Felony and misdemeanor arrests from York County are booked at the jail found at:
1 Layman Way
Alfred, ME 04002
which houses adults awaiting court or serving short sentences.
County deputies book the people they arrest, and municipal police departments in the county without holding cells bring their arrests here as well. Intake staff take a photograph and fingerprints, record personal property, run warrant checks and complete a health screening before assigning housing.
Troopers with the Maine State Police and other state officers also book arrests at this facility. The U.S. Marshals may house federal prisoners here.
Since July 29, 2026, Maine law (LD 1971 and related “ICE Out” laws) bars jails from holding anyone past their release time solely because of an ICE detainer or other immigration hold request, and from sharing non-public release dates with immigration agents. People may be turned over to immigration authorities only on a court order or criminal warrant, local officers may not carry out immigration enforcement duties under 287(g) agreements, and jails may no longer contract to house ICE detainees. Anyone who receives a hold request must be given a copy. To locate a person already in federal immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
The arrest roster is drawn from the county’s official booking list (opens in a new tab) or an official statewide jail list. Where allowed, it may list a booking photo, the charges and the arresting agency for each one. For anything that seems incomplete, reach the York County Jail at 207-324-9001.
Being processed and either housed or released can take anywhere from two hours to most of a day, depending on how busy booking is.
Maine does not have commercial bail bond agents, so bail is posted in full, in cash or with property. Instead, a bail commissioner, an official appointed by the courts, often sets bail at the jail soon after booking, and a fee is charged for that service. State law favors release on personal recognizance or an unsecured bond, and for most Class E crimes cash bail generally cannot be set at all. Anyone arrested without a warrant must have a judge review probable cause within 48 hours, and people held in custody see a judge at their initial appearance. Visit our Bail page for how to post bail.
Call the jail’s main line at 207-324-9001 to ask whether a specific person has been booked.
You may be routed to an automated lookup or to a corrections officer. Expect to be asked for the person’s date of birth, which helps staff locate the correct record and protects privacy.
A new arrest may take several hours to show up in jail records.
Recent bookings can also be searched online through the York County Jail Booking Roster.
Once arrested and advised of Miranda rights, the person is brought by the arresting officer to the county jail serving York County, sometimes after a stop at a local police station, to be booked.
Intake involves several stages. Lawyers usually advise keeping quiet about the case the whole time, because conversations with officers, other detainees and callers on jail phones may be recorded and used as evidence.
Officers take a booking photo and fingerprints and go through questions about personal history and mental state. A DNA sample may be taken in some serious cases. Warrant checks are run for York County, the rest of Maine and other jurisdictions nationwide.
In an operating-under-the-influence (OUI) case, refusing a breath or blood test leads to a license suspension under Maine’s implied consent law, and a blood sample may be drawn by medical staff, generally under a warrant.
New arrivals may be strip-searched, which can involve undressing, squatting and coughing in front of an officer, and may also go through a metal detector or body scanner.
Corrections staff ask about medical problems, medications, allergies, alcohol and drug use, opioid withdrawal risk, suicidal thoughts, tattoos, gang ties and safety concerns. This information guides cell assignment and any medical or mental health care the person needs.
All personal belongings are collected, itemized and held until the person leaves custody, or released earlier to a friend or relative if the person signs off on it.
This covers clothing, cash, wallets, bags, phones, jewelry, piercings and watches. Eyeglasses can be held when they present a security concern, and laces are taken out of any shoes the person keeps.
The person is allowed to call someone to report the arrest and to arrange bail, often after a bail commissioner has set the amount.
If they stay in custody until their initial appearance, the York County Jail provides a uniform, footwear, sheets and a blanket, a towel and basic toiletries.
Before going to housing, people typically shower and may be treated for lice or scabies.
Booking can be finished in an hour or run longer than a day. It depends on how many people are waiting, how many officers are working and how the person acts.
A person who is highly intoxicated or combative may spend several hours in a holding cell before staff can complete intake.