Below are links to the prison inmate information system for federal, state and local inmates in the Central District of California.

  • Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of a federal inmate incarcerated from 1982 to the present. Search by name or BOP registration number.
  • U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee locator – Locate the whereabouts of anyone detained by ICE in detention centers. To look up the detainee, you will need the full legal name the person used upon their arrest and the country the person claimed they originated from. It helps to also have the “A-number”, which is the number that ICE assigned to them upon their detention, which you can use instead of attempting to type the detainee’s name.
  • California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of an inmate incarcerated in any State of California prison facility. Search by inmate number, last name, first name, and middle name. This search will only return adult inmates currently in a CDCR institution. Please note that information for inmates recently admitted into or transferred between prisons may not be available for several days.
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates booked and incarcerated in L.A. County jails. Search by last name, first name, middle name, or date of birth. Inmate records will not be available for bookings happening in the last 2 hours.
  • Orange County Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates booked and incarcerated in Orange County jails. Search by last name, first name, middle name, age, and gender. Information is only available for inmates who are currently in custody or have been released in the last 30 days.
  • San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates booked and incarcerated in San Bernardino County jails. Search by booking number, last name, first name, middle name, date of birth, age, and gender.
  • Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Jail Information Management System (JIMS) Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates incarcerated in Riverside County jails. Search by last name, first name, date of birth, and gender.
  • Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates incarcerated in Ventura County jails. Search by last name, first name, middle name, and date of birth. Information is only available for inmates who are currently in custody or have been released in the last 7 days.
  • Santa Barbara County Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates incarcerated in Santa Barbara County jails. Search by offender number, last name, and first name.
  • San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Locator – Locate the whereabouts of inmates incarcerated in San Luis Obispo County jails. Search by last name and first name. Information is only available for inmates who are currently in custody.