This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking, court, or jail records. Those requests must go to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, Tulare Superior Court, CDCR, BOP, ICE, or the agency that holds the record.
Where to Check First
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office is the local agency for county jail custody. Sheriff-Coroner Mike Boudreaux's office lists headquarters at 833 S. Akers St., Visalia, CA 93277, with a main phone of 559-802-9400 and toll free line 800-808-0488. Office hours are 8 AM-5 PM Monday-Friday, closed holidays, while emergency services run 24 hours per day. Public Records Act requests should use the PRA contact listed on the sheriff contact page. The Records Division is listed at 833 S. Akers St., Visalia, CA 93291, phone 559-802-9538, fax 559-733-6780.
Tulare County Sheriff's Office Headquarters
833 S. Akers St.
Visalia, CA 93277
559-802-9400
Toll free: 800-808-0488
Records Division
833 S. Akers St.
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: 559-802-9538
Fax: 559-733-6780
PRA email listed on the sheriff contact page
Tulare Superior Court Criminal Records
Visalia Division, 221 S. Mooney Blvd., Room 124
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: 559-730-5000
South County Justice Center, 300 E. Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
Phone: 559-782-3700
Use the correct office for the type of record or custody question involved.
- For a person in a county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the facility if the roster does not answer the question.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and use the Records Division or published PRA contact when a public-records request is needed.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Tulare Superior Court case or records-request process.
- For a specific jail building, call the facility: Pre-Trial 559-735-1750, Bob Wiley 559-735-1700, South County 559-782-7800, or Day Reporting Center / SWAP 559-735-1931.
- For a sentenced California prisoner, use CDCR CIRIS rather than the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.