Orange County jail inmate search

To find someone in custody, use the Orange County Sheriff's Department online portal. For Central Jail Complex, the sheriff's department runs this tool. If you find a match, note the booking number; that's the ID given at intake. Inmate charges are not shown in the current tool. If a recent arrest isn't listed yet, call (714) 647-4666.

Booking for county arrests takes place at the Intake Release Center, 550 North Flower St., Santa Ana. For portal details, visit the Orange County Sheriff's Inmate Information System page. Since paperwork takes time, a person arrested tonight may not appear online yet. Call (714) 647-4666 to check new arrivals, or read about the jail booking process.

Custody, money, and visits are handled by different desks. The County Jail Intake and Release Center page lists these numbers, and so does the Cashier and Bail Information page.

• (714) 647-4666: County Jail Intake and Release, for custody checks.
• (714) 647-6085: IRC jail cashiering, open 24 hours.
• 714-647-4543: Central Jail visit scheduling only.
• (714) 935-6905: Theo Lacy cashiering.

The Central Jail Complex, with its Intake Release Center, is where the main booking and custody operations happen. You'll find it at 550 North Flower St., Santa Ana, CA 92702. Use the Central Jail Location and Directions page for map links. Bonds and cashiering are handled at the Theo Lacy Jail Facility, which the county also operates.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department operates local custody facilities. Everyone held at the Central Jail Complex or Theo Lacy is covered by the Orange County Sheriff's Inmate Information System, which the department operates. If you don't see someone online, call Intake and Release at (714) 647-4666.

All visits at Central Jail Complex must be scheduled ahead. Check the Visiting Hours and Information page for the rules.

• Call 714-647-4543 on weekdays from 7 AM to 4 PM at least 24 hours ahead.
• When you call, tell the clerk the inmate's booking number.
• Visiting hours run Friday to Monday, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
• Each inmate may receive up to 4 visits weekly, and walk in visits aren't allowed.

Money put into an inmate's account can be spent on snacks and supplies at the commissary, the jail store. The Cashier and Bail Information page says deposits can be made at jail cashiering.

• You can pay with cash or a government check; make any money order out to the County of Orange Sheriff's Department.
• They don't take personal, cashier's, and traveler's checks.
• The most an account can hold is $500.

Dial the Intake and Release Center at (714) 647-4666 for questions about reaching someone in custody. At the Central Jail Complex, staff can confirm where the person is housed. The County Jail Intake and Release Center page lists contact details for the facility.

County Jail Lookup never shows names, mugshots, and arrest records. Check the Orange County Sheriff's online roster to view what the county makes public about people held in jail. Inmate charges aren't shown in the current version.

With a bond, meaning a payment or guarantee, a person can leave jail before their court date. Judges use a county schedule to set bail, or they release someone based on that person's own promise to return. You can read about bailing someone out of jail or check the Cashier and Bail Information page.

• The IRC cashier is open 24 hours and takes cash, a bank cashier's check, a money order, a traveler's check, or a limited personal check.
• Cash is required for bail when the court is outside Orange County.
• The IRC and Theo Lacy both accept bonds every day, 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Releases from the Central Jail Complex go through the Intake Release Center, 550 North Flower St. When bail has been paid or a court has ordered release, staff finish the paperwork and return property. Call the County Jail Intake and Release Center at (714) 647-4666 for release updates.