El Dorado County Inmate Population Overview
The El Dorado County inmate population is housed in a two-jail system run by the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Custody Division. The official custody page identifies the Placerville Jail and the South Lake Tahoe Jail as the county's adult detention facilities. The Placerville Jail is the larger building, while the South Lake Tahoe Jail serves the Tahoe basin. People arrested by the Sheriff's Office, CHP, Placerville Police, South Lake Tahoe Police, and other local agencies can be booked into the county system when custody is required.
Not every person tied to an El Dorado County criminal case stays in the county jail. A pretrial inmate or local sentenced inmate belongs in the Sheriff's jail population. A person sentenced to state prison moves into the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation system and is searched through CIRIS. Federal defendants and immigration detainees may move through BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE channels. That distinction keeps the inmate population count, roster search, and court record search from being mixed together.
El Dorado County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful El Dorado County inmate population numbers come from the Sheriff's custody page, Vera's county fact sheet, Vera Trends, and the inspected Citizen RIMS current roster. The Sheriff's page gives facility capacity. Vera gives 2021 jail population and admission measures. Citizen RIMS gave a point-in-time roster count when the public roster was inspected on May 31, 2026. Those sources measure different things, so the figures should not be treated as a single daily head count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current public roster count | 268 records found | Citizen RIMS inspection, May 31, 2026 |
| Average daily jail population | 280 people | Vera El Dorado County fact sheet, 2021 |
| County jail admissions | 3,745 | Vera El Dorado County fact sheet, 2021 |
| Combined published capacity | 461 inmates plus 8 outpatient medical beds | Sheriff custody page, accessed May 31, 2026 |
| People from El Dorado County in state prison | 339 | Vera El Dorado County fact sheet, 2021 |
El Dorado County Inmate Population Trends
The research does not provide a full official year-by-year BSCC export for El Dorado County, so the trend view uses the sourced points that were captured. The 2021 Vera average daily population is not the same metric as a 2026 public roster count. The 2023 Vera Trends figure is a jail population by jurisdiction snapshot. Together, they show a jail system that is well below the combined published bed capacity in the captured sources, but they do not prove a formal occupancy rate for every day in those years.
| Year | Population Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 280 average daily population | Vera fact sheet; also reports 69% pretrial and 51% mental-health needs. |
| 2023 | 323 jail population | Vera Trends; 277 local, 42 state, 2 other counties, and 2 federal. |
| 2026-05-31 | 268 current roster records | Citizen RIMS public count endpoint inspection; point-in-time roster count. |
Who Is in El Dorado County Jail
The El Dorado County inmate population is mainly local jail custody. Vera's 2021 fact sheet says 69% of the jail population was pretrial, meaning many people had not been convicted of the charges that brought them into custody. The same fact sheet reports 51% of the jail population had mental-health needs, and 68% of law-enforcement arrests in 2021 were misdemeanors. Vera Trends also shows that the 2023 jail population was mostly local, with smaller state, other-county, and federal categories.
- Pretrial custody: people awaiting court dates, charge review, bail decisions, or case resolution.
- Local sentences: people serving county jail time rather than a CDCR prison sentence.
- Warrants and holds: people booked on bench warrants, arrest warrants, probation holds, or other legal authority.
- Other jurisdictions: Vera Trends reported small state, other-county, and federal categories in 2023.
El Dorado County Jail Capacity
The Sheriff's custody page lists capacity for both jail facilities: 303 inmates plus 8 outpatient medical beds at the Placerville Jail and 158 inmates at the South Lake Tahoe Jail. That is a combined published jail capacity of 461 inmates, plus the medical-bed note at Placerville. The 268 public roster records inspected on May 31, 2026 equal about 58% of the 461 published capacity, but that arithmetic is only context. A public roster count is not a formal BSCC occupancy report, and newly booked, restricted, or incomplete records may not appear in the same way.
Capacity note: Do not compare capacity, average daily population, and a live roster count without naming the source and date.
Laws Governing El Dorado County Jail Data
California law explains why parts of the El Dorado County inmate population are public while other records remain limited. Arrest information, booking status, and jail operations are public-record topics, but investigative files, juvenile records, sealed records, and safety-sensitive details can still be withheld. The Sheriff's Records Unit also notes that legal restrictions may block some report releases and that public records requests receive a response within 10 working days.
Key statutes:
Government Code section 7923.610 requires release of contemporaneous arrest information unless a listed exception applies.
Government Code section 7923.600 protects many law-enforcement investigatory and security records from public release.
Penal Code section 4000 places county jails under the sheriff for people charged, tried, sentenced locally, or held under other authority.
Penal Code section 6030 requires BSCC minimum standards for local correctional facilities.
El Dorado County State Prison Population
No CDCR state prison was found inside El Dorado County. Vera's fact sheet lists 0 state prisons in the county, and the research found no BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate regional adult detention center in the county. State prison lookup still matters because Vera reported 339 people from El Dorado County in state prison in 2021 and 128 court sentences to state prison. Once a person is transferred after sentencing, the Sheriff's current roster is no longer the main lookup path.
How to Search El Dorado County Inmates
The official current jail roster is the Sheriff's Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People page. It is linked from the Sheriff's site as Current Inmates and covers current El Dorado County jail custody. The roster is free and did not require a public login during inspection. It does not replace a phone call to the jail when a booking is new, restricted, transferred, or not yet complete.
