Matanuska-Susitna Borough Jail Mugshots

Matanuska-Susitna Borough jail mugshots cover booking photos taken at Mat-Su Pretrial, Goose Creek Correctional Center, and by Palmer PD, Wasilla PD, and the Alaska State Troopers. This page shows how to search Mat-Su jail mugshots, pull inmate custody status through VINE, look up cases on CourtView, and file a public records request for a booking photo. The borough is home to the biggest prison in Alaska. Start here to track an inmate, find an arrest record, or get court info on any Mat-Su matter.

Mat-Su Jail Mugshots Lookup

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is home to three state facilities. Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is in Palmer. Goose Creek Correctional Center is in Wasilla. Palmer Correctional Center is off the Glenn Highway. Together they hold more than 2,000 inmates. Mat-Su also has two city police agencies and a busy trooper detachment. This means Mat-Su jail mugshots are held by many offices, not just one.

The fastest way to find an inmate is VINE. It is free and runs all day. Go to vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. Search by name. VINE shows the facility, the charges, and any photo on file. For Mat-Su arrestees, the first stop is often Mat-Su Pretrial. Longer-term inmates then move to Goose Creek or Palmer CC. Women may go to Hiland Mountain in Eagle River.

Mat-Su jail mugshots from police bookings sit with the city or trooper agency. For state prison bookings, the file goes to the Alaska Department of Corrections. To get a booking photo, you file a public records request with the right office. Name the booking number if you have one. Ask for "booking photograph" in plain terms. Release is subject to AS 40.25.120 privacy rules.

The City of Wasilla site links out to the Wasilla Police Department, the city clerk, and all forms tied to Mat-Su jail mugshots and Wasilla arrest records.

Mat-Su Pretrial Facility

The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. The main phone is (907) 745-0943. The fax is (907) 746-0501. The facility takes pretrial detainees from Palmer PD, Wasilla PD, and AST arrests in the borough. A booking roster can be found through the Mat-Su Borough website. It updates every 15 minutes during business hours.

Visits run Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to noon and 1 PM to 3 PM by appointment only. Call (907) 745-0943 to set one up. A valid ID is needed. The dress code is strict. No contraband allowed. Money can be sent to inmates on those same days by appointment. Money orders and cashier's checks only. Max $500 per month. Make it payable to the inmate with the DOC number.

A sample Mat-Su Pretrial booking record holds these fields: booking number, date, time, inmate name, DOB, sex, race, charges with AS cites, case numbers, bail amounts, next court date, judge, housing unit, and status. The mugshot is filed as a separate image. Mat-Su jail mugshots from this facility are held by the DOC records office at the site.

Goose Creek Correctional Center

Goose Creek Correctional Center is the largest prison in Alaska. It sits at 22301 West Alsop Road, Wasilla, AK 99623. The phone is (907) 864-8100. Goose Creek holds up to 1,536 inmates. It opened in 2012. The prison is a medium-security facility and takes sentenced men from across Alaska. Many Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Mat-Su inmates end up here after their case resolves.

Palmer Correctional Center is a second state facility in the borough. It reopened after being closed for a few years. Palmer CC takes minimum and medium inmates. The phone is (907) 745-5054. Both facilities are run by the Alaska Department of Corrections at doc.alaska.gov.

To check if someone is held at Goose Creek or Palmer CC, use VINE or call the facility direct. VINE shows the housing unit and any photo on file. The mugshot itself may not come back with the record, since it is held in a separate image file. Family members can also write letters. The facility site lists mail rules and approved items. Contraband rules are strict.

Palmer and Wasilla Police Records

Palmer Police Department is at 423 South Valley Way, Palmer, AK 99645. The phone is (907) 745-4811. Palmer PD records fees are set out by the borough. An officer report is $10. A collision report is $10. A dispatch log is $5. Extra pages over 10 run 35 cents each. Audio is $20 per incident plus review time. Video is $50 per incident plus review time. Certification is $5 per document. Processing is 10 business days standard or 20 with an extension.

Wasilla Police Department is at 290 East Herning Avenue, Wasilla, AK 99654. The phone is (907) 352-5401. Wasilla PD handles city arrests and books through Mat-Su Pretrial in Palmer. Most Mat-Su jail mugshots from Wasilla arrests are held by WPD Records or by the DOC at the pretrial site. A written request works best. Include dates, names, and the case number if known.

Palmer and Wasilla both ask for a Certificate of Non-litigation Affiliation on records requests. This is a signed note saying you are not using the record in a lawsuit. Pre-paid non-refundable fees are standard. Both departments answer most requests within 10 business days. For hard-to-find files, call ahead before you file.

Palmer Court Records

The Alaska Court System runs Palmer Trial Courts at 435 South Denali Street, Palmer, AK 99645. The clerk phone is (907) 746-8181. Palmer sits in the Third Judicial District. Every Mat-Su criminal case gets filed here. You can look up cases on CourtView at records.courts.alaska.gov. Search by name, case number, or hearing date.

A case page shows charges, bail, hearing dates, and the facility where the person is held. Copy fees are $2.50 per page for plain copies. Certified copies are $5 plus $2.50 per page. The Alaska public courts portal has the mail-in forms and clerk info.

Sealed records need a court order. Juvenile cases are off limits under AS 47.12. Pre-1990 files are not in CourtView. For those older cases, call the Palmer clerk direct. Some cases from outlying villages like Trapper Creek or Willow may be filed at Palmer or get heard in special block sessions.

Alaska Troopers and State Records

The Alaska State Troopers Detachment B covers Mat-Su and central Alaska. AST posts in the borough take calls outside city limits. Trooper records go through the DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. You create an account, file a request, and track the status. Staff send files back by download or email.

The Criminal Records and Identification Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage handles name-based criminal history checks for $20 and fingerprint checks for $35. The phone is (907) 269-5767. The bureau can find any Mat-Su arrests tied to a state ID. See dps.alaska.gov for more. The Alaska Public Records Act sits under AS 40.25.100 to AS 40.25.295. Criminal history rules sit under AS 12.62.160. Privacy balancing for mugshots is in AS 12.62.180.

The daily dispatch at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov lists new AST arrests. Mat-Su incidents show up here often. For federal cases, the Federal BOP locator tracks inmates held since 1982. The Alaska Department of Law APRA guide is at law.alaska.gov/doclibrary/APRA.html.