Search Yolo County Inmates

Yolo County inmate population records fall under the Yolo County Sheriff's Office in Woodland. The county jail sits in Woodland and serves the entire county, which includes the cities of Davis, West Sacramento, and Winters. Yolo County does not have an online jail roster or inmate search tool on the sheriff's website. This puts it in a small group of California counties that lack web-based inmate lookup. To find out if someone is in Yolo County custody, your best bet is to call the jail at 530-668-5245 or use VINELink, which covers all California counties.

Yolo County Jail Custody Information

Yolo County does not post an inmate roster online. The sheriff's website has general information about the jail, visiting policies, and how to contact the office, but there is no search tool to look up who is in custody. This means you have to use other methods to find Yolo County inmate population data. The fastest option is a phone call. Call 530-668-5245 to reach the Yolo County jail. Give the staff a full name and date of birth. They will tell you if that person is currently in custody, what charges they face, and what the bail amount is.

You can also go to the sheriff's office in Woodland and ask in person. The jail is at 140 Tony Diaz Drive in Woodland, CA 95776. Front desk staff handle custody inquiries during normal business hours. After hours, the jail still answers phones for basic status checks. If you just need to know whether someone is booked at the Yolo County jail, a quick call will get you that answer.

Note: Yolo County may add an online search tool in the future, but for now phone and in-person checks are the primary methods for checking inmate population status.

Yolo County VINELink Search

Since Yolo County lacks its own online roster, VINELink is the best web-based option for checking on inmates. VINE covers all 58 California counties including Yolo. Go to the VINE website and search by the person's name. The system checks county jails statewide. If the person is in the Yolo County jail, it will show up in the results. VINE also offers alert notifications. You can register to get a call, text, or email whenever the inmate's custody status changes. This is especially valuable for a county like Yolo where you can not just check a website for updates.

Call 1-877-411-5588 to use VINE by phone. The service is free and available around the clock. Phone-based searches work the same way as online ones. Give the operator a name and they check the system for you. VINE was built for crime victims who need to track offenders, but anyone can use it. It has become one of the go-to tools for checking Yolo County inmate population status since the county does not offer its own search portal.

For state prison inmates from Yolo County, the CIRIS inmate locator is the right tool. CIRIS covers all California state prisons. It shows the inmate's current facility, admission date, and lists Yolo as the commitment county for people sentenced through the local courts. CIRIS does not cover the Yolo County jail though. These are separate systems.

Yolo County Inmate Records Law

Booking data in Yolo County is public under Government Code 6254(f). This law requires California law enforcement agencies to release basic arrest and booking information. The person's name, charges, bail, and booking date are all covered. Even though Yolo County does not post this data online, the sheriff must provide it when you ask. A phone call or in-person visit to the jail is enough. The law does not say the data must be on a website. It just says it must be available to the public.

Full criminal history records are different. Penal Code 11105 puts complete criminal backgrounds under DOJ authority. You can not get someone's full record from the Yolo County Sheriff. These files are only available to authorized agencies and the individual. To check your own criminal history, submit fingerprints and a $25 fee through a Live Scan location. There are Live Scan providers in Woodland and Davis that serve Yolo County residents.

The Yolo County Superior Court in Woodland handles criminal case records. Court files contain charges, plea agreements, and sentencing orders. The court clerk provides access to these records upon request. Some case data may be available online through the court system.

Yolo County Jail Population Data

The BSCC Jail Profile Survey tracks jail population numbers for Yolo County and all other California counties. The survey is shown below and collects monthly data on inmate counts, rated capacity, and booking volumes.

This data is public and useful for understanding Yolo County's jail population trends over time. The BSCC has collected this information since the mid-1970s. Researchers and journalists often use the survey to compare counties. Yolo County's numbers reflect a mid-size county that serves an area with both agricultural towns and a university city in Davis. The jail population mix includes people from across the county's varied communities.

Browse Yolo County Area

Yolo County does not have any cities over 100,000 in population. Davis, Woodland, and West Sacramento are the largest cities in the county, but none reaches that threshold. Use the county-level tools on this page for all Yolo County inmate population searches.

Counties Near Yolo County

Look up inmates in counties that border Yolo. Each runs its own jail system with separate records.