Search Prince of Wales-Hyder Jail Mugshots

Prince of Wales-Hyder jail mugshots come from Alaska State Trooper bookings and Craig Police Department arrests, with most inmates moved to the Ketchikan Correctional Center for holding. This page shows how to search Prince of Wales-Hyder jail mugshots, check VINE for custody status, pull court case data on CourtView, and file a records request with the right agency. The census area has no long-term jail, so every booking record and mugshot lives in a state file. Start here to find an inmate, run an arrest check, or get court info tied to a case in Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Hydaburg, or Hyder.

Prince of Wales Jail Mugshots Lookup

The quickest tool for a Prince of Wales-Hyder jail mugshots lookup is VINE. VINE is free. It runs all day. You can search by full or partial name at vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. The tool lists the inmate, the holding facility, the charges on file, and it sends alerts on custody changes. Most arrests from the island end up at the Ketchikan Correctional Center, so that is where the roster entry lands.

Prince of Wales Island is the largest island in the Panhandle. The main towns are Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Kasaan, Naukati Bay, and Whale Pass. Hyder sits at the head of Portland Canal on the mainland, across the border from Stewart, BC. None of these places keeps a long-term jail. A suspect is held in Craig or at the trooper post for a short window, then transported to Ketchikan by ferry or plane. Weather can stretch the move a day or two.

Prince of Wales-Hyder jail mugshots are not posted on any public site. To get an actual booking photo you file a request with the agency that made the arrest. That is the Alaska State Troopers, the Craig Police Department, or the Alaska Department of Corrections for the Ketchikan intake file. Release follows AS 40.25.120. The photo can be held back if the case is still active or if privacy concerns outweigh the public interest.

AST Craig Post Bookings

The Alaska State Troopers run the Craig Post at 305 Main Street, Craig, AK 99921. The phone is (907) 826-2559. The fax is (907) 826-2919. Troopers cover the census area outside the Craig city limits, and they handle Hydaburg, Thorne Bay, Whale Pass, Naukati Bay, Coffman Cove, and Hyder. They also back up Craig PD on major calls. Booking photos taken by troopers land in the state file rather than the city file.

To file a records request with the troopers, use the public portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Create an account, pick Alaska State Troopers, and fill out the form. List the subject name, the date, and the place of arrest. A case number speeds the search. Processing runs 10 to 15 working days per AS 40.25.110. Files from the Craig Post route through Anchorage on the way back to you, so island cases can take a few extra days.

Name the record you want in plain terms. Ask for "booking photograph" if you want the mugshot. Ask for "arrest report" if you want the narrative. Criminal history reports are held back by AS 12.62.160 and need a name-based search through the DPS Records and Identification Unit at (907) 269-5767 for $20, or $35 for a fingerprint check. AS 12.62.110 spells out the data fields that go into the state record.

Craig Police Department

Craig is the only town in the census area with a full-time municipal police department. The Craig PD covers the city limits and the main road corridor. Officers make the bulk of the borough's city arrests. A suspect booked in Craig is held in a short-term cell and then handed off to troopers for transport to Ketchikan. The Craig PD takes its own booking photo at intake, and that photo sits in the city file.

Records requests to Craig PD should be sent in writing to the city clerk in care of the police department. Include the date, the name of the person, and the record you want. Copy fees run per APRA, which is a small per-page cost plus staff time after the first 5 hours. Written requests get a reply in about 10 business days. Mugshots from a Craig booking may sit in the city file or in the trooper file, so it helps to copy both offices on the same request.

Klawock has a small city police presence and works hand in hand with the Craig Post. Thorne Bay uses a village safety officer tied into the troopers. Hydaburg and the other small communities rely on state troopers or Village Public Safety Officers. VPSOs do not run jails. They hold a person on scene, call the troopers, and hand off the case once a boat or plane can move the inmate.

Ketchikan Correctional Center Holds

Once a Prince of Wales-Hyder suspect is moved, the Ketchikan Correctional Center handles the intake. KCC sits at 1201 Schoenbar Road, Ketchikan, AK 99901. The phone is (907) 228-7363. It is a small state jail serving the southern First Judicial District. Pretrial detainees wait there until arraignment. Sentenced inmates may be moved on to Lemon Creek in Juneau, Goose Creek in Wasilla, or Spring Creek in Seward.

A KCC booking record holds the inmate name, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, address, charges with AS code cites, bail amount, housing unit, and next court date. The mugshot is filed as a separate image record. You can ask for the text data and the image in one request, but the photo may come back without the text if the case is still open. Call KCC for help finding a known inmate who does not show in VINE. The state corrections site at doc.alaska.gov has an offender search page.

The federal Bureau of Prisons holds a small number of Alaska defendants after a federal case. Look those up at bop.gov/inmateloc. The locator tracks federal custody going back to 1982. Alaska has no federal prison, so a federal inmate from a Prince of Wales arrest will be shipped to the Lower 48 after sentencing.

The VINE inmate search is the quickest way to track a Prince of Wales-Hyder jail mugshots case and get alerts when a custody status changes.

Prince of Wales Court Records

Criminal cases filed in the census area go through the Prince of Wales Superior Court in Klawock. The court sits at 6738 Klawock Hollis Highway, Klawock, AK 99925. The phone is (907) 755-8801. It is part of the First Judicial District. Every felony, misdemeanor, and traffic case filed in the area routes through this clerk's office. CourtView is the free case search at records.courts.alaska.gov.

Search CourtView by party name, case number, hearing date, or ticket number. A case page shows the charges, bail, hearing dates, and the facility where the person is held. Copy fees are $2.50 per page for uncertified copies. Certified copies run $5 plus $2.50 per page. To mail a copy request use Form TF-311 from the court site. The Alaska public courts portal has the form and mail-in info.

Juvenile records are sealed under AS 47.12. Sealed cases need a court order. Most pre-1990 files are not in CourtView. For those older files, call the Klawock clerk. The court can pull a paper file from storage for a small fee. Walk-in requests are accepted during clerk hours.

Public Records Act Rules

The Alaska Public Records Act is AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. It is the base rule for all records requests in the state. Agencies have 10 working days to answer a first request. Fees kick in after the first 5 hours of staff time, and copy fees stack on top. For general guidance on APRA you can read the Alaska Department of Law APRA page. Statutes in full text are on the Alaska Legislature site.

Mugshots, arrest reports, and incident narratives are usually open. What the law holds back is the full criminal history compilation under AS 12.62.160 and AS 12.62.180. A case is fair game once charges are filed, under AS 12.25.010. Sealed cases need a court order. Open investigations can slow a release.

Troopers post a daily dispatch at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. The feed lists arrests and incidents by date. You can search by incident number or keyword. The daily dispatch is a good way to spot a fresh arrest in Prince of Wales-Hyder before the formal file is ready. Note that not every call makes it onto the feed, and villages off the main road may show up with a delay.