Find Haverhill Inmate Population
The Haverhill inmate population is held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Middleton. Haverhill is a city of about 68,000 in Essex County, located along the Merrimack River near the New Hampshire border. People arrested by Haverhill Police on criminal charges are transported to the county jail for holding. Essex County is one of the few in Massachusetts that runs a full online inmate lookup tool, which makes it easier to find someone in custody from Haverhill. This page covers the search tools, police records, and other resources you can use to track down inmate information.
Haverhill Overview
How to Search the Haverhill Inmate Population
The Essex County Sheriff's Office runs a free online inmate lookup at eccorrections.org/inmatelookup. This tool covers everyone held at the Essex County Correctional Facility at 20 Manning Avenue in Middleton, including people arrested in Haverhill. No account is needed. You go to the site and search right away.
You can search two ways. The first is by name. Enter the person's last name, first name, and date of birth. The second is by identifier, which lets you use a booking number, state ID, county ID, MSA number, FBI number, or ICE number. Most people use the name search. Results come back quickly and show the inmate's full name, mugshot, booking number, charges, bail amount, housing unit, and upcoming court dates. That is more detail than most county jails in Massachusetts put online.
You can also call the facility at 978-750-1900 to ask about someone. Staff can check the roster by name and date of birth. For written requests, email sheriff@eccf.com or fax 978-750-1999. Under M.G.L. c.66 §10, inmate records at county facilities are public records that must be made available on request. The online tool makes this easy for Essex County, but written requests work too if you need something more specific.
VINE Notification for Haverhill Inmates
Essex County takes part in VINE, the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system. This is a free service that alerts you when an inmate's custody status changes. If someone held at the Essex County Correctional Facility is released, transferred, or has a change in status, you get a notice by phone, text, or email. Register at vinelink.com and search for the person by name.
The VINE search page is shown below.
VINE lets you search for inmates and set up free custody status alerts around the clock.
VINE runs 24 hours a day. Not every county in Massachusetts uses the system, but Essex does. Anyone can register. It is used most by victims of crime who want to know when someone gets out, but there is no restriction on who can sign up. The public records definition under M.G.L. c.4 §7 covers government documents broadly, and the custody data that VINE draws from is part of that public record.
Haverhill Police Department Records
The Haverhill Police Department is at 40 Bailey Street, Haverhill 01832. The main number is 978-373-1212. The department handles all arrests and bookings in the city. When someone is booked, a record is created with the person's name, charges, arrest date, and other details. After booking, the person goes to the Essex County jail in Middleton if they are held on charges.
The Haverhill Police Department website is shown below.
The city site provides department contacts, division info, and links to city services.
To get copies of arrest records, incident reports, or booking data from Haverhill Police, file a public records request. The City Clerk is the Records Access Officer for Haverhill. The office is at City Hall, 4 Summer Street, Room 102. Call 978-374-2314 for questions. You can submit requests by mail, in person, or through the city. Massachusetts law requires a response within 10 business days, though the actual records may take longer for complex requests.
Most arrest records and booking logs qualify as public records under state law. Some records tied to open investigations or certain personal data may be exempt. If your request is denied, you can appeal at no cost to the Supervisor of Records at the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The appeal process is straightforward and usually resolves within a few weeks.
State Inmate Population Search
If someone from Haverhill is serving a state prison sentence, you search at the state level instead of the county. The Massachusetts Department of Correction runs all 16 state prisons and has a search tool at mass.gov. County jails hold people with sentences under two and a half years. State prisons hold those with longer terms. So the right tool depends on the sentence.
The iCORI system at icori.chs.state.ma.us provides Criminal Offender Record Information for background checks. Third-party searches cost $25. Under M.G.L. c.276 §100A, CORI access is regulated and shows different levels of data depending on who is searching. You can check your own record for free. Court records at masscourts.org provide another angle. Criminal cases from Haverhill go through the Haverhill Division of the District Court or Essex Superior Court. The online system shows docket entries, charges, and case outcomes.
Nearby Cities
Several cities near Haverhill also fall under Essex County or neighboring counties. If you need to search the inmate population for people arrested in other areas, these pages cover the details.
Lawrence and Lynn are also in Essex County and use the same county jail in Middleton.
Essex County Inmate Population
Haverhill is in Essex County. All people arrested in the city and held on charges go to the Essex County Correctional Facility at 20 Manning Avenue in Middleton. The county page has full details on the jail, the online inmate lookup tool, visitation rules, and how to reach the sheriff's office.