Chicopee Jail Roster

Chicopee is a Hampden County city, and anyone arrested in Chicopee and kept in custody is detained at the Hampden County Sheriff's facility in Ludlow. Chicopee does not run its own jail. The Chicopee Police Department handles arrests, and the Hampden County Sheriff's Department manages all detention. This page covers how to search the Chicopee jail roster through the county system, how to get arrest records from the police department, what the inmate search shows, and what to do if the county search comes up empty.

Chicopee Police Department

The Chicopee Police Department is at 110 Church Street, Chicopee, MA 01013. Their main number is (413) 594-1740. The department website is at chicopeema.gov. The department covers the full city, which sits along the Connecticut River in Hampden County. Officers handle all local arrests, and when someone is held, the county sheriff takes over from there.

After a Chicopee Police arrest, if the person is not released, they are processed locally and then transferred to Hampden County custody at the Ludlow facility. The arrest report and all records created at the time of the arrest stay with Chicopee Police. These records do not go to the county. The police department holds the arrest record. The county jail holds the custody record. These are separate documents at separate agencies.

To get an arrest report from Chicopee Police, submit a written public records request. Under M.G.L. c. 66, § 10, arrest records are public documents and must be provided within ten business days of a proper request. Include the person's name, the incident date, and your contact information. You can call (413) 594-1740 to ask about the records request process before submitting.

Hampden County Sheriff Inmate Search

The Hampden County Sheriff's Department operates its facility at 627 Randall Road, Ludlow, MA 01056. This is the Western Hampden County Correctional Center. The main phone is (413) 547-8000. The website is at hcsdma.org. All Chicopee arrests that result in detention end up at this facility.

Use the Hampden County inmate search at hcsdma.org to look up someone by name. Results show current custody status, booking date, charges, bail amount, and next court date. The database is updated as changes occur. If no results appear, call (413) 547-8000 to confirm current status. Someone may have posted bail, been released, or be in the process of being booked when you search.

The Hampden County Sheriff's site also has information on visiting procedures, inmate phone rules, and mail. Check those sections if you have a family member at the Ludlow facility and want to plan a visit or send correspondence.

The Hampden County Sheriff's Department provides the primary custody and inmate search system for Chicopee arrests. The site includes the inmate locator, visiting guidelines, and department contact information.

Requesting Jail Records

The online inmate search gives you current booking information. For complete records, a written request to the Hampden County Sheriff's Department is the way to go. Send your request to 627 Randall Road, Ludlow, MA 01056, or call (413) 547-8000 to ask about the preferred submission method.

Include the full name of the person, the approximate booking date if known, and your contact information. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, the sheriff's department must respond within ten business days. Fees may apply for large requests. Most standard booking record requests are handled without a charge.

For records from the Chicopee Police related to the arrest itself, you submit a separate request to the police department. These are two different agencies and one request does not cover both. If you need both the arrest documentation and the jail records, you contact both offices.

Note: The public records law gives you access rights regardless of why you are requesting records. You do not need to explain your purpose as a condition of receiving a response.

Court Records for Chicopee Cases

Criminal cases from Chicopee arrests are handled in Chicopee District Court. More serious charges go to Hampden Superior Court in Springfield. Both court systems are searchable through MassCourts. You can look up cases by name and see docket entries, charge descriptions, scheduled hearings, and case status. MassCourts is free to use and does not require an account.

Court records and jail records are different things. The jail roster tells you where someone is being held and what they are charged with at the time of booking. MassCourts shows you how the case is moving through the legal system. Both are useful and serve different needs. Someone might show up on the jail roster with a recent booking while their MassCourts record is still sparse from an early stage in the process.

State DOC and Other Resources

Hampden County holds people awaiting trial and those serving sentences up to two and a half years. If someone is convicted and receives a longer sentence, they are transferred to a state prison. They would then leave the Hampden County roster entirely.

The Massachusetts DOC Inmate Search covers all state correctional facilities run by the Department of Correction. If the county search comes back empty and you believe someone was recently in custody in Chicopee or Hampden County, check the DOC database next. Between the county locator and the DOC search, you can find nearly anyone in custody in Massachusetts.

Hampden County Jail Roster Page

The Hampden County page covers the Ludlow facility in full, including visiting policies, inmate programs, and the records request process for the Hampden County Sheriff's Department.

Nearby Cities in Hampden County

Springfield is the other qualifying city in Hampden County and has its own page covering the Springfield Police Department and Hampden County inmate search details.