Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Amador County, California, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Amador County is held at the county jail, run by the Amador County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Amador County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Amador County is held at the county jail, run by the Amador County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Amador County Sheriff's Office at amadorcounty.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirector... (page title: Sheriff | Facility Directory | Amador County), phone (209) 223-6500, 700 Court St Jackson, CA 95642, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (209) 223-6500.
The Amador County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 88 people, down from about 90 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 76 beds, and it ran at 118 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Amador County has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Amador County Jail
The Amador County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ione, Jackson and Sutter Creek make the arrests that end in a booking in Amador County.
The FBI's agency list also places three state police units and one other agency in Amador County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Amador County Sheriff's Office's 495 for 2025, Jackson's 355 for 2025 and Sutter Creek's 104 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Amador County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,018 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Amador County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Amador County serves the sentence in a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Amador County?
Ask the Amador County Sheriff's Office at (209) 223-6500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at amadorcounty.gov.
How many people are in the Amador County jail?
About 88 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 76 beds.
What is the phone number for the Amador County jail?
(209) 223-6500, the number on the page of the Amador County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Amador County go?
To a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Is this the official Amador County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.