The Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail is a medium security prison that houses adult inmates. No minors are in this facility. This facility is where people who are arrested in Aleutians West County will go when they are booked and processed.

As of today, the Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail can hold up to 40 inmates at any given time. Not all inmates in the facility have been sentenced. There are inmates in the facility that are waiting for their trial or waiting for their sentencing.

The Aleutians West County Sheriff’s Office is the agency responsible for maintaining and running the Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail.

The Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail is staffed by the Deputy Sheriffs, a number of volunteers and support staff, Correctional Officers, and Sheriff Command Officers.

The Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail also offers its inmates many programs to help aid them in their rehabilitation process. These programs are designed to help inmates become productive members of the community upon their release.

These programs include, but not limited to the following:

• Work Release Program
• Correct Care Solutions
• Clinton Counseling
• Community Corrections
• Community Service Alternatives (Only for non-violent inmates)
• Prisoner Work Details (Under the sheriff’s office supervision)
• Jail Ministry
• L’anse Creuse Correctional Education

Even though an inmate is serving their time out in the Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail, it does not mean they cannot call home to their loved ones. The facility requires the inmates family and friends to load up money on the inmate’s phone account for them to call home.

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail
PO Box 370, Unalaska, AK, 99685

Unalaska Department of Public Safety Jail Prison Information

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