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Mendocino County Jail Overview

Mendocino County Sheriff's Office corrections operates the Mendocino County Jail, also reported to the Board of State and Community Corrections as the Mendocino Adult Detention Facility. It is a Type II local adult detention facility, which means it can hold adults after booking, before trial, after local sentencing, and during local release or transfer processing. Arrests may originate with the sheriff, city police, CHP, or another law-enforcement agency, but the county jail is the central public jail record point when the person remains in Mendocino County custody.

The jail's public roster is the New World Systems Booking Log. It is free to search and does not require a login. The booking log is strongest for people booked within the last 30 days and for current custody searches using the In Custody checkbox and the MENDOCINO COUNTY JAIL housing facility filter. It does not post arrestee photographs, and it is not the right tool for sentenced state-prison custody, federal custody, or immigration detention.

Mendocino County Jail Population

The BSCC rated-capacity workbook, last updated April 24, 2026, lists the Mendocino Adult Detention Facility with 295 rated beds. BSCC Jail Profile Survey data show a 2025 average daily population of 244.2, while the sheriff booking log current-custody query returned 210 records for MENDOCINO COUNTY JAIL when inspected on May 31, 2026. Those figures should be read as separate measures: one is annual average use, and one is a date-specific public roster count.

Most of the 2025 jail population was nonsentenced. BSCC monthly data averaged 172.7 nonsentenced people and 71.5 sentenced people in Mendocino County Jail. That distinction matters for searchers because a nonsentenced person may still be waiting on arraignment, bail, a prosecutor filing decision, or court paperwork, while a sentenced person may later move to a local alternative-custody program or the state prison system.

Look Up Mendocino Jail Inmates

Use the county booking log for people in Mendocino County Jail. The search form accepts name, subject number, booking number, booking date range, current-custody status, and housing facility. For a current jail inmate, the most direct search is usually the In Custody checkbox plus the MENDOCINO COUNTY JAIL facility choice. For a recent release, search inside the booking date window and clear extra fields if the first try is too narrow.

1. Open the Mendocino Sheriff Booking Log.
2. Enter a name, subject number, or booking number. A partial name may help when spelling is uncertain.
3. For current custody, check In Custody and choose MENDOCINO COUNTY JAIL from Housing Facility.
4. Open the linked name in the results to review booking, charge, bond, and status fields.
5. If no record appears, widen the date range within the public booking window or use sheriff records through NextRequest.

The booking log result table can show name, subject number, custody status, scheduled release date, race, gender, date of birth, height, weight, and multiple-booking status. Detail pages add demographic fields, booking history, total bond and bail fields, booking origin, a bond table, and a charge table. Court dates are not released by the jail; court schedule and filed-charge questions go through the court clerk, re:SearchCA, or the person's attorney.

The official booking-log search page is the best visual reference for the public form. The New World Systems booking log search shows the fields and the no-photo notice used for Mendocino County Jail roster searches.

The image matches the jail lookup path used for current-custody checks, recent bookings, and searches by booking or subject number.

Mendocino County Jail Contact

For custody questions that the booking log cannot answer, call the sheriff's main jail number or use the public records path for non-emergency records. General public records requests are routed through Mendocino County NextRequest. The sheriff records phone and email are documented, but the sheriff PRA page limits direct records contact to qualifying agencies, victims, and similar routed requests.

Mendocino Jail Visits

Documented public visitation for Mendocino County Jail is remote video visiting through GettingOut. The sheriff corrections page says video visits are available seven days per week by tablet or smartphone, and the GettingOut help line is available around the clock. A person's eligibility may depend on classification, housing unit, or discipline status, so a roster match does not guarantee an immediate visit slot.

Visitors should check the inmate's current status before buying travel, because booking, classification, court transport, discipline, release paperwork, or transfer can affect visit access. The sheriff also notes that jail booking and release processing can take several hours, and no inmate releases occur from 2200 through 0830.

Mendocino Jail Mail and Money

Money can be sent online through mycarepack.com or deposited at the jail lobby kiosk. The sheriff corrections page states that the kiosk accepts deposits 24 hours a day, funds may take up to 72 hours to process, and commissary money must be deposited before 11:00 AM Tuesday for Wednesday commissary. Money release hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to noon and 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM, excluding holidays.

The captured official source did not provide a full mail rule table, scanned-mail policy, postcard rule, or phone-call price schedule. Use the jail address only after confirming current mail format and banned items with the facility. GettingOut is documented for video visitation, but phone or tablet rates were not located in the research.

Mendocino Jail Booking Process

After arrest, a person may be taken to jail or a temporary holding point before booking. Jail intake creates or links a subject number, assigns a booking number, records the booking date and origin, enters demographic fields, and adds charge and bond information when available. The sample booking profile inspected in the research showed booking origin, prisoner type, charge class, total bond, total bail, and per-charge bond fields.

Booking can take several hours. Court timing also affects custody status because people booked in Mendocino County are scheduled for court within 72 hours, excluding weekends and public holidays. Bail shown on the roster may not be the final release answer when a no-bail hold, warrant, parole or PRCS issue, detainer, court paperwork, or new charging decision applies.

Subject number

A person-level identifier in the county booking system.

Booking number

The event number assigned to a specific jail booking.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency that may block release.

Non-sentenced

A custody status for a person who has not begun a final jail sentence.

About Mendocino County Jail

Mendocino County Jail has local custody, program, and alternative-custody functions. Sheriff materials list AA/NA, GED preparation and testing, Adult Education, Life Skills, Substance Abuse and Recovery Education, Anger Management, Horticulture, and religious services. Home Detention and Work Release use a separate phone line at (707) 463-4092, and Work Furlough is administered by Probation at (707) 463-4271.

County construction documents describe a jail replacement special needs housing unit and visitor center project meant to replace outdated beds and add medical, mental-health, dental, programming, isolation, safety-cell, and attorney visitation space. No later official source in the research confirmed final opening or a changed rated capacity, so the sourced public capacity remains the BSCC 295-bed figure.