Meadow Lakes Jail Mugshots
Meadow Lakes jail mugshots are booking photos from arrests in this census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. This page covers how to search Meadow Lakes jail mugshots through free state tools, check inmate custody status, and file a records request for a booking photo. Meadow Lakes is not an incorporated city, so there is no local police department. The Alaska State Troopers handle law calls here. Use the tools on this page to track a Meadow Lakes inmate, look up a case, or get a copy of a booking record from the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility.
Meadow Lakes Jail Mugshots Facts
Meadow Lakes Jail Mugshots Search
Meadow Lakes is an unincorporated area in the Mat-Su Borough. There is no city police here. The Alaska State Troopers cover all law calls in Meadow Lakes from the Wasilla post. When troopers make an arrest, they write the report, take the booking photo, and drive the person to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer. That is the main intake jail for all Meadow Lakes arrests. The pretrial facility is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645, and the phone is (907) 745-0943.
The fastest free way to find Meadow Lakes jail mugshots is VINE. Search by name. VINE pulls data from every state jail in Alaska. It runs 24 hours a day and shows the inmate name, charges, and facility. You can set up alerts to get a text or email when a Meadow Lakes inmate is released or transferred. VINE does not display the booking photo, but it tells you who is in custody and where they are held.
Trooper arrest records are held by the Alaska Department of Public Safety. File a request at the DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Set up an account, name the person and the arrest date, and track the status online. The daily dispatch at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov posts trooper arrests by date, and you can filter by area to find Meadow Lakes entries.
Note: Meadow Lakes jail mugshots are held at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer since Meadow Lakes has no local jail or police department.
Mat-Su Pretrial and Meadow Lakes Inmates
The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility handles all short-term holds for Meadow Lakes arrests. The Alaska Department of Corrections runs the facility. It books pretrial inmates and holds them until a court hearing or bail is posted. Sentenced inmates with longer terms move to Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla or another state facility. The pretrial facility phone is (907) 745-0943. Staff can confirm by phone if a person is in custody.
A Mat-Su Pretrial booking record holds the booking number, date and time, inmate name, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, charges with statute codes, warrant data, bail amount, and the next court date. The mugshot image is filed with the booking record. It is not on a public web page. For Meadow Lakes jail mugshots, the booking file at Mat-Su Pretrial is the main source. To get the photo, you file a records request with the Alaska DOC or the facility.
The City of Wasilla page is a nearby local resource for Meadow Lakes jail mugshots when an arrest ties back to a call that crosses the Wasilla city line near Meadow Lakes.
Goose Creek Correctional and Meadow Lakes
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 biggest jail in Alaska with 1,536 beds. It holds sentenced male inmates from all over the state. Meadow Lakes cases that move past the pretrial stage often end up here. The DOC runs the facility and holds all booking files for inmates who transfer in.
VINE tracks Goose Creek inmates the same as any other state jail. Search by name at vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. The feed shows the facility, charges, and current custody status. The Alaska DOC main page has the full facility list and visit rules. For Meadow Lakes jail mugshots tied to a Goose Creek inmate, file a records request with the DOC and name the booking number, the full name, and the date of the arrest.
The DOC has 10 working days to respond under AS 40.25.110. Fees apply after five hours of staff time. You can also call Goose Creek at (907) 864-8100 to ask about a specific inmate before you file the written request.
Meadow Lakes Records and State Law
Meadow Lakes jail mugshots fall under the Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. The act says public records are open unless a law says they are not. Booking photos are public records. The release of criminal justice data is under AS 12.62.160. Victim data is held back under AS 12.62.180. Juvenile records stay closed under AS 47.12. The Alaska Department of Law APRA page has the full guide to filing a request.
The Alaska Legislature site has every statute text cited on this page. AS 12.25.010 covers the legal basis for arrests. AS 12.62.110 covers how agencies share criminal justice data. These laws apply to all Meadow Lakes jail mugshots no matter which agency made the arrest. The DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com is the main filing point for trooper arrest records. The DPS main page lists all trooper posts and forms.
Meadow Lakes Court Records
Meadow Lakes criminal cases go to the Alaska Court System in Palmer. The clerk phone is (907) 746-8181. Palmer sits in the Third Judicial District. Every charge from a Meadow Lakes arrest goes through this court. The file shows charges, bail, hearing dates, and the jail holding the person. Court records are the best way to connect a Meadow Lakes jail mugshot to a case number and a result.
Search CourtView at records.courts.alaska.gov. Look up by name, case number, or date. Most cases from 1990 forward are in the system. For certified copies, use the forms at public.courts.alaska.gov. Copy fees are $2.50 per page for plain copies and $5 plus $2.50 per page for certified. CourtView does not show booking photos. But the case data tells you which facility holds the inmate and what charges are filed.
The CourtView portal shown above is the free statewide search for Meadow Lakes court records linked to arrests and bookings in the Mat-Su area.
Note: Sealed and juvenile Meadow Lakes cases are not on CourtView and need a court order for access under AS 47.12.
Nearby Cities and Meadow Lakes Mugshots
Meadow Lakes sits between Wasilla and Big Lake in the Mat-Su Borough. The closest city pages on this site include Wasilla, Palmer, Big Lake, Tanaina, Knik-Fairview, and North Lakes. All these areas feed the same pretrial jail in Palmer and the same court system. If a Meadow Lakes arrest ties to a call in Wasilla city limits, the Wasilla PD may be the arresting agency.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough county page has the full list of local law and court stops that cover the Meadow Lakes area. For federal cases, use the Bureau of Prisons locator at bop.gov/inmateloc. The Alaska Department of Law site has links to the APRA guide and the full statute library for all records requests tied to Meadow Lakes jail mugshots.