Quincy Released Inmate Records

Released inmate records in Quincy come from two main places. The Quincy Police Department keeps arrest and booking data for anyone taken into custody by city officers. Norfolk County Sheriff's Office holds jail records for those sent to the correctional center in Dedham. Searching for released inmates in Quincy means working with both agencies, since no single portal covers all the data. You can file a written request with each office to get the records you need, though the steps and contacts are different for each one.

Quincy Police Released Inmate Records

The Quincy Police Department handles arrest records and booking data for anyone taken into custody within the city. Their main station sits at 1 Sea Street in Quincy. The Records Access Officer is Lieutenant Terence McDonnell, who also serves as Inspector of Divisions. All records requests go through him or his staff at the records division.

One thing to know right away is that Quincy Police do not take phone requests. This is firm. You must put your request in writing. You can send it by mail, by email, or by fax. The department will not look up released inmate records over the phone no matter how simple your question seems. This rule comes from the way the department runs its records division, and it applies to everyone who contacts them about released inmate data in Quincy.

The Quincy Police Department website has general information about the department, its divisions, and how to reach them for various services.

This page shows the main Quincy Police site where you can find links to the records division and other public safety resources.

Note: The Public Information Officer for Quincy Police is Sgt. Karyn Barkas, reachable at (617) 745-5890 for media and general inquiries about released inmate cases that have been made public.

How to Search Quincy Released Inmate Records

To find released inmate records in Quincy, you need to file a written public records request. Massachusetts law under M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10 gives any person the right to ask for public records. You do not need to live in Quincy. You do not need to be related to the person you are looking up. The law does not ask for a reason. Just put it in writing and send it to the right office.

For Quincy Police records, email your request to qpdrecordsrequest@quincyma.gov. You can also mail it to 1 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169 or fax it to 617-745-5749. Be as clear as you can about what you want. Give the full name and date of birth of the released inmate. If you know the date of arrest or an incident report number, include that too. The more you give them, the less back and forth you will deal with.

The Quincy Police public records request page has details on how to submit your request and what to expect from the process.

This page walks through the steps for filing a records request with the Quincy Police Department.

The department must respond within 10 business days. That is the law. They can ask for more time if your request is large, but they have to tell you why and give a new deadline. Under 950 CMR 32.07, the first two hours of staff time to search for records are free. After that, they can charge up to $25 per hour. Paper copies cost $0.05 per page. If they plan to charge you, they have to tell you the cost before they start the work so you can decide if you want to go ahead.

Quincy Police records you can request include:

• Arrest records and booking data
• Incident reports tied to an arrest
• Crash reports involving a released inmate
• Daily police logs (public by law)
• Internal affairs records (with proper request)

Some records may be redacted. Juvenile cases are sealed. Ongoing investigations are exempt. Victim and witness names in certain cases get removed. Under M.G.L. Chapter 4, Section 7(26), the police can hold back records that would risk an investigation or endanger someone. If Quincy Police deny part of your request, they must cite the specific exemption in writing. You can then appeal to the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Public Records Division.

Norfolk County Jail and Quincy Released Inmates

When someone is arrested in Quincy and held past their initial booking, they may be sent to the Norfolk County Correctional Center in Dedham. This is the county jail. Sheriff Patrick W. McDermott runs it. The facility sits at 200 West Street and holds male offenders who are awaiting trial or serving sentences of 2.5 years or less. Anyone with a longer sentence goes to a state prison run by the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

Norfolk County does not have an online inmate search. There is no web page where you can look someone up by name. This is a big gap compared to some other counties in the state. To find released inmate records from the Norfolk County jail, you have to contact the sheriff's office directly. Call 781-329-3705 during business hours or email records_request@norfolksheriffma.org to start a request.

The Norfolk County Sheriff's Office website covers facility details, programs, and contact information for the correctional center in Dedham.

The sheriff's website has info on the jail, its programs, and how to reach the records division for released inmate data.

