Petersburg Borough Jail Roster

The Petersburg Borough jail roster is the main way to find a person held at the Petersburg community jail or at a nearby DOC facility. The borough sits in southeast Alaska and is part of the First Judicial District. Local police handle bookings, and longer cases move to state prisons in Juneau or Ketchikan. This page walks you through the tools to search the Petersburg jail roster, check court cases, and reach the right offices. Use the search box below to start. The rest of the page has phone numbers, links, and record portals that feed the roster.

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Petersburg Community Jail Contact

The Petersburg community jail is the main holding site in the borough. You can reach the jail at 907-772-3838. Staff can confirm if a person is booked, give basic charge info, and explain visit hours. The jail is part of the state community jail program. That means it is run by the borough but funded by the state and reports data to the Alaska Department of Corrections. Most inmates only stay here for a short time before they move to a DOC site for a longer hold.

For a faster lookup, use VINE. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use the online version. The service is free, runs 24/7, and covers every public jail in Alaska. VINE also sends alerts when a person moves or is released. Register by phone or email, and pick a four-digit PIN to confirm the alerts. Keep the PIN in a safe place.

Petersburg Trial Court Records

The Petersburg Trial Court sits on the third floor at 12 North Nordic Drive, Petersburg, AK. The court handles both district and superior court cases. You can call the clerk at 907-772-3824 for help with records, hearing dates, or filing questions. It is best to call ahead of a visit to make sure the clerk has time to pull paper files. The court is part of the First Judicial District, which covers most of southeast Alaska including Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka.

Note: The court's third-floor office may have limited hours during the winter season, so call ahead.

Booking charges always point to a court case. Once the case shows up in CourtView, you can track the next hearing and any bail change. That helps when a person has just been booked at the Petersburg jail and the family wants to plan next steps. For a backup, the Alaska Court Records portal has a second index of case data.

State Troopers and Criminal History

The Alaska State Troopers also work in the Petersburg Borough. They back up local police on major cases and patrol the rural areas outside the city. State trooper arrest records go to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. You can ask for copies through the DPS Records and Identification Bureau at 907-269-5767. The bureau also handles name-based criminal history checks for $20 for the first copy and $5 for each extra copy. Fingerprint checks cost $35.

For online record requests, use dpsalaska.justfoia.com. The portal lets you ask for trooper reports and other agency records. You can submit new requests or track ones already filed. The DPS background check portal is the right tool for a name-based history check. You need a social security number and a state ID to confirm who you are. The DPS external links page has more resources tied to criminal records.

Arrest records show the person's name, date of arrest, charges, and a booking number. They are generally public under AS 40.25.110, but the full police file may have limits.

Petersburg Jail Roster and State Law

The Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.125 governs access to Petersburg jail roster data. Agencies must reply within 10 business days. The act covers state, borough, and city offices. You do not need to give a reason for your request. The Alaska Department of Law page explains the process, fees, and appeal rights tied to the act.

Criminal history files held by DPS follow a different rule. Under Alaska Statute 12.62.160 most of that data stays confidential. The subject of the record can still get a copy for their own use. Court orders or specific legal needs can also allow release. The Reporters Committee Alaska guide has a full walk-through of how the act plays out in practice.

Note: The act caps agency delay at 20 business days unless the agency shows good cause for more time.

The Alaska Court System also posts forms that inmates and their 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. Find these at the court forms index. If someone booked at the Petersburg community jail wants a bail change, these forms are the right starting point. They work at every court in every district.

Federal Cases and Nearby Boroughs

Some cases in the Petersburg Borough move to federal court. That can happen with major drug charges, fishing violations, or federal land crimes. When a case moves, the person may end up in federal custody. For federal inmates, use the BOP inmate locator. The tool shows people held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons from 1982 to now. You can search by register number, FBI number, or by name.

Petersburg Borough shares borders with other southeast Alaska regions. Each has its own jail roster page on this site.

The Petersburg Borough has no qualifying cities that get their own pages on this site. The city of Petersburg is served by the borough-level tools listed above.

What Petersburg Inmate Records Show

Petersburg inmate records list the person's full name, age, race, holding site, and current charges. Most records also show a booking number and a tentative release date. The state DOC runs the central database, and VINE is the public front end for that data. The Alaska inmate records guide walks through the main steps to search by name or offender ID.

Mugshots are rare. State rules only allow release of booking photos in two narrow cases. One is when police want other victims to come forward. The other is when they need public help to find a person. Petersburg Police and state troopers both follow that rule. There is no public mugshot database for the borough or for Alaska as a whole.

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

Petersburg Borough jail roster DPS records portal

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

For a person held in a state prison tied to a Petersburg case, you can visit the facility, send a written request, or call the DOC Chief Classification Officer at 907-269-7426. The court tips on locating people page is a good second stop. Alaska does not use a traditional sheriff system. In most of the state, troopers fill that role. The AST dispatch line at 907-269-5976 can help when you need to ask about a recent arrest outside the city of Petersburg.