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
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
Juvenile Justice
- Juvenile Justice – 916-683-7460 (voice) – 916-683-7770 (fax)
Careers, Exams & Officer Recruitment
- Career Opportunities & Exams – 279-223-2700 – 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 – 279-223-3500 x2 – Send email
Office of Fiscal Services
- Budget Management Branch (BMB) – 916-323-0258
- Accounting Services Branch (ASB) – 279-223-3500 x 1
Legislation
- Legislation – (279) 223-3100- 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
For Law Enforcement Partners Only*
- Division of Adult Institutions after hours contact: 916-324-2891*
- Division of Adult Parole Operations after hours contact: 916-323-4087*
- Request for Certified 969b Packet
* these numbers to be used by law enforcement partners only
Reporting technical issues with the www.cdcr.ca.gov website
- The Public can report technical issues using our online form
- CDCR employees should submit a CDCR Hub & Public Website Update request using the Enterprise Service Hub found on the CDCR Hub