The Norfolk County Sheriff's Office is clear about what they are. They are not a police department. They do not make arrests. They are not a court. They run a jail. The records they hold are about what happened inside their facility. That means booking dates, release dates, program records, visiting logs, and daily head counts. If you need arrest reports or court case files for a released inmate from Quincy, you have to go to the Quincy Police Department or the Norfolk County court system for those.

Norfolk County also does not participate in VINE, the victim notification system. Some counties in Massachusetts let you track inmate custody changes through VINELink. Norfolk is not one of them. For Quincy residents trying to track a released inmate from the county jail, there is no automated alert option through that tool.

Quincy Released Inmate Court Records

Court records can fill gaps that police and jail records leave behind. The Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham handles serious criminal cases at 650 High Street. Call 781-326-1600 to reach the clerk. For less serious charges, the Quincy District Court handles cases that start in the city. Criminal case files show charges, bail, plea deals, sentencing, and release conditions.

The Massachusetts Trial Court system runs an online search tool at mass.gov/courts where you can look up case records by name or case number. This covers both Superior Court and District Court cases in Norfolk County. Results show docket entries, hearing dates, case status, and party names. Court records are public under Massachusetts law. You can view them at the courthouse or ask for copies by mail. If you are trying to piece together the full picture on a released inmate from Quincy, court records often have details that neither the police nor the jail will have in their files.

The state also runs the iCORI system through the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services in Chelsea. This lets authorized users check Criminal Offender Record Information. The standard fee is $25. It covers conviction data and is one more way to look into a released inmate's record if other methods come up short.

Note: Court records and jail records are kept by different offices, so you may need to contact both to get the full picture on a released inmate from Quincy.

Quincy Released Inmate Reentry Programs

The Norfolk County Correctional Center runs a reentry program that the Massachusetts Attorney General once called a "model for the entire state." Nearly every person held at the Norfolk County jail will return to the community at some point. The reentry program helps them get ready. It covers job skills, substance use treatment, anger management, mentoring, and coping skills training. For families and others searching for released inmates from Quincy, these program records can show what steps someone took while in custody.

The sheriff's office takes reentry seriously in a way that affects released inmate records. Staff drives sex offenders to local police departments for registration after release. Local police and probation officers get notified before someone is released from the Norfolk County jail. This means Quincy Police may have records of release notifications for inmates who came back to the city. If you are trying to track down someone who was released and returned to Quincy, the police department's records division might have information about that notification.

Programs offered at the Norfolk County Correctional Center include substance use disorder treatment with medication-assisted options, domestic relations courses, relapse prevention, and a thinking-for-change curriculum. The average sentence served at the facility is about three months. That short stay means turnover is high, and released inmate records add up fast. All of these program records can be requested through the same public records process at the sheriff's office.

Legal Help for Quincy Records Requests

If you run into trouble getting released inmate records in Quincy, there are a few places to turn. The Secretary of the Commonwealth's Public Records Division handles appeals when a records request is denied. Call 617-727-2832 to reach the Supervisor of Records. They can review your case and order an agency to release records if the denial was not justified under the law.

Massachusetts public records law is strong on this. Under M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10, government offices must respond to your request within 10 business days. They can extend that by 20 days in some cases, but they have to explain why. If they miss the deadline or refuse to answer, the Public Records Division can step in. This applies to both the Quincy Police Department and the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office.

For general help with public records in Quincy, the state publishes a guide on how to file requests and what your rights are. The Norfolk County public records page also accepts requests for county-level records that might touch on released inmate data from the correctional center in Dedham.

Norfolk County Released Inmate Records

Quincy is in Norfolk County. All jail records for people held at the county level go through the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office in Dedham. The county correctional center serves 28 cities and towns. For the full breakdown on how to search released inmate records at the county level, visit the Norfolk County page.

View Norfolk County Released Inmate Records

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Quincy and may share the same county jail or court systems. If you are not sure where a released inmate's records are held, check the city where the arrest took place or the county jail that held them.