Yolo County Inmate Population Scope
Yolo County's adult local-custody population is run by the Yolo County Sheriff's Office Detention Services. The main adult intake point is Monroe Detention Center, where the Sheriff's detention-facility page says all Yolo County law-enforcement agencies bring arrestees for booking, processing, and housing. Walter J. Leinberger Memorial Center is the second adult detention facility on the Woodland justice campus. The Yolo County Juvenile Detention Facility is separate, Probation-operated, and should not be counted as the adult jail population.
The Yolo County inmate population rises or falls with arrests, cite-and-release decisions, bail or own-recognizance release, court transport, sentenced jail time, holds from other counties, parole holds, and transfers to state prison. A local booking can start at Monroe, but the public record may later split across the Sheriff's pressboard, the Yolo Superior Court portal, California VINE, CDCR CIRIS, or a federal locator. That split is why Yolo County custody searches need more than one channel.
Yolo County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest sourced jail-population figures located for Yolo County come from the BSCC-hosted 2015 Yolo County Sheriff's Office Leinberger Replacement needs assessment. Those figures are historical planning data, not a current daily dashboard. They still give a documented base for the Yolo County inmate population: Monroe had a 313-person cap, Leinberger had a 142-person cap, and the combined adult jail system operated under a 455-person cap tied to long-running overcrowding concerns.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe population cap | 313 inmates | BSCC / Sheriff's needs assessment, 2015 |
| Leinberger population cap | 142 inmates | BSCC / Sheriff's needs assessment, 2015 |
| Combined adult cap | 455 inmates | BSCC / Sheriff's needs assessment, 2015 |
| Yolo jail ADP | 450 inmates | Needs assessment, 2013 |
| Pretrial ADP | 275 inmates, 61% | Needs assessment, 2013 |
Yolo County Inmate Population Trends
Yolo County's historical jail trend data shows a system shaped by bookings and crowding limits. The needs assessment reported that Monroe processed an average of 816 bookings per month in 2011, or about 26 per day. Annual Monroe bookings ranged from 10,522 in 2006 to 9,023 in 2010. The same source described cite-and-release policy changes as important because the jail had to preserve bed space under the federal cap.
| Year or Period | ADP / Bookings | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10,522 annual Monroe bookings | High point in needs-assessment historical range. |
| 2010 | 9,023 annual Monroe bookings | Low point in needs-assessment historical range. |
| 2011 | 816 monthly bookings | Average of 26 daily Monroe bookings. |
| 2013 | 450 ADP | 275 pretrial inmates, or 61% of ADP. |
| 2014 | 7,478 adult arrests | Female arrests were 1,764, or 23.6%. |
Yolo County Jail Capacity
The Yolo County inmate population has a long planning history tied to overcrowding. The 2015 needs assessment said the jail system had operated for decades under a federal court population cap. It identified mental-health psychiatric housing, male general and specialized beds, female housing, kitchen, laundry, medical, visiting, and program space as major deficiencies. Monroe later received a new booking area and a new medical and mental-health wing, while Leinberger was replaced through a project described in state CEQAnet records.
Current live rated capacity was not found in the official public sources reviewed for this build. For that reason, older cap figures are labeled as historical. The Yolo County inmate population should not be presented as a current live count unless the Sheriff's Office or BSCC publishes or confirms the present number.
Yolo County Inmate Record Laws
California law shapes what can be released about a Yolo County arrest, jail booking, and inmate population. Public access is real, but it has limits for safety, investigation, medical information, juvenile records, sealed records, and confidential court files. The Sheriff's Crime Desk says it releases crime information under state and federal law and limits report copies to authorized people or those entitled under arrest-information law.
Key Statutes:
Government Code section 7920.000 identifies the California Public Records Act framework for state and local records.
Government Code section 7923.610 requires release of specified arrest information, subject to exemptions.
Penal Code section 4000 authorizes county jail confinement for people committed by legal authority.
Penal Code section 6030 gives BSCC authority over minimum standards for local detention facilities.
Search Yolo County Inmates
The official Yolo online path is not a full live roster. The Sheriff's menu label "See Who's Been Booked in Jail?" points to the Booking Statistics page, where monthly pressboard PDFs are posted. Those PDFs are useful for Sheriff's arrests, but they do not show live custody status, booking number, housing unit, bail, release status, court date, or mugshot.
The Sheriff's Booking Statistics page is shown in the screenshot below. It is the correct online starting point for recent Yolo County Sheriff's bookings, but current jail custody must still be confirmed through Monroe Records or VINE.
The image shows why the Yolo County inmate population search needs a fallback chain: the public page links monthly PDFs rather than a name-search roster.
