supervision.
Other Providers
Questions regarding individuals on parole should be directed to the Commission of Pardons & Parole. This includes questions on parole hearings or parole releases.
- Victims can contact Parole Victim Services at 208-334-2520 or parolevictimservices@copp.idaho.gov.
The Idaho Department of Correction Victim Services focuses on victims of incarcerated individuals and probationers. The Commission of Pardons & Parole Victim Services provides victims with information on parolees, parole hearings, and parole releases.
Office of the Attorney General Victim Services – State of Idaho: AGs Office Victim Services
Support Services – Unwanted Contact
If you are receiving unwanted contact from an individual incarcerated within IDOC, it can be stopped. Victim Services can assist with putting a block in place for your phone number or mailing address.
To block calls from a specific individual – during a call:
- Press Option #4 on your phone and listen carefully to the instructions to block the caller.
To establish a phone number block or mail block – please contact IDOC Victim Services at:
Victim Services can assist with blocking unwanted contact from specific individuals in our custody, or all IDOC residents.