Find Jail Roster in Kenai Peninsula

The Kenai Peninsula Borough jail roster is the main way to find a person held in the borough's detention system. Inmates can end up at any one of six facilities across the peninsula, from Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai to the Homer and Seward community jails. This page walks you through the steps to search Kenai jail records, pull arrest data, and check custody status at each facility. Use the search box below to start your Kenai Peninsula inmate records lookup right now.

Wildwood Correctional Complex Jail Records

The Wildwood Correctional Complex is the primary detention site for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. It sits at 10 Chugach Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611. The main phone is 907-260-7200 and the fax is 907-260-7208. Wildwood handles the booking process for people arrested within the borough. They are processed and held there pending bail or court appearances. The complex includes both Wildwood Pretrial Facility and Wildwood Correctional Center.

Inmates in the Kenai Peninsula Borough are housed at any of six facilities in the county. Persons seeking Kenai Peninsula Borough inmate records must contact each facility with the person's details. Record seekers should forward requests to any of the following: Homer Community Jail, Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility, Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, Seward Community Jail, Wildwood Pretrial Facility, or Wildwood Correctional Center. Spring Creek is the largest men's prison in the state.

Contact lines for the main sites are: Wildwood Correctional Complex at 907-260-7200, Homer Community Jail at 907-235-4158, and Seward Community Jail at 907-224-4028. Inmate info can be accessed through the Alaska Department of Corrections' online inmate locator on top of facility-level tools. Visit rules are specific to each facility. Most ask visitors to schedule in advance and follow strict guidelines.

Kenai Peninsula Inmate Search Tools

Kenai Peninsula Law Enforcement

The Kenai Peninsula Borough has no central law enforcement agency. Police work is done by the Alaska State Troopers plus city-level forces in Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, and Seward. Kenai PD can be reached at 907-283-7879. Soldotna PD is at 907-262-4455. Homer PD is at 907-235-3150. Seward PD is at 907-224-3338. Each agency keeps its own arrest records and police reports for its jurisdiction.

Since the borough has no central law enforcement agency, Kenai Peninsula Borough arrest records and police reports are obtainable from the city police department with jurisdiction over the incident. Interested persons should contact the relevant police department with details of the desired records, including names of involved or arrested persons, incident date, incident description, and other known details.

Kenai Peninsula Court Records

The Alaska Court System runs CourtView for public case access. The Kenai Superior Court and the Kenai District Court handle most cases from the borough. Homer and Seward also have district courts with local dockets. You can search CourtView by party name or case number. Case summaries, parties, and proceeding status show in the results.

CourtView matters for jail roster work because booking charges often tie to an open court case. If you find the case number, you can see bail details and the next hearing. That helps when a person has just been booked at Wildwood or at a community jail and you want to know when they might be released. The Office of the Clerk of Court at 907-283-3110 can help with older files that are not indexed online.

For a second way to search court data in the Kenai area, the Alaska Court Records portal gives a public index of case info. Use it as a backup when CourtView is down or slow. The Kenai courthouse records desk can also mail copies of older files to a requester for a per-page copy fee.

The Alaska Court System posts forms that inmates and families may need. Form CR-300 is a bail review motion. Form CR-301 is for a first bail review. Form CIV-670 covers the prisoner fee exemption, which waives filing costs for an inmate who cannot pay. You can find these at the court forms index. If a person at Wildwood wants to ask for a bail change, these forms are a good starting point. The court system runs on the same forms statewide, so the same set works in Homer, Seward, or Kenai.

Kenai Public Records Act Requests

The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 governs jail roster data and most borough records in Kenai. Agencies must respond within 10 business days. The law does not limit access based on who asks or why. For police reports, contact the city police department that handled the case, or the troopers for incidents outside city limits.

Criminal history data kept by the Department of Public Safety falls under Alaska Statute 12.62.160. Most of that data is kept confidential. But the subject of a record can get a copy. A name-based report costs $20 for the first copy and $5 for each extra copy. Mail goes to the Criminal Records and Identification Bureau, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. You can also call the bureau at 907-269-5767 or fax your form to 907-269-5091. Walk-in requests need two forms of photo ID. One must be from the government. Most walk-in sites take cash, check, and money order.

The DPS records request portal lets you submit and track public records requests to the Alaska Department of Public Safety online.

Use the portal to ask for trooper reports, incident files, and arrest records for the Kenai Peninsula area.

VINE is not the only way to track a Kenai Peninsula inmate. You can also call the DOC Chief Classification Officer at 907-269-7426. This line works when VINE does not have the person yet or when the inmate is in transit between sites. The DOC Anchorage office at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1800, can be reached at 907-334-2381. The Juneau office takes calls at 907-465-4652. Both offices handle requests about inmates held anywhere in the state system.

Cities in Kenai Peninsula Borough

The Kenai Peninsula Borough covers a long stretch of coastline and several major cities. The pages below cover the main population centers with local contact info and jail roster tools.

• Kenai , home of Wildwood Correctional Complex and Kenai PD
• Soldotna , home of Soldotna PD and the Kenai courthouse
• Homer , home of Homer Community Jail and Homer PD
• Nikiski , census place north of Kenai
• Kalifornsky , census place near Kenai

Seward also sits inside the borough and is home to Spring Creek Correctional Center plus the Seward Community Jail. Seward PD handles arrests inside city limits and works with the troopers on broader cases.

Nearby Boroughs and Jail Roster Tools

The Kenai Peninsula Borough sits south of Anchorage and borders several other areas. Pick a nearby area below to branch your search.

• Anchorage Municipality , home of the Anchorage Correctional Complex
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough , home of Mat-Su Pretrial and Goose Creek
• Kodiak Island Borough , across Cook Inlet