California Inmate Locator

Unfortunately, California is one of the few states that doesn't have a California Inmate Locator page online so you can instantly find out where an inmate is housed. Instead, this is what you need to do: to locate California inmates, you need to call the Identification Unit at (916) 445 6713.



You have to provide them with the full name and the full date of birth (day-month-year) of the inmate you are searching for. If you happen to have the California Dept of Correction inmate number, that will work, too. They will only tell you the location of the inmate and their inmate number (if you don' already have it). They will not provide any release information.

Call Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. excluding state holidays.

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