Del Norte County Released Inmates

Released inmate records in Del Norte County are kept by the sheriff's office in Crescent City. The Del Norte County Sheriff runs a CitizenRIMS portal where you can look up jail bookings, custody status, and release dates for inmates. This small county sits at the far north end of California, right on the Oregon border. Del Norte County jail data is public under state law. You can search for released inmates at no cost through the online tool or call the sheriff for help. The county also works with CDCR and the VINE system so that families and victims can track changes in a person's custody status in Del Norte County.

Del Norte County Inmate Search Portal

The Del Norte County Sheriff uses the CitizenRIMS platform for its jail records. You can visit delnorte.citizenrims.com to search for released inmates and people who are still in custody at the Del Norte County jail. The system lets you look up inmates by name. It shows booking dates, charges, bail amounts, and release status. This is the main way to check on released inmates from the Del Norte County jail without making a phone call or visiting in person.

CitizenRIMS pulls its data straight from the jail management system. Records update as the jail processes new bookings and releases in Del Norte County. The tool is free and open to the public. You do not need to create an account. Just type in the name of the person you want to find. Results load fast. If a person has been released from Del Norte County custody, the record should still appear for a period of time depending on how the sheriff's office purges old data. For older released inmate records in Del Norte County, you may need to contact the sheriff directly.

How to Search Del Norte Released Inmates

Start at the CitizenRIMS page for Del Norte County. Type the last name of the person you want to find. You can add a first name to narrow results. Hit search. The system will show all matches from the Del Norte County jail. Each result lists the booking date, charges, and current status. If someone has been released, the record will note that.

There are a few things to keep in mind when searching for released inmates in Del Norte County. Spelling matters. If you get zero results, try a shorter version of the name or check for common spelling errors. The system may not show very old records. Del Norte County is small, so the jail population tends to be limited at any given time. That can make it easier to find the person you are looking for, but it also means that released inmate records may cycle out of the active database faster than in bigger California counties.

If the online tool does not have what you need, call the Del Norte County Sheriff's office. Staff can pull up older records and let you know the release status of a specific inmate. You can also request records in writing under the California Public Records Act.

California Law on Del Norte Inmate Records

California state law sets the rules for what released inmate data gets shared with the public. Government Code 7923.610 says that every law enforcement agency must release basic arrest and booking details. This applies to the Del Norte County Sheriff. The law covers the full name of every person arrested, their physical description, date and time of booking, bail amount, charges, and how and when they were released. This rule took effect in January 2023 and it gives you a clear right to get released inmate data from Del Norte County.

For inmates who served time in state prison and then returned to Del Norte County on parole, Penal Code 3003 applies. It requires CDCR to give local law enforcement in Del Norte County detailed info about each parolee. That includes the inmate's name, date of birth, physical description, tattoos, scars, offense history, and the address where the released inmate will live. Parolees generally must return to the county where they lived before prison. Del Norte County law enforcement gets this data so they can monitor released inmates who settle back in the area.

Some records stay restricted. Investigation files and certain correctional documents can be withheld under Government Code 7923.600. But the basic booking and release data for Del Norte County inmates is public.

Del Norte County VINE Notifications

VINE is a free service that notifies you when an inmate's status changes. It works for Del Norte County. Go to vinelink.com and search for the person by name. Once you find them, you can register for alerts by phone call, email, or text message. The system runs around the clock and supports more than 200 languages. If a released inmate in Del Norte County is booked again or transferred, VINE sends you an alert right away.

Many people use VINE in Del Norte County to stay informed about a case without having to call the jail over and over. Victims, family members, and others can all sign up. You can also call the VINE hotline at 1-877-411-5588 to register by phone or check on a custody status for a Del Norte County released inmate.

Del Norte County Released Inmate Resources

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs the CIRIS database, which covers all state prison inmates. If you want to look up someone who served time in a California state prison and was released to Del Norte County, you can search at ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov. This tool is separate from the Del Norte County jail search and focuses on people who were in CDCR custody.

CIRIS shows names, CDCR numbers, facility locations, commitment counties, and parole dates. It does not cover people who were only held in the Del Norte County jail. For local jail records, use the CitizenRIMS portal. Between CIRIS for state prison records and CitizenRIMS for Del Norte County jail data, you can cover most released inmate searches in this part of California.

You can also request records through the CDCR Public Records Portal or submit a Public Records Act request to the California DOJ for state-level criminal history information. The DOJ charges 10 cents per page for copies. CDCR responds to requests within 10 calendar days.

Nearby Counties With Released Inmate Data

Del Norte County borders two other California counties that keep their own released inmate records. Each one has a different search system. If the person you are looking for was booked in a neighboring county instead of Del Norte, check these pages.

Humboldt County publishes PDF jail reports through its government site. Siskiyou County uses a CrimeGraphics portal. Inmates can get moved between Del Norte and neighboring counties depending on capacity and case details, so checking nearby county released inmate records can be useful if you do not find a match in the Del Norte system.

Del Norte County Cities and Inmate Records

Crescent City is the largest city in Del Norte County, but its population is well under 100,000. No cities in Del Norte County meet the threshold for their own released inmate page on this site. All jail bookings in Del Norte County go through the county sheriff's office. City police in Crescent City arrest people but transfer them to the Del Norte County jail for booking and holding. That means the CitizenRIMS portal and the county sheriff's records are the right places to search for any released inmate from a Del Norte County city.