Find Wasilla Jail Mugshots
Wasilla jail mugshots cover booking photos taken by the Wasilla Police Department and the state jails nearby. This page shows how to search Wasilla jail mugshots, look up custody through VINE, and pull arrest files from the city and the Mat-Su region. Wasilla PD sits at 801 N Wasilla-Fishhook Road. The largest prison in Alaska, Goose Creek Correctional Center, is also near town. Use the free tools below to track an inmate, find a court case, or file a records request for a booking photo.
Wasilla Jail Mugshots Facts
Wasilla Jail Mugshots Lookup
Wasilla has no city-run jail. Bookings made by Wasilla PD go to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer at 339 East Dogwood Avenue. The 24 hour line for Mat-Su Pretrial is (907) 745-0943. Sentenced inmates serving longer terms often end up at Goose Creek Correctional Center at 22301 West Alsop Road, Wasilla, AK 99623. Goose Creek holds up to 1,536 beds and is the largest state prison in Alaska. The main line is (907) 864-8100.
VINE is the fastest free way to find Wasilla jail mugshots and custody info. Search by name at vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. VINE pulls straight from the state DOC database and shows facility, booking date, charges, bail, and any photo on file. You can set up text or email alerts for any change in custody. The feed updates every 15 minutes or so for state jails.
A Wasilla records search can start with five steps. Check the official inmate roster. Run the name on VINE. Call Mat-Su Pretrial at (907) 745-0943. Write the facility for a mugshot with Media Relations in the subject. Or run a broader search by name, town, and suspected charge. Wasilla jail mugshots tied to Wasilla PD bookings are also held by the Wasilla Police Records unit for direct city cases.
The Wasilla Police Department Public Records page is where you start a formal records request tied to Wasilla jail mugshots, incident files, or case reports.
Wasilla Police Records Unit
Wasilla PD sits at 801 N Wasilla-Fishhook Road, Wasilla, AK 99654. The main phone is (907) 352-5401. The records line is (907) 352-5427. The fax is (907) 357-7877. Email is wpdadmin@cityofwasilla.gov. Written requests are required under AS 40.25.110. Phone and verbal requests are not accepted for case records. Bring a photo ID when you come in person.
Wasilla arrest records hold the full legal name of the subject, date of birth, physical description, booking photo, arrest date and location, arresting officer, charges with AS cites, bail, and court case number. The release of this data is covered under AS 12.62.180 and AS 12.62.110. Criminal history reports are separate and run through the DPS Criminal Records Bureau for $20 name or $35 print. That office sits in Anchorage at (907) 269-5767.
Mat-Su reports around 853 criminal incidents a year across Wasilla and Palmer PDs. That number covers 784 property offenses and 69 violent offenses. Felony filings include aggravated assault (44), robbery (17), rape (6), and homicide (2). Misdemeanor complaints run over 580 for larceny-theft, 134 for burglary, and 67 for motor vehicle theft. Each department keeps its own file, so ask the agency that made the arrest.
Note: Wasilla jail mugshots held by Wasilla PD are subject to the same 10 working day reply clock under AS 40.25.110 as any other Alaska records request.
Wasilla Area Jails
Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is in Palmer at 339 East Dogwood Avenue. Phone is (907) 745-0943, fax (907) 746-0501. The facility takes bookings for all of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, including Wasilla. Booking covers fingerprints, photos, and entry of personal info. Inmates are housed pending trial. Write the facility for a mugshot with "Attention: Media Relations - Inmate Mugshot Request" in the subject. Include an email address.
Goose Creek Correctional Center is the largest prison in the state. It sits at 22301 West Alsop Road. The facility is minimum and medium security with up to 1,536 beds. Sentenced inmates on longer terms often land here. The main phone is (907) 864-8100, fax (907) 373-9350. Point Mackenzie Correctional Farm is a smaller site near Wasilla at PO Box 877730, (907) 376-2976. Both take Wasilla cases after sentencing.
The state DOC runs both Goose Creek and Mat-Su Pretrial. For full institution info, see doc.alaska.gov. For quick custody checks, VINE is still the fastest. For Hiland Mountain transfers for women, calls go through the DOC classification line. Wasilla inmates moved out of state for federal cases can be tracked through the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
The City of Wasilla main site links out to Wasilla PD, the city clerk, and other offices tied to Wasilla jail mugshots and public records.
Wasilla District Court
The Wasilla District Court is part of the Alaska Court System and handles traffic infractions, misdemeanors, small claims, and some civil and criminal cases. Palmer handles the larger felony docket for the Mat-Su Valley. The court records portal is at records.courts.alaska.gov. You can search by name, case number, ticket, or hearing date. The clerk of court phone is (907) 746-8181.
Court record requests can go online through CourtView, in person, by mail, or by email. A mail-in form is the TF-311 PA for Palmer files. Copy fees run $5 first document and $3 each after. Certified copies are $10 first and $3 after. For sealed cases, a court order is needed. Juvenile files are off limits under AS 47.12 and will not show up in the online search.
Once a case moves to federal court, the docket shifts to the US District Court for the District of Alaska. PACER holds that case file. Alaska has no federal prison, so Wasilla defendants held in federal custody are often housed in Washington state or elsewhere. Family members can track custody through both VINE and the BOP locator in tandem.
Wasilla City Clerk and State Records
The Wasilla City Clerk sits at 290 E Herning Avenue, Wasilla, AK 99654. The phone is (907) 373-9090. The clerk keeps city ordinances, minutes, and general municipal records. Requests for non-police files go through the clerk, not Wasilla PD. The city clerk page is at cityofwasilla.com/services/departments/city-clerk.
For state-level records, the Alaska State Troopers cover the unincorporated parts of Mat-Su Valley. Trooper records go through the DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Daily incident info is at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. The main DPS site is at dps.alaska.gov. Arrest power is set under AS 12.25.010 of the Alaska Statutes.
The Wasilla City Clerk office handles municipal records outside of Wasilla jail mugshots, which stay with Wasilla PD or the state DOC.
Note: Wasilla arrest records held by the Alaska State Troopers are filed by detachment, so the request must list the trooper post and incident number if known.
Wasilla Records Access Rules
Wasilla follows the Alaska Public Records Act (AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295). Agencies have 10 working days to respond to a first request. Fees kick in after the first 5 hours of staff time. Standard copy rates stack on top. Full text of the APRA is on the Alaska Legislature site. A plain-language guide is at the Alaska Department of Law APRA page.
Not every file is open. Criminal history reports are confidential under AS 12.62.160. Juvenile files are off limits. Sealed cases need a court order. Records that would hurt a pending case can be held back. Victim identity is often redacted from incident files. A short, focused request with a date range gets faster turnaround than a broad sweep of a year of calls. Pay estimates come before the work starts for any job over 5 hours.
For anyone trying to track a Wasilla inmate across facility transfers, VINE is still the best starting point. State prisoners can move between Mat-Su Pretrial, Goose Creek, Hiland Mountain, and Spring Creek based on custody level and sentence. VINE picks up those moves within minutes. A written records request with the Wasilla PD records unit gets the booking photo itself once any DA restriction is cleared.