Sacramento County Inmate Lookup

Sacramento County inmate population records are run by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff operates two main jail facilities that together hold about 3,600 inmates on a typical day. Sacramento County offers a free online inmate search tool on the sheriff's website. You search by name and get booking details, charges, bail, and court dates for anyone currently in custody. All of this is public data under California law. The state capital's jail system is one of the busiest in Northern California. If you need quick help, call 916-874-6752 to reach the jail information desk.

Sacramento County Sheriff Inmate Search

The Sacramento County Sheriff runs its own inmate search tool at the department website. This is a native system, not a third-party platform. You enter a last name and first name, then click search. Results show the person's booking number, charges, bail amount, booking date, and which facility they are at. The tool covers both the Sacramento County Main Jail and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center. A single search checks both locations.

The search is free and public. You do not need to register or pay anything. Sacramento County processes a high volume of bookings each month. The tool updates regularly as new people come in and others get released. If you cannot find someone who was recently arrested, wait a few hours and try again. Booking takes time, and the record will not appear until processing is finished. Sacramento County's inmate search works best when you have a full last name. First names help narrow down results in a county this size.

Past bookings do not stay in the public search tool forever. Once someone is released from Sacramento County custody, their record fades from the results after a period of time. For older booking records, submit a records request to the sheriff's office.

Sacramento County Jail Facilities

Sacramento County has two main jail facilities. The Main Jail is downtown at 651 I Street in Sacramento. This is the central booking location and holds most pre-trial inmates. It sits right next to the courthouse, which makes it easier to move inmates to court appearances. The Main Jail has a rated capacity of about 2,400 beds. The Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, known as RCCC, is at 12500 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove. It serves as the secondary facility and holds sentenced inmates along with some pre-trial detainees. RCCC has a rated capacity around 2,200.

Between both facilities, Sacramento County can hold about 4,600 inmates. The actual daily count tends to run around 3,600, so the system usually has some room. Overcrowding was worse in the past before California's realignment under AB 109 shifted some inmates from state prison to county jail. The BSCC Jail Profile Survey tracks Sacramento County jail population data monthly. You can see trends in daily population, capacity use, and bookings over time.

Note: Both Sacramento County facilities show up in the sheriff's inmate search tool. You do not need to search each one separately.

Finding Inmates in Sacramento County

Start with the sheriff's website. That is the most direct source for Sacramento County inmate population data. If you cannot find the person, try VINELink. VINE covers every California county. You can search statewide without picking a specific county first. This helps when you are not sure where someone is being held. Call 1-877-411-5588 to access VINE by phone. VINE also lets you register for custody alerts. When an inmate's status changes in Sacramento County, you get a call, text, or email.

People sentenced to state prison from Sacramento County leave the sheriff's system. They transfer to CDCR. At that point, use the CIRIS inmate locator to find them. CIRIS covers all California state prisons. It shows the inmate's current facility, admission date, and parole hearing schedule. Sacramento County is a major commitment county for the state prison system, so many inmates who were booked here end up in CDCR facilities. The county sheriff's search and CIRIS do not overlap. Each covers a different phase of custody.

Sacramento County Records and State Law

Booking records in Sacramento County are public information. Government Code 6254(f) requires California law enforcement to disclose arrest and booking data to the public. The Sacramento County Sheriff follows this by posting inmate search data online. Names, charges, bail amounts, and booking dates are all available to anyone who looks them up. This applies to every booking at both the Main Jail and RCCC.

Full criminal history is different. Penal Code 11105 gives the California DOJ sole control over criminal background files. The Sacramento County Sheriff cannot release those records. If you need your own criminal history, go to a Live Scan site in Sacramento County and submit fingerprints with a $25 processing fee. There are multiple Live Scan locations in Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Rancho Cordova. Processing usually takes a few days. Sacramento County inmate population records give you current jail data. They are not the same as a criminal history report.

Note: The Sacramento County Sheriff responds to formal public records requests for specific booking data that may no longer be online.

Sacramento Sheriff Search Portal

Below is the Sacramento County Sheriff inmate search page where you can look up people in custody.

The search page has fields for last name and first name. Enter the info and click search. Results show each person's booking number, charges, and bail. The page works on both desktop and mobile. Sacramento County keeps the tool live around the clock.

Cities in Sacramento County

Sacramento County includes the state capital and several large suburbs. These cities use the county sheriff for jail services. Visit a city page below for local inmate population details.

Nearby Counties

Counties around Sacramento run their own jail systems. Each has a different inmate search tool.