Lake County Inmate Population
The local custody count is centered on Hill Road Correctional Facility, the Lake County Sheriff's Office jail in Lakeport. The sheriff describes Hill Road as the central reception center for people arrested by the Sheriff's Office, Clearlake Police Department, Lakeport Police Department, California Highway Patrol, and other local, state, and federal agencies. That means the Lake County inmate population is not limited to one arresting agency. A person may be booked after a local arrest, a warrant pickup, a court remand, or a transfer for a short county sentence.
Lake County also has a state facility, Konocti Conservation Camp #27, but that camp is not part of the county jail roster. It is a CDCR and CAL FIRE conservation camp for sentenced state prisoners assigned to fire crews and conservation work. A Lake County inmate population search must separate Hill Road custody from state custody because the records live in different systems and use different rules for visiting, money, mail, and release information.
Lake County Population Statistics
The clearest current Lake County inmate population figure in the research is the Citizen RIMS count inspected on May 31, 2026. That public count returned 174 in-custody entries. The official jail page states that Hill Road is rated for 297 inmates and averages more than 4,000 bookings each year. Those figures should be read together. The roster count is a point-in-time custody count, while annual bookings measure how many people flow through intake over a year.
The county's official Hill Road Correctional Facility overview is the source for the jail capacity, facility size, annual booking flow, and main contact details used in the Lake County inmate population summary.
The image shows the official jail page that identifies Hill Road as Lake County's main correctional facility and anchors the population figures to the sheriff's published facility information.
The Vera Lake County fact sheet gives a benchmark for 2021. It reported a 2021 average daily jail population of 182, 2,673 jail admissions, 2,920 arrests, and 234 Lake County people in the state prison system. It also reported that 74% of the 2021 jail population was pretrial and that 32% had mental-health needs. Those data points help explain why a roster entry is not the same as a conviction record.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Road rated capacity | 297 inmates | Official Lake County jail page, crawled May 2026 |
| Current in-custody count | 174 | Citizen RIMS count, inspected May 31, 2026 |
| Current capacity use | About 58.6% | Calculated from 174 of 297 beds |
| 2021 average daily jail population | 182 | Vera Lake County fact sheet |
| Average annual bookings | More than 4,000 | Official Lake County jail page |
| County population estimate | 67,764 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 |
Lake County Jail Trends
Lake County's published data does not support a claim of current overcrowding. The inspected RIMS count of 174 was below the 297-bed rated capacity. It was also slightly below Vera's 2021 average daily population of 182. That comparison is useful, but it is not a full trend line because a current roster count and an annual average measure different things. The BSCC Jail Profile Survey dashboard is the state source for longer jail population reporting through 2025 Q4.
The strongest local trend detail is the flow through Hill Road. The official jail page says more than 4,000 people are booked there in an average year. The booking process can take several hours, and Citizen RIMS records inspected in May 2026 often showed bookingComplete as false. For the Lake County inmate population, that means the public roster can be timely without being final. Charges, bail, court date, and release status may change after intake, DA review, and court orders.
Lake County context also matters. The U.S. Census QuickFacts estimate for July 1, 2024 was 67,764 residents, and the May 31, 2026 jail count works out to roughly 257 people in jail per 100,000 residents. That rate is a local calculation, not an official annual incarceration rate, so Vera remains the better source for benchmark language.
| Year or Date | Jail Population | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 average day | 182 | Vera county benchmark for Lake County jail population |
| May 31, 2026 | 174 | Citizen RIMS point-in-time current custody count |
| 2025 Q4 | Dashboard source | BSCC JPS dashboard has county data through 2025 Q4 |
Lake County Inmate Makeup
Vera's 2021 Lake County fact sheet reported that 74% of people in the county jail were pretrial. Pretrial means the person had not been convicted of the pending case. The same fact sheet reported that 72% of arrests were misdemeanors and that 32% of the jail population had mental-health needs. Citizen RIMS public records show individual descriptors such as age, sex, race, height, weight, hair, eyes, build, complexion, scars, and tattoos, but those profile fields should not be treated as a live demographic report.
- Pretrial custody: Vera reported a 74% pretrial share for the 2021 jail population.
- Arrest level: Vera reported that 72% of 2021 arrests were misdemeanors.
- Mental-health needs: Vera reported 32% of the 2021 jail population with mental-health needs.
- State prison count: Vera reported 234 Lake County people in the state prison system in 2021.
Note: A Lake County inmate roster entry shows custody and booking data. It does not prove guilt or final case outcome.
