Worcester County Jail Roster Overview
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and house of correction and publishes a public inmate look-up. The current sheriff is Lew Evangelidis. The facility holds two main groups of people: pretrial detainees who are waiting for their case to move, and inmates serving a county sentence. This is county custody. It is separate from the Massachusetts Department of Correction, which runs the state prisons. So a search of the county roster will not find someone held in a state prison or by a federal agency.
The roster is best treated as a snapshot of who sits in county custody at the moment you look. It is not a release record, and it is not a docket. The lead-in image below points to the Sheriff's inmate look-up. Open the official Worcester County Sheriff inmate look-up to run a live search of the current jail roster.
That look-up is the front door for any Worcester County inmate search, and the result table is where you confirm custody, the inmate number, and the housing location.
One more point on scope. The roster will not show someone held by the Massachusetts DOC, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or an immigration agency. If a person no longer appears on the county roster, that absence is not proof of release. They may have been moved, transferred, or held elsewhere. Confirm any custody change by calling the jail or checking the court docket.
How to Use the Worcester County Inmate Roster
The roster works as a simple name or number search. You do not need an account, and the basic look-up is free to use. The fastest path is the inmate number when you have one, since it points to a single person. Most people start with a last name instead. Visit the official Sheriff inmate search portal to begin, then follow the steps below.
- Open the Sheriff inmate look-up and click the button that reveals the search form.
- Enter a last name. Add a first name to narrow a common name, or type an inmate number for a direct match.
- Run the search and review the result table for the inmate number, name, date of birth, and housing block and cell.
- Open the details link on a matching row to see any added profile information the Sheriff posts.
If a search returns nothing, check the spelling and try the last name alone. Names get entered as they appear in booking paperwork, so a nickname or a middle name can throw off a match.
Worcester County Inmate Search Fields
The Sheriff look-up keeps the search form short. You can search by first name, last name, or inmate number, and you can combine the name fields to narrow a long list. None of the fields are strictly required on their own, but you need at least one value to run a useful query. The table below lists the fields on the public Worcester County inmate search tool.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Optional | Search by first name, last name, or both. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional | Search by last name; most common starting point. |
| Inmate number | Number | Optional | Direct inmate-number search for a single match. |
| Start Searching | Button | n/a | Toggles the hidden search form open. |
| Search | Submit button | n/a | Runs the query. |
A name search casts a wide net. An inmate number search points to one person. Use the number when you can, because common last names in Worcester County can return long result lists.
What the Roster Results Show
After a search runs, the Worcester County jail roster returns a table of matches. Each row stands for one person in county custody. The columns are limited on purpose. The public table shows enough to confirm a match and a housing location, but it does not show medical, safety, or protected-custody details. Here are the columns visible on the public result page.
| Column | Notes |
|---|---|
| Inmate Number | Unique public inmate identifier. |
| Inmate Name | Name shown in the search result. |
| Date of Birth | DOB column used to tell apart people with the same name. |
| Block | Housing block within the jail. |
| Cell | Cell assignment. |
| Details | Link to more detail where the Sheriff posts it. |
The date of birth column matters more than people think. Two inmates can share a name. The DOB and the inmate number are the fields that confirm you have the right person before you set up a visit or send funds.
What a Worcester County Inmate Profile Shows
Clicking the details link on a roster row opens whatever profile data the Sheriff makes public for that person. The core fields carry over from the result table. The look-up is built around the inmate number and basic identity, not a full case file. Charge, bond, and court-date data may appear on a detail page, but that data was not confirmed during research and should be read straight from the official profile. The table below maps the public profile fields to what each one tells you.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Inmate Number | The unique ID that ties a person to their booking and account. |
| Name | The legal name on file from booking paperwork. |
| Date of Birth | Used to confirm identity and tell apart shared names. |
| Block | The housing block where the person is held. |
| Cell | The cell assignment within the block. |
| Details / Mugshot | A link to added profile information and a booking photo where the Sheriff posts one. |
The public profile leaves out a lot by design. It does not show medical diagnoses, suicide-watch status, protective-custody reasons, classification scores, or victim details. Those records are not public, and the jail keeps them off the look-up.
Worcester County Jail and House of Correction
The Sheriff's Office runs one main correctional facility for the county: the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction. It holds pretrial detainees and people serving county sentences. The Sheriff also keeps administrative offices that handle records, programs, and visitor questions. The Office describes reentry, substance-use treatment, education, vocational training, and inmate work programs as part of its operation.
The contact card below points to the official Sheriff pages. Worcester County does not post the jail's street address, main phone number, or capacity in a single confirmed public source, so those details are left out here on purpose. Verify the current visiting address and phone on the official Sheriff visitor page before you travel or call.
