Amador County Inmate Population
The local share of the Amador County inmate population is centered on the Amador County Jail in Jackson. The Sheriff's Office describes the jail as the Amador County Correctional Facility and says it houses both sentenced and unsentenced inmates. That matters because a jail count is not only a list of people waiting for trial. It can include people serving local time, people waiting for transport, and people held on warrants or other holds. The public roster is the best starting point for a current county jail custody check, but it is not a full criminal history or a statewide prison list.
The physical county also contains CDCR facilities that are not part of the sheriff's jail roster. Mule Creek State Prison in Ione holds sentenced state prisoners from many counties. Pine Grove Conservation Camp #12 is a minimum-custody CDCR/CAL FIRE camp. A person housed in either CDCR facility should be searched through CDCR CIRIS, not through the Amador County Citizen RIMS jail roster. Federal and immigration custody use separate locators.
Amador County Inmate Population Statistics
The current sheriff jail page gives the most direct local capacity number: 76 state-rated beds, split into 65 male beds and 11 female beds. The live Citizen RIMS endpoint inspected on May 31, 2026 returned 41 current in-custody records. That is a point-in-time public roster count, not an official average daily population. Older official BSCC data and a 2021-22 Grand Jury snippet show why the capacity figure still matters: Amador's jail has historically operated near or above its rated bed count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Amador County Jail rated capacity | 76 beds | Sheriff jail general information page, inspected 2026 |
| Rated capacity split | 65 male / 11 female | Sheriff jail general information page |
| Current public RIMS records | 41 current in-custody records | Citizen RIMS endpoint, May 31, 2026 |
| 2021-22 reported ADP | 77 inmates | Amador County Civil Grand Jury snippet |
| Mule Creek State Prison population context | More than 3,800 | CDCR news and facility context, 2023/2025 |
Amador County Jail Population Trends
The BSCC Amador County data set is older, but it is official and specific. It shows average daily jail population above the posted 76-bed capacity in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. The 2021-22 Grand Jury snippet again described the jail as overcrowded and obsolete, with an average daily population of 77 for a design capacity of 76. The May 31, 2026 roster count was lower, but that snapshot should not be treated as a trend line because it was a live returned list, not an annual average.
| Year | Total ADP / Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77.0 ADP | BSCC public data set, near posted capacity |
| 2012 | 100.8 ADP | Highest year in the BSCC table |
| 2013 | 95.6 ADP | Above 76-bed capacity |
| 2014 | 97.2 ADP | Above 76-bed capacity |
| 2015 | 87.3 ADP | BSCC reported 47.4 unsentenced and 40.0 sentenced ADP |
| 2021-22 | 77.0 ADP | Grand Jury snippet, one above design capacity |
| 2026-05-31 | 41 public roster records | Point-in-time Citizen RIMS count only |
Who Makes Up Amador Inmate Records
BSCC defines unsentenced inmates as people waiting for sentencing on one or more charges, including newly booked people, people waiting for court, people in trial, and people tried but not yet sentenced. Sentenced inmates have been sentenced on all charges and may be serving local time or waiting for transfer. In 2015, Amador's BSCC table reported 47.4 unsentenced ADP and 40.0 sentenced ADP, so the jail population was split between pretrial and sentenced custody rather than one simple category.
- Male and female capacity: the sheriff page lists 65 male beds and 11 female beds.
- 2015 sex split: BSCC reported 70.4 male ADP and 17.0 female ADP.
- 2015 custody status: BSCC reported 47.4 unsentenced ADP and 40.0 sentenced ADP.
- 2015 arrests: BSCC listed 1,053 total arrests, but arrests are not unique people or jail ADP.
Laws for Amador County Jail Records
California law makes basic arrest and booking information public while still protecting confidential, juvenile, sealed, and investigative records. That balance explains why the Amador roster can show names, booking time, charges, bail fields, and custody status without showing every report, scanned document, photo, or housing detail. Jail standards and death-in-custody posting rules also affect how the Amador County inmate population is documented.
Key statutes and rules:
Government Code section 7923.610 requires release of specified arrest information, including name, physical description, arrest and booking times, bail, charges, warrants, and holds unless exceptions apply.
The sheriff's records process states that booking and release requests receive a response within 10 working days under the CPRA timing rule cited by the office.
Penal Code section 10008 requires custodial agencies to post specified information after an in-custody death.
California Title 15 detention standards are part of the minimum standards framework the sheriff says governs local detention operations.
Search Amador County Inmate Population
The official current county jail search path is the sheriff-linked Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People roster. It is free and did not require login during inspection. The agency text says it shows current in-custody inmates and the most recent bookings at the Amador County Jail. The RIMS page is a listing with table filtering, sorting, pagination, and clickable names rather than a simple last-name form.
