Search Plumas County Released Inmates

Plumas County released inmates can be hard to track because a person may leave the current jail view before the court record, VINE notice, or public-record response catches up. A Plumas County released inmate search starts with the Sheriff's Citizen RIMS routes, then moves through court records, California VINE, CDCR, probation, and federal or immigration tools when the case leaves local custody. Plumas County released inmates may show as a recent arrest, a court disposition, a supervision case, or a transfer rather than a live roster entry.

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Plumas County Released Inmates

A Plumas County release is not always a walk-out from the jail lobby. The local record may mean bail was posted, a citation or own-recognizance order was issued, a sentence ended, probation began, a state-prison transfer occurred, another agency picked the person up, or a hold changed the next custody stop. The Plumas County Correctional Facility is the local jail, but the release record can sit in several places after the person leaves the current custody view.

The main local split is between the Plumas County Sheriff's Office Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People route and the Citizen RIMS Arrests route. Incarcerated People is a current-custody surface. Arrests is a recent booking surface, and its own public text warns that an arrest listing does not prove the person is still in custody. That warning is central for Plumas County released inmates: a person can remain tied to a booking record after release, bail, citation, transfer, or dismissal.

52 April 2026 bookings reported for the jail
32 Average daily jail population that month
30 Public Citizen RIMS arrest age-out setting

The small-county scale matters. The Plumas Sun reported April 2026 jail figures from the Sheriff's Board of Supervisors update: 52 bookings, an average daily population of 32, a high of 41, and a low of 28. Those numbers do not create a release count, but they show why a current roster can turn over quickly and why Plumas County release records often need more than one source.

Plumas County Release Types

The release type tells the reader where to verify the next step. A person released on bail may still have a pending criminal case. A person sentenced to time served may have a disposition in the court file. A person transferred to CDCR has left the county jail but has not been released from custody. A person moved to alternative custody may be outside the jail building while still serving a sentence under rules set by the court and probation.

Release type What it means in Plumas County Best confirmation path
Bail or bond The person leaves jail after a bail condition is met, while the case may continue. Citizen RIMS Arrests, Plumas Superior Court, and sheriff records.
Citation or own-recognizance release The court or booking process allows release with a future appearance duty. Court release paperwork, disposition records, and RIMS booking details.
Time served or sentence completion The local jail term ends after court credit and custody calculations. Court minutes, jail records request, and any RIMS out-date field while current.
Probation, PRCS, or alternative custody The person may be supervised by Plumas County Probation or placed in GPS, work release, or related programs. Probation, court orders, and the post-release supervision page.
State, federal, or immigration transfer The person leaves county jail for another custody system, not necessarily the community. CDCR CIRIS, BOP, ICE ODLS, DHS-VINE, court records, or sheriff records.

Plumas County Release Record Fields

A Plumas County release record is usually built from several official sources rather than one public release page. Government Code section 7923.610 is the California law that makes the public portion of arrest information available unless release would endanger a person or an investigation. The key phrase for released-inmate work is "time and manner of release." That is the legal hook for asking how and when a person left local custody.

Field What it can show
Name and age Citizen RIMS public routes show name and age, but not every identity field configured in the agency system.
Incident and case numbers These connect the booking to the Plumas Superior Court file and later disposition records.
Arrest and booking date/time These identify the custody event, not the final release by themselves.
Charges and bail The jail page says officers may release charges and bail amounts, even though release information is restricted by phone.
Out date or out time A current RIMS inmate record can show this clue while status remains in custody; it is not a completed-release proof.
Time and manner of release This may show bail, citation, time served, transfer, or another release basis when requested from the proper office.

Some fields found in California law are not shown on Plumas RIMS public pages. The public configuration disables date of birth, sex, race, physical characteristics, occupation, and booking photos on the local Arrests route. Treat the online pages as pointers, then use court or records channels for the formal release record.

Request Plumas County Release Records

The official fallback is a written records request. The Sheriff's Forms page lists an Application for Release of Public Record, and the county also maintains a public-records request page. For a narrow release record, ask for the booking and release entry for the named person and booking date. Include the case number or incident number from Citizen RIMS when available.

