Phone the jail at 207-667-7588 and give the full legal name and birth date. Another route is VINELink, which searches Maine jails by name and can send you a text or email if their status changes. Call the jail for more information on charges.

VINE tracks people at the Hancock jail in Ellsworth. Open VINELink, choose Maine, and type the first and last name. Narrow the results by age or birth date if the name is common. Each hit names the custody status plus the holding facility. Click "register" to get alerts about release or transfer; you choose the phone number or email.

Ellsworth mugshot requests are decided by the Sheriff's Office, so reporters and others should ask at 207-667-7575. For immigration detainees, use the ICE FOIA page. Federal mugshots are not public, though the U.S. Marshals Service sometimes releases one.

The Ellsworth jail answers at 207-667-7588. Officers can say whether the person is held, the booking charge, whether bail has been set, and the next court date. They will not talk about evidence or give legal advice. Have a pen ready and ask for the inmate number, which helps with deposits and mail.

Booking at 50 State St. in Ellsworth takes time. Booking takes time: fingerprints, a photo, a property list, a medical check, and a search for other warrants. During that window, staff may not have every detail ready. If the arrest was in the last hour or two, wait and call again. Arrests from far ends of the county, like Stonington or Gouldsboro, also take time to drive in.

Hancock sometimes houses people elsewhere, and other counties sometimes send people here. VINELink lists the facility that holds the person now. Use that jail's phone, mail, and money rules. Our pages for nearby jails, linked below, have those numbers.

In summer, Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island fill with visitors, and arrests of out-of-state people go up. Everyone still comes to State Street in Ellsworth. A visitor who is released may need help getting back to the island or to a hotel, so plan a ride.

Off-hours, Hancock bail comes from a commissioner; during court sessions, from the judge. The commissioner can charge up to $60 under 15 M.R.S. §1023. Under 15 M.R.S. §1026, release on a promise or unsecured bond comes before cash. Our bail page explains how to post it and the rules that follow.

On minor Hancock charges, the Ellsworth jail rarely takes money. When nothing worse than a Class E crime is charged, Maine mostly rules out cash. Domestic violence cases, certain sex crimes, bail violations, and people who skipped court before are among the exceptions. Ask the jail what class the charge is when you call.

Some Ellsworth bookings must wait for a judge at State Street. Some people must see a judge first. Murder cases, probation holds, and arrests while already out on release usually wait for an Ellsworth judge. In that case, the front desk cannot accept money until a judge rules. The clerk at 207-667-7141 can tell you the date.

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office at 207-667-7575 can tell you, since its deputies serve the county's warrants. Maine provides no public warrant search; Hancock court dockets are on re:SearchMaine through the court records page. Turning yourself in with a lawyer at the Hancock County Jail, 50 State St., Ellsworth, is the cleanest way to clear it. The Ellsworth District Court clerk (207-667-7141), in the same building, can say whether a missed date can be reset.

Both trial courts are at 50 State St., Ellsworth:

• Hancock County Superior Court, Suite 2: 207-667-7176
• Ellsworth District Court, Suite 2: 207-667-7141

Felony jury trials are in Superior Court. Most first hearings are in District Court.

Visits are set by the jail's schedule. Call before going and bring a photo ID. Read our visitation page.

Money for someone at the Ellsworth jail goes into an account. Ask jail staff about deposit options. Our money page, commissary page, and phone page cover the basics.

Use the person's full name and 50 State St., Ellsworth, ME 04605, plus your return address. Skip glitter, stickers, and anything taped. See our mail page and email page.

Once booked, yes. Ellsworth calls use the jail phone system and can be paid for with a prepaid account; tablet messages work in a similar way. Assume calls are recorded. See our phone page and email page for setup.

At the first court date in Ellsworth, anyone too short on money for private counsel may request an appointed one. The court appoints a lawyer through the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services. Helpful facts for a release request include a local job, school, family, or a lease.

Released people exit on State Street, collecting belongings and leftover account funds. Read the release form, which lists the next court date and any conditions. Breaking a condition is a new crime in Maine.

The jail gives the booking charge. The district attorney may change it when filing in court. Ask the clerk on State Street for the charge as filed, or search re:SearchMaine. The arresting agency keeps the police report.

Jail staff only know about this jail. For a Maine criminal history, ask the State Bureau of Identification in the Maine State Police. For court cases, use re:SearchMaine or the State Street clerk.

Youth are held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, 675 Westbrook St., South Portland, ME 04106; 207-822-2600.

Long Hancock sentences are served outside Ellsworth. Search the Maine Department of Corrections list, and see our Maine state prisons page.

Hancock federal arrests skip the State Street courts in Ellsworth. Pretrial federal detainees are in U.S. Marshals Service custody, often at a county jail. The Marshals' Bangor office, at 202 Harlow St., Suite 321, Bangor, ME 04401 (207-945-0416), is closest; headquarters is at 156 Federal St., Suite 124, Portland (207-780-3355). For federal court dates, call the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine clerk in Bangor at 207-945-0575 or Portland at 207-780-3356. After sentencing, try the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

Ellsworth jail staff handle any ICE paperwork that arrives. Form I-247A asks Maine jails to keep a person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Under 5 M.R.S. §4763 and §4764, Ellsworth cannot hold anyone solely for ICE, and the person must be given a copy of the request. The ICE detainee locator tracks federal immigration custody.

Possibly. Ellsworth and Bar Harbor officers can write summonses. Many charges end with a summons, which means freedom now and a court date later. The Ellsworth jail keeps no record in those cases.

The Ellsworth jail at 207-667-7588 can confirm real bail. Pressure, secrecy, and payment by gift card or wire. Legitimate bail is taken at the Ellsworth jail or the State Street clerk. Hang up and dial the jail.

Both the District and Superior clerks sit on State Street in Ellsworth; either can look up a case. See the court guide.

Hancock bail after hours is set at the Ellsworth jail. A bail commissioner, appointed by the judiciary rather than the sheriff. One visits the Ellsworth jail, sets terms, and may charge a fee capped at $60.

The Ellsworth jail sometimes has no match. A wrong spelling or birth date is common. Otherwise the person may have bailed out, received a summons, or gone to federal or out-of-county custody.

Call the Ellsworth jail at 207-667-7588 before a summer trip. Route 1 and Route 3 crawl in tourist season. Phone ahead to confirm custody and hours, and bring a photo ID.

• Knox County: Knox County Jail, 327 Park St., Rockland, ME 04841; 207-594-0430
• Penobscot County: Penobscot County Jail, 85 Hammond St., Bangor, ME 04401; 207-947-4585
• Waldo County: Waldo County Jail, 10 Public Safety Way, Belfast, ME 04915; 207-338-1080
• Washington County: Washington County Jail, 83 Court St., Machias, ME 04654; 207-255-3434

• Ellsworth Police Department: 207-667-2168
• Alternative number: Ellsworth, 207-667-2133
• Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department: 207-288-3391
• Bucksport Police Department: 207-469-7951
• Southwest Harbor Police Department: 207-244-7911
• Gouldsboro Police Department: 207-963-5566
• Winter Harbor Police Department, 20 School St.: 207-963-2235
• Hancock County Sheriff's Office, 50 State St., Ellsworth: 207-667-7575

For a town without its own police department, the sheriff's office responds. Troopers also work Hancock out of the Northern Field Troop's Ellsworth barracks: 207-667-3722.

Emergency: 911.