The sheriff’s department runs the Sitka Community Jail. The facility is divided into two vastly different divisions; custody and services.

These responsibilities including but not limited to checking all incoming and outgoing mail, passing out the inmates three meals, ensuring all inmates receive their medication, making sure they follow all housing assignments, ensuring inmates are being transported when they should and doing random housing checks throughout the day and week. The custody division of Sitka Community Jail is the division that is responsible for the custody and care of all inmates.

They are a major part in serving the various law enforcement agencies in promoting with a more safer and efficient way. The Sitka Borough County Sheriff’s Department, Sitka Community Jail is a huge part of the law enforcement community.

The services division is responsible for classifying all incoming inmates, preparing the inmates meals (they receive three meals every day), ensure inmates receive the proper medical care, run the Sheriff’s Community Labor Program, be on top of the transport of inmates, warrants, and their work release program.

The facility will house adult female and adult male inmates. The juvenile inmates are housed in a separate facility in the county. The facility does not house any juvenile inmates. The Sitka Community Jail is a medium-security facility.

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Sitka Community Jail
304 Lake Street - Room 102, Sitka, AK, 99835

Sitka Community Jail Prison Information