Napa County Released Inmates

Released inmate records for Napa County are maintained by the sheriff's office and can be searched through the CJNet portal online. The Napa County Sheriff runs the county jail in the city of Napa, where all local bookings take place. You can look up released inmates and people currently in custody at no cost. Napa County also participates in the statewide VINE system for custody alerts. For anyone released from a California state prison to Napa County, the CDCR CIRIS database has those records. This page explains how to find released inmate data in Napa County, what the law says about access, and where to go for more help.

Napa County CJNet Inmate Portal

The Napa County Sheriff provides an online search tool called CJNet at services.countyofnapa.org/CJNetWeb. This portal lets you look up released inmates and current inmates held at the Napa County jail. Search by last name, first name, or booking number. Results display the charges, bail amount, booking date, and release status. The tool is free and open to anyone. No registration is needed. CJNet updates regularly, so you can check back for status changes on a specific inmate in Napa County.

The Napa County jail handles all bookings for the county. Arrests made by the Napa Police Department, American Canyon Police, Calistoga Police, St. Helena Police, and Napa County Sheriff deputies all funnel through this single facility. When someone gets released from the Napa County jail, the CJNet system shows the release date and how they left custody. If you need a hard copy of a booking record or incident report, contact the sheriff's records unit directly. Copies can be picked up in person or sent by mail.

How to Search Napa County Inmates

Go to the CJNet portal on the Napa County website. Type the last name of the person you want to find. You can add a first name if needed. Press search. The system will return all matching records from the Napa County jail. Look at each result to check the booking number, charges, and custody status. Released inmates will have a release date and method listed. People still in custody will show their current housing status.

Napa County released inmate records typically include these details:

• Full name and date of birth of the inmate
• Booking number and date booked
• Charges at time of booking
• Bail amount
• Release date and type of release
• Arresting agency within Napa County

If you get no results, the person may have been booked in a different county. Try checking Solano County or Sonoma County, which border Napa. You can also call the Napa County jail to ask about a specific person if the online system does not show what you need.

California Law on Napa County Releases

Government Code 7923.610 makes it mandatory for the Napa County Sheriff to share booking and release data with the public. The statute lists every piece of information that must be disclosed. That means the full name, date of birth, physical description, time and date of arrest, booking time, bail, all charges, and how and when a person was released from custody. The Napa County Sheriff can withhold a specific item only if sharing it would endanger someone's safety or compromise an active case. This law has been in effect since January 1, 2023, and it covers all released inmate records in Napa County without exception.

For state prison parolees released to Napa County, Penal Code 3003 governs the process. CDCR must share detailed data with local Napa County law enforcement about incoming parolees. The released inmate's name, physical description, tattoos, scars, criminal offenses, and planned address all get sent to the local agency. Parolees go back to the county where they lived before prison. Each one gets $200 and transportation to the nearest bus or train station.

You can request your own criminal record from the California Department of Justice too. The DOJ record review page walks through the steps. Submit Live Scan fingerprints and pay a $25 fee to get a copy.

VINE Custody Alerts in Napa County

VINE is a free custody notification service that works with the Napa County jail. Register to get an alert by phone, email, or text when an inmate's status changes. It is available around the clock and supports more than 200 languages. Victims and their families rely on VINE most often. Anyone can use it though.

Sign up at vinelink.com or call 1-877-411-5588. VINE covers roughly 2,900 facilities across 48 states. This includes the Napa County jail and all California state prisons. Alerts go out fast after a status change. If you want to know the moment someone gets released from custody in Napa County, VINE is the most reliable option. It saves you the trouble of repeatedly checking the CJNet portal for updates on released inmates.

The Napa County CJNet portal at services.countyofnapa.org/CJNetWeb is the primary search tool for finding booking and release records in Napa County. The screenshot below shows the portal.

CJNet lets you search by name or booking number and shows custody status, charges, and release information for Napa County inmates.

Nearby Counties

Inmates sometimes get booked in a neighboring county or transferred from the Napa County jail. If your search comes up short, try one of these nearby counties. Each has its own released inmate search system.

Napa County Inmate Record Resources

Napa County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000. The city of Napa is the largest, and it serves as the county seat. All local jail bookings run through the Napa County jail. For state prison release records, use the CIRIS database from CDCR. You can also submit a public records request to CDCR through its Public Records Portal. The California DOJ PRA page covers how to request records from state and local agencies across California.

If the online CJNet tool does not have the released inmate data you need, reach out to the Napa County Sheriff's records division. Staff can pull older records and walk you through filing a formal request under the California Public Records Act.