Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 on September 23, 2026.
Calaveras County, California, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Calaveras County is held at the county jail, run by the Calaveras 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.
Related guides: Calaveras County public records, Calaveras County arrest records, Calaveras County warrants, Calaveras County criminal records, Calaveras County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Calaveras County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Calaveras County is held at the county jail, run by the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.calaverasgov.us, phone (209) 754-6500, Mon - Fri: 8am - 4pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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) 754-6500.
The Calaveras County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 92 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 98 beds, and it ran at 102 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Calaveras County has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Calaveras County Jail
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Angels make the arrests that end in a booking in Calaveras County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and one state police unit in Calaveras County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office's 849 for 2025 and Angels's 85 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Calaveras County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 934 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 Calaveras County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Calaveras County?
Ask the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office at (209) 754-6500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.calaverasgov.us.
How many people are in the Calaveras County jail?
About 92 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 98 beds.
What is the phone number for the Calaveras County jail?
(209) 754-6500, the number on the page of the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Calaveras 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 Calaveras 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.