Official Tulare County Inmate Search
The official Tulare County inmate search lives at tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff/divisions/detentions1/detentions-operations/inmate-search. The page text states, "Use the search to filter for any data in this table. Click any of the headings to sort the data for that column." No login is required to view the listing. Anyone can pull it up and filter it. The Sheriff Office home page at tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff links to the inmate search, Top Ten Most Wanted, records, custody status, and booking photos. The agency motto is "Proudly Serving Since 1852."
The inmate listing covers people booked into Tulare County jails operated by the Sheriff Detentions Division. It does not cover federal Bureau of Prisons custody, California state prison custody, or ICE custody. The Detentions Operations page names three facilities under the Sheriff: Bob Wiley Detention Facility, the Adult Pre-Trial Facility, and South County Detention Facility. Questions about a specific facility should go to the facility commander or program manager, as the official page directs.
The Tulare County inmate roster is a live tool, not a fixed report. A name visible today may be gone tomorrow if the person is released, transferred to state prison, or moved on to federal custody. Cross-checking with VINELink or a call to the jail is the safe way to confirm custody status, since absence from the listing alone does not prove release.
What the Tulare County Inmate Listing Shows
The visible Tulare County inmate listing is a table of current bookings with eight sortable columns. Each row also has a "View" link that opens an individual inmate profile page. In the research pass, the View link returned an HTTP 403 response and the inside of the profile could not be inspected; users on the official site itself should reach the full profile without issue.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Jacket | Numeric jail jacket ID such as 884, 896, 909. Sortable column. |
| Last Name | Inmate surname in uppercase. |
| First Name | Inmate first name in uppercase. |
| Middle Name | Middle name where listed. |
| Suffix | Suffix where listed; often blank. |
| DOB | Date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format on the visible page. |
| Booking Date | Booking date; visible examples include both MM/DD/YYYY and YYYY-MM-DD. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency that made the arrest; examples include TULARE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, VISALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, PORTERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROBATION, and TCSO. |
| View | Link to the individual inmate record. [research gap: inside content of the View profile was blocked by a 403 in the research pass.] |
Charges, bond amount, housing location, court date, release date, and mugshot are not visible on the table itself. Those fields may sit inside the View profile but were not confirmed by the research pass. For the underlying charges on a Tulare County booking, see criminal records, and for the court case the booking ties to, see court records.
Tulare County Inmate Search Fields and Columns
The Tulare County inmate listing uses one free-text filter plus eight sortable columns. There is no dropdown for arresting agency, charge code, or facility. The filter searches across the whole visible table at once.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Text filter | Optional | Filters any data in the inmate table. |
| Jacket | Sortable column | Optional | Numeric jacket ID. |
| Last Name | Sortable column | Optional | Inmate last name. |
| First Name | Sortable column | Optional | Inmate first name. |
| Middle Name | Sortable column | Optional | Middle name if listed. |
| Suffix | Sortable column | Optional | Suffix if listed. |
| DOB | Sortable column | Optional | Date of birth, MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| Booking Date | Sortable column | Optional | MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD depending on rendering. |
| Arresting Agency | Sortable column | Optional | TCSO, VPD, PPD, DPD, EPD, TPD, FPD, PROBATION, WPD. |
| View | Link / button | Optional | Opens the individual inmate record page. |
The search is forgiving on case. A user can type a partial name and the table will filter as the keystrokes come in. Sorting by booking date is the easiest way to spot recent admissions. Sorting by arresting agency clusters bookings from each city police department together, which can help narrow a Tulare County inmate search when the city of arrest is known.
Why Tulare County Inmate Profile Details May Be Limited
The individual View profile sits behind the public table. In the research pass the View profile returned an HTTP 403 response, so the field set inside the profile could not be confirmed. Users on the public Sheriff site should reach the profile from a normal browser. Mugshot, charges, bond, housing assignment, court date, and release date do not appear on the listing itself. If those are needed and the profile View page does not show them either, the next steps are the case docket through online.tulare.courts.ca.gov or a phone call to the booking facility.
The Sheriff also publishes a separate "Booking Photos" menu item and a "Custody Status" link from the main site, both of which may surface details not present in the table. Those pages were not fully captured in this research pass and the exact field set on each is a research gap. Treat the inmate listing as the front door, and use the court docket or a call to confirm any specific charge or court appearance.
How to Use the Tulare County Inmate Roster
The Tulare County inmate roster is built for a quick name lookup. Most users land on the listing, type a few letters of a last name, and find the row they need. The step-by-step below works for any browser and does not require an account.
- Open tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff/divisions/detentions1/detentions-operations/inmate-search in a browser.
