Big Lake Jail Roster Search

The Big Lake jail roster tracks people booked by Alaska State Troopers and held at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer or the Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla. You can search by name or DOC offender ID. Big Lake sits in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and has no city government or jail of its own. Most bookings here move right into the state DOC system. This page walks you through the main Big Lake jail roster tools, court links, and phone lines you need. Use the search tool below to start.

Mat-Su Pretrial and Goose Creek

Most people on the Big Lake jail roster end up at one of two state DOC sites. Mat-Su Pretrial is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, Alaska 99645. The main phone line is 907-745-0943 and the fax is 907-746-0501. This site handles first holds and short-term stays for the whole borough. That covers Big Lake, Wasilla, Palmer, and the other Mat-Su communities.

Longer holds move to Goose Creek Correctional Center. Goose Creek is at 22301 West Alsop Road, Wasilla, AK 99623. The main phone line is 907-864-8100 and the fax is 907-373-9350. Goose Creek is one of the biggest men's prisons in the state. A Big Lake inmate with a long sentence is likely to end up there.

State Troopers and Big Lake Arrests

Big Lake is unincorporated. It has no mayor, no city council, and no police force of its own. Alaska State Troopers handle most calls here. The Troopers work out of the Mat-Su West detachment and cover Big Lake, Houston, and the rest of the western part of the borough. When a Trooper makes an arrest in Big Lake, they bring the person to Mat-Su Pretrial for booking.

Wasilla PD and Palmer PD also come up in Big Lake cases. Both cities have their own jails, but those are small holding rooms. Long holds move to Mat-Su Pretrial or Goose Creek. For a wider look at the Mat-Su Borough, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough page covers all the local DOC sites, the court phone lines, and the main Trooper posts.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety external links page lists the Trooper posts that cover Big Lake. Use it to find direct numbers and to confirm which Trooper post handled a specific case.

VINE for Big Lake Inmate Records

VINE is the state approved tool for inmate lookups. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use VINELink online. The service is free. You can search by name or DOC offender ID. A partial name works too. VINE is the best first stop for any Big Lake jail roster check.

When you search by ID, drop the first zero. You can also use four characters and tick the partial box. VINE shows the current holding site and a tentative release date. Sign up for phone or email alerts so you know when a person moves, is released, or escapes. Pick a four-digit PIN and keep it safe.

VINE runs around the clock. It may call at odd hours when a case changes. The service is quiet. The inmate will not know you signed up. If you miss a call, VINE leaves a message and tries again for up to 24 hours. For a second search path, the Alaska Court System tips on locating people covers other ways to find a Big Lake inmate when VINE shows no results.

Palmer Courthouse for Big Lake Cases

Court cases tied to a Big Lake arrest go to the Palmer Courthouse. It is the main trial court for the Mat-Su Borough. You can reach the clerk line through the state court directory. Staff can confirm if a case is open and when the next hearing is set. For full files, you may need to walk in and use the public access terminal. Some records have limited access for privacy or legal reasons.

The Alaska Court System runs CourtView. It is the public case portal for Big Lake cases and the rest of the state. You can search by party name, case number, or hearing date. Once you click on a case, you see the charges, bail details, and upcoming court dates. That helps when you want to know when a Big Lake inmate might be released.

For a second path to court data, the Alaska Court Records portal has a public case index. Use it when CourtView is slow or down. Both tools pull from the same state system and show the same basic data.

Big Lake Arrests and Public Records

The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 covers access to the Big Lake jail roster and other public files tied to local cases. Agencies must reply within 10 business days. The Alaska Department of Law runs the act and can be reached at 907-269-5100. Anyone can request. The act does not ask why you want the records.

Arrest records are public. They list the charges, the date and time of the arrest, the agency that made the arrest, and a booking number. Mugshots are rare in Alaska. The state only puts out booking photos when police want other victims to come forward, or when they need public help to find a suspect. There is no public mugshot database for Big Lake.

Criminal history reports are under a different rule. Under Alaska Statute 12.62.160 most of that data is confidential. But the subject of the record can get a copy. For a Big Lake resident, the fastest path is the Alaska DPS background check portal. A name-based report costs $20 for the first copy and $5 for each extra. A fingerprint search costs $35. You need a social security number and a state ID.

The Alaska Public Records Act page at the Department of Law sets out how to file a request, the timelines, and the cost rules in plain terms. Read it before you send any request tied to a Big Lake case.

DPS and Federal Lookups

The Alaska Department of Public Safety runs the state criminal history system. Mail requests go to the Criminal Records and Identification Bureau, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. You can also fax or call 907-269-5767. Most drop sites take cash, check, and money orders.

DPS also runs a records request portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Use it to ask for Trooper reports, incident files, and other agency records. You can submit a new request or track one you already sent. This is the best stop when you want the full police file behind a Big Lake arrest.

For federal cases, the Big Lake jail roster ends and the Bureau of Prisons takes over. The BOP inmate locator shows people in federal custody from 1982 on. You can search by BOP register number, FBI number, or name. Federal cases are not common in Big Lake, but drug and firearms cases do come up from time to time.

Nearby Jail Roster Pages

Big Lake sits near other Mat-Su Borough cities with their own jail roster pages. Pick a nearby city below for its booking tools and local contacts.

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