Search Ketchikan Jail Mugshots
Ketchikan jail mugshots are booking photos taken after an arrest by the Ketchikan Police Department or the Alaska State Troopers. This page shows how to search Ketchikan jail mugshots online, check custody status, and file a records request for a booking photo. Ketchikan has its own city police force, its own correctional center, and a local court. The tools below help you look up an inmate at the Ketchikan Correctional Center, pull a case on CourtView, or request arrest records from the Ketchikan Police Department.
Ketchikan Jail Mugshots Facts
Ketchikan Jail Mugshots Lookup
Ketchikan sits on Revillagigedo Island in Southeast Alaska. The Ketchikan Police Department is at 361 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901. The phone is (907) 225-6631. KPD handles all city calls, writes arrest reports, and takes booking photos. After an arrest, the person goes to the Ketchikan Correctional Center for intake. That is where most Ketchikan jail mugshots are created and stored.
The quickest free tool for finding Ketchikan jail mugshots and custody data is VINE. Search by name. VINE runs around the clock and pulls from every Alaska state jail, including the Ketchikan Correctional Center. It shows the inmate name, facility, and charges. You can sign up for text or email alerts so you know when a Ketchikan inmate is moved or released. VINE does not show the booking photo itself, but it confirms who is in custody and where.
The Alaska State Troopers Ketchikan post is at 1979 Tongass Avenue. The phone is (907) 225-5118. Troopers cover areas outside the city line in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. Trooper arrest files go through the Department of Public Safety. File a request at dpsalaska.justfoia.com and track it online. The daily dispatch at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov lists trooper arrests by date.
The Ketchikan Police page is the main local law source for Ketchikan jail mugshots and arrest records filed by city officers.
Ketchikan Correctional Center
The Ketchikan Correctional Center is at 1201 Schoenbar Road, Ketchikan, AK 99901. The phone is (907) 228-7363. The Alaska Department of Corrections runs the facility. It holds up to 65 inmates. Ketchikan Correctional handles pretrial holds for local arrests and short-term sentenced inmates. Longer sentences move to larger state facilities like Lemon Creek in Juneau.
A Ketchikan Correctional booking record has the same fields as any state jail file. It lists the booking number, date and time, inmate name, date of birth, physical description, charges with statute codes, bail amount, and court date. The mugshot is filed with the booking record. It is not posted on a public web page. To get the photo, you file a records request with the Alaska DOC or with the facility. The DOC has 10 working days to respond under AS 40.25.110.
Visits at Ketchikan Correctional follow a set schedule. Photo ID is needed. Call the facility first to check hours and rules. Staff can confirm by phone if a person is in custody.
Note: Ketchikan jail mugshots may take up to 10 working days to release through a public records request under AS 40.25.110.
Ketchikan Booking Records Request
Ketchikan jail mugshots are public records under the Alaska Public Records Act, AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. The act opens all public records to the public unless a specific law closes them. Booking photos are not closed. The release of criminal justice data falls under AS 12.62.160. Victim and witness info may be held back under AS 12.62.180. Juvenile records are sealed under AS 47.12.
The City of Ketchikan has a public records page at ketchikan.gov/PublicRecords. Use that page to file a request for KPD arrest reports and booking data. Name the person, the arrest date, and the type of record you need. For jail-level records, write to the Ketchikan Correctional Center or the Alaska DOC. Fees vary. Most agencies charge for staff time past five hours. The Alaska Department of Law APRA page has the full guide to filing records requests statewide.
The Ketchikan Public Records page above is where you start a request for police reports and booking data from the Ketchikan Police Department.
Ketchikan Court Records
Ketchikan criminal cases are filed at the Alaska Court System office at 415 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901. The clerk phone is (907) 225-3195. The court sits in the First Judicial District. Every criminal charge from a Ketchikan arrest goes through this office. The court file has charges, bail, hearing dates, and the jail where the person is held. Court records are the best way to tie a Ketchikan jail mugshot to a case outcome.
Search cases on CourtView at records.courts.alaska.gov. Look up by name, case number, or hearing date. Most files from 1990 on are in the system. For certified copies, use the forms at public.courts.alaska.gov. Plain copies cost $2.50 per page. Certified copies are $5 plus $2.50 per page. Sealed cases need a judge's order. The court does not hand out booking photos, but the case data tells you which facility to contact.
The Ketchikan court directory lists the clerk contact info, the court address, and local filing rules for the First Judicial District.
Note: CourtView does not display Ketchikan jail mugshots, but it shows which jail holds the inmate so you can file a targeted records request.
State Records and Ketchikan Arrests
Several state tools apply to Ketchikan jail mugshots. The DPS records portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com handles trooper arrest files. The DPS main page lists all trooper posts and contact info. AS 12.25.010 covers the legal basis for arrests. AS 12.62.110 covers the sharing of criminal justice data between law agencies. These statutes apply any time a trooper arrest feeds into the Ketchikan system.
The Alaska Legislature site has the full statute text for every law cited on this page. For federal cases, the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc covers anyone held in a federal facility. Ketchikan sits far from the nearest federal detention center, but federal charges can still come out of local investigations.
Nearby Cities and Ketchikan Mugshots
Ketchikan is on an island in Southeast Alaska. The closest other city pages on this site are Juneau and Sitka, both in the same region but on different islands. Each has its own police force and jail. If a Ketchikan case moves to a larger facility, the inmate may go to Lemon Creek Correctional in Juneau. VINE tracks all state jails, so you can follow a Ketchikan inmate across any transfer.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough county page has more detail on the borough-wide resources, including troopers and the correctional center. For state-level tools that cover all of Alaska, start at law.alaska.gov. That is the Alaska Department of Law site with links to the APRA guide, the statute library, and the attorney general opinions on public records.