This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm that someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, schedule a visit, or change a jail or court record. Use the official Monterey County, California, federal, or notification contacts below for those requests.
Where to Look for Monterey County Custody or Record Questions
Start with the office that controls the record you need. The Monterey County Jail handles local custody questions, Sheriff's Records handles booking and incident-record requests, Monterey Superior Court handles filed criminal cases, and state or federal systems apply after a person leaves county custody.
Monterey County Sheriff and Jail
- Monterey County Jail: 1410 Natividad Road, Salinas, CA 93906; public jail line 831-755-3782.
- Monterey County Sheriff's Office and Records Division: 1414 Natividad Road, Salinas, CA 93906; main line 831-755-3700; Records fax for forms 831-755-3810.
- Sheriff-Coroner Tina M. Nieto: 831-755-3725; nietotm@countyofmonterey.gov.
- Public in-custody log: https://mcso.countyofmonterey.gov/in-custody-log.
- Sheriff public-records portal: https://montereycountysheriff.nextrequest.com/.
- Public counter note: Records supports law-enforcement operations around the clock, but public lobby availability may follow posted hours. The Sheriff's site announcement lists administration lobby hours effective April 2026 as Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Monterey Superior Court Criminal Records
- Criminal records and copies by mail: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, Attention: Records, 240 Church Street, Salinas, CA 93901.
- Criminal case portal: https://portal.monterey.courts.ca.gov/search/case.
- Criminal Division information: https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal.
- The court says criminal record searches are not conducted by phone. In-person search and copy services may require fees and processing time.
State, Federal, Immigration, and Notification Systems
- CDCR CIRIS for sentenced California state prisoners: https://ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov/. Locator help: CDCR Identification Unit, 916-445-6713, Monday-Friday except holidays, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pacific.
- Federal BOP inmate locator: https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/. No BOP institution was located in Monterey County in the official sources reviewed.
- ICE Online Detainee Locator System: https://locator.ice.gov/odls/. ICE DRIL: 1-888-351-4024 if ODLS does not locate an adult detainee.
- VINELink custody notification portal: https://vinelink.vineapps.com/.
- Monterey County Sheriff app: iOS at App Store and Android at Google Play. The app listing notes public-safety communication features and historical support for inmate-search sorting.
Common Starting Points
- For someone currently held in Monterey County Jail, use jail inmate records and the Sheriff's in-custody log.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots, then use Sheriff's Records or the public-records portal if the photo is not posted online.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Monterey Superior Court portal.
- For facility-specific addresses or phones, use the detention facility pages linked in the footer.
- For sentenced state prisoners in Monterey County facilities, search CDCR CIRIS rather than the county jail log.
- For federal or immigration custody, search BOP or ICE directly because those systems are separate from Monterey County and CDCR.