Plymouth County Recent Bookings

Plymouth County recent bookings are handled by the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department at their correctional facility on Long Pond Road in Plymouth. The sheriff runs an online inmate locator that lets you search for people booked into the jail by name, date of birth, or booking number. Results show charges, bail, arresting agency, and booking dates. You can also call the records line at (508) 830-6240 for help with a search. The facility holds pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates from all 27 towns across the county. Brockton and Plymouth are the two largest cities, and both send arrestees to this same jail. If you need court records tied to a booking, the Plymouth District Court and Plymouth County Superior Court keep those files.

Plymouth County Sheriff's Department

Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. runs the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department. The department manages the correctional facility and handles all bookings for the county. When local police in any of the 27 towns make an arrest, they bring the person here for processing. The jail sits at 26 Long Pond Road in Plymouth, right next to the main office at 24 Long Pond Road. It is a medium security facility with six pods and 70 beds. Some cells are set up for high-risk individuals who need to be kept apart from the main population.

The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department website has an online inmate locator. This tool lets you look up who is in custody right now. You can search by last name, first name, date of birth, booking number, or commitment number. The results page shows the full name, age, date of birth, bail amount, projected release date, current location, booking date, charges, arresting agency, and mugshots when they are on file. This is the fastest way to check if someone was recently booked into the Plymouth County jail.

You can also get booking info by phone. Call (508) 830-6200 and ask for the records division. They can tell you if a person is in custody and share basic details about charges and bail. For a written records request, send it to the Records Division at 24 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360. The office takes requests Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Expect about 10 business days for a response, per the state public records law under M.G.L. c. 66, § 10.

Search Plymouth County Booking Records

There are a few ways to find recent bookings in Plymouth County. The sheriff's inmate locator is the first place to check. It covers current inmates held at the correctional facility. For past bookings, you may need to call the records division or make a written request. Court records tied to arrests are in a separate system.

The Massachusetts Trial Court Electronic Case Access system lets you search court cases by name or case number. This is useful when you want to see charges, hearing dates, and case status for someone booked in Plymouth County. The system covers Plymouth District Court, Brockton District Court, and Plymouth County Superior Court. Case records here show what happened after the booking, including arraignment details and any dispositions.

For a deeper background check, the iCORI system from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services gives access to criminal record information. It costs $25 for a personal search and $50 for open access. You need to register and verify your identity first. Processing takes up to 10 business days. This is a statewide tool, not just for Plymouth County.

Note: VINELink does not cover Plymouth County jail, so you cannot use that system to track inmates here.

Plymouth County Arrest Data

Plymouth County had 589 total arrests in 2023. That works out to a rate of about 856 per 100,000 people. Of those, 19 were juvenile arrests. The bulk of offenses fell into the Group B category at 50.3 percent. Crimes against people made up 34.5 percent, while property crimes were 11.7 percent and crimes against society accounted for 3.6 percent of the total.

The top three booking offenses in Plymouth County tell you what kinds of cases fill the jail. The most common category was "all other offenses" with 163 arrests. Driving under the influence came second with 79 arrests. Larceny was third at 46 bookings. These numbers give a rough picture of what flows through the correctional facility each year.

Each booking creates a record. That record stays on file at the sheriff's department. It includes the person's name, charges, arresting agency, bail set by the court, and booking date. Under Massachusetts law, arrest records are generally public. However, sealed records and juvenile cases have restricted access per M.G.L. c. 276, § 100A.

Courts Handling Plymouth County Bookings

After someone gets booked at the Plymouth County jail, their case moves to a court. Which court depends on where the arrest took place and how serious the charges are. District courts handle most misdemeanors and initial arraignments. The superior court takes felony cases and more complex matters.

The Plymouth District Court sits at 52 Obery Street in Plymouth. You can reach them at (508) 747-8400. This court handles cases from Plymouth, Kingston, Plympton, and several other towns. If a person gets arrested in Plymouth, they will likely be arraigned here the next business day. The court clerk's office can pull up case files tied to specific bookings.

The Plymouth District Court page on mass.gov shows contact info, hours, and services for people looking up cases linked to recent bookings in the county.

The Plymouth County Superior Court is also at 52 Obery Street in Plymouth. This court handles felony indictments, civil cases over a certain dollar amount, and appeals from district court. If a booking involves serious charges, the case gets moved here after the grand jury process. You can search superior court cases through the statewide electronic case access system.

The Plymouth County Superior Court page lists the court address, clerk contact info, and filing details for cases that stem from county bookings.

Local Police and Plymouth County Bookings

Local police departments across Plymouth County make the arrests that lead to bookings at the jail. The two biggest agencies are the Brockton Police Department and the Plymouth Police Department. Both publish police logs that include arrest details.

The Brockton Police Department posts police logs on their website. These logs show dispatch info, call reasons, and arrest entries with names, ages, addresses, and charges. You can request records by email at records@brocktonpolice.com or by calling 508-941-0208. Brockton also has a public records request page for formal requests. After an arrest in Brockton, the person gets booked locally and then moved to the Plymouth County Correctional Facility at 26 Long Pond Road.

The Plymouth Police Department handles arrests in the town of Plymouth. Their main number is (508) 830-4218. Police logs for Plymouth get published through local media. Public records requests go through the Town of Plymouth records portal. The process after arrest is the same: local booking, then transport to the county jail.

Note: All 27 towns in Plymouth County follow this same path from local arrest to county booking.

Getting Plymouth County Booking Records

Massachusetts public records law gives you the right to request booking records. The first two hours of staff time for a records search are free. After that, agencies can charge up to $25 per hour. Copies cost between $0.05 and $0.10 per page. These rules come from M.G.L. c. 66, § 10 and apply to all county agencies.

To get booking records from the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department, you can make your request in a few ways. Call the records line at (508) 830-6240 during business hours. Send a written request to 24 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360. Or visit in person during office hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Be specific about the person and dates you are asking about. The more details you give, the faster the search goes.

Court records tied to bookings work a bit differently. You can look up case info for free through the online system at masscourts.org. Certified copies of court documents cost extra and need to be requested from the clerk's office at the specific court. The Plymouth District Court and Brockton District Court are the two busiest courts for booking-related cases in this county.

Cities in Plymouth County

Plymouth County has 27 cities and towns. Brockton is the largest, with a population over 100,000. Both Brockton and Plymouth have their own police departments that handle local arrests before sending people to the county jail for booking.

Other towns in Plymouth County include Marshfield, Duxbury, Kingston, Pembroke, Hanover, Whitman, Bridgewater, Abington, Rockland, Hingham, Scituate, and Norwell. All booking records for these towns go through the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Plymouth County. If you are not sure where someone was booked, check the arresting agency. Each county has its own jail and booking system.