  1. Check Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People first to see whether the person is still tied to a current custody record.
  2. Check Citizen RIMS Arrests for the incident number, case number, action taken, charges, and booking context.
  3. Use the Sheriff's public-record form for a releasable booking and release entry, including time and manner of release.
  4. Use the Plumas Superior Court record request if the question is bail, disposition, sentence, warrant recall, dismissal, probation, or release order.
  5. Use CDCR, BOP, ICE, or DHS-VINE only when the Plumas record shows a transfer or nonlocal custody path.

Plumas County Sheriff's Office

1400 East Main Street
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone: 530-283-6375
Public office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Forms/front-desk questions: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

For court records, Plumas Superior Court accepts record-search requests online, in person, or by mail. The court lists a 50 cent per page copy cost and a $15 research fee for public, nonparty searches that take more than 10 minutes. Court staff cannot give criminal-record details by phone, so a written request is the more durable route.

Plumas Jail and Court Records

Plumas County has a clear jail and court boundary. The official jail page says correctional officers are limited in what they may release and that court dates and release information are not given out by phone for safety reasons. It also says officers will release charges and bail amounts and directs court information to the Plumas Superior Court clerk.

The Criminal Division is the durable place for the legal action behind release. The court file may show release paperwork, notice to appear, bail or bond receipt, arraignment letter, disposition, sentence, probation order, warrant action, dismissal, or sentence completion. If a person has left the current jail list, the court record often explains why the case still exists or why custody ended.

Q: Can the jail confirm an exact release time by phone? A: The official jail page says release information is not given by jail officers for safety reasons. Use RIMS, VINE, court records, and a written sheriff records request instead.

California Release Record Law

California Public Records Act access is the broad frame, but Plumas County release work turns on specific law-enforcement access rules. Government Code section 7923.610 requires law-enforcement agencies to make listed arrest facts public unless disclosure would endanger a person or an investigation. It includes arrest date, booking date, bail, current holding location, and time and manner of release. That does not mean every detail appears online, and it does not override sealed records, juvenile limits, medical privacy, safety concerns, or active investigation limits.

Important: a public release record confirms a custody event; it does not replace a court order, supervision record, CDCR file, or federal custody record.

Find Released Plumas County Inmates

The best Plumas County released inmate search starts by identifying the custody system. Local jail, state prison, federal custody, immigration custody, and registry records do not share one public database. A person released from the Plumas County Correctional Facility is usually a local jail case unless the record shows transfer. A person sentenced to state prison becomes a CDCR case. A federal or immigration transfer moves the search outside the county.

  1. Search Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People for current custody, booking, charge, bail, and status clues.
  2. If the person is no longer current, search Citizen RIMS Arrests for the recent booking record and court case link.
  3. Search California VINE for a custody-status or transfer notice when Plumas County data is available.
  4. Request the Plumas Superior Court record for disposition, sentence, bail, probation, dismissal, warrant, or release paperwork.
  5. Use the Sheriff's records form for the releasable booking and release entry if the public routes do not answer the question.
  6. Move to CDCR, BOP, ICE ODLS, or DHS-VINE only when the facts point to state, federal, or immigration custody.

Use the 24-Hour Releases page for same-day release-feed intent and the Release Date Lookup page when the person is still in custody and the issue is a projected date rather than a completed release.

Plumas County Recent Releases

Plumas County does not publish a dedicated 24-hour or 72-hour release-only feed in the sources reviewed. The closest local public route is the Citizen RIMS Arrests page, which is configured as a recent booking window with a 30-day arrest age-out setting. It is valuable because it can show the booking that led to release, but it is not a release certificate.

Citizen RIMS Arrests is the local route to check when a released person has dropped from current custody but still has a recent booking record.

Plumas County Citizen RIMS Arrests route for recent release lookup

The route helps connect a Plumas County released inmate to incident and case information, while VINE and court records help confirm the custody result.

Current custody is different. The Incarcerated People route can show booking agency, arresting agency, booking date and time, status, charges, bail, and sometimes an out date or out time for a person still listed. Because the public configuration does not convert released inmates into a released-age-out list, a person who leaves custody may simply disappear from that current population view.

