This private reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bail, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
Official Suffolk County Contacts
Use the last known custodian. Nashua Street Jail and South Bay House of Correction have different Records extensions, while formal requests go to the SCSD Records Access Officer. State-prison records belong to Massachusetts DOC, and a Boston Police booking belongs to the City or BPD.
Nashua Street Jail Records
200 Nashua Street, Boston, MA 02114
617-635-1100 x3005
No separate Records hours or fee schedule is published.
200 Nashua Street, Boston, MA 02114
617-635-1100 x3005
No separate Records hours or fee schedule is published.
South Bay House of Correction Records
20 Bradston Street, Boston, MA 02118
617-635-1000 x2017
SCSD provides no person-search web form.
20 Bradston Street, Boston, MA 02118
617-635-1000 x2017
SCSD provides no person-search web form.
SCSD Records Access Officer
200 Nashua Street, Boston, MA 02114
psullivan@scsdma.org
617-635-1100 x6373; fax 617-704-6693
Verify the current RAO before submitting.
200 Nashua Street, Boston, MA 02114
psullivan@scsdma.org
617-635-1100 x6373; fax 617-704-6693
Verify the current RAO before submitting.
Massachusetts DOC Primary RAO
50 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757
doc.rao@state.ma.us; 508-422-3436
DOC does not process county Jail or HOC requests.
50 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757
doc.rao@state.ma.us; 508-422-3436
DOC does not process county Jail or HOC requests.
Choose the route that matches the question:
- For a named released person or release document, use the home page search and records path.
- For post-release supervision, use Probation & Parole. Suffolk-area parole Regions 1 and 2 are at 60 Clayton Street, Dorchester, 617-376-6260, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- For a same-day release question, use Jail Releases: 24 Hours. SCSD publishes no online feed.
- For a state sentence date or alert, use Projected Release or VINELink Inmate Search.
- For a Boston Police booking record, use the City JustFOIA route or Public Service Counter at One Schroeder Plaza, 617-343-4633, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- For federal prison, use the national BOP locator. ICE uses a separate current-detainee locator.
- For a court order, contact the division that owns the criminal docket. Suffolk Superior Probation is 617-788-7255; Central BMC Probation is 617-788-8426.