Irvine Inmate Lookup

Irvine inmate population records are handled by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The city of Irvine does not operate its own jail. When Irvine Police make an arrest, the person gets booked into the Orange County jail system. Orange County runs several detention facilities including the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, the Central Men's and Women's Jail in Santa Ana, and the James A. Musick Facility in Irvine itself. The Musick Facility sits within Irvine city limits but serves the entire county. You can search for any Irvine inmate using the sheriff's free online portal. The search covers all Orange County facilities at once. For state prison inmates, use the CDCR CIRIS tool instead.

Orange County Handles Irvine Jail

Irvine sits in Orange County. The county sheriff takes care of all jail operations. There is no city jail in Irvine. The Irvine Police Department has temporary holding cells at their station on Civic Center Drive, but those are for short-term processing only. After booking, inmates go to an Orange County facility. The Irvine Police Department handles the arrest and paperwork. The sheriff takes it from there.

One thing worth noting is that the James A. Musick Facility actually sits in Irvine, near the 241 toll road. Musick is a minimum-security facility. It holds lower-risk inmates from across Orange County, not just Irvine. The facility has work release and other programs. Do not confuse Musick with a city jail though. It belongs to the Orange County Sheriff and serves the whole county. About 1,200 inmates can be housed there. Most higher-security Irvine inmates go to the Theo Lacy Facility in the city of Orange or the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana.

Irvine Inmate Search Online

The Orange County Sheriff runs a public inmate search portal. You can use it to find anyone booked into the Orange County jail system, including Irvine arrests. The tool is free. No account needed. Search by name or booking number. Results show the person's charges, bail amount, facility location, and next court date.

Start a search at the Orange County Sheriff inmate portal shown below.

The portal updates throughout the day. New Irvine bookings show up within hours. The system only shows current inmates. People who have been released or transferred out of Orange County custody drop off the results. For past booking data, call the sheriff's records division at (714) 647-4666. They can pull older records for you.

Note: The search covers all Orange County facilities, so you will see results from across the county, not just Irvine arrests.

State and National Tools

VINELink is a free service that covers all 58 California counties. Use it when you are not sure if an Irvine inmate is still in county custody. VINE lets you search by name across the entire state. It also sends custody alerts. When an inmate's status changes in Orange County, you get a notification by call, text, or email. The VINE hotline is 1-877-411-5588.

The CIRIS inmate locator handles state prison searches. If someone from Irvine was convicted and sentenced to more than a year, they get transferred to a CDCR facility. CIRIS shows their current prison, admission date, and parole hearing schedule. It does not include county jail inmates. The two systems cover different groups. Check the county portal first for recent arrests. Use CIRIS for people already sentenced and in the state system.

The BSCC Jail Profile Survey also publishes data on Orange County jail population levels. It tracks monthly capacity, bookings, and average daily counts. This data is useful for understanding the broader inmate population trend in the Irvine area.

Legal Access to Irvine Inmate Data

Irvine booking records are public. California Government Code 6254(f) says law enforcement must share arrest and booking data. Names, charges, bail, and booking dates are all available. This is true for both the Irvine Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff. The law makes this information a public record.

Full criminal history stays restricted under Penal Code 11105. The DOJ controls who sees those files. The Irvine inmate search only shows current custody status. It does not give you a background check or past arrest history. For your own record, submit fingerprints at a Live Scan location in Irvine and pay the $25 DOJ processing fee.

Nearby Cities

Other Orange County and nearby cities with inmate population pages are listed here.

Orange County

Irvine is part of Orange County. The county page covers the full jail system, all facilities, and detailed search information.