Welcome to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Contacting CDCR

For information about locating, contacting, visiting and corresponding with inmates and juveniles who are in a CDCR prison or juvenile facility, click here or call the following phone numbers:

  • Adults: ID & Warrants, (916) 445-6713
  • Juveniles: Master Files, (916) 262-1514
  • Inmate Check Line (Media), (916) 557-5933
  • Intake/Court Services (Juvenile), (916) 262-1521

For Employment information, visit Career Opportunities or for:

  • Peace Officer Recruitment information, call: 1-866-232-5627
  • Dental, Mental Health Recruitment and Medical (Juvenile Only) 
    call 888-232-4584 or email careers@cdcr.ca.gov
  • Medical Recruitment (Adult Only) call 1-877-793-HIRE(4473) or email medcareers@cdcr.ca.gov
  • Executive Recruitment information, call: (916) 323-7176
  • Personnel information contact your local Institution Personnel Officer or for Headquarters Personnel Services, call: (916) 324-6919

If you have not been able to resolve an inmate/juvenile issue with the CDCR prison or juvenile facility, click here or call 916-445-1773 for information about independent reviews of complaints.