Tuolumne County Jail Inmates

Tuolumne County inmate population records are managed by the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office in Sonora. This Sierra Nevada foothill county runs one jail that holds inmates for the entire area. The sheriff uses the Citizen RIMS platform for its online inmate search, which gives the public free access to current custody data. You can look up anyone held at the Tuolumne County jail by name. For phone inquiries, call the sheriff's office at 209-216-4111. The jail handles bookings from across this mountainous county, including Sonora, Twain Harte, and the surrounding communities.

Tuolumne Citizen RIMS Inmate Search

The Tuolumne County Sheriff uses Citizen RIMS for its public inmate search tool. Citizen RIMS is a records management platform that several California sheriffs have adopted. You go to the site, enter a name, and see results for anyone in Tuolumne County custody. Each listing shows the inmate's name, charges, booking date, and bail amount. The system updates throughout the day as the jail processes new bookings and releases.

Citizen RIMS does not require an account or login. The search is free and runs around the clock. You can search by first name, last name, or both. Partial name searches work too, which is helpful when you are not sure of the exact spelling. Since Tuolumne County is a smaller county, search results tend to be manageable even with partial names. In larger California counties, the same kind of search might return hundreds of hits. Here the results stay short and easy to sort through.

The tool shows current inmates only. Older booking records do not appear in the Citizen RIMS public view. For past Tuolumne County booking data, contact the sheriff's records unit at 209-216-4111. They can look up whether someone was booked at an earlier date and share the public portions of that record.

More Tuolumne County Search Options

VINELink covers all 58 California counties, Tuolumne included. Search VINE by name to see if someone is in any county jail statewide. VINE also offers custody status alerts. You get a notification when the inmate is released, transferred, or has any change in status. This is useful when you want to keep tabs on a person in Tuolumne County custody without checking the search tool every day. Call 1-877-411-5588 to use VINE over the phone.

Securus provides phone services for inmates at the Tuolumne County jail. Families can deposit money for phone calls through Securus. The platform may also let you confirm whether someone is in Tuolumne County custody when you try to set up an account. California law caps phone call rates from county jails. So while rates vary a bit, the costs are lower now than they were a few years ago across all California counties including Tuolumne.

For state prison inmates from Tuolumne County, the CIRIS inmate locator is the tool to use. CIRIS covers every state prison in California but does not include county jail inmates. If someone from Tuolumne County got convicted and sent to state prison, CIRIS shows their facility, admission date, and commitment county.

Tuolumne Records and California Law

Booking data in Tuolumne County is public information. Government Code 6254(f) says California law enforcement must share basic arrest details with anyone who asks. That includes names, charges, bail, and booking dates. This law is why the Tuolumne County Sheriff can publish inmate data on Citizen RIMS for free public access. No special reason or clearance is needed to search it.

Full criminal backgrounds are restricted. Penal Code 11105 keeps criminal history records under DOJ control. The Tuolumne County Sheriff can not give out full backgrounds to the public. To get your own criminal history, go through the DOJ Record Review process. Submit fingerprints and a $25 fee at a Live Scan provider. The closest providers to Tuolumne County are in Sonora and some of the surrounding communities.

The Tuolumne County Superior Court also holds criminal case files. Court records include charge documents, plea agreements, and sentencing orders. These offer more detail than the basic booking data from the jail. The court clerk in Sonora handles records requests.

Tuolumne County Inmate Population Data

The DOJ FAQ page below answers common questions about California criminal record access rules, which apply to Tuolumne County and every other county in the state.

The DOJ FAQ covers topics like how to request records, who can access them, and what the fees are. It applies to all California residents including those in Tuolumne County. For current Tuolumne County jail inmates though, the Citizen RIMS search or a phone call to the sheriff is faster than going through the DOJ.

Browse Tuolumne County Area

Tuolumne County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000. Sonora is the county seat and the largest town, but it is well below that mark. Use the county-level search tools above for Tuolumne County inmate population lookups.

Counties Near Tuolumne County

Search inmate population records in neighboring counties. Each has its own jail system and search tools.