The Department of Justice's Automated Victim Notification
System (AVNS)
Where possible, all victim information and notifications in criminal cases
that have been accepted for prosecution from federal investigative agencies
are made available (in both English and Spanish) by means of the Department of
Justices Victim Notification System (VNS). The Department of Justice's
Victim Notification System (VNS) is a cooperative effort between the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Attorney's
Offices, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and in the near future the Criminal
Division. This free, computer-based system provides federal crime victims with
information on scheduled court events, as well as the outcome of those court
events. It also provides victims with information on the offender's custody
status and release. In addition to the written notifications generated through
VNS, victims can obtain automated status information by calling the VNS Call
Center at 1-866-365-4968 (1-866-DOJ-4YOU) or by accessing the VNS Internet site
at www.notify.usdoj.gov. A Victim ID# and PIN# are required to access the VNS
Call Center or VNS Internet site.
If you have a question about VNS that is not answered here, please feel free
to contact your local FBI, USPIS, or the Victim/Witness liaison for the Section
of the Criminal Division that is handling your case. |