Call 207-324-9001, or use VINELink for a name search and alerts. Call the jail for more information.

VINE tracks people at the Alfred jail. Choose Maine and type the name; results show the facility and custody status. Registering a cell or inbox brings alerts on releases and transfers out of Alfred.

Alfred shares booking photos at the sheriff's discretion; journalists need to put the request to the sheriff. For people ICE holds, file through ICE FOIA. Federal booking pictures are private except what the U.S. Marshals Service releases.

With a full name and birth date, Alfred staff will confirm custody, the booking charge, any bail amount, and the next court date.

Arrests from Biddeford, Saco, Sanford, Kittery, and other towns, plus deputies and troopers, come to 149 Jordan Springs Rd., Alfred. Staff print and photograph the person, inventory property, search for warrants, and screen health. A bail commissioner may come next.

Bail for the Alfred jail is posted at 149 Jordan Springs Rd. Commissioners set bail after hours and may charge up to $60 (15 M.R.S. §1023). 15 M.R.S. §1026 puts release on recognizance first. See our bail page for posting in Alfred.

For a York case whose top count is Class E, cash is usually not required. Abuse charges, certain sex offenses, violations, and past missed dates are the York exceptions.

No commissioner can act on a York murder case, a probation hold, or most violation arrests. The Biddeford clerks at 207-283-6000 can tell you the hearing date.

Deputies serve the county's warrants; ask the Sheriff's Office in Alfred at 207-324-1113. Maine offers no public warrant search, but Biddeford court dockets are on re:SearchMaine, per the electronic records page. Defense counsel can set up a time to report to the York County Jail, 149 Jordan Springs Rd., or the Biddeford clerk at 515 Elm St. (207-283-6000) can discuss a new date.

Both the Superior Court and the District Court sit at 515 Elm St., Biddeford; 207-283-6000.

Not on paper to Alfred. Since December 18, 2023, personal mail is sent to a scanning service, and inmates read it on kiosks or tablets. See our mail page.

The Alfred jail sets its own visiting rules; call 207-324-9001. See our visitation page, money page, commissary page, phone page, and email page.

Phones at the Alfred jail open to inmates after booking. Once booked, the person can call collect or use a prepaid account, and may read scanned mail on a kiosk or tablet. Calls are usually recorded. See our phone page and email page.

For an Alfred booking, the jail has the charge. The booking charge is the police's version. The district attorney decides what to file in Biddeford. The clerk has the court papers; the arresting department has the report.

In Biddeford, 515 Elm St. (207-283-6000) is where first appearances happen. The court reviews each count and the person's rights, then handles counsel. The defense may ask for lower bail. People in Alfred often appear by video.

Biddeford judges appoint lawyers in Alfred jail cases. People who cannot pay can ask at their first hearing for counsel through the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services.

Every York order forbids new offenses; judges often add no-contact, sobriety, or curfew terms. A violation is a separate crime under 15 M.R.S. §1092.

Victims can track the Alfred jail through VINE. Register for VINELink notices, talk with the district attorney's victim advocates, and call police about any broken no-contact order.

People leave from the jail in Alfred with their property and balance. Have someone pick them up, and check the discharge form for the Biddeford date.

Alfred sometimes sends people to other jails, to state prison after a sentence, or to federal custody. VINE or a call to Alfred will show the new location.

Medical questions come up during Alfred's booking. Tell booking staff about illness and medicine. Families can call with concerns, but details need written consent. Medicine must be in the original container.

The Alfred jail may miss a name. Try the legal name, other spellings, or a maiden name. A short stay may end before you search. Call with a birth date.

Bring photo ID, the person's full name and birth date, and the amount in a form the jail accepts. Call first to ask whether a commissioner has set terms and when one will arrive. Keep the receipt. Our bail page has the steps.

Money for someone at the Alfred jail goes into an account. See our money page and commissary page for deposit options and spending rules. Include the person's full legal name with each deposit.

The Alfred jail scans personal mail. Because personal mail is scanned, send plain letters and photos only, and expect them to arrive as images, not paper. Write the person's full name on every page. Check our mail page for the current address and limits. Attorney letters are handled another way.

Old Orchard Beach, Ogunquit, Wells, and York grow busy in summer. Arrests there still go to Alfred, but booking may take longer on crowded nights. Call later or check VINE again before driving.

An Alfred booking is not a conviction. A jail entry shows custody only. York families wanting a full record can request one from the SBI at the Maine State Police; Biddeford clerks hold case results.

Federal cases skip the Biddeford courthouse. Federal defendants are in U.S. Marshals Service custody before sentencing. Portland headquarters: 156 Federal St., Suite 124; 207-780-3355. Bangor: 202 Harlow St., Suite 321; 207-945-0416. U.S. District Court clerks: Portland 207-780-3356, Bangor 207-945-0575. After sentencing, try the BOP inmate locator.

If the arrest happened in Kittery, Eliot, or Berwick, the person goes to Alfred. If New Hampshire police made the arrest across the river, the person is in a New Hampshire jail instead, and VINE for that state is a separate search.

York County youth go to the Long Creek Youth Development Center, 675 Westbrook St., South Portland, ME 04106; 207-822-2600.

Long sentences are served outside Alfred. See the Maine Department of Corrections search and our Maine state prisons page.

Alfred jail staff weigh any ICE detainer against Maine law. An I-247A detainer asks for a hold up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Under 5 M.R.S. §4763 and §4764, York jailers cannot extend custody based only on that request, and they must hand over a copy of it. See the ICE detainee locator.

Yes. Then there is no Alfred booking, only a hearing date on the paper.

The Alfred jail at 207-324-9001 can confirm real bail. Urgent demands for gift cards or wires. Alfred and the Biddeford clerks take bail in person only.

The Elm Street clerks; see our court guide.

Call the Alfred jail at 207-324-9001 first. Yes, to confirm custody and visit or bail times. Bring ID.

• Cumberland County: Cumberland County Jail, 50 County Way, Portland, ME 04102; 207-774-5939
• Oxford County: Oxford County Jail, 26 Western Ave., South Paris, ME 04281; 207-743-5870

• Biddeford Police Department: 207-282-5127
• Saco Police Department: 207-284-4535
• Sanford Police Department: 207-324-3644
• Kennebunk Police Department: 207-985-2102 ext. 1608
• Kennebunkport Police Department: 207-967-2454
• Kittery Police Department: 207-439-1638
• Old Orchard Beach Police Department: 207-934-4911
• Wells Police Department: 207-646-9354
• York Police Department: 207-363-4444
• Ogunquit Police Department: 207-646-9362
• Eliot Police Department: 207-439-1179
• South Berwick Police Department: 207-384-2254
• Berwick Police Department: 207-698-1136
• North Berwick Police Department: 207-676-2751
• Buxton Police Department, 185 Portland Rd.: 207-929-6612
• Alternative number: Buxton, 207-929-5151
• York County Sheriff's Office, 1 Layman Way, Alfred: 207-324-1113

Limerick, Lyman, and other towns without their own department are covered by York deputies and troopers. The State Police Southern Field Troop's Alfred barracks: 207-459-1300.

Emergency: 911.