Contact CDCR

CDCR Main Number: 916-324-7308

If you are looking for specific contact information click a subject below.

Search the Incarcerated Person Population

• Use the California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS)
• If you need assistance accessing or viewing any material on the CIRIS website, please contact CDCR’s Identification Unit at (916) 445-6713, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

Contact a Facility

• Adult Facility Addresses & Numbers
• Public Information Officers
• Facility Locator
• Community Correctional Facilities
• Youth Facilities
• Female Offender Programs and Services/Special Housing (mission) – 916-322-3684
• General Population Males (mission) – 916-327-9522
• High Security (mission) – 916-445-2165
• Reception Centers (mission) – 916-324-3809

Visitation Information

• Visitation – 800-374-8474
• Visiting Sergeant/Lieutenant Phone List
• Schedule a Visit Online Using VSA
• For technical assistance with VSA, contact the Visiting Sergeant or Lieutenant of the institution you wish to visit. Please do not contact ViaPath for technical assistance.

Adult Parole Offices & Units

• Regional Units and Headquarters Offices
• GPS Alerts (Wanted Sex Offenders) lookup

Complaints & Issues

• Office of the Ombudsman – 916-445-1773 – Send email

Victim Services

• Victim Services – 1-877-256-6877 (toll free) – Send email
  Note: online chat available on Victim Services homepage

Rehabilitative Programs

• DRP phone, email and mailing information

Juvenile Justice

• Juvenile Justice – 916-683-7460 (voice) – 916-683-7770 (fax)

Careers, Exams & Officer Recruitment

• Career Opportunities & Exams – 916-322-2545 – Send email
• Peace Officer Recruitment – 866-232-5627 – Send email
• Parole Agent Career Opportunities
• Health Care Recruitment (adult institutions only) – 877-793-HIRE(4473) – Send email

Personnel & Employee Resources

• Personnel Services & Employment Verification – 916-322-2469
• Training & Professional Development – 209-744-5000
• Employee Health & Wellness – 916-327-8570 – Send email

Press Office & External Affairs

• Press Office – 916-445-4950 – Send email
• External Affairs – 916-445-4950 or 916-956-6160 – Send email

Research, Reports & Audits

• Office of Research – 916-358-1231 (fax) – Send email
• Audits and Court Compliance – 916-255-2990 (voice) – 916-255-1850 (fax) – Send email

Business Services

• Contracts and Procurement Help Desk – 916-255-5624 (voice) – 916-255-6186 (fax)
• Small Business/DVBE Advocate – 916-255-3029 (voice) – 916-255-0677 (fax) – Send email
• Small Business Accounts Receivable/Payable Assistance – 916-255-5443 – Send email

Legislation

• Legislation – 916-445-4737 – Send email

Boards, Councils & Commissions

• Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) website
• Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) website
• Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training (CPOST) website

Public Records

• Visit the Public Records Portal