Find Big Lake Jail Mugshots
Big Lake jail mugshots cover booking photos taken after arrests by the Alaska State Troopers Wasilla post for calls in the Big Lake area. This page shows how to search Big Lake jail mugshots, find custody status through VINE, and pull a case file on CourtView. Big Lake is an unincorporated community in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The main pretrial holding jail is the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer. Use the free tools below to track an inmate, check court dates, or file a records request for a Big Lake booking photo.
Big Lake Jail Mugshots Facts
Big Lake Jail Mugshots Lookup
Big Lake sits on the west side of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It is an unincorporated area with no city police. The Alaska State Troopers Wasilla post is the main law agency for the Big Lake area. The post phone is (907) 352-5401. Troopers write the arrest report, take the booking photo, and drive the person to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer. That is where most Big Lake jail mugshots start.
The fastest free way to find Big Lake jail mugshots and custody status is VINE. Go to vinelink.com and search by first and last name. VINE is free, runs 24/7, and updates every 15 minutes for jail facilities. It shows the name, the facility, and the charges on file. You can set up text or email alerts to get notified when a Big Lake inmate is released or moved to another jail.
Big Lake jail mugshots are not on a public web page. To get the booking photo, you file a public records request with the Alaska Department of Corrections or with the Alaska State Troopers. State records are released under AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. Name the booking date and booking number if you have one. Spell out "booking photograph" so staff pulls the right file from the Mat-Su system.
The City of Wasilla page is a nearby local source for Big Lake jail mugshots when an arrest ties back to a call inside the Wasilla city line east of Big Lake.
Mat-Su Pretrial Facility
The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. The phone is (907) 745-0943. The Alaska Department of Corrections runs the facility. Mat-Su Pretrial is the short-term holding jail for Big Lake arrests. It books pretrial inmates and holds them until a court hearing or bail is posted. Sentenced inmates with longer time are moved to other state facilities.
A Mat-Su Pretrial booking record holds fields like booking number, date and time, inmate name, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, home address, charges with AS code cites, warrant data, bail amount, and next court date. The mugshot image is filed with the booking record but is not posted on a public site. Staff can confirm by phone if a person is in custody. For Big Lake jail mugshots, the booking file is the main source.
Visits run on set days by the inmate's approved list. Photo ID is required. No phones or bags past the lobby. Dress code bars gang colors, see-through tops, and short skirts. Call ahead to check the visit block. The facility shifts rules with the head count and the court schedule. Legal visits run on their own set of rules for bar members.
Note: Big Lake jail mugshots may be held back under AS 40.25.120 privacy rules if the state finds no clear public interest basis for release.
Goose Creek Correctional Center
The Goose Creek Correctional Center is at 22301 West Alsop Road, Wasilla, AK 99623. The main phone is (907) 864-8100. Goose Creek is the largest jail in Alaska with 1,536 beds. It holds sentenced male inmates from across the state. Big Lake cases that move past the pretrial stage are often routed here. The Alaska Department of Corrections runs the facility. Long-term custody files for Big Lake defendants often sit at Goose Creek after transfer.
VINE tracks Goose Creek inmates the same way as any other state jail. Search by name at vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. The VINE feed shows the facility, the charges, and the current custody status. You can set up alerts to get word when a Big Lake inmate is moved, released, or transferred. The Alaska DOC main page at doc.alaska.gov has the full facility list and visit rules.
To get a Goose Creek booking file, file a records request with the Alaska Department of Corrections. Name the booking number, the full name, and the date. The DOC has 10 working days to answer under AS 40.25.110. Fees apply after 5 hours of staff time. The DOC records office handles all state jail file pulls for Big Lake cases.
Alaska Troopers Big Lake Records
The Alaska State Troopers cover Big Lake out of the Wasilla post. Troopers are the main law force for the Mat-Su Valley outside the Palmer and Wasilla city lines. The post phone is (907) 352-5401. Trooper arrest files are held by the Alaska Department of Public Safety. You can file a records request at the DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Set up an account, file a new request, and track the status online.
The DPS portal sends email alerts as each step clears. You can upload an ID, cite a case number, or name a date range. Turnaround is 10 working days under state law. Fees apply after 5 hours of staff time. The main dps.alaska.gov page has the full list of state law contacts and forms. Troopers also post a public daily dispatch at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. The feed lists arrests by date and place, and you can filter to find Big Lake entries.
The Alaska Public Records Act sits at AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. The release of criminal justice data is under AS 12.62.160. The issue of arrest warrants is under AS 12.25.010. Victim data is closed under AS 12.62.180. For state guidance, see the Alaska Department of Law APRA page. The full statute text is on the Alaska Legislature site.
Big Lake Court Records
Big Lake criminal cases are filed at the Alaska Court System office in Palmer. The clerk phone is (907) 746-8181. The Palmer court sits in the Third Judicial District. Every criminal charge from a Big Lake arrest lands here first. The court file shows charges, bail, hearing dates, and the jail where the person is held. Court files are the best way to tie a Big Lake jail mugshot to a charge and a court date.
CourtView is the free online case search at records.courts.alaska.gov. Search by name, case number, ticket number, or hearing date. Most cases from 1990 on are in the system. Older files need a phone call or a mail-in form to the Palmer clerk. For certified copies, use the form set on the state site at public.courts.alaska.gov.
Copy fees are $2.50 per page for uncertified pages. Certified copies cost $5 plus $2.50 per page. Juvenile cases are closed under AS 47.12. Sealed cases need a judge's order. The court does not hand out booking photos, but the linked facility info tells you which jail has the record. For federal cases, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc.
Note: A Big Lake records request should list the booking date, full name, and case number to cut wait time at Mat-Su Pretrial or Goose Creek.
Big Lake Jail Mugshots Nearby Cities
Big Lake sits next to other Mat-Su Valley stops that may tie to an arrest record. The Palmer court clerk at (907) 746-8181 is the main filing point. The Wasilla post at (907) 352-5401 is the main trooper post. Mat-Su Pretrial in Palmer and Goose Creek in Wasilla are the main jails. For civil files tied to a Big Lake arrest, start at law.alaska.gov, the Alaska Department of Law main site.
Big Lake is not near another city on this site that has its own qualifying page. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough county page has the full list of local police and court stops that may tie back to a Big Lake arrest record. Check that page for Wasilla, Palmer, and the rest of the borough. All the main Mat-Su stops feed the same pretrial jail in Palmer.