Orange County California seems to bridge people outside to search for an inmate in custody. Either the inmate’s family, friends or also some parties may want to find out more information about their inmate for any certain purposes. Well, an inmate’s families do not need to visit the prison to know more information about their inmates.
Is there a family member that is in Orange County California? Then, you may want to find some information about him/her, right? If so, we’ll show you how to search for an inmate through the Orange County Inmate Search feature that is available on the official site. Here you go!
How to Search For An Inmate In Orange County?
Searching for an inmate in Orange County California is pretty easy. You only need to visit the official site of Orange County California HERE.
Once you access the site, you will see the Inmate Search feature that you can use to look for an inmate. You can search an inmate by name. However, ‘Search By Name’ option is only available for inmates who are currently in custody or have been released in the last 30 days.
To search for an inmate, you only need to know an inmate’s last name, first name and also middle name. Aside from that, make sure to know the age of an inmate and also gender. Well, those are some information that you should fill out to search for an inmate.
Here’s an example!
- Last Name: Abughalya
- First Name: Adam
- Middle Name: Ryan
- Age: 36
- Sex: Male
If you input some information above on the Inmate Search feature, the result will be:
- Results for booking number: 3207899
- Inmate Name: ABUGHALYA , ADAM RYAN
- Date of Birth: 03-05-1984
- Sex: Male
- Race: White
- Height: 5′ 06″
- Weight: 200
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Brown
- Occupation: CHIROPRACTOR
- Next Appearance Date: –
- Next Appearance Court: –
- Custody Status: Released
- Bail Amount: $0.00
- Arrested on: 08-06-2021
- Housing Location: Theo Lacy Facility
- Release Type: Sentence Ends
- Release Date: 10-04-2021 09:49:00
We emphasize inmates that can be searched through the Inmate Search feature for those who are currently in custody or have been released in the last 30 days. So, if you are searching for an inmate through Orange County California Inmate Search feature but there’s no result, it could be that an inmate you searched has been in custody for a long time or has been released for more than 30 days.
Alternatively, you can use the option of ‘List Inmate Names’ next to the ‘Search by Name’ option. To find out an inmate through the ‘List Inmate Names’ option, you only need to click on that option. After clicking the option, there will be the result that shows a list of all inmates detained in Orange County California.
On the ‘List Inmates Names’ option, you can search for an inmate by last name. Aside from that, you can also filter your search by choosing some options including All Inmates, Men Only and Women Only.
To make it easier for you to find an inmate that you’re looking for, you can click on the ‘Alphabet’ option. Make sure to click on a letter of the alphabet for the inmate’s last name that you are looking for.
After filtering and choosing the inmate’s last name, you will see a list of inmates who have a last name with the same letter. Now, you can see the list and find an inmate you’re looking for. By doing this, you should be able to find an inmate.
Visiting Hours and Information
In Orange County Jails, limited public visiting has resumed. It is limited to one visit for each inmate each week including onSunday or Monday, Friday, Saturday) and will be continually reassessed. Of course, the public that wants to visit an inmate should call to make an appointment at the facility where an inmate is housed currently.
So, if you have a plan to visit your inmate, make sure to choose the jail facility and make an appointment to see an inmate. In Orange County Jails, there are three facilities, here are they:
- Central Men’s and Women’s Jail
For Central Men’s and Women’s Jail, public visiting is available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week. Here’s additional information about Central Men’s and Women’s visiting hours:
- Central Jail Scheduling Number: (714) 647-4543
- Visiting Hours: Friday – Monday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
- Intake Release Center (IRC)
In Intake Release Center (IRC), the public can visit inmates on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday at 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. The scheduling number for Intake Release Center (IRC) is 714-647-6050.
Here’s the procedure of visiting inmates for Intake Release Center (IRC) facility:
- The visitor should make an appointment. Sure, walk-ups visitors will not be accepted.
- Visiting is limited to one visit for each inmate each week.
- Newly booked inmates under mandatory 14-day quarantine and those who are housed in medical isolation or quarantine can not be visited.
- The IRC lobby will have limited capacity for people with ADA considerations.
- The visitors who have made an appointment will line up outside the lobby 15 minutes before visiting.
- About the parking lot, the visitors probably park in the parking structure across from the Santa Ana Police Department.
- Theo Lacy Facility
Just like the Central Men’s and Women’s Jails as well as Intake Release Center (IRC) facility, the visiting in Theo Lacy Facility is also limited to one visit for each inmate each week. The public can visit inmates on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday at 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. The scheduling number for Intake Release Center (IRC) is 714-935-6202.
Well, the procedure of visiting inmates in Theo Lacy Facility is the same as the rule of visiting procedures in Intake Release Center (IRC) facility.
Here’s the contact information for Orange County Jails California:
- Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD)
- Address: 550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA 92702
- Phone: (714) 647-7000
- Orange County Central Men’s and Central Women’s Jails
- Address: 550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA 92702
- Phone: (714) 647-4666