Kenai Peninsula Jail Mugshots

Kenai Peninsula Borough jail mugshots come from the Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai and from arrests made by Kenai, Soldotna, and Homer Police along with Alaska State Troopers Detachment C. The borough is large and runs the full length of the peninsula. This page shows how to search Kenai Peninsula jail mugshots, check custody on VINE, pull police records for a booking, and find a court case through CourtView. Each tool below is free to use or follows the state fee rules.

Wildwood Correctional Inmates

Wildwood Correctional Complex is the main state jail for the Kenai Peninsula. The address is 10 Chugach Avenue, Kenai, AK 99611. The main phone is (907) 260-7200. The complex can hold up to 449 inmates. Wildwood takes in pretrial detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, and some felons awaiting transfer. Long-term state inmates may be moved to Goose Creek in Wasilla or Spring Creek in Seward.

Visits at Wildwood are on weekdays at 9 AM, 10 AM, 7 PM, and 8 PM. Weekend and holiday slots add 2 PM and 3 PM times. Visits are by appointment only and cap at two per week, one hour each. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved list. Dress code bars short skirts, see-through tops, gang colors, and shorts. A valid photo ID is required. No cell phones past the lobby.

To check custody at Wildwood, use VINE at vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. VINE refreshes every 15 minutes and covers the full state DOC system. The service is free. Set alerts for a move, a release, or a court date. Call the facility direct at (907) 260-7200 for a same-day check on a new booking.

Kenai Police Records Section

The Kenai Police Department handles city-line arrests in Kenai. The station is at 107 South Willow Street, Kenai, AK 99611. The main phone is (907) 283-7879. Start at the Kenai Police Department page for the main contacts and the records steps.

The page links to the chief, the records unit, and the online forms. For a Kenai jail mugshots request or an incident report, use the online form at the records request link below.

The Kenai Police run an online records request form that lets you file from home. Fill in your contact info, the case number, the date of the incident, and a short description of what you need. Use the Kenai police records request form to file directly.

The fee is $5 for the first 10 pages and $0.50 per page after that. Audio and video files are at actual cost. Certified copies are $5 each. Search time after the first hour is $25 an hour. Processing runs 10 to 15 business days in most cases.

Soldotna and Homer Police

The Soldotna Police Department covers the city of Soldotna in the middle of the peninsula. The station is at 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669. The phone is (907) 262-4455. Records requests must be in writing and go to the records division. Include the date, location, names, and a case number if you have one. Processing runs 10 to 15 business days.

The Homer Police Department covers the city of Homer at the south end of the peninsula. The station is at 625 Grubstake Avenue, Homer, AK 99603. The phone is (907) 235-3150. Homer PD takes written records requests and turns them around in about 10 business days. Fees follow the state rules at AS 40.25.110.

Alaska State Troopers Detachment C covers the rural parts of the borough and all the small villages. Dispatch runs out of Soldotna at (907) 262-4453. AST arrests in the borough are booked at Wildwood in most cases. File trooper records through the DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Rural records may take 15 to 30 days to process.

Kenai Court Case Search

The Alaska Court System runs the Kenai Court for the Third Judicial District. The main phone is (907) 283-3110. Every criminal case filed in the borough flows through this court. Free case lookups are on CourtView at records.courts.alaska.gov. Search by party name, case number, or date.

Each case page shows charges, bail, hearing dates, and the arresting agency. If the person is in custody, the page often lists the holding facility. For hard copies, use Form TF-311 for mail-in requests. Plain copies are $2.50 per page. Certified copies are $5 plus $2.50 per page. The Alaska public courts portal has the form and the fee sheet.

Juvenile files are sealed under AS 47.12. Sealed adult files need a court order. Older files from before CourtView may only live on paper. Call the clerk for a file search by name and year. The Third Judicial District also covers Anchorage, Valdez, Palmer, and Kodiak.

For anyone moved from a Kenai case to a federal court, use both CourtView and the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator side by side. The locator tracks people in federal custody since 1982.

State Records and Alaska Laws

The Alaska Public Records Act is at AS 40.25.100 through 295. Agencies in the Kenai Peninsula Borough must reply to a first request in 10 working days. The first 5 hours of staff time are free. After that, fees stack. A short, clear request saves time and money.

Criminal justice data is held under AS 12.62.110 and released under AS 12.62.160. The sealing rules are at AS 12.62.180. For general guidance on records requests, see the Alaska Department of Law APRA page.

The Criminal Records and Identification Bureau runs a name-based background check from 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. The cost is $20 for a name check and $35 for a fingerprint check. The bureau phone is (907) 269-5767. The trooper daily log at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov lists all AST arrests across the state.

Kenai Peninsula Search Tips

A Kenai Peninsula jail mugshots search works best as a short two-step path. Start with VINE to check current custody. Then use CourtView to find the case file. That covers the who, the where, and the when. For the booking photo, file a records request with the right agency based on who made the arrest.

Watch the boundary lines. Kenai City Police handle arrests inside Kenai city. Soldotna and Homer run their own city units. Everything else falls to the troopers. If you are not sure, call Wildwood at (907) 260-7200 and ask who booked the person.

Keep notes on case numbers. The format is YY-XXXXX for most Alaska agencies. A case number speeds every step of the search. Without one, the staff must run a name search first, which adds search time to the bill. The Kenai Peninsula Borough has a big land area, so a phone call is often faster than a drive across the peninsula.