Releases from Placerville Jail
El Dorado County Placerville Jail is the primary adult county jail for the site. The Sheriff's Office Custody Division operates it at 300 Forni Road in Placerville. A person released from this facility may leave on bond, on a court order, after time served, after dismissal, after a probation or PRCS sanction, or by transfer to another agency. The same public roster cannot explain each path after the person leaves the current-custody view.
The release destination may be the community, El Dorado County Probation, CDCR, another county, a hospital, federal custody, or immigration custody. That is why the release search should not stop at the roster. The better route is to pair the current-custody check with the release record, VINE, and the court case. The home page has the full El Dorado County released-inmate search and records path at El Dorado County Released Inmates.
Confirm Placerville Jail Release
The county links CitizenRIMS as Current Inmates. That makes it useful for a live custody check, but it is not a Placerville Jail release list. If a person appears there, treat the result as current custody. If the person no longer appears, use follow-up sources before calling the person released without qualification.
- Search CitizenRIMS Incarcerated People for current El Dorado County custody.
- Use El Dorado County VINE release notifications to check custody-status changes.
- Request public booking and release information from Sheriff Records, including time and manner of release under Government Code section 7923.610.
- Search El Dorado Superior Court Online Services for disposition, sentence, bail, warrant, or transfer entries.
- If the person was transferred to state prison, search CDCR CIRIS by CDCR number or name.
Important: A person missing from CitizenRIMS may have been released, transferred, or moved into another legal process.
Placerville Jail Records Contact
Use the jail contact for custody questions and the Sheriff's Records channel for record requests. The research separates the jail address from the main Sheriff's Placerville office and the Records appointment line, so a release-record request should be routed with care.
| Facility | El Dorado County Placerville Jail |
|---|---|
| Address | 300 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667 |
| Jail phone | (530) 621-6000 |
| Fax | (530) 626-9472 |
| Records appointment line | Placerville: (530) 621-5703 |
| Main sheriff office | 200 Industrial Drive, Placerville, CA 95667, Monday-Friday 8 AM to 5 PM |
The Sheriff's Records page says report requests may be submitted in person, by fax, or by mail and that the response time is ten working days. Report copies may cost $0.25 per page. A subject's local CORI report shows El Dorado County Jail booking and release dates for ten years and has a $25 fee.
Placerville Jail Facility Details
The county Custody page states that the Placerville Facility has capacity for 303 inmates and eight outpatient medical beds. The 2025-2026 Civil Grand Jury report says the jail was built in 1988, had maximum capacity of 303, and housed 194 inmates at the October 7, 2025 inspection. Those figures describe capacity and inspection context, not a live population count.
The report also noted zero escapes over the past two years, no deaths, and three attempted suicides in the prior year. It said inspections were current or scheduled, including fire, medical and mental health, environmental health, nutrition, correction standards, and U.S. Marshal inspection. These details help identify the facility but do not replace a release-record request.
Placerville Jail Expansion Context
The grand jury report described a Placerville expansion funded by a $25 million SB 844 grant. It listed a separate female area, new medical wing, expanded treatment capacity, mental-health service space, ADA-compliant cells, and a computer lab. The same report says the expansion will not increase overall inmate capacity. That distinction is important for release searches: the facility may change how space is used, while the release-record channels remain Sheriff Records, VINE, court records, and the next custody agency.
The Sheriff's Inmate Services page also describes jail programs such as adult education, GED or diploma support, HEARTS substance-use education, religious services, AA/NA, parenting classes, Moral Recognition Therapy, and anger management. The county source supports describing these as in-custody programs and transition supports. It does not support a promise that any specific released person completed a program or received a certain post-release outcome.
After Placerville Jail Release
Property and transportation are separate from the release record, but they matter after release. The Sheriff's Property Unit says all services require an appointment, acceptable ID includes California ID, California driver's license, or military ID, and property release requests may take up to two weeks depending on case type. Placerville property is handled at 200 Industrial Drive with phone (530) 621-5709 and weekday public hours listed as 8 AM to 4 PM.
For western-slope travel, El Dorado Transit Placerville route information and the 50 Express provide context for local and regional service through Placerville Station. The source is useful for getting home after a confirmed release, not for proving that the release occurred.
The Sheriff's Inmate Services page is one of the images captured for this facility.
Jail services can explain programs available before release, while the release itself still needs confirmation through the official record path.
Placerville Jail Request Wording
A release-record request should be specific enough for the Records Unit to locate the right booking. Use the person's full name, date of birth if available, booking date, case number, arresting agency, and any booking number from CitizenRIMS or court papers. Ask for public booking and release information, including release date or time if disclosable, the time and manner of release under Government Code section 7923.610, charges or holds, bail if applicable, and whether the person was released from custody or transferred to another agency.
That wording keeps the request focused on the public release fact. It also avoids assuming that the person was released into the community. A Placerville jail record may show transfer to CDCR, transport to another county, a hospital movement, a federal hold, or another route. The next agency should be checked when the record says transfer or hold.
Placerville and Tahoe Routing
Placerville is the primary adult jail facility, but El Dorado County release searches can involve both adult jails. The grand jury report's South Lake Tahoe staffing note says female inmates were being housed at Placerville. That means a Tahoe-area arrest may still have records, property, or release logistics tied to Placerville. Families and record requesters should include both the arrest location and the facility named on any custody paperwork.
The reverse can also matter. A person may have court or probation contacts in one part of the county while the custody record is held through the Sheriff's countywide systems. Use the facility page to identify the jail, then use Sheriff Records and the court case to confirm the release path. If the person appears to have moved to state prison, switch to CDCR instead of continuing to search the local roster.
Placerville Release and Court Records
El Dorado Superior Court records can explain why a Placerville Jail release occurred. The Criminal Division handles felonies, misdemeanors, and some infractions. The court's online services include Case Index searches by name, case number, or filing date. A release can follow a bail decision, dismissal, sentence, probation order, warrant recall, remand change, or custody-credit calculation.
Use the court record beside the jail record. The jail record proves the custody event and release or transfer from the facility. The court record can show the legal reason. When the two sources do not appear to match, check dates closely. A court order may happen before jail processing is complete, and a roster can lag or drop a person before a requester has the official release record in hand.
If the court record shows a state-prison commitment, the Placerville Jail page has reached its limit. The next search should move to CDCR CIRIS, parole eligibility records, PRCS material, or the parole/probation page, depending on the sentence and release route.