Find Unalaska Jail Roster

The Unalaska jail roster tracks people booked by the Unalaska Police Department and held at the local community jail at 907-581-1233. You can search by name or DOC offender ID. Unalaska sits in the Aleutians West Census Area and runs its own city jail for short holds. Longer-term inmates move to a state DOC site on the mainland. This page walks you through the Unalaska jail roster tools, court links, and phone lines you need. Start with the search tool below.

Unalaska Community Jail

The Unalaska community jail is the first stop for most people on the Unalaska jail roster. Call the jail at 907-581-1233. It holds short-term inmates while charges get sorted out. The jail works with the Unalaska Police Department on booking, intake, and meals. Unalaska does not have a big state prison, so longer holds move off the island to a mainland DOC site such as Anchorage Correctional Complex or Hiland Mountain Correctional Center.

Getting off the island is not quick. Weather and flight schedules can keep an inmate at the community jail longer than at most other sites. That is one reason the Unalaska jail roster may look small but still take time to clear. Staff can confirm a hold on the phone during business hours.

For a wider view of how the islands handle bookings, the Aleutians West Census Area page covers the smaller jails and the Trooper posts out along the chain. The page also links to the state DOC phone list and the VINE service.

Unalaska Police and Arrest Records

The Unalaska Police Department handles the first stages of the Unalaska jail roster. UPD makes the arrest, books the person, and runs the initial hold at the community jail. The department covers Unalaska, Dutch Harbor, and the surrounding parts of Amaknak Island. For areas outside the city, Alaska State Troopers step in. The Troopers are based on the mainland but rotate through the chain.

Criminal records in Alaska include felonies, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and sex offender registry entries. These records are held by the Unalaska PD, Alaska State Troopers, and the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The DPS external links page lists the main tools that tie into the Unalaska jail roster.

VINE for Unalaska Inmates

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 also works if you are not sure of the spelling. For an Unalaska jail roster hit, VINE is the fastest start.

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 alerts by phone or email to know when a person moves, gets released, or escapes. The system asks you to pick a four-digit PIN.

VINE runs around the clock. It may call at odd hours. The service is quiet, so the inmate will not know. For a second path, the Alaska Court System tips on locating people page covers VINE, property records, and DOC contact numbers. That is a good backup when an Unalaska jail roster search comes up empty.

Court Records for Unalaska Cases

The Alaska Court System runs a public case portal called CourtView. It covers Unalaska cases like it does 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. Use CourtView when you want to know when a case will go to trial or when an Unalaska inmate might be released.

The Alaska Court System home page has the link to CourtView and other tools. Unalaska sits in the Third Judicial District for court purposes, and cases may be heard on the island or moved to a larger courthouse on the mainland. Staff at the court clerk line can tell you which courthouse has a file.

For a second path, the Alaska Court Records portal has a public index. Use it as a backup when CourtView is slow. Not every paper in a file is online. Some records have limited access for privacy or legal reasons, so a walk-in visit may still be needed for older or sealed files.

Public Records Act and Unalaska Files

The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 governs access to the Unalaska jail roster and other public files. 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 under AS 40.25.110. They list the charges, date and time of the arrest, the agency that made the arrest, and a booking number. Mugshots are rare in Alaska. The state only releases 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 Unalaska.

Criminal history reports are held 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 an Unalaska resident, the fastest path is the Alaska DPS background check portal. A name-based report costs $20. 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 covers how to file a request, the cost rules, and the timelines. It is worth a read before you send a request tied to an Unalaska 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 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 an Unalaska arrest.

For federal cases, the Unalaska 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 register number, FBI number, or name. Federal cases on the island are not common, but fisheries cases do come up from time to time.

Other Alaska Jail Roster Pages

Alaska has no sheriffs. In Unalaska, UPD handles city law enforcement while Alaska State Troopers cover the wider Aleutians. The VINE TTY line is 1-866-847-1298. Court forms are free at courts.alaska.gov/forms/index.htm.

The Alaska Public Records Act page at the Department of Law covers the full rules for records requests tied to Unalaska cases.

Use the page above when you need to file a formal records request for an Unalaska case or booking.

Unalaska is far from other qualifying Alaska cities, but each has its own jail roster page. Pick a city below for its tools and local contacts.

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