Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska Jail & Detention Facility Guide
Confirm the current jail or detention location through the responsible Fairbanks North Star Borough agency before mailing, paying, visiting, calling, or traveling. This page combines county-specific geography, official-source routing, state corrections guidance, and transfer checks without inventing an unverified facility list.
Facility search: quick answer
Fairbanks Correctional Center snapshot
| Operator | Alaska Department of Corrections |
|---|---|
| Published address or location context | 1931 Egan Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701 |
| Custody coverage | People in Alaska DOC custody whose listed institution is Fairbanks Correctional Center |
| Search method | Alaska DOC offender-location and VINE custody pathway, with Fairbanks Correctional Center confirmation |
| Release/history limitation | Alaska custody is administered statewide rather than by the borough; location and release information can change and is not a complete case record |
| Public phone | 907-458-6700 |
County profile for facility verification
The Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate for Fairbanks North Star Borough is 93,972 residents, compared with 95,333 in 2020. The estimated change was −1,361 people (1.4%). It ranks #3 among 30 county equivalents in Alaska.
| Jurisdiction fact | Value | Facility-search relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Official Census name | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Confirms the county-equivalent connected to the facility search |
| GEOID | 02090 | Distinguishes same-named counties and cities |
| County-equivalent type | Borough | Explains the jurisdiction model |
| 2025 resident population | 93,972 | Provides jurisdiction scale; it is not jail population or capacity |
| Adjacent jurisdictions | 0 | Supports nearby checks during regional or cross-county housing |
How to confirm the current facility
- Open the parent Fairbanks North Star Borough inmate-search guide and identify the responsible sheriff, corrections department, detention center, regional jail, state agency, or other custodian.
- Use the verified custody method linked above.
- Confirm the exact facility name, booking or inmate number, current status, and jurisdiction.
- Open the official facility or agency page before sending mail, money, documents, or planning a visit.
- Reconfirm the location after court, medical transport, classification, contract placement, or transfer.
Why a jurisdiction can use more than one detention location
Alaska uses a statewide Department of Corrections structure. Borough and census-area names do not necessarily correspond to separately operated county jails, so use the state-designated custody pathway and the arresting agency when local placement is unclear. A jurisdiction may use an intake center, main jail, annex, work-release center, city jail, regional authority, juvenile facility, medical unit, courthouse holding area, or contracted beds. The public agency result or official information line is the best current source for where an adult is housed.
Facility details to verify
| Detail | Why it matters | Where to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Official facility name | Prevents confusion with an old, renamed, closed, or informal jail name | Responsible agency or current inmate result |
| Operating agency | Identifies the correct locator, phone, mail, money, and visitation rules | Sheriff, corrections, regional authority, state, or contracted public portal |
| Street and mailing address | Physical location and inmate-mail address can differ | Current official facility page |
| Public information phone | Confirms urgent transfer or release questions when published | Official contact page |
| Custody population served | A building may handle intake, pretrial, sentenced, work-release, medical, or another group | Agency facility description |
| Search relationship | Shows whether the county search covers the facility or another system must be used | Locator coverage statement |
Mail, money, visitation, and phone services
Do not use a facility address or vendor from an old third-party page. Open the current official sheriff, corrections, jail, regional authority, or facility page and confirm the recipient format, inmate number, permitted items, vendor, visitation approval process, schedule, identification requirements, and communication rules. Transfers can invalidate previously correct instructions.
When the facility shown online changes
A location can change after court, classification, sentence, disciplinary action, medical care, protective placement, overcrowding, regional placement, contract housing, state transfer, federal hold, or release processing. A changed location does not by itself explain the person’s legal status.
State and federal alternatives
If the person has entered state custody, use the Alaska state inmate-search guide. The state agency is Alaska Department of Corrections and the published state tool is Find an Inmate / Alaska VINE. If federal custody is confirmed, use the federal BOP guide.
Nearby county searches
How this guide avoids stale facility data
The parent county has a verified official custody pathway, but current facility details still must be reconfirmed before action.