Bethel Jail Roster Search

The Bethel jail roster is the main way to find a person held in western Alaska's largest detention hub. Bethel sits on the Kuskokwim River, and the city hosts the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center, which serves the full census area. Local police book people in the city and hand most holds over to the state facility. This page walks you through the tools that make up a Bethel jail roster search. You get phone lines, office hours, and the right links to confirm custody or pull a record.

Bethel Police Department Bookings

The Bethel Police Department provides city law enforcement inside Bethel. The force handles arrests, traffic stops, and the first hold after a booking. Most cases that move past the initial hold go to the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center just outside town. The Alaska State Troopers cover the wider Bethel Census Area, so a case booked out in a village may go through the troopers before it ends up on a Bethel jail roster.

Bethel PD follows the Alaska Public Records Act for release of arrest data. Most files list the person's name, charges, arrest time, and the officer on the call. Mugshots are rare in Alaska. The state only releases booking photos in narrow cases. For a fresh booking, call the Bethel PD desk and ask for the records line. Staff can tell you if a file is open and how to ask for a copy.

Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center

The Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center is the main DOC site for Bethel and the wider census area. The facility sits at 1000 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway, P.O. Box 400, Bethel, Alaska 99559. The main phone is 907-543-5245 and the fax is 907-543-3097. YKCC holds men and women on pretrial status and sentenced inmates from western Alaska. It is the first stop for any Bethel jail roster search that goes beyond the city lockup.

YKCC is a key hub because many cases from the outlying villages funnel in through the same site. Troopers and village public safety officers move suspects to Bethel by plane or boat, and the facility takes in the intake work. Staff can confirm if a person is on site, the housing unit, and the next court date. For a full custody history or transfer log, send a written request to the facility mailing address above.

Bethel VINE and Probation Records

VINE is the free state approved inmate lookup. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use VINELink. The tool works for any Bethel inmate held at YKCC or moved to a different DOC site in Alaska. You can search by name or offender ID. VINE sends alerts when the person moves or is released. It runs day and night, so sign up for a PIN to confirm alerts. The Alaska Department of Public Safety lists VINE as the main inmate lookup for state cases.

The Bethel Probation Office tracks people on probation in the region. The office is at PO Box 1428, Bethel AK 99559-0157. The Probation Supervisor is Julene Webber, and the main phone is 543-2075. The fax line is 543-5037. Criminal Justice Techs Robyn Turner and Roxanne O'Brien work the same line. For a probation status check tied to a Bethel file, call the probation office and ask for the case tech on duty.

Most probation data is limited to the person and their lawyer, but general status info may be shared in some cases. The office is a key stop when a person in the Bethel jail roster was just released and you need to confirm a new address or check-in schedule.

Bethel Court Records and CourtView

The Alaska Court System runs the CourtView portal. You can search by party name, case number, or hearing date. Once you pull a Bethel case, you see the charges, bail details, and the next hearing. Not every paper is online. Some stay sealed for privacy rules. CourtView is the fastest link from a Bethel booking to an open case file, and it works for most state criminal cases filed in the area.

For a second public court records tool, the Alaska Court Records site offers a free index of state case data. Use it when CourtView is down. The Bethel Trial Court handles most state cases tied to a YKCC booking, and the local clerk can pull certified copies or older files that do not show up online. Start with CourtView, then call the clerk for what is missing.

Booking charges in Bethel often point to a case filed the same day or the next court day. When you have the case number, you can see the bail amount and the next hearing. That tells you how soon the person on the Bethel jail roster might be released or moved.

Bethel Public Records Access

The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 governs release of most jail and police files. Agencies must respond within 10 business days. The act does not limit access based on who asks. That rule helps when you want a Bethel PD arrest log or a YKCC intake note. The Alaska Public Records Act page explains the law in plain terms and lists common exemptions.

Criminal history data held by DPS is governed by Alaska Statute 12.62.160. That law keeps most raw data out of the public's hands. A name-based state criminal history report costs $20 for the first copy and $5 for each extra copy. Fingerprint reports cost $35. Mail requests go to the Criminal Records and Identification Bureau, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Phone 907-269-5767.

Bethel Census Area Jail Roster

Bethel is the hub of the Bethel Census Area. The census area uses Alaska State Troopers, the Bethel PD, and YKCC as its main public safety network. For the full set of area-level tools, see the Bethel Census Area jail roster page. It covers the main DOC lines, the state court desks, and the workflow for finding a person booked out in the surrounding villages.

YKCC is the main DOC hub for the area, and many cases from smaller villages move through the site. The census area page lists direct lines for the key trooper posts and outlines the steps for an inmate search that starts in a village and ends in Bethel.

Nearby Cities with Jail Roster Tools

Bethel is remote and does not sit close to other qualifying cities in the state. Most nearby villages are served by state troopers and route bookings back to YKCC. For broader searches, use the main hub pages that cover other DOC facilities across Alaska.

• Anchorage home of the Anchorage Correctional Complex
• Fairbanks home of the Fairbanks Correctional Center
• Juneau home of the Lemon Creek Correctional Center

If a person was moved out of Bethel to a long-term DOC site, the Anchorage or Fairbanks pages may show the new location. VINE is the best way to confirm a transfer and get the current custody site. Call 1-800-247-9763 for a live look at the Bethel inmate records you need.