The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs the search for people in California state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
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- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Open the California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS)
How to search the CDCR inmate list
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs a public search called California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS).
- CIRIS is the CDCR's public search for people in its custody. It runs in the browser and needs JavaScript.
California state prisons we list
We do not copy the California prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our California directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Acton Conservation Camp #11 State prison in Acton
- Alder Conservation Camp #20 State prison in Klamath
- Antelope Conservation Camp #25 State prison in Susanville
- Avenal State Prison State prison in Avenal
- Baseline Conservation Camp #30 State prison in Jamestown
- Bautista Conservation Camp #36 State prison in Hemet
- Ben Lomond Conservation Camp #45 State prison in Santa Cruz
- Ca Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) State prison in Corcoran
- California City Correctional Center (CAC) State prison in California City
- California Correctional Center (CCC) State prison in Susanville
- California Correctional Institution (CCI) State prison in Tehachapi
- California Health Care Facility (CHCF) State prison in Stockton
- California Institution for Men (CIM) State prison in Chino
- California Institution for Women (CIW) State prison in Corona
- California Medical Facility (CMF) State prison in Vacaville
- California Men's Colony (CMC) State prison in San Luis Obispo
- California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) State prison in Norco
- California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) State prison in Corcoran
- California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) State prison in Represa
- California State Prison, Solano (SOL) State prison in Vacaville
- California State Prison-Los Angeles County (LAC) State prison in Lancaster
- Calipatria State Prison (CAL) State prison in Calipatria
- Centinela State Prison (CEN) State prison in Imperial
- Central California Women's Facility (CCFW) State prison in Chowchilla
- Central Valley Annex State prison in McFarland
- Chamberlain Creek Conservation Camp #17 State prison in Fort Bragg
- Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) State prison in Blythe
- Correctional Training Facility (CTF) State prison in Soledad
- Cuesta Conservation Camp #24 State prison in San Luis Obispo
- Deadwood Conservation Camp #23 State prison in Fort Jones
- Delta Conservation Camp #8 State prison in Suisun City
- Department of State Hospitals - Atascadero State prison in Atascadero
- Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga State prison in Coalinga
- Devils Garden Conservation Camp #40 State prison in Alturas
- Eel River Conservation Camp #31 State prison in Redway
- Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp #41 State prison in Valyermo
- Folsom State Prison (FSP) State prison in Represa
- Folsom Women's Facility (FWF) State prison in Represa
- Francisquito Conservation Camp #4 State prison in Santa Clarita
- Gabilan Conservation Camp #38 State prison in Soledad
- Golden State Annex State prison in McFarland
- Growlersburg Conservation Camp #33 State prison in Georgetown
- High Desert State Prison (HDSP) State prison in Susanville
- High Rock Conservation Camp #32 State prison in Weott
- Holton Conservation Camp #16 State prison in Sylmar
- Intermountain Conservation Camp #22 State prison in Bieber
- Ironwood State Prison (ISP) State prison in Blythe
- Ishi Conservation Camp #18 State prison in Paynes Creek
- Julius Klein Conservation Camp #19 State prison in Azusa
- Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) State prison in Delano
- Konocti Conservation Camp #27 State prison in Lower Lake
- La Cima Conservation Camp #42 State prison in Julian
- Malibu Conservation Camp #13 State prison in Malibu
- McCain Valley Conservation Camp #21 State prison in Boulevard
- McFarland Female Community Reentry Facility State prison in McFarland
- Miramonte Conservation Camp #5 State prison in Miramonte
- Mount Bullion Conservation Camp #39 State prison in Mariposa
- Mountain Home Conservation Camp #10 State prison in Springville
- Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) State prison in Ione
- Norco Conservation Camp #0 State prison in Norco
- North Kern State Prison (NKSP) State prison in Delano
- Oak Glen Conservation Camp #35 State prison in Yucaipa
- Owens Valley Conservation Camp #26 State prison in Bishop
- Parlin Fork Conservation Camp #6 State prison in Fort Bragg
- Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) State prison in Crescent City
- Pilot Rock Conservation Fire Camp #15 State prison in Crestline
- Pine Grove Conservation Camp State prison in Pine Grove
- Pleasant Valley State Prison(PVSP) State prison in Coalinga
- Prado Conservation Camp #28 State prison in Chino
- Puerta La Cruz Conservation Camp #14 State prison in Warner Springs
- R J Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) State prison in San Diego
- Rainbow Conservation Camp #2 State prison in Fallbrook
- Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) State prison in Soledad
- Salt Creek Conservation Camp #7 State prison in Paskenta
- San Quentin State Prison (SQ) State prison in San Quentin
- Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) State prison in Jamestown
- Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9 State prison in Bella Vista
- Trinity River Conservation Camp #3 State prison in Lewiston
- Vallecito Conservation Camp #1 State prison in Angels Camp
- Valley State Prison (VSP) State prison in Chowchilla
- Valley View Conservation Camp #34 State prison in Elk Creek
- Ventura Conservation Camp #46 State prison in Camarillo
- Wasco State Prison (WSP) State prison in Wasco
- Washington Ridge Conservation Camp #44 State prison in Nevada City
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our California page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
Someone was just arrested in California. Will they be in the CDCR search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- California Incarcerated Records & Information Search (CIRIS), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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