Search Ventura County Released Inmates

Released inmate records in Ventura County are available through the sheriff's online search tool and the statewide CIRIS database. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office runs an inmate search portal that covers bookings at the county jail in Ventura. You can look up current inmates and find details on people who have been released from Ventura County custody. This page covers how to access Ventura County released inmate records, what fees apply, how California law governs this data, and where to get custody alerts.

Ventura County Sheriff Inmate Search

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office runs an inmate search at sheriff.venturacounty.gov. This tool lets you look up anyone booked into the Ventura County jail by name. Results include the person's booking number, charges, bail, and custody status. If someone has been released from the Ventura County jail, the record remains searchable for a time after they leave. The search is free and runs online around the clock. No account or registration is needed to use it.

Ventura County operates two main jail facilities. The Todd Road Jail and the Pre-Trial Detention Facility handle the bulk of bookings. The sheriff also provides law enforcement services to several cities in the county, including Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, which contract with the Ventura County Sheriff rather than running their own police departments. Arrests made in these contract cities get booked through the same system, so the Ventura County inmate search covers them all.

For questions about specific inmates, call the Ventura County jail at (805) 654-3335. The sheriff's main line is (805) 654-2336. You can also email records requests to vcso.publicrecordsrequests@ventura.org. Report copies cost $20 each. Clearance letters are also $20. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office generally processes requests within 10 days.

How to Look Up Ventura County Inmates

Visit the inmate search page on the Ventura County Sheriff's website. Type in the name of the person you want to find. The database returns all matches from the Ventura County jail system. Each result shows charges, bail, booking date, and whether the person is still in custody or has been released. This is the fastest way to check on someone who was arrested in Ventura County.

State prison records work differently. If someone was sentenced in Ventura County and sent to a California state prison, their records are in the CIRIS database from CDCR. CIRIS tracks all state prison inmates, including those with Ventura County listed as their commitment county. You can search by name or CDCR number to find released inmates who served state time connected to Ventura County. The tool shows admission dates, parole hearing results, ages, and current locations.

Between the two systems, you can cover most released inmate records tied to Ventura County. Here is what each one handles:

• Ventura County Sheriff Inmate Search covers local jail bookings and releases
• CIRIS covers state prison inmates committed through Ventura County courts
• VINELink provides real-time custody change alerts for Ventura County
• CDCR Public Records Portal handles formal state-level records requests

Note: Arrests made by Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley officers show up in the Ventura County system since those cities contract with the sheriff.

California Law on Ventura County Releases

Under Government Code 7923.610, the Ventura County Sheriff must share arrest and booking information with the public. The law says agencies are required to disclose the arrested person's full name, date of birth, physical description, the time and date of arrest, time and date of booking, bail amount, all charges, and the time and manner of release. This applies to every booking at the Ventura County jail and every arrest made by sheriff deputies or contract city officers in Ventura County. The sheriff can only hold back a detail if releasing it would put someone at risk or hurt an active investigation.

Penal Code 3003 controls what happens when released inmates come to Ventura County on parole. CDCR must notify the Ventura County Sheriff when a parolee is heading to the area. The information shared includes the person's name, birth date, height, weight, hair and eye color, tattoos, scars, offenses, and their planned living address. Parolees must return to the county where they lived before prison. If they lived in Ventura County, they come back to Ventura County. Each released inmate receives $200 and transportation to the nearest bus or train station.

Formal records requests go through the California Public Records Act. Agencies have 10 calendar days to respond. The Ventura County Sheriff accepts requests by email at vcso.publicrecordsrequests@ventura.org. For state records, use the CDCR Public Records Portal or the DOJ PRA page.

VINE Alerts for Ventura County

The VINE notification system tracks custody changes in the Ventura County jail and California state prisons. Sign up for free alerts by phone, email, or text. When a Ventura County inmate gets released, transferred, or has any status change, VINE sends you a message. The service is available 24 hours a day in more than 200 languages.

Call 1-877-411-5588 to register by phone. TTY users can reach (866) 847-1298. Online registration is also available at vinelink.com. For families and victims in Ventura County, VINE eliminates the need to call the jail over and over to check on someone's status. You can track multiple Ventura County inmates at once. The system covers roughly 2,900 facilities nationwide, so it works even if an inmate gets transferred out of Ventura County to another facility in California.

Ventura County Inmate Search Portal

The Ventura County Sheriff's inmate search is available at sheriff.venturacounty.gov. The screenshot below shows the search tool where you can look up current and recently released inmates from the Ventura County jail.

Enter a name on this page to find booking records and custody status. The tool is free and open to anyone. Results show charges, bail, booking dates, and release information for Ventura County inmates. For records that go back further than the online tool shows, contact the sheriff at (805) 654-2336 or email vcso.publicrecordsrequests@ventura.org. Copies of Ventura County released inmate reports cost $20 each.

Counties Near Ventura County

Ventura County sits along the Southern California coast between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Released inmates often have ties to more than one county, so searching nearby systems can help fill gaps in your records search.

Ventura County Cities

Ventura County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000 that have their own dedicated pages on this site. Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley are the two largest cities in the county, but both contract their law enforcement through the Ventura County Sheriff. That means all arrests in those cities go through the Ventura County jail system. Use the sheriff's inmate search tool to find released inmate records from anywhere in Ventura County, including Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and the city of Ventura.