Nome Census Area Released Inmates
Nome Census Area Released Inmates records usually begin with Anvil Mountain Correctional Center, then branch into court records, state trooper records, and Alaska VINE notifications. That order matters in Western Alaska because one custody trail can cover Nome itself and many remote villages in the same region. If you are checking whether someone is still in custody, was moved, or was released after a court event, the cleanest approach is to start with the current facility and then connect that result to the public case history and agency records that explain it.
Nome Released Inmates Overview
Where Nome Released Inmates Start
Nome Census Area Released Inmates searches usually start with Anvil Mountain Correctional Center because that facility serves Western Alaska and holds adult male inmates from the broader region. The center sits at 1810 Center Creek Road in Nome, with mailing address P.O. Box 730, Nome, AK 99762. The main phone number is (907) 443-2241. If you already know the person was held in state custody, that facility is the most direct local source before you widen the search to the statewide court portal or a records request.
The next source is the Alaska court system. The research file places the Nome Superior and District Court at 113 Front Street, P.O. Box 1110, Nome, AK 99762, with phone number (907) 443-5216. Rather than relying on low-quality directory pages, this site uses the official Alaska Court System and the official statewide court records portal as the public-facing court sources. Those official tools are the better way to connect a custody result to the criminal case, hearing schedule, or sentence that shaped release.
The local courts image in this project comes from the official Alaska Courts homepage, which is the best public entry point for Nome Census Area Released Inmates case access.
That official court source matters because a release change often appears as a court event, order, or case update before anyone sees it in a summary search result.
Nome Released Inmates At Anvil
Anvil Mountain Correctional Center is the core facility in a Nome Census Area Released Inmates search. DOC describes it as a Western Alaska facility for adult male inmates, with program offerings that include 12-Step Recovery Meetings, Alaska Native-Based Substance Abuse Treatment, Adult Basic Education, GED classes, a computer lab, post-secondary academic services, and a wide vocational slate. Those details are useful because they show the facility is not just a booking stop. It handles longer custody periods, treatment, and reentry programming that can shape how and when release happens.
| Facility | Anvil Mountain Correctional Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 1810 Center Creek Road Nome, AK 99762 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 730 Nome, AK 99762 |
| Phone | (907) 443-2241 |
| Administrative Fax | (907) 443-5195 |
| Booking Fax | (907) 443-5337 |
DOC also lists Alaska Food Service Worker Card training, GPS classes, Hazwopper, KeyTrain and WorkKeys, Microsoft Office training, MSHA New Miner Part 48, motor vehicle and commercial driver book training, Native Heritage Skin Sewing, NCCER Core, NSTC, Young Fisherman, and waste water lagoon training. Pro-social programming includes the Alaska Reentry Course, Criminal Attitude Program, and Parenting Classes. That range of services tells you this is a major regional center, not a small local hold with a simple overnight release cycle.
If you need a live status check, pair the facility information with Alaska VINE. If you need broader offender profile or records context, the DOC Research and Records office is the better follow-up. Nome Released Inmates questions often need both a live status answer and a document trail.
Search Nome Released Inmates Tools
Nome Census Area Released Inmates searches work best when you use different tools for different questions. VINE is the fastest public method for current custody status and release notifications. The court portal is the best place to connect a custody result to the case file that explains it. The Alaska Department of Corrections site and the DOC records office are better when you need facility context, offender profile information, or agency-level records guidance.
Before you search, pull together the details that keep the results clean:
- Full legal name and any known aliases
- Approximate arrest, booking, or release date
- DOC number, case number, or booking number if known
- Whether the event happened in Nome or another village in the census area
That last point matters in Nome. The census area covers a broad region, and the arresting agency may be the Nome Police Department, Alaska State Troopers, or another local public safety office tied to a village response. The research file notes that troopers coordinate with Anvil Mountain for detention and transport across the area. That means a Nome Released Inmates search can start far from Nome and still end at the same facility.
The official DOC records page at doc.alaska.gov/administrative-services/research-records is a strong companion source when the current custody check is too thin and you need more agency context behind the file.
Court And Trooper Records
The Nome Police Department is listed in the research as the city agency that coordinates with Anvil Mountain Correctional Center for detention services, but the project research does not provide an official police URL. For that reason, this page avoids inventing a link and instead leans on the official state court and public safety sources that are in hand. That is a better fit for a records page. It keeps the search tied to sources that can be verified and used directly.
The Alaska State Troopers site at dps.alaska.gov is the official statewide public safety source for the Nome region. The research notes that troopers serve remote villages across the Nome Census Area and transport prisoners to Anvil Mountain Correctional Center. If a case began outside city limits or moved through a village response, the trooper trail may matter more than a municipal one. That is one reason a Nome Released Inmates search can require both a facility check and a public safety check.
The statewide Alaska court system remains the cleanest court path. Use courts.alaska.gov for court offices and forms, then move to records.courts.alaska.gov for case access. That pairing is more reliable than relying on mirror directories or unofficial listings for court contact details.
Nome Released Inmates Record Limits
Nome Released Inmates records are public to a point, but Alaska still limits what can be disclosed. The research ties those limits to Alaska public records law under AS 40.25, DOC confidentiality rules under AS 33.30.211, and the public-access guide at the Alaska Open Government Guide. In practice, that means a public status check may show that a person was held or released while medical, mental health, pre-sentence, or security-sensitive material remains protected.
Victim and witness protections also matter. The same research set points to Alaska victim protections under AS 12.61 and to the official Victims' Rights Coordinator page. If a record is partially redacted, that does not mean the search failed. It often means the public copy is doing what Alaska law requires.
The public records guide image in this project comes from the Alaska Open Government Guide, which is useful for understanding why one Nome Released Inmates record is open and another is limited.
That guide helps explain the limits without forcing every search into a separate legal section or an appeal process before you know what the agency is actually withholding.
Historic Nome Released Inmates
When a Nome Released Inmates search reaches back in time, the Alaska State Archives may be more useful than a live custody source. That is the right place to ask about older territorial, statehood-era, or inactive incarceration records that no longer appear in the current DOC tools. If the person moved into federal custody, the better next step is the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator, because Alaska has no federal prison and federal inmates may be housed outside the state.
The state archives image in this project is sourced from the Alaska State Archives and fits Nome searches that have moved beyond current custody and into older record collections.
That historical route is often the difference between a dead end and a useful lead when the current correctional systems no longer carry the record you need.
Nome Released Inmates Links
Use these links to move between the statewide overview and the growing set of reviewed county and city pages in this Alaska Released Inmates build.