Find Jail Roster in Bethel Census Area

The Bethel Census Area jail roster is the main way to find a person held in custody in western Alaska. The area uses the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center as its main hold site, and the Bethel Police Department runs its own log for short term bookings. This page shows you how to search the Bethel Census Area jail roster, which numbers to call, and which state tools to use. You can look up an inmate by name or by offender ID. Each link on this page goes to an official source. Use the search box below to start a Bethel Census Area jail roster search.

Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center

The Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center is the primary detention site for the Bethel Census Area jail roster. YKCC is a large state run facility that covers a wide slice of western Alaska. It holds both pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates from Bethel and the small villages that ring the census area. The site is at 1000 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway, P.O. Box 400, Bethel, Alaska 99559. The main line is (907) 543-5245 and the fax is (907) 543-3097.

Bethel Probation and Police

The Bethel Probation Office gives supervision to people on probation in the area. The office is at PO Box 1428, Bethel AK 99559-0157. The Probation Supervisor is Julene Webber, PO III, and can be reached at 543-2075, fax 543-5037. Criminal Justice Techs Robyn Turner and Roxanne O'Brien also work at 543-5037. Probation files do not show up on a public jail roster, but they do tie back to a person's criminal history with DOC.

The Bethel Police Department handles local arrests within the city of Bethel. The Alaska State Troopers cover the broader census area, which spans many small villages. When a trooper makes an arrest in a village, the suspect is often flown into Bethel for booking at YKCC. That is why the Bethel Census Area jail roster is mostly a YKCC list. Arrest records can be pulled from the police, the troopers, or the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Bethel Court Records and CourtView

The Bethel Census Area falls under the Fourth Judicial District of the Alaska Court System. The Bethel Courthouse is the main court for the area. Use the CourtView online tool to search by party name, case number, or hearing date. CourtView shows charges, next court dates, and bail data. Not every record is online. Some files are sealed or held back under state law.

When a case is brand new, the court file may take a day to show up in CourtView. Keep the booking number handy for a call to the clerk. Arraignments in Alaska are quick, so most people see a judge within 24 hours of arrest. The judge sets bail, picks the next court date, and decides if the person stays in custody or goes home on release.

The court system's tips on locating people page is a good second step. It lists VINE, property tax tools, and DOC contacts all in one place. For federal cases, the district court in Anchorage hears Bethel area cases, and the BOP inmate locator is the right tool for federal inmates.

Bethel Jail Roster Public Records

The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 controls access to most files held by state and local offices. Agencies must reply to a request within 10 business days. The act does not limit access based on who you are or why you want the record. That rule helps when you ask for arrest reports or booking logs from the Bethel Police Department.

Criminal history held by the Alaska Department of Public Safety has a tighter rule under AS 12.62.160. Most of that data is closed. The subject of the record can get a copy. A name-based check costs $20 and a fingerprint check costs $35. Reach DPS at 907-269-5767 for help with the forms. For borough level records like meeting minutes and policy papers, the Bethel city clerk is the right office.

• Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center bookings and holds
• Bethel Police Department arrest logs
• Alaska State Troopers village arrests
• Bethel Courthouse case files and CourtView
• Bethel Probation Office for supervision records

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation supports local work with forensic services, criminal intel, and investigative help. That keeps records in sync across the wide span of the census area. If you cannot find a person on the Bethel Census Area jail roster, the next step is a call to the Alaska State Troopers for recent rural arrests.

Secondary Jail Roster Tools

When the main Bethel Census Area jail roster tools are not enough, a few other sources can fill the gap. Court filings, trooper dispatch logs, and news reports tie back to the same people named in bookings. The Alaska Department of Law is the legal arm for DOC and can field questions about inmate rules. Reach the law department at 907-269-5100.

For a wider look at arrest and booking data, the Alaska Department of Public Safety portal at backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov handles online requests for name-based and fingerprint-based checks. The DPS records request portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com is where you send a FOIA style request for trooper reports and incident files.

The DPS records request portal lets you submit and track requests to the Alaska Department of Public Safety for Bethel Census Area records.

Use it for trooper reports, incident files, and arrest records.

If you need to reach the DOC main office about a YKCC case, the Anchorage office is at 550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1800, phone 907-334-2381. The Juneau office address is PO Box 112000, and the phone is 907-465-4652. You can also call the Chief Classification Officer at 907-269-7426 for help tracking an inmate who left YKCC and moved to a new facility. That number works for any DOC site in the state.

Visits and Money at YKCC

Visits at Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center follow DOC rules. Check days and hours by calling YKCC at 907-543-5245. Bring a photo ID. The facility may cut a visit short if there is a lockdown or a safety issue. The visit list has to be approved in advance for each inmate.

Money for an inmate can be sent through the DOC approved paths. YKCC takes money orders at the front desk during office hours. Check the DOC rules before you mail a package, since some items from home are not allowed. A person held at YKCC can also make phone calls through the inmate phone system, which bills calls to the person who picks up.

Cities in Bethel Census Area

The census area has one qualifying city with its own page on this site. Other small villages in the area use the troopers and YKCC for all bookings.

Nearby Census Areas

These census areas and boroughs are close to Bethel. Each one has a jail roster page of its own.