Locating Prisoners/Prisons/Jails

Locating Clients in Prison

Prison Locators: (916) 445-6713
To locate an inmate within the California Department of Corrections, call prison locators. They are available 24-hours a day. You must have either the inmate's CDC number, or the inmate's full name and date of birth to receive information. The Inmate Locator/ID Warrants will provide an inmate's location, mailing addresses and relevant phone numbers. The Inmate Locator/ID Warrants will not provide any future release date information. Please note that for new or transferring inmates it can take up to seven business days to update location information.

• California Department of Corrections: The CDC Web site offers information about each of the California prisons including: the wardens, institution addresses, programs offered, security levels, and populations. Below are links to the individual prisons within the CDC.
  • Federal Bureau Of Prisons
  • State Prisons Across The United States

Locating Prisoners in Jail

• Los Angeles County Jail: On-line booking information
• Orange County Jail: On-line booking information
• Riverside County Jail: On-line booking information
• San Bernardino County Jails: On-line inmate information (Provided by V.I.N.E.)

Locating Prisoners Via the Internet

• AnyWho
• California Public Records: search numerous public record databases
• The White Pages
• Yahoo’s People Search
• 411.com