Mat-Su Borough Jail Roster Search

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough jail roster is the main way to find a person held in the Mat-Su detention system. The borough has three main state facilities: Mat-Su Pretrial, Goose Creek Correctional Center, and Point Mackenzie. This page walks you through the steps to search Mat-Su custody records, pull booking details, and track inmates across the borough. You will find the right links, phone numbers, and tools. Use the search box below to start your Matanuska-Susitna inmate search right now.

Mat-Su Pretrial and Goose Creek Facility

Mat-Su Pretrial is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, Alaska 99645. The main phone is 907-745-0943 and the fax is 907-746-0501. The facility holds pretrial detainees from arrests across the Mat-Su Borough. Call the main line for custody info, visit rules, and basic booking notes. Mat-Su Pretrial is the first stop for most people booked in the borough.

Goose Creek Correctional Center is at 22301 West Alsop Road, Wasilla, AK 99623. The main phone is 907-864-8100 and the fax is 907-373-9350. Goose Creek is one of the largest DOC sites in the state and holds a mix of pretrial and sentenced inmates. When a person at Mat-Su Pretrial is sentenced, they may move to Goose Creek for a longer stay. The facility supports a medical and behavioral health unit for inmate care.

Palmer Correctional Center can be reached at 907-745-5054. Point Mackenzie is at 907-376-2976. Both sites are DOC-run and hold inmates from the borough and other parts of the state. The Mat-Su Pretrial jail roster page lists visit info and contact details for the Palmer facility. Together the four sites make up the main Mat-Su custody records footprint.

Mat-Su Borough Online Inmate Search

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Jail keeps an online inmate search tool. The tool gives you the offender's name, booking number, current charges, and bond info. Some entries include a mugshot, though Alaska does not post mugshots by default. The Mat-Su Borough Jail search page lists the steps to run a search and a direct link to the tool.

Mat-Su Law Enforcement and Arrest Records

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough does not run a single police force. Law enforcement is split among the Alaska State Troopers, the Wasilla Police Department, and the Palmer Police Department. Each agency keeps its own arrest records. For arrest data outside city limits, the troopers are the first stop. The C Detachment covers most of the borough.

The borough has seen major population growth over the past two decades. Public safety services have expanded to meet demand. Arrest records in the Mat-Su Borough cover felony, misdemeanor, traffic, and sex offender registry entries. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation provides statewide background checks for any resident who needs a full history report.

For police reports on an arrest made by the troopers, you can submit a records request through the DPS records request portal. The portal lets you track a request and pay any fees online. Wasilla PD and Palmer PD also take records requests by phone and mail. When you ask for an arrest file, be ready to supply the incident date, the location, and the names of the parties involved. That info speeds up the search on the agency side.

Mat-Su VINE and Inmate Alerts

VINE is the state approved tool for Mat-Su Borough custody records. Call 1-800-247-9763 or go to VINELink. The service is free and covers both state DOC sites and most community jails. You can search by name or ID and get alerts when a person moves, is released, or escapes. VINE runs around the clock, so it may call at odd hours when something changes.

When you search by ID on VINE, drop the first zero at the start of the number. You can also use just the first four characters and check the partial ID box. For anyone booked at Mat-Su Pretrial or Goose Creek, VINE shows the current housing unit and a tentative release date. The Alaska Department of Public Safety lists VINE as the official inmate lookup for the state.

Mat-Su Court Records and CourtView

The Alaska Court System runs CourtView, the public portal for case data. You can search by party name or case number for any case filed in the Palmer Superior Court or the Palmer District Court. Both courts sit inside the Palmer courthouse. The system shows case summaries, parties, and the status of proceedings. Some documents stay sealed.

CourtView matters for jail roster work because booking charges often link to an open case. If you find the case number, you can see the bail and the next hearing date. That helps when someone has just been booked at Mat-Su Pretrial and you want to know when they might be released. The Mat-Su court records site is a second public index you can use as a backup.

Mat-Su 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 Mat-Su Borough records. Agencies must respond within 10 business days. The act does not limit access based on who asks or why. Public records for the Mat-Su Borough follow this rule and the agency-specific fee schedules.

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 request a copy. Fees for a name-based report are $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.

Cities in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

The Mat-Su Borough covers a huge area and includes several fast-growing cities and census places. The pages below cover the main population centers with local contact info and jail roster tools.

• Wasilla , home of Goose Creek Correctional Center
• Palmer , home of Mat-Su Pretrial and the Palmer courthouse
• Knik-Fairview , census place near Wasilla
• Big Lake , census place west of Wasilla
• Meadow Lakes , census place near Big Lake
• Tanaina , census place north of Wasilla

Nearby Boroughs and Jail Roster Pages

The Mat-Su Borough shares borders with several other boroughs and census areas. Use the links below to branch your search.

• Anchorage Municipality , home of the Anchorage Correctional Complex
• Kenai Peninsula Borough , home of Wildwood Correctional Complex
• Denali Borough , north of the Mat-Su area
• Chugach Census Area , east of the Mat-Su area

Many inmates booked in the Mat-Su Borough end up at Goose Creek for longer stays. Women move to Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River for any sentence longer than a short stay. That is inside the Anchorage Municipality and not at a Mat-Su site.

Under the Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110, agencies must reply within 10 business days. Court forms for Mat-Su cases are free to download at courts.alaska.gov/forms/index.htm. The VINE TTY line is 1-866-847-1298 for those who need it.

The Alaska DPS background check portal handles online requests for criminal history reports tied to Mat-Su Borough bookings.

Use the portal above to start a name-based background check. You will need a state ID and a social security number to verify your request.