DRC/SWAP Custody Role
The Tulare County research identifies the Day Reporting Center at 36008 Road 112 in Visalia with phone 559-735-1931. The same contact list includes the Sheriff's Work Alternative Program at an address rendered with an extra zero, which the research flags as likely the same Road 112 campus but not safe to publish as a separate verified address without checking. TCSO's Detentions page links DRC/SWAP under the Pre-Trial section and lists SWAP/DRC as a Pre-Trial function.
That means DRC/SWAP should be treated as alternative custody and program supervision, not as a normal jail facility with public bed space. A person in the program may be reporting to the sheriff, completing work alternative duties, or following a court or custody condition instead of being housed in a jail cell. If the goal is to find a person physically in jail, the Tulare County inmate search, Pre-Trial Facility, Bob Wiley, and South County pages are the better route.
DRC/SWAP Record Lookup
A DRC/SWAP lookup begins with the question being asked. If the question is current jail custody, search the Tulare County inmate search. If the person is believed to be assigned to the Day Reporting Center or Sheriff's Work Alternative Program, call the program number instead of assuming the public jail roster will list the person as housed. If the question is a sentence, hearing, warrant, or court condition, use Tulare Superior Court case records.
- Search the sheriff roster first only when the person may be in county jail custody.
- Call DRC/SWAP for program-specific reporting or work alternative questions.
- Use the sheriff Records Division or published PRA contact for records not visible online.
- Use the court portal or records request process for case terms, warrants, and formal orders.
Do not treat DRC/SWAP as a state prison, federal facility, or ICE detention site. CDCR CIRIS applies after state-prison commitment. BOP and ICE locators apply to their separate custody systems. VINELink may help with custody notifications, but it does not explain every alternative-custody program assignment.
DRC/SWAP Contact Details
The verified program contact in the research is the Day Reporting Center entry from the sheriff contact source. It sits on the Road 112 detention campus area in Visalia, close to other sheriff custody addresses. Because nearby Road 112 facilities have similar names and numbers, a caller should use the exact program name and phone before traveling or mailing anything.
Day Reporting Center / Sheriff's Work Alternative Program
36008 Road 112
Visalia, CA 93291
559-735-1931
Alternative custody and reporting program line
Tulare County Sheriff's Records Division
833 S. Akers St.
Visalia, CA 93291
559-802-9538
PRA email listed on the sheriff contact page
The research did not locate public hours, eligibility rules, program fee schedules, or a complete participant handbook for DRC/SWAP. Those details should be confirmed with the sheriff program line or the court order that placed the person in the program.
DRC/SWAP Visits and Reporting
Normal jail visiting rules are built around housed inmates. DRC/SWAP is different because it is an alternative-custody and reporting program. The research did not locate a public visiting schedule for DRC/SWAP, and it would be misleading to import the Pre-Trial, Bob Wiley, or South County visiting schedule into this program page. If a participant is not housed in jail, family visits may not be the right concept. Reporting appointments, program rules, work schedules, and compliance terms are the key issues.
| Need | Best Route | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Program reporting | Call DRC/SWAP | The program line is the official local contact. |
| Jail visit | Use the facility page | Only housed inmates use jail visiting schedules. |
| Court terms | Use Tulare Superior Court records | Program obligations may come from a court order. |
| Custody notification | Use VINELink where available | VINELink is for custody status, not program administration. |
Note: If a participant is arrested, sanctioned, or moved back into jail custody, the lookup path may shift from DRC/SWAP to the jail roster.
DRC/SWAP Mail and Money
The official research does not provide DRC/SWAP mail rules, program payment rules, or a fee table. County jail money rules should not be copied onto DRC/SWAP unless the sheriff confirms they apply. The TCSO jail research says jail money should not be sent through mail and that Access Corrections is used for jail deposits, but DRC/SWAP is not a regular housing facility. Program participants may have court-ordered fees, work requirements, check-in rules, or other terms that are not the same as commissary deposits.
| Topic | Use This Source |
|---|---|
| Program payments or fees | DRC/SWAP program line or court paperwork |
| Jail commissary deposit | Applicable jail facility and Access Corrections rules |
| Program mail | Confirm with DRC/SWAP before sending |
| Public records | Sheriff Records Division or published PRA contact |
When a person is in alternative custody, avoid mailing documents or funds based on assumptions. Use the program name, participant identity, and any court case information when calling, and ask what the program will accept before sending anything.
DRC/SWAP Public Records
DRC/SWAP records may be more limited than a standard jail booking record. A jail roster row is built for a person held in custody. An alternative-custody program may involve court orders, program attendance, compliance, sanctions, work alternative duties, and supervision notes. Some information may be public if it appears in a court case record or a public sheriff record, while other details may be confidential, safety-sensitive, medical, program-specific, or not held for public release.
California's Public Records Act framework still matters, but it does not create access to every internal program note. Government Code section 7923.610 addresses specified arrest information. Government Code section 7923.600 protects law-enforcement investigatory and security files. Penal Code section 13300 limits summary criminal history. A precise request has a better chance than a broad demand for all program records.
For court status, use the Tulare Superior Court portal or records request process. For custody status, use the sheriff roster and facility phones. For program status, call DRC/SWAP. Those three paths should not be merged into one generic inmate lookup.
DRC/SWAP Terms Explained
Alternative-custody language can be confusing because the person may still be under sheriff or court control even when not housed in a jail unit. The key is to match the term to the source record. A court record may show a sentence, condition, warrant, review date, or compliance issue. The sheriff may hold a program record. The jail roster may show custody only if the person is booked or housed in jail.
- Day reporting
- A supervision model where a participant reports to a program instead of remaining in a regular jail housing unit.
- Work alternative
- A sheriff program that may let eligible people complete work or reporting obligations instead of normal jail housing.
- Alternative custody
- A custody or supervision status outside ordinary jail housing, often controlled by sheriff and court rules.
- Sanction
- A consequence for noncompliance that may affect program status or custody.
DRC/SWAP belongs in the Tulare County facility list because it is part of the sheriff detention system. It should still be described carefully as a program site. For housed jail inmates, use the Pre-Trial, Bob Wiley, or South County pages and the Tulare County jail inmate records workflow.