Sacramento County Jail Inmate Search & Roster

Find a Sacramento County Jail Inmate and Check Current Custody

If you are looking for someone arrested in Sacramento County, start with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Inmate Information system. It is the official county lookup for people in Sheriff custody and lets you search by a person’s first and last name or by XREF number.

This guide also explains what to do after you find the person: confirm whether they are at the Main Jail or Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC), understand booking and bail information, check visitation, send money or mail, contact an inmate, receive release alerts and find the related criminal court case.

Information reviewed: October 2026. Custody, housing, release, visitation and bail information can change quickly. Use the live Sheriff record before taking an action that depends on the inmate’s current status.

How to Search the Sacramento County Jail Roster

Sacramento County does not require you to scroll through one long alphabetical jail roster. The Sheriff provides a searchable Inmate Information system.

1. Open the official Sacramento County Inmate Information page.
2. Select NAME when you know the person’s legal first and last name.
3. Enter both names and complete the CAPTCHA verification.
4. If you already have the person’s XREF, choose XREF NUMBER instead.
5. Review the returned names carefully.
6. Open the record that matches the person you are trying to locate.
7. Confirm the current custody location before visiting, sending money or mailing anything.
8. Save the inmate’s XREF number. It is used for several Sacramento County jail services.

What You Can Learn From an Inmate Record

The amount of information shown can vary by record, but the live custody page may help you identify the correct person and understand the present jail situation.

If the Inmate Does Not Appear in the Search

A missing result does not automatically mean the person was never arrested. Work through these checks:

1. Confirm the spelling of the person’s legal first and last name.
2. Use the XREF search if you have the number.
3. If the arrest was very recent, allow time for booking and system entry.
4. Confirm the arrest actually occurred in Sacramento County.
5. Check whether the person has already been released.
6. Consider whether the inmate was transferred to state custody or another jurisdiction.
7. If you are looking for a criminal case rather than current custody, search Sacramento Superior Court.
8. If you still believe the person is in Sacramento County Sheriff custody, call 916-874-6752.

The Sheriff states that detailed inmate information is displayed while a person is in custody. After release, the public online information is generally limited to the release date and time.

Sacramento County Jail Locations

RCCC is a major Sacramento County correctional facility and houses sentenced county inmates as well as pretrial and other custody populations. An inmate’s location can change, so check the live record before driving to either facility.

Visiting a Sacramento County Jail Inmate

Visitation is different at Main Jail and RCCC. First confirm the inmate’s current location and housing before choosing a schedule.

Main Jail Visitation

• Each inmate is currently authorized two 45-minute social visits per week, Sunday through Saturday.
• Morning/afternoon visit start times: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30.
• Evening start times: 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30.
• The last visit is registered no later than 9:30 PM.
• No more than three people, including infants and children, may visit at one time.
• Visits are first come, first served and depend on available time and space.
• Valid identification is required.
• Visitors are subject to search and metal detection.
• Cell phones, smart watches, tablets, papers, purses, pictures, cigarettes and similar items are prohibited in the visit area.

RCCC General-Population Daytime Schedule

The current RCCC visiting schedule is listed as effective January 7, 2026. Male general-population daytime visits are assigned by last name.

How to Send Money to an Inmate

Sacramento County uses TouchPay for electronic inmate trust-account deposits.

Have these details ready:

• Facility location number: 257501
• Inmate’s full name
• Inmate’s XREF number

Deposits can be made through the TouchPay kiosk in the Main Jail lobby and through TouchPay’s phone, online and participating retail options. Service fees can apply.

The Sheriff states that funds intended for commissary orders must be in the inmate’s trust account before 7:00 AM Sunday for both Main Jail and RCCC. The cutoff can change.

Money Orders

Money orders for people housed at either Sacramento County jail facility are directed to:

Write the incarcerated person’s full name and XREF number on the money order and put the sender’s complete name and address on the envelope. The Sheriff states that only deposits are accepted at this address.

Do not send personal checks, government checks or state/federal tax-refund checks. The Sheriff also instructs senders not to endorse the back of the money order.

Bail: What the Jail Record Does and Does Not Tell You

Check the inmate’s live custody record first. Bail can be affected by the charge, a warrant, another hold, court orders or changes after the first appearance.

The Sacramento Superior Court’s current felony and misdemeanor bail schedule is updated November 2025. The court states that the schedule is for setting an initial bail amount before arraignment. After arraignment, the court makes an individualized assessment of release conditions and, when financial bail is considered, ability to pay.