- Open the Citizen RIMS incarcerated-people roster from the Sheriff's Current Inmates link.
- Search by last name first, then add a first name if the result list is too broad.
- Use the expanded date options when a booking date range helps narrow the list.
- Open the matching row to review booking number, date, status, bail, arresting agency, and charges.
- If no current jail record appears, call the jail or switch to CDCR, VINELink, BOP, or ICE as the facts require.
Use the booking number as the strongest follow-up identifier. The Sheriff's public records form does not have a dedicated booking-number box, so the number can be placed in the Case/Incident field or Additional Details when requesting records.
El Dorado County Roster Search Fields
The El Dorado County jail roster loads current records and then filters when name or date values change. It is not a booking-number search form. The inspected public configuration showed photo and demographic fields disabled, so a user should expect custody and charge data rather than a photo-heavy profile.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Text input | Optional | Filters by first name when changed. |
| Last | Text input | Optional | Best first filter for a name search. |
| Start Date | Date control | Optional | Appears in expanded search options. |
| End Date | Date control | Optional | Works with the start-date filter. |
| Table sorting | Column sort | Optional | Visible rows can be sorted in the roster table. |
The official roster screen is the best visual match for this search process.
The roster screenshot shows why name filters and the booking table matter more than a mugshot search in El Dorado County.
What El Dorado County Inmate Records Show
A public El Dorado County inmate record can show the booking number, name, booking date, original arresting agency, arrest location, bail, status, and charge details. Expanded charge details may include code, description, level, count, arrest date, arresting agency, arrest location, and per-charge bail. Public photos, DOB, age, sex, race, height, weight, hair, eyes, build, complexion, housing unit, and court date were not shown in the inspected public configuration.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | Numeric jail booking identifier for follow-up calls and record requests. |
| Booking Date | Date and time the booking record was created. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency code for the original arrest, such as CHP or another local agency. |
| Bail | Total bail on the main row and per-charge bail in expanded details. |
| Status | Current custody status, with In Custody observed in samples. |
| Charges | Charge code, description, level, count, arrest date, location, and bail. |
El Dorado County Jail vs CDCR
The Sheriff's roster and CDCR CIRIS answer different questions. The county roster is for current county jail custody, including pretrial inmates and local sentenced inmates. California CIRIS is for people in CDCR custody after a state prison sentence. A person may pass through both systems during one criminal case, but the lookup path changes after transfer.
| Question | County Jail | State Prison |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it? | El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Custody Division | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Who appears there? | Current jail inmates, often pretrial or locally sentenced | Sentenced state prisoners in CDCR custody |
| Main lookup | Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People roster | CDCR CIRIS locator |
| Local court link | Booking and jail charges can lead to Superior Court records | Commitment county appears in CIRIS where applicable |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Use CA.gov's CIRIS service or CDCR CIRIS for sentenced California prisoners. CDCR says CIRIS results can include name, CDCR number, age, current location, commitment counties, admission date, and parole hearing information where applicable. For help with CIRIS, CDCR's Identification Unit is listed at (916) 445-6713 during weekday business hours.
Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for federal inmates in BOP custody from 1982 to present. Use ICE ODLS for certain ICE or CBP detainees, including A-number and biographical search paths. Use California VINELink for custody and release notification when a notification channel is needed. None of those systems is an El Dorado County jail roster.
El Dorado County Detention Facilities
El Dorado County has two official county jail facilities. The public Citizen RIMS roster is countywide, and the public fields do not show a housing column, so a phone call may be needed to confirm whether a listed person is housed in Placerville or South Lake Tahoe.
- El Dorado County Placerville Jail holds adult county jail inmates on the western slope, including pretrial detainees and local sentenced inmates.
- El Dorado County South Lake Tahoe Jail holds adult county jail inmates serving the Tahoe basin side of the county.
Past El Dorado County Inmate Records
Released or transferred people may not appear on the current roster. The Sheriff's Records Unit maintains booking records and accepts public-records requests for reports. The records form can be submitted in person, by fax, or by mail, and the form lists RecordsPV@eldoradosheriff.gov for contact. Identification is required before report release. Report copies cost $0.25 per page, and the Records page says the office responds within 10 working days.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that may affect release.
- Remand
- A court order returning a person to custody.
- Disposition
- The outcome or current status of a court charge.
El Dorado County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the El Dorado County inmate population?
The captured sources show 280 average daily jail population in Vera's 2021 fact sheet, 323 jail population in Vera Trends for 2023, and 268 current roster records in Citizen RIMS on May 31, 2026. Each number uses a different method, so the source and date matter.
Where does an El Dorado County inmate search start?
Start with the Sheriff's Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People roster for current jail custody. If the person is sentenced to state prison, use CDCR CIRIS. If federal or immigration custody is involved, use BOP, ICE, or U.S. Marshals channels.
Does the El Dorado County roster show mugshots?
No public roster mugshots were enabled in the inspected Citizen RIMS configuration. The roster can show booking and charge data, but booking photos and public demographic fields were disabled.
Can released inmates be searched online?
The official roster is built for current jail custody. For released or historical local booking data, use the Sheriff's Records Unit or a subject-only local CORI request when the request is for your own local history.