Middlesex County, Massachusetts Inmate Search
Use the published phone-assisted custody method from Middlesex Sheriff's Office. Call 978-667-1711. It is verified for People housed at the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction, including men awaiting trial or serving sentences up to 2.5 years and women assigned to the pre-release center No complete public released-person archive is claimed; a missing current-custody result may reflect release, transfer, another agency, or delayed information
Middlesex County: verified quick facts
Exactly how to use the official route
- Open Official phone-assisted custody check through the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction; provide the person's full name and identifying details from the official button on this page.
- Open the official Official phone-assisted custody check through the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction; provide the person's full name and identifying details published or designated by Middlesex Sheriff's Office. Use only the identifiers accepted by that service and verify the jurisdiction before relying on a same-name result.
- Use these published or supported search details: Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff
- Match the jurisdiction and at least two available identifiers; do not rely on a same-name match alone.
- If the county route is blank, follow the no-result decision tree before moving to Massachusetts Department of Correction or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
What is actually verified for this county
| Evidence level | County/local operator route verified |
|---|---|
| Responsible agency | Middlesex Sheriff's Office |
| Official method | Official phone-assisted custody check through the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction; provide the person's full name and identifying details — Official web/app lookup |
| Public contact | 978-667-1711 |
| Operational detail policy | Bail, visitation, mail, commissary, phone/video vendor, property-release, and detailed facility rules appear only when a local official source specifically verifies them. |
Official-system output and limits
| Question | Verified answer |
|---|---|
| Verified public coverage | People housed at the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction, including men awaiting trial or serving sentences up to 2.5 years and women assigned to the pre-release center |
| Accepted search information | Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff |
| Current-custody status | The reviewed source establishes the custody-routing method, but does not publish a universal current-custody field list for this county. |
| Recent bookings | No separate recent-booking log was verified in the reviewed source set for this county route. |
| Custody notifications | No separate notification service is asserted by this page unless the official route itself provides one. |
| Charges and court dates | Not claimed as part of this verified county-custody route. Use the official court case-access system for charges, hearings, and disposition. |
| Historical or released-person records | No complete public released-person archive is claimed; a missing current-custody result may reflect release, transfer, another agency, or delayed information |
| Verified facility/location | Middlesex Jail & House of Correction; 269 Treble Cove Road, Billerica, MA 01862 |
No result? Use this county-specific search order
Check booking and intake timing
A very recent arrest may not appear until identity review, fingerprinting, medical screening, classification, and the agency record are complete.
Retry only the accepted identifiers
Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff
Check release, transfer, and regional housing
A current-custody service can stop showing a person after release or transfer. Court movement, medical transport, contract housing, or a regional jail can also change the responsible agency.
Use Massachusetts Department of Correction only after a state commitment
Open Massachusetts VINE after sentencing, admission, or a documented transfer to state corrections. A blank county result alone does not establish state-prison custody.
Use the federal locator only for confirmed federal placement
A local arrest does not automatically create a Federal Bureau of Prisons record. Use the BOP locator after a federal sentence or confirmed BOP placement.
Call the published public contact for urgent confirmation
Call 978-667-1711 and ask Middlesex Sheriff's Office about the current custody route. Provide the full legal name and any booking, case, or agency identifier you already have.
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and court records are separate
| Situation | Correct starting point | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Recent local arrest or local detention | Middlesex Sheriff's Office — Official phone-assisted custody check through the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction; provide the person's full name and identifying details | People housed at the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction, including men awaiting trial or serving sentences up to 2.5 years and women assigned to the pre-release center |
| Confirmed Massachusetts state sentence or transfer | Massachusetts Department of Correction — Massachusetts VINE | Mass.gov directs users to VINELink or its phone service |
| Confirmed federal sentence or BOP placement | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator guide | County and state systems do not replace the BOP locator. |
| Charges, hearing dates, disposition, certified records | Official court case-access or clerk system | An inmate roster is not a complete or certified court docket. |
Jurisdiction identity check
Middlesex County uses Census GEOID 25017. The 2025 Census estimate is 1,669,979 residents, ranked #1 among 14 county equivalents in Massachusetts. These figures identify the jurisdiction; they are not jail-population or capacity figures.
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Official sources and the role of each source
Each row is an official URL with a stated role. Multiple URLs from the same agency are not represented as independent agencies.
| Official source role | What it verifies | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Primary official custody route | Official starting method for the custody coverage described on this Middlesex County page. | Open official source |
| Local custody operator or agency source | Agency identity, local custody route, public contact, facility, or operational limitation stated by the local government source. | Open official source |
| Local custody operator or agency source | Agency identity, local custody route, public contact, facility, or operational limitation stated by the local government source. | Open official source |
| State-prison boundary source | Separate Massachusetts state-corrections custody search; it is not treated as the county-jail locator. | Open official source |
| Official agency guidance | Government-published custody coverage, routing instructions, or system limitations used on this page. | Open official source |
| Federal custody boundary source | Separate federal custody locator; county and state systems do not replace the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. | Open official source |
Last source check: 2026-07-18. Report an official-source change.
Accuracy and appropriate use
An arrest, booking, detainer, or custody listing is not proof of conviction. Records can change after bond, court action, release, transfer, classification, or sentence recalculation. This directory is not a consumer reporting agency and must not be used for employment, housing, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decisions.