- Start at the Amador County Sheriff's Office homepage or open the Citizen RIMS roster directly.
- Use the Incarcerated People listing for current jail custody and recent bookings.
- Filter the visible table by name, booking date, status, charge term, or agency code when the list is long.
- Open a person record for booking, arrest, charge, bail, demographic, and custody-status fields.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, submit a records request, or search CDCR, BOP, ICE, or VINELink based on custody type.
Amador County Roster Search Fields
The RIMS configuration gives useful limits. Inmate listings are enabled, but inmate photos are disabled. The sheriff message says juvenile offenders and sensitive calls are not shown and that the office does not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. Bookings must be complete before they appear publicly, so a very recent arrest can be missing until the jail finishes intake.
| Field or Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarcerated People tab | Navigation | No | Shows current in-custody people and most recent bookings. |
| Table filter | Text filter | No | Searches visible table fields; no sheriff-published wildcard rule was found. |
| Sort controls | Column sort | No | Useful for name, booking, status, and charge fields. |
| Click inmate name | Profile action | No | Agency text says names can be clicked for more information. |
| Login | None observed | No | The public roster did not require an account during inspection. |
What Amador Jail Records Show
An Amador County jail roster record is a booking-centered record. It can show the booking agency, original arresting agency, booking and arrest times, arrest location, status, name, demographics, physical description, charges, and bail fields. It did not show mugshots, block or cell, court date, or projected release date in the inspected public endpoint. For more detail on current jail fields, see the Amador County jail inmate records page.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking ID | Numeric RIMS booking identifier. |
| Booking and arrest dates | When the person was booked and when the arrest event occurred. |
| Status | Custody flag such as In Custody. |
| Charges | Code, description, level, counts, arresting agency, and bail amount fields. |
| Total bail | Total bail field returned in the booking record. |
| Mugshot | Not shown in the current public RIMS configuration. |
County Jail vs State Prison
Reader errors often start with the wrong custody system. The county jail roster is for Amador County Jail bookings. CDCR CIRIS is for sentenced state prisoners, including people at Mule Creek and Pine Grove. The BOP locator is for federal sentenced custody, while ICE has its own detainee locator. VINELink is a notification tool and can help with custody or release alerts, but it is not the court record and does not replace the sheriff roster.
| Custody Type | System to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Citizen RIMS | Current Amador County Jail custody and most recent bookings. |
| State prison | CDCR CIRIS | Sentenced California prisoners and current CDCR location. |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced prisoners and BOP-managed custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainee locator | ICE detainees by A-number or biographical search. |
| Notifications | VINELink California | Custody or release notification registration where available. |
Amador County Detention Facilities
Amador County has one sheriff-run county jail and two CDCR facilities in the facility map. The county jail is the place to look for a recent local arrest, bail field, booking status, jail visit rule, or booking/release request. Mule Creek and Pine Grove are state-custody facilities, so a person's current location, CDCR number, and state-prison status come from CIRIS.
- Amador County Jail - sheriff-run local detention for sentenced and unsentenced county jail inmates.
- Mule Creek State Prison - CDCR state prison in Ione for sentenced California prisoners.
- Pine Grove Conservation Camp #12 - CDCR/CAL FIRE minimum-custody conservation camp in Pine Grove.
Official Amador Roster Screens
The sheriff's public site links the inmate and crime portal from its main homepage. The screenshot below comes from the Amador County Sheriff's Office homepage captured for this project.
That homepage is useful when a reader wants to confirm the roster source before using a vendor-hosted portal.
The roster itself is hosted in Citizen RIMS. The Amador County Citizen RIMS incarcerated people page is the official current custody listing described in the research.
The visible roster fields and links support a current jail lookup, while court outcomes and state-prison transfers require other systems.
Amador County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Amador County inmate population?
The sheriff's current jail page lists 76 state-rated beds. The public RIMS endpoint returned 41 current in-custody records on May 31, 2026. Older BSCC data reported 87.3 average daily jail population in 2015, and a 2021-22 Grand Jury snippet reported ADP of 77.
Why does Mule Creek change the count?
Mule Creek State Prison is physically in Amador County, but it is a CDCR state prison. Its population is not the same as the Amador County Jail population. Search Mule Creek prisoners through CDCR CIRIS.
Can released inmates be searched online?
The sheriff roster says it includes current in-custody inmates and most recent bookings, but no official retention window was posted. Older booking and release records should be requested through the Sheriff's Records Division.
Are mugshots on the Amador roster?
No public inmate photos were enabled in the inspected RIMS configuration. Booking photos may exist in agency records, but the official public roster did not publish them.
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