How to Send Mail to a Sacramento County Inmate

Sacramento County uses the Securus Digital Mail Center for general U.S. mail. Ordinary personal mail is not sent directly to the inmate’s housing unit.

Main Jail general-mail format:

The Sheriff’s RCCC-specific mail page currently lists this facility-specific format:

• General correspondence is processed through the digital-mail system.
• Legal/confidential mail is handled separately and goes directly to the inmate’s housing facility.
• Amazon packages are not accepted under the Sheriff’s current general-mail policy.
• Books and magazines must follow the Sheriff’s publication rules and come directly from an approved publisher/source.
• Prohibited content can be rejected.

How to Email an Inmate

The Sheriff also provides a free web-based inmate message process linked from the detailed inmate record.

1. Search for the inmate by name or XREF.
2. Open the correct inmate’s detail page.
3. Select the envelope icon labeled Email this inmate.
4. Enter your email address and complete verification.
5. Open the verification email sent by the Sheriff.
6. Follow the verification link.
7. Write the message in the Sheriff’s web form and submit it.

Messages are reviewed by jail staff, limited to one page and cannot include pictures or attachments. The inmate receives a printed copy rather than electronic access and cannot reply by email. The Sheriff asks each sender to limit correspondence to one message per day.

If the verification message does not arrive, check your junk/spam folder. The Sheriff’s instructions state that the verification link is only valid for a limited period.

Inmate Phone Calls

Questions about inmate telephone service or setting up an account to receive calls are directed to Securus Technologies at 1-800-844-6591.

Get a Sacramento County Inmate Release Notification

Sacramento County operates SIRENS — Sheriff’s Inmate Release Elective Notification System. It can notify registered users by phone call, text or email when a designated inmate is released.

1. Search for the inmate in the Sheriff’s Inmate Information system.
2. Open the detailed inmate page.
3. Select the Custody status change notification (SIRENS) link.
4. Choose email, text, phone or more than one notification method.
5. Complete the required registration information.

People without online access can call 916-874-6752 for registration assistance.

Picking Up Someone Released From RCCC

For a scheduled RCCC release, the facility page instructs the person providing transportation to report to the gatehouse between 4:30 and 5:00 AM. The RCCC visitation page also instructs pickup drivers to arrive before 5:00 AM and show a driver’s license.

People without a ride may be transported by Sheriff’s Office bus and released at the Main Jail in downtown Sacramento.

How to Find the Sacramento Criminal Court Case

The jail search and the court system answer different questions:

Sacramento Superior Court launched its new criminal case-management system on August 10, 2026. The public portal provides read-only access to available criminal case data and allows searches using identifying information such as a party name or case number.

1. Use the jail search first to make sure you have the correct person.
2. Write down any useful identifying or case information shown in the jail record.
3. Open the Sacramento Superior Court Criminal Division.
4. Use the Criminal Case Portal for available case information.
5. Use the criminal calendar if you need an upcoming hearing date or department.

Medical or Mental Health Concern About an Inmate

Sacramento County Adult Correctional Health provides an Inmate Patient Care contact for family members, attorneys and other concerned parties who need to alert staff to an important physical-health or mental-health issue involving someone at Main Jail or RCCC.

Be prepared to provide:

• Inmate’s name
• XREF number, if known
• Main Jail or RCCC location
• Nature of the concern
• Your contact name and phone number
• Any additional contacts
• When a response is needed

Correctional Health generally cannot disclose private medical or mental-health treatment information to family or friends without appropriate authorization from the inmate.

How to Get an Inmate’s Property

Main Jail: Property Release forms are available in the public lobby. The recipient must present acceptable identification. The Sheriff states that you generally must take all releasable personal property rather than selected items. Processing can take about one to three hours depending on jail activity.

RCCC: Property releases are listed as available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM. The process is usually faster when the inmate has submitted a property-release form in advance.

Related Jail Inmate Search Guides

If the person may be held outside Sacramento County, these related custody-search guides can help you identify the correct system:

• Orange County Jail Inmate Search & Roster — another California county jail lookup with custody, court and visitation guidance.
• Arizona Jail Inmate Search & County Jail Lookup — useful when determining whether a person is in county or state custody in Arizona.
• CCDC Jail Inmate Search & Roster — Clark County Detention Center custody lookup for Las Vegas, Nevada.

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