- Check the Sheriff's Booking Statistics page for monthly pressboard PDFs.
- Call Monroe Detention Center / Monroe Records at (530) 668-5245 for current custody status.
- Use the Monroe lobby Press Board for the past week's Sheriff's arrest reports.
- Submit a Crime Desk request for records not available online.
- Use VINE, Yolo Superior Court, CDCR, BOP, or ICE when the person is outside the local jail track.
Yolo County Roster Fields
The Yolo Sheriff's pressboard channel has no search box. It is a PDF and page-list system, so the public cannot enter a last name, first name, booking number, or facility filter on the Sheriff's site. The visible March 2026 pressboard fields are still useful because they supply arrest date, arrest location, and charge hints for court or records follow-up.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | The Sheriff's Booking Statistics page is a monthly PDF link list, not a name-search roster. |
| Name | PDF table | n/a | Last, first, and sometimes middle name or initial. |
| Arrest Date | PDF table | n/a | Monthly arrest date, not release status. |
| Location of Arrest | PDF table | n/a | Road, address, city, community, or agency location. |
| Charges | PDF table | n/a | Code citations and warrant notes, not final court charges. |
Yolo County Inmate Record Details
A Yolo Sheriff's pressboard entry is a public arrest snapshot. It does not replace Monroe custody confirmation, the court case record, or a jail records request. Code abbreviations such as PC, HS, and VC may appear in the charges field. Some entries also show warrant notes from Yolo County or other counties, and a parole hold may appear only if the notation is written in the charge field.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Arrestee name as listed in the Sheriff's pressboard. |
| Arrest Date | Date of arrest within the monthly PDF. |
| Location | Where the arrest occurred or where a warrant was served. |
| Charges | Arrest charge hints and warrant notes; final filed charges may differ. |
| Mugshot | Not shown in the Sheriff's pressboard. |
| Release Status | Not shown; use Monroe Records or VINE. |
Yolo County Jail vs Prison
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and immigration detention are different systems. A person booked into Monroe may later be released, held for court, sentenced to county jail, sent to CDCR, or moved under federal authority. Use the local Yolo County inmate population channels for pretrial and short-sentence jail custody. Use CDCR CIRIS after a state-prison sentence, BOP Inmate Locator for federal sentenced custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Yolo County jail | Booking Statistics, Monroe Records, VINE | Recent Sheriff's arrests, current custody, local jail status. |
| California state prison | CDCR CIRIS | Sentenced prisoners after CDCR transfer. |
| Federal custody | BOP locator or federal court/USMS | Federal sentenced inmates or pretrial federal holds. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainee location, not local jail mugshots. |
Yolo County Detention Facilities
Yolo County's mapped facilities include two adult Sheriff's detention facilities and one separate juvenile detention facility. The adult jail population should be tied to Monroe and Leinberger. The juvenile facility should be described with care because Yolo County says it is a temporary detention and treatment facility for minors and is not operated as a jail, prison, or penal institution.
- Monroe Detention Center - primary adult booking, intake, pretrial, court-return, and sentenced county-jail custody.
- Walter J. Leinberger Memorial Center - adult lower-risk, programming, work/reentry, and alternative-sentencing support when operating.
- Yolo County Juvenile Detention Facility - Probation-operated juvenile detention and treatment, separate from the adult jail roster.
Yolo County Records Requests
When the monthly PDF or phone call is not enough, the Sheriff's Crime Desk is the formal report-copy path. Requests must be written, either on the Crime Report Request Form or in a letter. Useful details include report number, date and time, location, incident type, and names of involved parties. The public counter at Monroe accepts report requests seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., while the Crime Desk responds Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Sheriff lists a $15 report-copy fee, with more due for reports over 20 pages. Mailed or out-of-state requests need a copy of state-issued ID. Cash or check is accepted, and debit or credit cards are not. The Sheriff's page asks requesters to allow up to 10 days unless otherwise notified.
Yolo County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Yolo County inmate population? The sourced historical planning figure is a 2013 average daily population of 450 inmates, with a 455-person combined Monroe and Leinberger cap in the 2015 BSCC/Sheriff needs assessment.
Is there a live Yolo County jail roster? No live official searchable roster was located in the research. The official online path is the Sheriff's Booking Statistics page and monthly pressboard PDFs, with Monroe Records used for current custody.
Do Yolo booking PDFs show mugshots? No. The Sheriff's public pressboard field inventory shows name, arrest date, arrest location, and charges, but no booking photo.
Where are court dates found? Use the Yolo Superior Court public portal or Criminal Division. The court notes that many in-custody defendants are placed on the calendar the morning of court.