Find Homer Jail Roster Records
The Homer jail roster is the main way to find a person held in the city or at the Homer Community Jail. Homer sits on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula, and the city runs a small community jail for local holds. Homer Police handle most bookings inside city limits. This page walks you through the tools that make up a Homer jail roster search. You will find phone numbers, links, and steps to check custody or pull a Homer inmate record right now.
Homer Jail Roster Overview
Homer Police Department Bookings
The Homer Police Department is the main local agency for arrests in the city. Call 907-235-3150 for dispatch, records, and general info. In 2022, Homer PD made 270 adult arrests and 5 juvenile arrests, per the Crime in Alaska report. Those numbers form the core of a Homer jail roster search. The force handles patrol, detective work, and the first stop after a booking. Cases that need a longer hold move to the Homer Community Jail or up to a DOC site in the borough.
Homer 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. For a new file, call the records line and ask for a release form. Requests can take a few days. If the case moved to state court, CourtView will pick it up and display the next hearing.
Homer Community Jail Custody
The Homer Community Jail is the local holding site run by the city. Call 907-235-4158 for inmate info. The jail handles short-term holds after an arrest, pretrial stays, and transfers to a DOC site when the case calls for it. It is the first stop for most people booked inside the city of Homer. Staff can confirm if a person is in custody and give a rough idea of the next step. Community jails like the one in Homer fill in the gap between a city arrest and the state DOC system.
The jail follows DOC guidance for visits, funds, and phone rules. Visitors should call ahead to confirm the schedule and ID rules. Most visits run on a set window, and the staff may cut a visit short if space or safety calls for it. For legal calls, lawyers should call the jail line and ask for the scheduling desk. New bookings take a few hours to appear in state tools, so a phone call is often the fastest read early in a Homer case.
Note: Call the Homer Community Jail at 907-235-4158 first when a booking is still fresh and VINE has not caught up.
Homer VINE and DOC Records
VINE is the state approved inmate lookup. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use VINELink. The tool works for any Homer inmate moved into the DOC system. You can search by name or offender ID. VINE sends alerts when the person moves, is released, or escapes. Sign up for a PIN so live alerts reach you day or night. The Alaska Department of Public Safety lists VINE as the main inmate lookup tool for state cases.
The Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai at 907-260-7200 is the main DOC site for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. When the Homer Community Jail moves a person to Wildwood, VINE picks up the change. For long sentences, the inmate may move to Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward at 907-224-8200. Seward Community Jail is at 907-224-4028 for local holds there. Use VINE first, then call the site that VINE shows for more details.
Homer Court Records and CourtView
The Alaska Court System runs CourtView. You can search by name, case number, or hearing date. Once you pull a Homer case, you see the charges, bail details, and the next hearing. CourtView ties a Homer booking to the active case file. Not every paper is online. Some stay sealed for privacy rules. For older paper files or sealed items, call the local court clerk in the borough.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Attorney's Office at 907-714-2120 handles victim and witness info for local cases, including Homer files. The Office of the Clerk of Court is at 907-283-3110. For a second public court records tool, the Alaska Court Records site gives a free index of state case data you can use as a backup.
Homer Public Records Access
The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 is the main law for access to Homer jail records. Agencies must respond within 10 business days. The act does not limit access based on who asks. That rule is key when you want a Homer PD arrest report or a Homer Community Jail log entry. The Alaska Public Records Act page explains the law in plain terms.
Criminal history data held by the Department of Public Safety is governed by Alaska Statute 12.62.160. Most of that data is kept confidential. The subject of a record can get a copy, and a court order can open it up for a case. 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 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Phone 907-269-5767.
DPS also runs a records request portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com for state trooper reports tied to Homer cases. Use it for the wider area outside city limits where the troopers cover calls.
The Alaska Court System home page links to CourtView and other state court tools. The screenshot below shows the main court site.
CourtView ties a Homer booking to its court case so you can check bail, charges, and the next hearing from one place.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Jail Roster
Homer is the southernmost city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The borough uses a mix of city police, state troopers, and DOC sites for detention. For the full set of borough-level tools, see the Kenai Peninsula Borough jail roster page. It covers all six holding sites, the key DOC lines, and the local court desks. That page is the right stop for a wider search that goes past the city of Homer.
Wildwood in Kenai is the main DOC complex for the borough. Spring Creek in Seward handles long sentences for men. The Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility covers juvenile holds. The borough page links out to each site with direct phone lines.
Nearby Cities in Homer Jail Roster Area
Several nearby cities share the same borough court system and DOC network. Each runs its own police desk, but all tie back to the Kenai Peninsula network.
- Kenai home of the Wildwood Correctional Complex
- Soldotna served by Soldotna PD at 907-262-4455
- Nikiski served by Alaska State Troopers
- Kalifornsky served by Soldotna PD and state troopers
All of these sit inside the Kenai Peninsula Borough, so a case booked in one town may move to Wildwood, Spring Creek, or Homer Community Jail over the life of the file. VINE is the fastest way to confirm a transfer tied to the Homer jail roster.