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.
Inyo County, California, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Inyo County is held at the county jail, run by the Inyo 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: Inyo County public records, Inyo County arrest records, Inyo County warrants, Inyo County criminal records, Inyo County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Inyo County
The county jail, run by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Inyo County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Inyo County Sheriff's Office at inyocounty.us/services/sheriff/jail (page title: Jail | Inyo County California), phone 760-878-0370, 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 760-878-0370.
The Inyo County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 50 people, up from about 46 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 96 beds, and it ran at 48 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Inyo County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Inyo County Jail
The Inyo County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bishop make the arrests that end in a booking in Inyo County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Inyo County: Union Pacific Railroad in Inyo County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Bishop Area Office (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Inyo County Sheriff's Office's 348 for 2025 and Bishop's 172 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Inyo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 520 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 Inyo 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 Inyo 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 Inyo County?
Ask the Inyo County Sheriff's Office at 760-878-0370; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at inyocounty.us/services/sheriff/jail.
How many people are in the Inyo County jail?
About 50 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Inyo County jail?
760-878-0370, the number on the page of the Inyo County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Inyo 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 Inyo 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.