Call Belfast at 207-338-1080. If more than three days have passed, check the Somerset inmate roster or call Madison at 207-474-7409. VINELink also tracks custody. Call the jail for more information.

The Belfast site at 10 Public Safety Way is a short-term holding facility. People who do not make bail within about 72 hours are moved to the Somerset County Jail in Madison. Their cases still belong to Waldo courts.

Belfast has no online roster. For people moved to Madison, yes: the Somerset roster shows mugshots, charges, bond status, and the holding agency, which reads Waldo for these cases. For anyone still in Belfast, phone 207-338-1080.

VINE tracks people in Belfast and Madison. On VINELink, pick Maine and search the name. Register a phone or email and you will hear about a transfer to Madison or a release.

News outlets wanting a Belfast booking picture must ask the Waldo sheriff, who decides case by case. ICE records: ICE FOIA. No federal booking picture is public unless the U.S. Marshals Service puts one out.

Belfast or Madison staff can confirm custody, the booking charge, the bail amount if any, and the next hearing when you give a full name and birth date.

Belfast and Searsport officers, deputies, and troopers bring arrests to Public Safety Way. The person is printed and photographed, belongings are listed, warrants are checked, and health questions are asked. A bail commissioner can be called next.

Bail for an arrest is posted in Belfast or Madison. Commissioners cover nights and weekends and can collect up to $60 (15 M.R.S. §1023). Judges must first think about release on recognizance under 15 M.R.S. §1026. Our bail page explains paying in Belfast or Madison.

Generally no. Waldo Class E cases seldom need cash, unless they involve abuse, certain sex crimes, a violation, or a past no-show.

Some Belfast bookings must wait for a Market Street judge. Commissioners cannot handle murder, and probation holds or violation arrests often wait for a judge. The Belfast clerk at 207-338-1940 can confirm the date.

Ask the Waldo County Sheriff's Office at 207-338-6786; its deputies serve warrants. Maine does not offer a public warrant search; dockets are covered on the electronic records page. With a lawyer, you can report to the Waldo County Jail, 10 Public Safety Way, or the Waldo Judicial Center clerk at 11 Market St., Belfast (207-338-1940) can talk about rescheduling.

All Waldo state cases are heard at 11 Market St., Belfast; 207-338-1940. People held in Madison are usually brought back or appear by video.

Visits for inmates depend on whether they are in Belfast or Madison. Rules depend on where the person is held. See our visitation page, money page, commissary page, phone page, mail page, and email page.

In Belfast or Madison, the person can call collect or with a prepaid account. Assume calls are recorded, and keep case details for the lawyer. See our phone page.

For a Belfast booking, call 207-338-1080 for the charge. The booking charge can change once the district attorney files. The Belfast clerk has the court version, and the arresting department holds the police report.

The Market Street courthouse in Belfast, 207-338-1940, handles first appearances. Each count is read, rights are reviewed, and counsel is appointed when needed. The defense may ask to lower bail. Video links are common for people held in Madison.

Belfast judges assign counsel when a defendant qualifies. People who cannot pay may ask for a lawyer through the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services.

Release from Belfast or Madison always carries conditions. No new crimes, plus any no-contact, alcohol, or curfew terms. Violating them is a new crime under 15 M.R.S. §1092.

Victims can track Belfast and Madison through VINE. Register on VINELink for notices, contact the district attorney's victim advocates, and report broken no-contact orders to police.

Someone freed early leaves from Belfast; someone held longer leaves from Madison, in Somerset County. Plan a ride and read the release paper for the court date and terms.

Belfast holds people for up to 72 hours. Count the days since the arrest. Under about three days, call Belfast first. After that, look the name up on the Somerset roster. With no match at either site, the person may have been released, sent to another agency, or never booked. VINE shows the facility in each result.

Money tied to a Belfast stay may need to follow the person to Madison. Ask staff at either site how account balances move, and check our money page and commissary page before sending more.

Inmates may be in Belfast or Madison. Address letters to whichever site currently houses the person. Letters to Belfast after a move may be delayed or returned. See our mail page for each address and the rules on what can be sent.

The Belfast facility screens health at booking. Tell staff about medical needs at booking. Family can call with concerns, but details stay private without written consent. Medicine must be in its original pharmacy container.

Neither Belfast staff nor the Madison list will match a misspelled name. Try the legal name, alternate spellings, or a maiden name. Short stays may never reach the Somerset roster. Call either facility with a birth date.

A Belfast booking is not a conviction. Custody lists only show arrests. A full Maine record comes from the SBI at the State Police; Market Street clerks keep the results.

Arrests on federal charges leave the Market Street courts. Federal prisoners from this area are held for the U.S. Marshals Service. Bangor office: 202 Harlow St., Suite 321; 207-945-0416. Portland: 156 Federal St., Suite 124; 207-780-3355. U.S. District Court clerks: Bangor 207-945-0575, Portland 207-780-3356. After sentencing, check the BOP inmate locator.

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

A long sentence from Market Street leaves Belfast for state custody. See the Maine Department of Corrections search and our Maine state prisons page.

ICE could send a detainer to Belfast or, after a transfer, to Madison. An I-247A detainer asks a jail to hold someone up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Under 5 M.R.S. §4763 and §4764, neither Belfast nor Madison may hold someone on the detainer alone, and the person receives a copy. Search the ICE detainee locator.

Yes. That leaves no booking in Belfast or Madison, just a court date.

It is a scam. Pay only in person in Belfast or Madison, or with the clerk at the Waldo Judicial Center on Market Street.

The Market Street clerk at 207-338-1940; see the court guide.

At the Belfast facility, at Madison if the person moved, or with the clerk after court. Our bail guide explains.

Belfast, to learn whether the person stayed or went to Madison, and when bail or visits run.

• Hancock County: Hancock County Jail, 50 State St., Ellsworth, ME 04605; 207-667-7588
• Kennebec County: Kennebec County Correctional Facility, 115 State St., Augusta, ME 04330; 207-623-2270
• Knox County: Knox County Jail, 327 Park St., Rockland, ME 04841; 207-594-0430
• Lincoln County: Two Bridges Regional Jail, 522 Bath Rd., Wiscasset, ME 04578; 207-882-4268
• Penobscot County: Penobscot County Jail, 85 Hammond St., Bangor, ME 04401; 207-947-4585
• Somerset County: Somerset County Jail, 131 E. Madison Rd., Madison, ME 04950; 207-474-7409

• Belfast Police Department: 207-338-2040
• Searsport Police Department: 207-548-2304
• Waldo County Sheriff's Office: 207-338-6786

Other Waldo towns call the sheriff, and troopers help cover them. Waldo is part of the State Police Central Field Troop, reached at 207-624-7076.

Emergency: 911.