This is a private reference site, not a government records counter or jail office. It cannot confirm custody, release someone, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve an official booking record. For those tasks, contact the agency that holds or created the record.
Where to Check First
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Headquarters
5200 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 454-7600
Normal business hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Santa Cruz County Main Jail
259 Water Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 454-7800
Booking and jail inquiries
(831) 454-2420
Local police guidance says to wait three hours after an arrest before calling.
Rountree and Rehabilitation and Reentry reception
(831) 454-7873
Public records and reports
Sheriff's public records requests: NextRequest portal
Sheriff's records information: Public Records Request
Sheriff's report requests: Report Requests
Santa Cruz Superior Court
Case lookup portal: Odyssey public portal
Santa Cruz Courthouse: 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; (831) 420-2200
Watsonville Courthouse: 1 Second Street, Watsonville, CA 95076; (831) 786-7200
Court phones are answered 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday; clerk windows are open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Use the list below to match the question to the right record system.
- For someone in a Santa Cruz County jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the jail if the booking is recent or urgent.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and use NextRequest if the public profile does not show the needed photo.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Superior Court portal.
- For a specific housing location, use the facility pages linked in the footer for Main Jail, Blaine Street, Rountree, and Rehabilitation and Reentry.
- For a sentenced California state prisoner, use CDCR CIRIS at ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE ODLS.