Concord Inmate Population

Concord inmate population records are managed through the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. The city does not operate its own jail. When someone gets arrested by Concord police, that person enters the county jail system. Contra Costa County runs two main detention facilities and maintains an online resource for inmate searches. Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County and sits in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. This page covers how the county jail system works for Concord arrests and what tools you can use to search for someone in custody.

Contra Costa County Jail

Contra Costa County runs the jail system that holds Concord inmates. The county operates two main detention facilities. The Martinez Detention Facility in the county seat handles most bookings from the central part of the county, including Concord. The West County Detention Facility in Richmond serves the western side. Both facilities hold pretrial detainees and people serving short sentences. When Concord police make an arrest, the person gets transported to one of these two sites for booking and processing into the county system.

The Contra Costa County Sheriff provides inmate information through its website. You can find details about current inmates at the sheriff's inmate information page. The page explains how to search for people in county custody and provides phone numbers for each facility. The Martinez Detention Facility is the most common destination for Concord bookings because of its location. Call (925) 646-4496 to ask about someone who was arrested in Concord. Give the full name and any other details you have. Staff can check whether the person is in custody and which facility they are at.

The Martinez facility sits about 10 miles from Concord. Transport time is short. Most Concord arrests end up booked at Martinez within a couple of hours. The West County Detention Facility in Richmond is further away but may hold Concord inmates if Martinez is at capacity or if the person's case involves charges from the west side of the county. The county system tracks all inmates through a central database regardless of which facility they are physically in.

Note: Contra Costa County does not currently offer a public-facing online booking search like some other California counties do. Phone calls to the detention facilities are the most reliable way to check on Concord inmates.

Concord Police Arrests

The Concord Police Department handles law enforcement within city limits. Officers make arrests and transport people to the county jail. There is no city holding facility. Concord PD processes the paperwork and the county takes over from there. The police department is on Willow Pass Road in downtown Concord. You can reach them at (925) 671-3220 for general questions about recent arrests. They may be able to tell you which facility a person was taken to, though for current custody status you will need to contact the county sheriff directly.

Concord police handle a range of cases. Property crimes, domestic violence calls, DUI stops, and drug offenses are common. When officers cite and release someone for a minor offense, that person may never enter the county jail at all. They get a citation and a court date instead. For more serious charges, the person goes to county custody. Warrant arrests also go through the county system. If someone in Concord has an outstanding warrant and gets picked up, they head to Martinez Detention Facility for booking.

California Inmate Search Tools

State prison is a different system from the county jail. If someone from Concord was sentenced to state prison, you search through CIRIS instead. CIRIS is free. It covers all 34 California state prisons. Enter a name and you get the current facility, admission date, and parole schedule. CIRIS does not include county jail inmates from Concord or anywhere else. It only tracks people in the state prison system.

VINELink covers all 58 California counties for jail searches. This is especially useful for Concord lookups since Contra Costa County does not have a robust online search tool. Search by name on VINELink and see if the person is in custody anywhere in California. You can also call VINE at 1-877-411-5588. The system sends alerts when an inmate's status changes. If you want to know when a Concord inmate gets released or transferred, VINE handles that automatically.

Concord Records Access

Booking information from Concord arrests is public under California law. Government Code 6254(f) requires that arrest data and booking records be available for public inspection. This includes the person's name, the charges filed, bail amount, and the date and time of booking. You can request this data from the Contra Costa County Sheriff or from the Concord Police Department records unit.

Full criminal history records are restricted in California. Penal Code 11105 limits access to the criminal records maintained by the California DOJ. You cannot get another person's criminal history through a public records request. Employers and licensing agencies can access these files through authorized channels. For your own record, submit fingerprints and pay the $25 DOJ processing fee. Live Scan fingerprinting is available at multiple locations in Concord and the surrounding East Bay area.

The Concord Police Department has a records division that handles requests for police reports and booking logs. You can ask for copies of incident reports in person or by mail. Some reports are available right away. Others take time to process, especially if the case is still active. Contra Costa County also accepts records requests through the sheriff's office for jail-related documents.

Nearby City Inmate Records

These cities are near Concord in the East Bay. Some are in Contra Costa County and share the same jail system. Others are in neighboring Alameda County.

For full county jail details, see the Contra Costa County inmate population page.