This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bail, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official office that controls the record or facility.
Where to Ask First
For Essex County sheriff custody, start with the Essex County Sheriff's Department at 20 Manning Avenue, P.O. Box 807, Middleton, MA 01949. The main number is 978-750-1900. For bail amount questions, the sheriff's bail page names Records at 978-750-1900 ext. 3400. For Massachusetts public-records requests to the sheriff, contact Public Information Officer Gretchen Grosky at 978-750-1900 ext. 3361 or ggrosky@essexsheriffma.org. No public counter hours for inmate-status lookup were located in the research, so call before visiting.
- For current county custody, use the steps on jail inmate records and call the sheriff or Records when the online route is not available.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff public-records contact.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, MassCourts, and the clerk's office where the case was filed.
- For a specific place of custody, use the facility pages listed in the footer, including Middleton, Lawrence, Salisbury, and Barnstable.
- For a sentenced Massachusetts state prisoner, use the Massachusetts Department of Correction route through VINELink.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.