Obtaining a General Education Development (GED) Transcript Post-Release

If you released from a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility:

The BOP does not retain copies of GED transcripts (or certificates) in inmate central files, or in Bureau archives, after a person releases from a BOP Federal correctional institution. Instead, the GED Testing Service archives each "Official Transcript of GED Test Results" for all former inmates who took the GED test while in BOP custody. To retrieve a copy of the GED transcript request form online, click here. Or, send a written request signed by the candidate, along with a money order or credit card information for the associated fee (currently $14), to:

GED Testing Service (GEDTS)
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036

Please include in your written request the ex-offender's full name, date of birth, social security number, and the approximate date and place the GED was administered.

If you released from a privatized/contract facility under contract with the BOP (not BOP-managed):

Privatized/contract facilities under contract with the BOP do not retain copies of GED transcripts (or certificates) in inmate central files, or in Bureau archives, after a person releases from that facility. To obtain a copy, you will need to contact the current GED Administrator for the state or jurisdiction where the GED test was administered. Contact information and specific fees for all 50 states, U.S. territories, and Canadian provinces are available on the GEDTS website. To obtain a copy, send a written request signed by the candidate, along with a money order or credit card information (where applicable) for the associated fee(s). Please include the ex-offender's full name, date of birth, social security number, and the approximate date and place the GED was administered. Do not contact or send GED transcript requests to the BOP's GED Administrator.

Obtaining a duplicate GED certificate following release from any of the above:

GED certificates are issued by U.S. states and territories, and Canadian provinces. The BOP does not issue GED certificates.Many states will not issue duplicate GED certificates if they are destroyed or lost after initial issuance. You will need to contact the current GED Administrator directly for the state or jurisdiction where the GED test was administered to determine if they will issue a duplicate certificate. Contact information is available for all 50 states, U.S. territories and Canadian provinces on the GEDTS website.