Sacramento County Released Inmates

Released inmate records in Sacramento County come from the sheriff's office, which operates the main jail and a free online Inmate Information portal. You can search for anyone booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail or the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center. The system shows booking data, charges, bail, and release details for both current and released inmates. Sacramento is the state capital of California and one of the largest counties in terms of jail population. This page explains how to find released inmate records in Sacramento County, what the law requires agencies to share, and which other tools are available for your search.

Sacramento County Inmate Information Portal

The Sacramento County Sheriff runs an online Inmate Information tool at sacsheriff.com/InmateInformation. This is the main way to look up released inmates and people still in custody at Sacramento County jails. The search is free. No login or account is needed. Enter a name and the system pulls up all matching booking records. Each result shows the booking number, charges, bail amount, court dates, and whether the person is in custody or has been released. The tool updates throughout the day as new bookings and releases happen.

Sacramento County operates two main facilities. The Main Jail sits in downtown Sacramento near the courthouse. It handles most initial bookings in the county. The Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove is a larger facility used for sentenced inmates and longer holds. Both facilities feed into the same Inmate Information system. Whether a person was booked at the Main Jail or RCCC, you can find them through the same search tool. People arrested by the Sacramento Police Department, Elk Grove Police, Citrus Heights Police, and the Sacramento County Sheriff all end up in these facilities. The booking record goes into the system right away.

If you need a paper copy of a booking record, contact the Sacramento County Sheriff records unit at (916) 874-5383. Copy fees are $0.05 per page. The county has 10 days to respond to a written public records request.

How to Find Sacramento County Inmates

Start at the Inmate Information page on the Sacramento County Sheriff website. Type in the last name of the person you are looking for. Add the first name to get fewer results. Hit search. The system shows every match from Sacramento County jails. Each entry includes the booking number, all charges, bail amount, and custody status. If the person was released, you will see the date they left. Click on a result for full details.

What you can expect to find in Sacramento County released inmate records:

• Full name and date of birth
• Booking number and arrest date
• All charges filed at booking
• Bail amount set by the court
• Release date and method
• Facility where the inmate was held in Sacramento County

If the person does not show up, they may have been booked in a nearby county. Try Placer County, El Dorado County, or Yolo County if the Sacramento County search comes up empty. You can also call the jail at (916) 874-6752 for help locating a specific person.

Sacramento County Released Inmate Records

Booking records for released inmates in Sacramento County are public. When someone leaves jail, the record does not disappear. The booking data stays in the system and can be pulled up later. This includes the full name, date of birth, charges, bail, and release information. People use these records for many things. Some need them for court proceedings. Others check on the status of a person they know. Legal professionals pull records as part of case preparation. The Sacramento County Sheriff keeps booking data as part of its standard record-keeping practices.

For people released from California state prisons to Sacramento County, use the CIRIS database run by CDCR. CIRIS shows names, CDCR numbers, ages, admission dates, and facility locations. It covers state prison inmates but not Sacramento County jail bookings. If you need county jail records, use the sheriff's Inmate Information tool. You can also submit formal requests through the CDCR Public Records Portal if the online search does not show what you need about a released inmate connected to Sacramento County. The Sacramento Police Department also has its own records portal at pdcityofsacramentoca.nextrequest.com for city-level police reports.

California Law on Sacramento County Releases

Government Code 7923.610 requires every California law enforcement agency to make arrest and booking data public. The Sacramento County Sheriff must comply with this law. It covers the full name, date of birth, physical description, time and date of arrest, time and date of booking, charges, bail amount, and how and when the person was released. An agency can only hold back a detail if sharing it would put someone in danger or hurt an ongoing investigation. This law took effect January 1, 2023, and applies to every released inmate record in Sacramento County and all of California.

State prison parolees who return to Sacramento County are governed by Penal Code 3003. Under this statute, CDCR must notify Sacramento County law enforcement about each parolee being placed in the area. The data includes names, physical descriptions, tattoos, scars, offenses committed, and the address where the released inmate will live. Sacramento County gets a large share of parolees because it is home to the state capital and several major correctional facilities nearby. Parolees must go back to the county they lived in before prison unless CDCR grants a transfer. Each released inmate gets $200 in gate money when they leave.

The California DOJ PRA page covers how to file a public records request at the state level. Agencies have 10 calendar days to respond and can take 14 more days in unusual situations.

VINE Alerts for Sacramento County

The VINE notification system sends free alerts when someone's custody status changes in Sacramento County. You can register for phone calls, emails, or text messages. VINE is available around the clock and works in more than 200 languages. Victims and families rely on it heavily, but anyone can sign up. This is the quickest way to find out when someone has been released from the Sacramento County Main Jail, RCCC, or any California state prison.

Register at vinelink.com or call 1-877-411-5588. Search for the person by name. Once you find them, sign up for alerts. VINE covers about 2,900 facilities in 48 states. When a released inmate's status changes in Sacramento County, you get a notification within minutes. Many Sacramento County law enforcement agencies point people to VINE as the best option for staying informed about custody changes.

The Sacramento County Sheriff Inmate Information portal at sacsheriff.com/InmateInformation is shown below. This is the primary search tool for looking up released inmates booked at the Main Jail or Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center.

The portal accepts name-based searches and displays booking details, charges, bail, and release status for Sacramento County inmates.

Nearby Counties

If you cannot find the person you are looking for in Sacramento County, try a neighboring county. Arrests near county lines sometimes lead to bookings at a different facility. Inmates can also be transferred between jails in California.

Cities in Sacramento County

Most cities in Sacramento County send arrested people to the county jail for booking. Select a city below to learn more about released inmate records in that area.