- Type a last name into the "Search" box at the top of the table; the table filters live as you type.
- If the result list is long, type a first name or DOB to narrow further.
- Click any column heading to sort; clicking the same heading again reverses the sort.
- Click the "View" link on the matching row to open the individual inmate record.
- Note the jacket number, booking date, and arresting agency for any follow-up call to the Sheriff or the court.
- If the person is not in the listing, check VINELink and the court case docket before assuming release.
For a Tulare County inmate search by jacket number, jacket is a sortable column and a filterable string. For a search by booking date, sort the table by booking date in descending order to see the newest admissions on top. For a search by arresting agency, type the agency name into the filter box and the listing narrows to that agency only.
Below is the Detentions Operations page that names the three jail facilities and the leadership of the Sheriff Detentions Division. It sits one click away from the inmate listing.
The Sheriff Detentions Operations page at tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff/divisions/detentions1/detentions-operations spells out where Tulare County inmates are housed.
The page names Captain Buddy Hirayama as head of Detentions and lists Bob Wiley Detention Facility, the Adult Pre-Trial Facility, and South County Detention Facility as the three jails behind the inmate roster.
Tulare County Detention Facilities
The Tulare County Sheriff operates three detention facilities under Captain Buddy Hirayama. Each facility houses a subset of the jail population. The official Detentions Operations page directs facility questions to the facility commander or program manager. The contact cards below use what is published on official sources. Direct facility addresses, direct facility phone numbers, and capacities were not published on the pages successfully harvested; those are flagged as research gaps. The Sheriff main county campus address is used for mailing where a facility address is not confirmed.
Bob Wiley Detention Facility
Tulare County Sheriff's Office
221 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93291
559-733-6218 (Sheriff main)
[research gap: direct facility address and phone not published in harvested sources]
Adult Pre-Trial Facility
Court pretrial location:
36650 Road 112
Visalia, CA 93291-8940
559-730-5020 (court pretrial calendar)
Hearings are remote; facility closed to public.
South County Detention Facility
Tulare County Sheriff's Office
221 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93291
559-733-6218 (Sheriff main)
[research gap: direct facility address and phone not published in harvested sources]
Bob Wiley Detention Facility is named on the Sheriff Detentions Operations page along with the other two. The Adult Pre-Trial Facility on the court side is at 36650 Road 112 in Visalia, with a court calendar phone of 559-730-5020. The facility itself is closed to the public and hearings run remotely. South County Detention Facility serves the southern end of Tulare County and is named on the same Sheriff page. None of the three facility-specific addresses or phones were published on the official Sheriff Detentions Operations page captured in research.
Arresting Agencies in Tulare County Inmate Records
The arresting agency column on the Tulare County inmate listing names the law enforcement agency that made the booking. Multiple agencies feed the Sheriff jails because Tulare County covers many cities. Visible examples from the listing include Tulare County Sheriff's Office, Visalia Police Department, Porterville Police Department, Dinuba Police Department, Exeter Police Department, Tulare Police Department, Farmersville Police Department, the County Probation Department, TCSO, and WPD.
A Tulare County inmate booking can therefore start with any of those agencies. The Sheriff jail still holds the person under Detentions Division authority no matter which agency made the arrest. For the underlying case after the booking, the file lives in the Tulare Superior Court at one of the court locations: Visalia County Civic Center, Dinuba, Porterville South County Justice Center, the Juvenile Justice Facility, or the Pretrial Facility. Case numbers prefixed with "V" route mail to Visalia; "P" prefixes route to Porterville.
Calling to Confirm Tulare County Inmate Custody
A call to the Sheriff is the most reliable way to confirm a Tulare County inmate is in custody right now. The Sheriff main number is 559-733-6218 on the public county directory. For a specific facility, the official guidance is to ask for the facility commander or program manager. The Detentions Operations page lists Captain Buddy Hirayama as the head of detentions; calls about a specific Tulare County inmate are routed from the main line. The court pretrial calendar number 559-730-5020 covers court appearance questions about the Adult Pre-Trial Facility.
When making the call, have the inmate name, DOB, and jacket number ready if possible. The jacket number from the public listing speeds up the lookup. The Sheriff records function and the booking photos page on tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff may also surface information that the public table does not show. Note: Custody status can change inside a single business day, so a phone confirmation is only good for the moment of the call.
VINELink Notifications for Tulare County Inmates
VINELink at vinelink.com is the national victim and family notification system. It accepts a state and an agency or person, and it can deliver phone or email alerts on custody changes. For a Tulare County inmate, the VINELink search starts by selecting California and then the participating agency. Where agency data is connected, VINELink can confirm custody and push a release alert. Where the local agency does not feed VINELink for a specific person, the alert may be delayed or unavailable; do not rely on absence alone.
