Find Los Angeles County Released Inmates

Released inmate records in Los Angeles County come from the largest sheriff's department in the United States. The LASD runs the Inmate Information Center, a free search tool that covers every jail in the county system. Los Angeles County jails process more bookings than any other county in California, and the sheriff also puts out custody reports with data on the jail population. You can look up released inmates, check charges, and find out when someone was let go. This page covers how to search for released inmates in Los Angeles County, what tools are available, and the laws that make this data public across California.

LASD Inmate Information Center

The Los Angeles County Sheriff runs the Inmate Information Center at app5.lasd.org/iic. This is the main tool for looking up released inmates and people still in custody across the LA County jail system. You can search by name, booking number, or other details. The tool pulls from all LASD jail facilities, which house one of the largest inmate populations in the country. Results show the person's charges, bail amount, booking date, and custody status. If someone has been released, the record shows when they left and how they got out. The search is free and open to anyone.

Los Angeles County operates multiple jail facilities. Twin Towers Correctional Facility, Men's Central Jail, and the Century Regional Detention Facility are the largest. Each site feeds data into the same system. When a person is booked at any Los Angeles County jail, the record goes into the inmate information database. That means one search covers all locations. People arrested by LAPD, the sheriff's patrol units, and contract cities all end up in this same system once booked at a Los Angeles County facility.

Several cities in Los Angeles County contract with the sheriff for law enforcement. Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita, Compton, and Carson all use the LA Sheriff instead of running their own police department. Arrests in these cities show up in the LASD inmate search tool. If you are looking for released inmates from any of these contract cities, use the same Los Angeles County search.

Note: The inmate search tool covers current and recent bookings but may not have records from several years back.

How to Search Los Angeles County Inmates

Start at the LASD Inmate Information Center page. Enter the last name of the person you want to find. Add a first name if you have it. The system pulls up all matching records from every Los Angeles County jail. Each result lists the booking number, charges, court dates, and custody status. Released inmates show a release date and time. If the person is still held, you see their housing location and bail info.

There are a few things to keep in mind when searching for released inmates in Los Angeles County:

• Use the full legal name for the best results
• Search by booking number if you have one
• Records for released inmates stay in the system for a limited time
• The tool covers all LASD jail facilities in one search
• No account or login is needed to use the search

If you get too many results, narrow your search with a date range or middle name. For older records that no longer show up online, contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff at (562) 345-4441 to ask about archived released inmate files.

California Law on Los Angeles County Releases

Government Code 7923.610 is the statute that makes arrest and booking data public in California. It applies to the Los Angeles County Sheriff and every other law enforcement agency in the state. Under this law, agencies must share the full name, date of birth, physical description, arrest time, booking time, charges, bail amount, and the time and way someone was released. The only exception is if sharing a detail would put someone at risk or hurt an active investigation. This rule took effect January 1, 2023.

For state prison parolees coming back to Los Angeles County, Penal Code 3003 requires CDCR to send detailed information to local law enforcement. The data covers names, physical descriptions, tattoos, scars, the offense that led to prison, and the address where the released inmate will live. Parolees must return to the county where they lived before going to state prison. CDCR can approve a transfer to a different county in some cases. Given the size of Los Angeles County, a large share of California's released state prison inmates return here each year. Each person gets $200 in gate money when they leave.

VINE Alerts for Los Angeles County

The VINE notification system tracks custody changes for inmates in Los Angeles County. You can sign up for free alerts by phone, email, or text message. VINE works around the clock in over 200 languages. When someone is released from a Los Angeles County jail, VINE sends your chosen alert within minutes. Victims and families use this tool most, but it is open to anyone.

Call 1-877-411-5588 to register by phone. You can also sign up at vinelink.com. VINE covers roughly 2,900 facilities across 48 states, including all Los Angeles County jails and California state prisons. It is the fastest way to know when a released inmate leaves custody in Los Angeles County.

The LASD Inmate Information Center at app5.lasd.org/iic is the primary search tool for finding released inmates booked at Los Angeles County jails. The screenshot below shows the search page.

Search results from this portal include charges, bail, booking date, and release details for Los Angeles County inmates. You can also look up released inmates by booking number for faster results.

Los Angeles County Custody Reports

Beyond the inmate search tool, the Los Angeles County Sheriff publishes custody reports through its transparency site at lasd.org/transparency/custodyreports. These reports give a broader look at the jail population. They include data on total bookings, releases, average daily population, and other numbers tied to the Los Angeles County jail system. The reports help the public see trends in how many inmates are coming in and going out over time.

The custody reports section is part of the LASD transparency effort. The data shown here goes deeper than a single inmate search. You can use it to understand patterns in Los Angeles County releases and get a sense of the overall volume of inmates moving through the system. Journalists, researchers, and community groups often use these reports to track how the county handles its jail population.

The LASD transparency page at lasd.org/transparency/custodyreports is shown below. This is where the Los Angeles County Sheriff publishes jail population data and custody reports.

Use the custody reports alongside the inmate search tool for a more complete picture of released inmates in Los Angeles County. The two resources cover different angles of the same data.

State Records for Los Angeles County

If you need records about a state prison inmate released to Los Angeles County, use the CIRIS database from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CIRIS covers state prison releases but not county jail bookings. It shows the inmate's name, CDCR number, age, admission date, and facility. Los Angeles County is the commitment county for more state prison inmates than any other county in California, so CIRIS is a key tool if you are tracking someone who served time in a state facility.

You can also submit a public records request to get documents from the CDCR Public Records Portal. The agency must respond within 10 calendar days. An extra 14 days may apply if the request involves unusual circumstances. For Los Angeles County jail records specifically, contact the sheriff's office or use the LASD inmate search tool. The California DOJ PRA page handles requests for state-level criminal history data.

Nearby Counties

Inmates are sometimes booked in a different county or transferred between jails. If you cannot find a released inmate in the Los Angeles County system, try checking these neighboring counties.

Cities in Los Angeles County

Most city police departments in Los Angeles County do not run their own jails. Arrested people are booked at LASD facilities. Several cities contract with the sheriff for all law enforcement services. Pick a city below to learn about released inmate records in that part of Los Angeles County.