Note: absence from the current list is a reason to verify through other channels, not proof of final discharge.

Plumas Post-Release Supervision

Plumas County post-release supervision has several layers. County probation, PRCS, mandatory supervision, alternative sentencing, electronic monitoring, and local reentry planning are tied to Plumas County Probation and court orders. State parole after a CDCR prison term is handled by the CDCR Division of Adult Parole Operations, with Plumas routed through Northern Region context. Parole-suitability hearing records belong to the California Board of Parole Hearings, not the county jail.

Probation
A court sentence or supervision order managed locally by Plumas County Probation.
Parole
State supervision after release from CDCR custody, handled by DAPO.
PRCS
Post-release community supervision for certain people leaving state prison to county supervision.
Discharge
The end of a custody or supervision term, subject to the record system involved.

Plumas Community Corrections Partnership material gives the county a distinctive release-planning layer. It names the Collaborative Offender Reentry Program, Pre-Release Video Conferencing, PRCS transport, electronic monitoring, GPS, Repath mobile check-ins, and drug or alcohol testing in Quincy and Portola. For a deeper local explanation, use the Post-Release Supervision page.

Plumas Alternative Custody Releases

Alternative custody is one reason a Plumas County released-inmate search can be confusing. The county's Alternative Custody Sentencing application identifies house arrest or GPS monitoring, work furlough, work release, and weekend commitments. The form says application processing takes a minimum of two weeks and that unauthorized absence can lead to removal from the program and return to jail.

That means "not in the jail building" is not always the same as full discharge. A person can be physically outside the jail while still serving a sentence, following court conditions, reporting to Probation, using a monitoring device, or facing return to custody if program rules are broken. The release record, court order, and probation route give better context than a roster search alone.

Plumas Release Notifications

California VINE is the main notification channel for Plumas County custody-status changes. Local reporting sourced to the Sheriff's Office said VINELink was back online in June 2025 after several months offline and that it can provide updates on an offender's location, release date, or transfer. Search by name or identification number, select the correct record, and register for email or text notices when the option is available.

Federal and immigration release paths are separate. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator when a Plumas case became a federal case or the person was in federal custody. Use ICE ODLS and DHS-VINE when facts point to immigration custody. Plumas County itself was not identified in the research as an ICE detention facility, so ICE tools belong only to transfer or detainer situations.

Released or In Custody

The right source depends on the question. A live roster is useful only while a person remains in custody or attached to a current booking record. A release record, court file, VINE status, or state/federal locator may be needed after the person leaves the jail's current population.

Question Plumas source to use What it can and cannot prove
Is the person still in local jail? Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People Shows current custody clues, not a full released-person archive.
Was there a recent booking? Citizen RIMS Arrests May remain after release, bail, citation, transfer, or dismissal.
Why did custody end? Plumas Superior Court and sheriff records Can show disposition, release order, sentence, or time and manner of release.
Did the case become state prison? CDCR CIRIS, BPH, DAPO, CDCR records Shows state custody and parole context, not county jail release details.
Was there a custody change alert? California VINE or DHS-VINE Good for notices and status changes, not certified court records.

Plumas Jail Release Context

The Plumas County Correctional Facility has recent local history that helps explain why current jail operations draw attention. The Plumas Sun reported that a federal consent decree covering jail conditions ended on May 1, 2026, after 34 years. The same story reported that the new jail facility opened on June 12, 2024, and that the jail had achieved National Commission on Correctional Health Care accreditation in 2023.

Those facts do not change how a release record is requested, but they are useful context for the primary facility page. The important records point remains the same: use the jail's current custody route for present status, the Arrests route for recent booking context, VINE for notifications, court records for legal outcome, and written records requests for releasable release details.

Plumas County Release Facilities

Plumas County released inmates may pass through local, state, federal, or specialty record systems. The primary local jail is first. The other pages explain public portals and systems that can confirm a release, transfer, supervision status, hearing result, federal custody event, immigration custody context, or registry record when the facts point there.

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