Lake County Inmate Laws
California law explains why some Lake County inmate population information is public and why some details are withheld. The California Public Records Act defines public records and generally opens them to inspection unless an exemption applies. Separate law-enforcement sections require disclosure of many arrestee facts, including name, physical description, arrest and booking time, factual circumstances, bail, and charges, subject to limits for safety, privacy, investigations, juveniles, sealed matters, and other protected records.
Key Statutes:
Government Code section 7920.530 defines public records for California agencies.
Government Code section 7922.000 states the general CPRA disclosure rule unless a record is exempt.
Government Code section 7923.610 covers public release of specified arrestee information.
Penal Code section 6030 authorizes BSCC minimum standards for local detention facilities.
Government Code section 12525 requires death-in-custody reporting to the Attorney General.
Search Lake County Inmates
The official Lake County inmate search route begins at the sheriff's In Custody page, which links to Citizen RIMS. Citizen RIMS is the public portal for inmates, arrests, warrants, stolen vehicles, and missing persons. For the Lake County inmate population, choose the inmate or in-custody section rather than recent arrests or warrants. The sheriff's RIMS configuration says to left click on the inmate name for more information.
The roster covers people held in the Lake County jail. It does not cover a sentenced person who has moved into CDCR custody, a federal prisoner in BOP custody, or a person in ICE custody. If a booking is new, the official release page says processing can take several hours depending on workload. If the person was intoxicated at arrest, release can be delayed until sober, up to 12 hours or more.
- Open the official Lake County Sheriff's In Custody page and follow the Citizen RIMS link.
- Select the Inmates or In Custody module, not arrests, warrants, missing persons, or stolen vehicles.
- Search or browse by name, then click the inmate row for the public profile.
- Read the booking date, arresting agency, status, charges, charge level, bail, and total bail.
- If the person is not listed, call Hill Road or check CDCR, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or court records.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search or keyword | Text | Unspecified | Used in the Citizen RIMS interface to filter public records. |
| Inmates or In Custody | Navigation | Yes | Select the jail roster context before reading booking data. |
| Name or inmate row | Clickable result | No | Lake County text says left click the inmate name for detail. |
| agencyId | System field | Yes | 7376 identifies the Lake County Sheriff's Office in the inspected API. |
Lake County Inmate Records
A Lake County inmate record can show booking ID, agency ID, person ID, booking agency, original arresting agency, booking date and time, original arrest date and time, arrest location, release flag, status, full name, physical description, charges, bail per charge, and total bail. The inspected data did not show a housing unit field, and Lake County disables public inmate photos. The bail page says booking sheets may list charges, bail, and court dates and can be downloaded from the booking record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| bookingId | Public or internal booking record identifier. |
| bookingDate and bookingTime | When Hill Road booked the person. |
| originalArrestingAgencyCode | Agency such as LCSO, CHP, CPD, LPD, LCJ, or LCDA. |
| status | Custody status, with In Custody observed in sampled records. |
| charges | Charge code, description, level, count, agency, arrest data, and bail. |
| totalBail | Sum of public charge-level bail amounts for the booking. |
Jail Prison Federal Search
Search failures often happen because the person is in the wrong custody system. Hill Road is the county jail for pretrial custody, local sentences, court holds, and recent bookings. CDCR CIRIS is the California state locator for sentenced state prisoners and conservation camp placements. The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 forward. ICE ODLS covers current ICE custody and CBP custody over 48 hours, with under-18 records excluded.
| Custody Type | Correct Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Citizen RIMS | Hill Road current jail custody. |
| State prison or camp | CDCR CIRIS | Sentenced CDCR population and Konocti placements. |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours. |
| Victim notification | VINELink | Custody and release notification where data is available. |
Lake County Detention Facilities
Two Lake County facilities matter for inmate lookup, but they do not serve the same population. Hill Road is the county jail and the source of Lake County jail roster records. Konocti is a CDCR conservation camp, so the county roster is the wrong lookup path for that facility.
- Hill Road Correctional Facility holds Lake County pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates, court holds, and local agency bookings.
- Konocti Conservation Camp #27 holds sentenced CDCR incarcerated people assigned to fire crews, conservation work, emergency response, and camp programs.
Lake County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Lake County inmate population? Citizen RIMS returned 174 in-custody jail entries on May 31, 2026. Hill Road is rated for 297 inmates, and Vera reported a 2021 average daily jail population of 182.
Why is a new arrest missing? Booking can take several hours. RIMS records inspected in May 2026 also showed that some current bookings were not marked complete.
Does the Lake County roster show mugshots? No public inmate photos were enabled in the inspected RIMS configuration. The sheriff's recent-arrests page says arrestee photos are not posted because of Houston v. Maricopa.
Where do sentenced state prisoners appear? Use CDCR CIRIS, especially for people moved from Hill Road to state custody or assigned to Konocti Conservation Camp #27.