Find Plymouth County Jail Mugshots

Plymouth County jail mugshots come from the Plymouth County Correctional Facility on Long Pond Road in Plymouth. The sheriff's department manages all inmate records for the county, which includes Brockton, Plymouth, and more than two dozen other towns in southeastern Massachusetts. You can search for booking photos by name, booking number, date of birth, or commitment number through the sheriff's department. Phone searches are available at (508) 830-6200. The county processed 589 total arrests in 2023, and each one generated a booking record with a mugshot that may be available through a public records request or the online inmate locator.

Plymouth County Correctional Facility

The Plymouth County Correctional Facility sits at 26 Long Pond Road in Plymouth. It opened in 1994 and holds up to 1,650 inmates. The facility operates at medium and maximum security levels. It houses both pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Every person booked here gets a mugshot taken as part of the intake process. That photo becomes part of their inmate file along with fingerprints, charges, and personal information.

Plymouth County also runs a Women's Detention Unit and a Pre-Release Center, both at 24 Long Pond Road. The women's unit holds female inmates from the county. The Pre-Release Center focuses on reentry preparation and work release for inmates nearing the end of their sentences. Records from all three locations are managed by the same sheriff's department. One phone call to (508) 830-6200 can get you information about an inmate at any of these sites.

Searching Plymouth County Jail Mugshots

The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department offers an online inmate locator on its website. You can search by name, booking number, date of birth, or commitment number. The system shows current custody status, charges filed, expected release dates, and facility location. It is the fastest way to check if someone is currently held in Plymouth County. The search is free and does not require you to create an account.

Phone searches work too. Call (508) 830-6200 during business hours. Staff can confirm custody status and give you basic booking details. For more detailed records, visit the Records Division in person at 24 Long Pond Road. Bring a valid ID. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. They are closed on holidays. In-person visits let you view files and request copies of booking records, including jail mugshots when they are available for release.

You can also submit a written public records request. Use the department's own request form or write a letter citing MGL c. 66, § 10. Send it by email, mail, or drop it off in person. The sheriff's department has up to 10 business days to respond under state law. Fees may apply for copies of documents.

The Jail Exchange page for Plymouth County has more details on inmate search options and what to expect.

This page walks through the basics of looking up inmates at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.

Plymouth County Arrest Statistics

Plymouth County reported 589 total arrests in 2023. That was a 6.51% drop from the year before. The arrest rate works out to about 856 per 100,000 residents. Each of these arrests created a booking record and a jail mugshot at the correctional facility. Group B offenses made up 50.3% of all arrests. Crimes against persons accounted for 34.5%. DUI arrests totaled 79 and larceny arrests came in at 46. Juvenile arrests were at 19 for the year.

These numbers give you a rough sense of how many new jail mugshots Plymouth County generates each year. Not all arrests lead to a jail stay. Some people post bail the same day. Others are released on personal recognizance. But every booking creates a photo and a record that enters the system.

Plymouth County Inmate Record Details

A booking record at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility includes the inmate's full legal name, booking date, charges filed, custody status, facility location, and expected release date if sentenced. Bail and bond amounts are listed along with scheduled court dates. The booking photograph is taken during intake and stored with the rest of the file. This is the mugshot that may be available through a records request.

Certain information is not public. Medical and mental health records are off limits. Disciplinary reports stay internal. Program participation details, social security numbers, security classification documents, and victim information are all restricted. These limits apply to every inmate file in Plymouth County. You can get the basic booking data, charges, and custody status without any special access. The restricted items require specific legal authority or a court order to view.

Public Records Law and Plymouth County Mugshots

Whether a Plymouth County jail mugshot is public depends on timing. Under MGL c. 6, § 167, booking photos taken after criminal proceedings start fall under CORI rules. The Supervisor of Public Records ruled in 2010 (SPR10/152) that mugshots taken before that point are public records. The "initiation of criminal proceedings" is the moment when the investigation is done and officers move to bring the suspect to court. This can happen before the actual arrest.

MGL c. 66, § 10 gives everyone the right to inspect and copy public records. That includes jail records that are not covered by CORI. The fee for paper copies is $0.25 per page. The agency has 10 business days to respond. If the sheriff's department denies your request, you can appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records. The Plymouth County inmate records guide covers more about how to get records from the sheriff's department.

Under MGL c. 276, §§ 100A and 100C, older records may have been sealed. Misdemeanors can be sealed after 5 years. Felonies take 10 years. Sealed records and their associated mugshots will not show up in standard searches.

Police Logs in Plymouth County

MGL c. 41, § 98F requires all police departments in Plymouth County to keep daily arrest logs. These are public records. They show the names and addresses of people arrested, the charges filed, and the dates. You can view them at any police station in the county during business hours. There is no charge to look at the log.

Brockton and Plymouth both maintain their own police logs. So do the smaller towns like Marshfield, Duxbury, and Whitman. The logs do not include mugshots, but they confirm when someone was arrested and on what charges. That information can help you file a more targeted records request with the sheriff's department. Keep in mind that MGL c. 41, § 97D keeps domestic violence and sexual assault cases out of public logs.

State Search Tools for Plymouth County

The Massachusetts DOC inmate locator covers anyone transferred from Plymouth County to a state prison. State prisons hold people sentenced to more than two and a half years. If someone started at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility and then moved to a state facility, their record shifts to the DOC system. The iCORI portal provides criminal record checks for $25 per search. It shows convictions and active cases but does not include mugshots directly.

Court records offer another angle. The Massachusetts Trial Court lets you search case dockets by name or case number for free. It shows charges, hearing dates, and case status. It does not show mugshots or full police reports. But it can confirm arrest details when the jail's records come up short.

Cities in Plymouth County

Plymouth County has two major cities with their own jail mugshot search pages. Arrests in these cities go through local police first, then to the county correctional facility for booking.

Other towns in Plymouth County include Marshfield, Duxbury, Whitman, Hanover, and Pembroke. All bookings for these communities go through the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.

Nearby Counties

These counties share borders with Plymouth County. If you are not sure where an arrest was processed, check with the neighboring sheriff's office as well.