Butte County Released Inmates

Released inmate records in Butte County are managed by the sheriff's Corrections Division and the county jail in Oroville. Butte County uses VINE for custody notifications, which is the main online tool for tracking inmates here. The CDCR CIRIS database covers state prison releases with Butte County commitment cases. You can look up released inmates for free using both systems. This page covers how to search for released inmate records in Butte County, what information is public, and what California law says about accessing booking and release data from Butte County facilities.

Butte County Corrections Division

The Butte County Sheriff's Corrections Division runs the county jail at 33 County Center Drive in Oroville. This is where people arrested in Butte County are booked, held, and eventually released. The jail handles bookings from Chico, Paradise, Oroville, and other cities in the county. The Corrections Division manages intake, housing, medical care, and release processing. When someone is released from the Butte County Jail, the record stays on file with the sheriff's office. You can request copies of booking records by contacting the corrections office.

Butte County does not run its own public inmate search portal the way some larger California counties do. Instead, the main online tool for tracking inmates here is VINE. VINE lets you search by name for anyone in Butte County custody and register for alerts when their status changes. The system covers both the county jail and state prison facilities. If you need detailed booking records beyond what VINE shows, call the sheriff's office or submit a written public records request to get the information about Butte County released inmates.

How to Search Butte County Inmates

Go to vinelink.com and select California. Choose Butte County from the list. Type in the person's name. VINE shows whether the person is currently in custody, has been released, or has been transferred. If they have been released from the Butte County Jail, the system shows the status change. You can also register for alerts. Pick phone, email, or text. VINE sends you a message when the person's custody status updates. The service is free and runs all day, every day.

For state prison records, use the CIRIS database from CDCR. CIRIS covers people who served time in California state prisons. Search by name or CDCR number. Results include the inmate's age, facility, admission date, commitment county, and parole hearing dates. If someone was sentenced through Butte County courts and went to state prison, CIRIS tracks their record. This tool does not cover local county jail bookings. For those, use VINE or contact the Butte County Sheriff directly for released inmate data.

Note: VINE shows current status but may not display full booking details like charges and bail amount.

Butte County Released Inmate Data

Booking records from the Butte County Jail contain the standard information required by California law. Each record lists the person's full name, date of birth, and physical description. You also get the arrest date, booking time, charges, bail amount, and how the person was released. The arresting agency is listed too. People booked in Butte County may have been arrested by the Chico Police Department, Oroville Police, the California Highway Patrol, or the Butte County Sheriff's Office. All their bookings go through the same jail and use the same record system.

If you need a copy of a booking record or arrest report for a released inmate in Butte County, you can request it through the sheriff's office. Provide as much detail as you can. The person's name, approximate date of arrest, or booking number all help staff find the right record. The California Public Records Act gives you the right to request these records. The DOJ PRA page explains the process, though for Butte County local records you go through the sheriff, not the state DOJ.

California Law on Butte County Releases

Government Code 7923.610 tells every California law enforcement agency what arrest data must be public. The Butte County Sheriff's Office must share the following when asked: the person's full name, occupation, physical description, date of birth, arrest time and date, booking time, location of arrest, charges, bail amount, and the time and manner of release. An agency can only hold back a detail if sharing it would put someone at risk or interfere with an active investigation. This rule has been in effect since January 1, 2023, and it covers all released inmate records in Butte County.

Penal Code 3003 governs parolees who come back to Butte County after state prison. CDCR must tell local law enforcement about each one. The data includes names, physical traits, tattoos, scars, offenses, and the address where the released inmate plans to live in Butte County. Parolees return to the county where they lived before prison unless CDCR approves a transfer. Each person gets $200 in release money when they walk out of a California state prison.

VINE Alerts for Butte County

VINE is the best tool for real-time custody updates in Butte County. The system covers the county jail and all California state prisons. Register for free at vinelink.com or call 1-877-411-5588. TTY users can call (866) 847-1298. VINE works in over 200 languages. When you register, you pick a person to track. The system sends your chosen alert type the moment something changes.

Many Butte County families and crime victims use VINE to stay informed about released inmates. The system is managed by Appriss Safety and covers roughly 2,900 facilities nationwide. Even if a Butte County inmate gets moved to another jail or prison, VINE keeps tracking them. You do not need to register again. The service is free and works around the clock every day of the year.

The Butte County Corrections Division page at buttecounty.net provides information about jail operations and how to look up released inmates in Butte County.

This page lists contact details, jail policies, and visiting hours for the Butte County Jail. Use VINE for online inmate searches since the county does not run a separate search portal.

Nearby Counties

If your search in Butte County comes up empty, the person may have been booked in a neighboring county. Check the counties below for additional released inmate records.