No roster is published, and nearby Downeast Correctional Facility is a separate state facility, not this jail.
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office publishes no searchable roster for its jail in Machias, so confirming custody here runs through Maine’s statewide VINE system at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/ME or a call to (207) 255-3434. Bring the person’s full legal name and date of birth, since either one being off is enough to come up empty. The non-emergency Sheriff’s Office lines are (207) 255-4422 and (207) 255-3128. One local mix-up is worth heading off before you start: Downeast Correctional Facility, a few miles away in Machiasport, is a state reentry facility rather than this county jail, and families in Maine’s easternmost county confuse the two regularly.
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No. Nothing searchable appears on the Sheriff's Office website, which leaves VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/ME and a direct call to (207) 255-3434. The non-emergency Sheriff's Office lines, (207) 255-4422 and (207) 255-3128, are backups if the jail line is tied up.
Inmate SearchVINE stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday, and Maine runs it statewide. Beyond confirming where a registered case stands, it will push updates to you by phone, text, or email as that status changes, including the moment someone is released, which is something no phone call can do for you in advance.
Inmate SearchNo, though they sit a few miles apart. Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport is a minimum-security state reentry facility for men in community-release status finishing sentences, usually with five years or less to go, and it offers education, substance use treatment, and work release. The Sheriff's Office doesn't run it. A fresh county arrest means the jail in Machias; a state sentence nearing its end could mean Machiasport, which Maine DOC can confirm.
Inmate SearchNot for county charges. The DOC search is built around state prisons and community corrections clients, so a pretrial detainee in Machias falls outside it. VINE or the jail itself will answer that question instead.
Inmate SearchStart with the name and date of birth, since a misspelling or a wrong birthday is the quietest failure of the bunch. Beyond that, the booking may be too recent to be available, they may have been released or posted bail, they may have moved into Maine DOC custody after sentencing, or they may be at Downeast Correctional Facility rather than the jail.
Inmate SearchThe Sheriff's Office lists 85 Court Street, Machias, ME 04654, while the historic jail building's National Register listing gives 83 Court Street. Since the two sources disagree, call (207) 255-3434 and confirm before you mail anything.
Inmate SearchNot necessarily. Washington County Jail doesn't publish visiting hours or a commissary vendor online, so check the visitation and send-money guides for what to ask when you call before making a trip or a deposit.
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