Mariposa Facility Release Paths
The Mariposa County Adult Detention Facility is the county's local jail and is operated by the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office. The county describes it as a Type II facility operated in accordance with federal and state law. For release research, that means the facility is the source for local custody events such as arrest booking, bond release, time served, local sentence completion, dismissal-related release, court order, transfer, or another jail exit.
A release from this facility does not always mean a person went home with no further court or custody issue. The next record may be a Mariposa Superior Court disposition, a Mariposa County Probation record, a CDCR record, a federal BOP result, an ICE ODLS result, or another county's warrant and hold process. If the Daily Booking Report shows a release date, it confirms the local jail event within that report window. If the person was transferred, the Mariposa release is only the handoff out of local custody.
| After facility release | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Bond, bail, or own recognizance | Daily Booking Report, court receipts, and criminal case records. |
| Local sentence complete | Sheriff release record and Mariposa Superior Court sentencing paperwork. |
| Probation, pretrial, or alternative sentence | Mariposa County Probation and the court order. |
| CDCR transfer or state release | CDCR CIRIS and parole or PRCS routing. |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP Inmate Locator or ICE ODLS, based on the hold or custody type. |
Confirm Mariposa Facility Release
Recent releases from the Mariposa County Adult Detention Facility may appear in the Sheriff's Daily Booking Report if the release date and time are entered while that report is current. The report landing page says it includes public data about persons arrested and booked within the last 24 hours and that booking data is compiled in 24-hour periods. The current PDF format reviewed in the research includes Booking #, name, arrest date and time, Release Date, charges, bond amount, warrant fields, arrest agency, and jurisdiction.
- Open the Daily Booking Report and review the current PDF.
- Look for the person by name and compare booking number, arrest date, physical descriptors, arrest agency, and jurisdiction.
- Check whether the Release Date field is populated. A blank field is not a confirmed release.
- Use NextRequest or the Sheriff's Records Unit for older booking and release records.
- Check Mariposa Superior Court for the disposition, bond receipts, sentence, probation order, or warrant status that explains the release.
- Use CDCR, BOP, or ICE only if the release was a transfer into state, federal, or immigration custody.
Facility staff may not release movement details, so a release should be verified through the record path rather than requests for real-time movement information.
Mariposa Facility Records Contact
The facility page gives the jail's location, phone, fax, mailing address, staffing note, and lobby hours. The records request route is separate from a general question to jail staff. For a release record, use the Sheriff's Records Unit or public records portal and include the fields that help staff locate the booking. For a court-certified document, use the Mariposa Superior Court Criminal Division instead.
Mariposa County Adult Detention Facility
5379 Highway 49 N
Mariposa, CA 95338
Mailing: P.O. Box 727, Mariposa, CA 95338
Phone: 209-966-3616
Fax: 209-966-8415
Staffed 24 hours; lobby hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
A precise request can ask for public booking and release information for a named person, including booking date and time, charges held upon, bail amount if any, current holding location or time and manner of release, and the booking number if known. The Sheriff's Records Unit links to the county public records portal for these requests.
Facility Release Record Fields
The Mariposa Daily Booking Report is not a mugshot gallery and is not a long-term release archive. It is still important because the Release Date field can show when a person left the Adult Detention Facility within the report window. The same report includes fields that help prevent mistaken identity and help explain whether a release is tied to a local case, a warrant, or an outside jurisdiction.
| Report field | Why it matters after release |
|---|---|
| Booking # | Use it in a records request or court cross-check. |
| Release Date | Shows the local release date and time when populated. |
| Bond Amt | May explain a bond-out path, but it is not the case outcome. |
| Warrant Type / Warrant # | Shows whether another warrant affected custody or transfer. |
| Jurisdiction | Helps identify whether the case belongs to Mariposa or another jurisdiction. |
| Arrest Agency | Identifies which agency created the custody event. |
Government Code section 7923.610 supports access to specified public booking and release information, including time and manner of release or current holding location, unless a statutory limit applies. That statute is the basis for asking for the release field when the current report no longer shows it.
Mariposa Facility Movement Limits
The Adult Detention Facility page states that no information about incarcerated person movement will be released by facility staff, including court dates, medical appointments, and dental appointments. That limit should shape the search strategy. The public can still pursue booking and release fields through records channels, but staff may decline to give movement details that are not part of a releasable public record response.
Bond-related questions have a similar boundary. The same facility page says staff will not recommend or refer bail bond agents, although a partial list of local agents may be found through Public Information. For release confirmation, do not rely on a bond-agent referral. Confirm the Release Date field, bond or cash bail receipt, and the court case record.
Release Funds at Mariposa Jail
The Incarcerated Persons Accounts page gives specific fund-handling details that matter near release. Cash not taken as evidence at arrest is placed into the incarcerated person's account. Funds are available for release through debit card only. Family or friends may deposit funds by kiosk, mycarepack.com, or phone while the person is in custody.
The same page says a person who requests release of funds must fill out a request form, give a valid emergency reason, and receive Jail Commander approval. It also says such a fund release may be done only once. Those are money-account rules. They do not replace release confirmation through the Daily Booking Report, sheriff records, or court file.
The county's account information page is the source for the debit-card and emergency fund-release details.
Mariposa Jail History Context
Mariposa's jail history is unusually detailed for a small county. The official Jail History page traces the first recorded jail facility to an 1852 log structure, describes small jails in Hornitos and Coulterville, notes an 1858 fire and granite-block replacement, and says the older jail was condemned in 1963. The current Highway 49 North facility opened in March 1995 and is described as having capacity of about 60 incarcerated persons.
That history is useful local context, but it should not distract from the current release path. Today's release confirmation depends on the current Daily Booking Report, sheriff records request process, court file, VINE, probation, CDCR, BOP, or ICE. Historical capacity does not prove current custody status for a named person.
The official jail history page documents the local facility timeline and the opening of the current jail.
After Mariposa Facility Release
The court case often explains why the jail stay ended. The Mariposa Superior Court Criminal Division maintains filings and records of dispositions. It also tells people coming to court to bring notices, bond receipts, cash bail receipts, and jail release paperwork. A person may be out of the Adult Detention Facility but still have a future hearing, probation term, warrant issue, or sentence condition.
Mariposa County Probation is the local supervision anchor for probation, pretrial supervision, alternative sentencing, and PRCS. The Probation page lists the office at 5091 Bullion St., Mariposa, CA 95338, phone (209) 966-3612, and weekday hours with a noon closure. The Realignment page explains that some eligible people released from CDCR may be supervised locally under PRCS, which is why not every state-prison release routes only to a DAPO parole office.
For the full countywide search and records path, use the Mariposa County released inmates search as the hub. It separates local jail release, state-prison discharge, supervision, court records, and federal or immigration custody.
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