VINELink is not run by the Tulare County Sheriff. It is a separate national service. The Sheriff inmate roster is still the primary local custody-status tool. VINELink works best as a backup notification layer for victims and family members who need a heads-up if a Tulare County inmate is moved or released. For the related "released" workflow, see the released inmates page.
State Prison vs County Jail in Tulare County
The Tulare County inmate listing covers county jail only. People sentenced to California state prison move out of the county system and into the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The CDCR Incarcerated Records Information Search at ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov covers state prison custody. CIRIS accepts a name or a CDCR number and returns the person's state custody status.
That distinction matters for any Tulare County inmate search. A felony conviction in Tulare Superior Court can lead to either local jail time or a state prison sentence, depending on the offense and on California realignment rules. After sentencing, the search source changes. The county jail roster is no longer the right tool for someone serving a state prison term. CIRIS is.
The image below shows the Megan's Law registry, which is run by CDCR through the California Department of Justice. It is the public-facing tool for post-release sex offender registration status, a separate dataset from the Tulare County inmate listing.
The California Megan's Law registry at meganslaw.ca.gov is the public-facing tool for registration status after a covered conviction.
Megan's Law is not a custody tool; it shows registration status for people who must register after release, which is separate from the Sheriff inmate roster.
Federal Custody Lookup for Tulare County Cases
Federal arrests in Tulare County land in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, with prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office at justice.gov/usao-edca and transport by the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of California at usmarshals.gov. Federal custody and federal release records use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc. The BOP locator covers persons in federal custody and persons released from BOP custody since 1982.
The federal BOP locator is shown below. It is the right tool for any Tulare County person who was prosecuted in federal court rather than in the Tulare Superior Court.
The BOP inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc handles federal custody lookups for people processed through the Eastern District of California.
BOP also lists federal releases back to 1982, which is useful when a Tulare County inmate search comes up blank on the Sheriff page because the case was federal.
Tulare County Inmate Services: Visitation, Mail, Money
The Sheriff Inmate Services page at tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff/divisions/detentions1/detentions-operations/inmate-services lists video visitation, legal and professional video visitation, inmate marriages, inmate notaries, sending packages, sending mail, and sending money. The page directs users to click through the left menu for the child pages on each service. Those child pages were not fully captured in this research pass; specific schedules, vendors, dress codes, and ID rules are noted as research gaps.
Below is a sample schedule table that lays out what the Inmate Services page covers by category. Real time windows, vendor names, and dress code rules need to be confirmed on the Sheriff Inmate Services page itself; the right column is left as a research gap rather than filled with a guess.
| Service | Day / Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation (personal) | [research gap: schedule not captured from official child page] | Listed on the Inmate Services page. |
| Legal / professional video visitation | [research gap: schedule not captured] | Treated separately from personal visits. |
| Inmate marriages | [research gap: schedule not captured] | Likely requires jail and court coordination. |
| Inmate notaries | [research gap: schedule not captured] | Listed on the Inmate Services page. |
| Sending packages | [research gap: rules not captured] | Use the Sheriff page; do not rely on third-party jail sites. |
| Sending mail | [research gap: address format not captured] | Use the Sheriff page for the correct mail format. |
| Sending money | [research gap: vendor not captured] | Use the Sheriff page; do not rely on third-party jail sites. |
The official advice is to use the Sheriff Inmate Services page rather than a third-party jail-services site. Vendor names such as Securus, GTL, HomeWAV, AccessCorrections, or JPay should not be assumed without confirmation on the official Tulare pages. For court visits to a hearing tied to a Tulare County inmate, the court security FAQ at tulare.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-security-information sets the rules on screening, weapons, and electronics.
Booking Process Overview for Tulare County Inmates
A Tulare County inmate booking starts with an arrest by one of the agencies named in the arresting agency column. The person is transported to a Sheriff detention facility, processed in, and assigned a jacket number. The jacket number is the row key on the public inmate listing and the lookup key for any phone call about that booking. The Sheriff media menu also includes AB 2761 In-Custody Deaths and AB 485 Hate Crime Statistics reporting, both of which are state-mandated disclosures.
After booking, the case moves into the Tulare Superior Court calendar. Arraignment, pretrial conferences, motions, and sentencing each generate docket events under California Penal Code sections that govern the case. For full case files, the court records page is the right next stop. For active warrants connected to a booking, see warrant records. For released persons, see released inmates. For population data on the three Tulare jails, see inmate population.