Find Haines Borough Jail Roster
The Haines Borough jail roster draws on local police, the Haines community jail, and the wider Alaska state system. Haines is a small southeast Alaska borough at the top of the Inside Passage. The Haines Borough Police Department handles local arrests, and the community jail holds people for the first stage of custody. Longer holds move to Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau. This page walks you through the Haines Borough jail roster search, the court tools, and the record options you can use. Start with the search below.
Haines Borough Jail Roster Overview
Haines Community Jail and Borough Roster
The Haines community jail is the first holding site for most people arrested in Haines Borough. You can reach the jail at 907-766-2121. That line is listed on the Alaska Court System's master document for community jail contacts. Staff take in the booking, note the charges, and log the inmate into the Haines Borough jail roster.
The community jail holds people for short stretches. If the court sets bail and the person pays, release follows quickly. If not, the person waits for transport to a longer-term state site. Most Haines cases end up at Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau. LCCC is the main southeast Alaska prison and can be reached at 907-465-6200.
Note: Haines community jail phones may not run all night. Try VINE first, then call the jail during day hours.
Haines Borough Police Department
The Haines Borough Police Department is the local law enforcement agency for the borough. HPD handles calls in town and in the nearby neighborhoods. Most arrests tied to the Haines Borough jail roster start with an HPD officer. The department also keeps arrest records, incident reports, and some older logs that are not online.
Criminal records in Haines Borough include felony files, misdemeanors, traffic cases, and entries from the sex offender registry. HPD holds the local copy of these records. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation at DPS adds a statewide view for background checks. A request to HPD for a single report can move fast. A full criminal history has to go through DPS.
VINE for the Haines Borough Inmate Search
VINE is the main tool for a fast Haines Borough inmate search. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use VINELink. The state lists it as the official inmate lookup. The service is free. You can search by name or offender ID. A partial name still works if you do not have the full spelling.
When you search by ID, drop the first zero. You can also type the first four characters of the ID and check the partial box. VINE shows the current holding site, the charges on the booking, and a tentative release date. Register for alerts so you hear when a person moves, is released, or escapes. The system asks for a four-digit PIN, so keep that number in a safe place.
Haines Borough inmates usually show one of two holding sites on VINE. New bookings show the Haines community jail, and longer holds move to Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau. The Alaska Court System tips on locating people page backs VINE up with direct phone numbers.
Haines District Court and Jail Roster Cases
The Haines District Court handles most local criminal cases. The court is part of the First Judicial District in southeast Alaska. You can search case data online through CourtView. Search by name, case number, or filing date. CourtView is free and open to the public.
CourtView ties into the Haines Borough jail roster because every booking charge links to a case file. Once you find the case number, you can see bail, hearing dates, and the judge. If the court is moving a case fast, the release may follow within a day. If not, the inmate stays on the roster and the file is updated as new hearings come up.
For in-person access, visit the Haines District Court during business hours. Staff can point you to the public terminal where you can run a search. Bring the person's name or the case number. Staff cannot give legal advice, but they can help you find a file.
Haines Recording Office and Related Records
The Haines Borough Recording Office is the central spot for property and land records in the borough. Deeds, titles, mortgages, and related papers are all catalogued there. The recording office is not part of the jail roster system, but the office can still help you track a person. Property tax rolls can show an address. The Alaska Court System's tips page flags property records as one way to find someone.
The Haines Borough Assessor's Office has data on property values and tax bills. Paired with a jail roster search, these files can give you a last known address. That is useful when a person has been released and you need to make contact.
Alaska Public Records Act in Haines Borough
The Alaska Public Records Act runs from AS 40.25.110 to AS 40.25.125. The act gives any person a right to ask for public records. Agencies must reply within 10 business days. Booking logs, arrest reports, and incident files from HPD are public under the act. Use it when you need the full file on a Haines Borough arrest.
Criminal history held by the Alaska Department of Public Safety follows a stricter rule at AS 12.62.160. Most of that data is confidential. The subject of the record can still get a copy for $20 for a name-based report. A fingerprint search is $35. The Alaska Department of Public Safety site has the forms and the fee list.
So booking records are public. Full criminal history is not. Frame your Haines Borough jail roster request with that in mind.
Note: Send APRA requests in writing and date them. The 10-day clock starts when the agency receives the request.
Federal Cases Tied to Haines Borough
Haines Borough has a small number of federal cases each year. Most run through the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Federal inmates do not show on VINE. They move to the Bureau of Prisons. The BOP inmate locator tracks federal inmates from 1982 on. Search by BOP register number, FBI number, or by first and last name.
For older federal records, the National Archives holds the paper. A Haines Borough jail roster search that starts with a state lookup may end on the BOP site if the case is federal.
Nearby Boroughs in Southeast Alaska
Haines Borough sits next to several other southeast Alaska boroughs. Cases can move between them, and a jail roster search may pull data from more than one borough. These neighbors share the same court district and the same southeast state facility at Juneau.
The City of Haines itself is below the city list threshold, so this borough page is the main local stop for jail roster lookups in the region.
Alaska does not use sheriffs for local law enforcement. In Haines Borough, the borough police and Alaska State Troopers split the work. The VINE TTY line at 1-866-847-1298 is there for users who need it. If you still cannot find a person, call the DOC Chief Classification Officer at 907-269-7426 for help.
The DPS records request portal lets you file and track requests for trooper reports and incident files from anywhere in the state.
Use the portal above to submit a records request for any Haines Borough arrest handled by the Alaska State Troopers.