Worcester County Jail and House of Correction
County jail and house of correction
Pretrial and sentenced county custody
Verify current address and phone on the WCSO visitor page
Worcester County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Lew Evangelidis
Administrative offices and records
Inmate look-up and program info online
The Sheriff homepage is the lead source for the office below. Open the official Worcester County Sheriff's Office site for current contact details and program information.
That homepage links out to the inmate look-up, the visitor page, and the program pages, which keeps a question from starting on the wrong page.
Booking Process in Worcester County
Booking is the step that turns an arrest into a custody record. The process is similar across agencies, but the timing depends on when and why the arrest happened. A person may be booked by local police, the Sheriff, state police, or another agency before they ever reach the county jail. Once at the jail, intake staff identify the person, inventory their property, take a booking photo, and run a medical and mental-health screen.
Classification comes next. Staff review the security level, gender, medical needs, and any separation rules, then assign housing. That housing block and cell are what later appear on the roster. Bail, dangerousness, and arraignment are handled by a court or a bail commissioner, depending on the timing and the type of case.
- Arrest by local police, the Sheriff, state police, or another agency.
- Transport to court or jail based on the arrest timing and the charge or warrant status.
- Intake: identification, property inventory, booking photo, and a medical and mental-health screen.
- Bail, dangerousness, or arraignment handled by a court or bail commissioner.
- Classification and housing assignment by security level, gender, medical needs, and separation rules.
Court dates do not always show on the jail look-up. They run through the Trial Court docket and calendar instead, so check those for the next hearing.
Visitation, Mail, and Topics to Confirm
The Sheriff's visitor page is the only source you should trust for current visiting rules. Jail rules change during lockdowns, health events, staffing shortages, and vendor switches, so a rule that held last month may not hold today. The topics below come from the official visitor framework and should be confirmed on the Sheriff's page, not assumed. Visiting hours and visit length change often, so they are listed as items to confirm rather than fixed times.
| Topic | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Visitor approval | Visitors may need prior approval, scheduling, and compliance with facility rules. |
| Identification | A government-issued photo ID is generally required for adults. |
| Minors | Must be with an approved parent or guardian unless the facility grants an exception. |
| Dress code | No revealing, gang-related, obscene, or security-risk clothing. |
| Contraband | No weapons, drugs, alcohol, tobacco or vape, recording devices, or unauthorized items. |
| Video visits | Confirm the vendor, the scheduling site, fees, and remote versus on-site rules. |
| Attorney visits | Separate professional visit rules; attorneys should contact the facility directly. |
| Lockdowns | Visits may be canceled or changed without advance notice. |
Mail follows its own set of rules. Use the inmate name and inmate number, include a sender name and return address, and never send contraband, cash, explicit material, staples, or glued items. Legal mail is handled under separate privileged-mail rules. The lead-in image points to the Sheriff visitor page. Read the official Worcester County Sheriff visitor information page for the current visit, mail, and money rules.
That page also covers commissary deposits, the phone and tablet vendor, and any video-visit scheduling tool, which all change with the current contract.
Note: Confirm visit days, hours, ID rules, and video-visit details on the Sheriff's visitor page before each visit, because jail rules change without notice.
Commissary, Phone, and Inmate Funds
Money for an inmate runs through whatever vendor the Sheriff uses at the time. The visitor page lists the current options, which can include an online deposit, a kiosk in the lobby, or a phone deposit. Deposits can be delayed by vendor processing, account holds, or a sudden release, so plan ahead and keep a receipt.
Commissary buying has limits. Orders are subject to spending caps, item availability, classification, and any discipline restrictions. Phone calls are generally outgoing only from inmate phones or tablets, and calls may be recorded unless they are privileged attorney calls. Rates and account setup depend on the vendor in place, so check the visitor page for the current numbers.
Inmates Not in Worcester County Custody
The county roster only covers county custody. Some people are held by the state or by a federal agency, and they will not appear on the Sheriff look-up. Massachusetts state prisons are run by the Department of Correction, which keeps its own inmate information system. Federal custody is searched through the Bureau of Prisons. Knowing which system holds a person saves a lot of wasted searching.
The lead-in image points to the state's how-to page for finding a person in a Massachusetts prison. Use the official Mass.gov find-an-inmate page when the person is in state custody rather than the county jail.
If the person is held in a state facility, that page routes you to the Department of Correction's inmate information rather than the Worcester County jail roster.
Visits to state facilities also use their own scheduling tool. The lead-in image below points to that system. Open the official Massachusetts DOC visit scheduling site to plan a visit at a state prison.
That scheduler is a state tool, so it does not apply to the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction; county visits go through the Sheriff's own visitor process.