Contact Us

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, obtain an official booking record for you, or change a public agency record. For official action, contact the office that holds the record.


Where to Ask About a Record

Use the contact that matches the custody system. A Santa Barbara County jail release is handled differently from a CDCR state-prison release or a federal BOP release from Lompoc.

Sheriff Headquarters

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Main: (805) 681-4100
Non-emergency dispatch: (805) 683-2724
Email: info@sbsheriff.org

Jail Contacts

Main Jail: 4436 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, (805) 681-4260

Northern Branch Jail: 2301 Black Road, Santa Maria, CA 93455, (805) 554-3100

Sheriff Records Unit

Phone: (805) 681-4180

Call before requesting a report to ask whether it is available. Research materials say reports may take 7-10 days to be finalized and routed to Records, and Records may take up to 10 days to review a request.

  • For a released person or county booking record, start with the home page, then use the Sheriff's Records Unit or the jail that handled the release.
  • For supervision after release, use parole and probation and distinguish CDCR parole from Santa Barbara County probation or PRCS.
  • For recent local release questions, the 24-hour release list page explains that no official rolling 24-hour sheriff feed was found in the reviewed sources.
  • For a date or alert, compare projected release date guidance with VINELink check notifications.
  • For a specific facility, use the facility links in the footer for the Main Jail, Northern Branch Jail, FCI Lompoc I, and FCI Lompoc II.
  • For a California state-prison record, use CDCR CIRIS at https://ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov/ or CDCR's Public Records Portal.
  • For a federal release from Lompoc, use the BOP Inmate Locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ rather than the county jail search.

Fees and Formal Requests

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's fee information lists standard reports at $15 for up to ten pages, additional pages at $0.10, calls for service at $20, photo or audio CD at $25, video DVD at $40, notary at $15 additional, and booking photos at $25. Court copies, CDCR records, and BOP records follow their own procedures.


Other Official Contacts

  • California VINE: https://vinelink.vineapps.com/state/CA, phone 1-877-411-5588.
  • CDCR Identification Unit assistance: (916) 445-6713. CDCR main number: (916) 324-7308.
  • Santa Barbara Adult Services: 117 E. Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 882-3700.
  • Lompoc Adult and Juvenile Services: 415 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436, (805) 737-7800.
  • Santa Maria Adult and Juvenile Services: 2121 South Centerpointe Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455, (805) 739-8500.
  • FCI Lompoc I: 3600 Guard Road, Lompoc, CA 93436, (805) 736-4154.
  • FCI Lompoc II: 3901 Klein Blvd, Lompoc, CA 93436, (805) 735-2771.