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Merced County Inmate Search & Jail Booking Roster

Search current detainees, recent bookings, bail bond details, visitation rules, and facility contacts in Merced County, California.

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Currently in Custody 741
Last Verified 05 Nov, 21:54 UTC
Agency: Merced County Sheriff's Office
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Active custody index

1. Current Inmate Booking Roster

Source Agency Roster

Showing 741 active custody records for Merced County · Verified Nov 05, 2026 21:54 UTC

Public Records Notice & Presumption of Innocence

Membership follows the official current custody list. Booking dates use the source’s local time. Blank fields remain unknown. Published bond amounts do not guarantee release eligibility.
Records displayed below are gathered from publicly published local agency rosters and do not constitute an official certified court record. An arrest or booking does not indicate guilt or conviction; all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. · Source: Primary Agency Registry

Name Booked Charges Status
FONTES, TIMOTHY STEPHEN
#2025-00005149
Booked 21 Aug 2025 #2025-00005149
Charges
  • FELONY - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM
  • ENHANCEMENT - COMMITTING A FELONY OFFENSE WHILE ON PROBATION FOR A VIOLENT FEL+4
Show all 6 charges
  • FELONY - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM
  • ENHANCEMENT - COMMITTING A FELONY OFFENSE WHILE ON PROBATION FOR A VIOLENT FEL
  • FELONY - PRIOR SERIOUS FELONY CONVICTIONS
  • ENHANCEMENT - SPECIAL ALLEGATION - PERSONAL AND INTENTIAL DISCHARGE FIREARM, GBI
  • FELONY - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
  • FELONY - MURDER
In custody
Bail / bond $1,000,000.00 (S/BOND); $300,000.00 (S/BOND); $100,000.00 (S/BOND)
PETERSON, TRAYVONE L'SHAWN REGENCE
#2025-00004934
Booked 13 Aug 2025 #2025-00004934
Charges
  • ENHANCEMENT - NOTICE - INELIGIBLE FOR PROBAITON FOR TWO PRIOR FELONIES
  • ENHANCEMENT - ENHANCEMENT: FACTORS IN AGGRAVATION+13
Show all 15 charges
  • ENHANCEMENT - NOTICE - INELIGIBLE FOR PROBAITON FOR TWO PRIOR FELONIES
  • ENHANCEMENT - ENHANCEMENT: FACTORS IN AGGRAVATION
  • ENHANCEMENT - PRIOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVIDENCE
  • FELONY - WILLFUL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM IN A GROSSLY NEGLIGENT MANNER
  • FELONY - ASSAULT WITH FIREARM ON PERSON
  • ENHANCEMENT - SPECIAL ALLEGATION - USE OF FIREARM
  • CONFIDENTIAL CASE
  • FELONY - ADW WITH FORCE:POSSIBLE GBI
  • FELONY - PROHIBITED PERSON OWN/POSSESS/ETC AMMUNITION/ETC
  • FELONY - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM
  • FELONY - THREATEN CRIME WITH INTENT TO TERRORIZE
  • FELONY - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
  • MISDEMEANOR - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
  • MISDEMEANOR - EXHBT CONCLD F/ARM IN PUB
  • FELONY - CARRY LOADED HANDGUN:NOT REGISTERED OWNER
In custody
Bail / bond $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $1,000.00 (S/BOND); $25,000.00 (S/BOND); $300,000.00 (S/BOND)
MARLOW, KERRI MAE
#2025-00004894
Booked 11 Aug 2025 #2025-00004894
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  • FELONY - PERSONATE TO MAKE OTHER LIABLE+4
Show all 6 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  • FELONY - PERSONATE TO MAKE OTHER LIABLE
  • FELONY - PETTY THEFT W/2 OR MORE PRIORS
  • MISDEMEANOR - THEFT BY FORGED/INVALID ACCESS CARD
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSESS UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA
  • MISDEMEANOR - TRESPASS:OCCUPY PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT
In custody
Bail / bond $10,000.00 (S/BOND); $2,000.00 (S/BOND); $20,000.00 (S/BOND); $500.00 (S/BOND); $15,000.00 (S/BOND); $25,000.00 (S/BOND)
FISHER, DANIEL DEWAYNE
#2025-00004774
Booked 07 Aug 2025 #2025-00004774
Charges
  • FELONY - INFLICT CORPORAL INJURY ON SPOUSE/COHABITANT/DATNG RELATNSHP
  • FELONY - BATTERY W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY+21
Show all 23 charges
  • FELONY - INFLICT CORPORAL INJURY ON SPOUSE/COHABITANT/DATNG RELATNSHP
  • FELONY - BATTERY W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
  • FELONY - STALKING:TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER/ETC
  • FELONY - CORP INJ SPOUSE/ETC W/PR
  • FELONY - INFLICTION OF GREAT BODILY INJURY: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (ENHANCEMENT)
  • FELONY - ASSAULT W/DEADLY WEAPON:NOT F/ARM
  • FELONY - COMMITTING FELONY WHILE ON BAIL OR O/R'D
  • FELONY - KIDNAPPING
  • ENHANCEMENT - SPECIAL ALLEGATION - USE OF DEADLY WEAPON
  • FELONY - CORP INJ SPOUSE W/PR BATT
  • INFRACTION - FAIL PROVE FIN RSP:PO REQ
  • FELONY - DUI ANY DRUG W/PR
  • FELONY - FORGE/ALTER VEHICLE REGISTRATION/ETC
  • FELONY - POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE ARMED W/LOADED FIREARM
  • FELONY - PROHIBITED PERSON OWN/POSSESS/ETC AMMUNITION/ETC
  • FELONY - MANUFACTURE/SALE/POSSESS UNDETECTABLE FIREARM
  • FELONY - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM
  • FELONY - CARRY LOADED FIREARM IN PUBLIC UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES
  • FELONY - EVADE PEACE OFFICER WITH WANTON DISREGARD FOR SAFETY
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI ANY DRUG
  • INFRACTION - DRIVE W/O LICENSE
  • FELONY - PREVENT/DISSUADE WITNESS/VICTIM FROM REPORTING
  • FELONY - ATTEMPTED MURDER
In custody
Bail / bond $500,000.00 (S/BOND); $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $30,000.00 (S/BOND); $20,000.00 (S/BOND); $13,000.00 (S/BOND); $1,404.00 (S/BOND); $300,000.00 (S/BOND); $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $5,000.00 (S/BOND); $103.00 (S/BOND); $200,000.00 (S/BOND); $350,000.00 (S/BOND)
RIVERA, PRISCILLA JUANITA
#2025-00004705
Booked 04 Aug 2025 #2025-00004705
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  • MISDEMEANOR - TRESPASS:OCCUPY PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT+5
Show all 7 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  • MISDEMEANOR - TRESPASS:OCCUPY PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT
  • MISDEMEANOR - DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO
  • MISDEMEANOR - CHILD ENDANGERMENT/AB W/O GBI/DTH
  • FELONY - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
  • FELONY - POSSESS STOLEN VEHICLE/VESSEL/ETC
  • FELONY - VEHICLE/ETC THEFT:SPECIFIC PRIORS
In custody
Bail / bond $40,000.00 (S/BOND); $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $500.00 (S/BOND); $10,000.00 (S/BOND)
RODRIGUEZ, NEYA MARIE
#2025-00004701
Booked 04 Aug 2025 #2025-00004701
Charges
  • FELONY - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
  • FELONY - CHILD ENDANGERMENT/AB W/POSS GBI/DTH+4
Show all 6 charges
  • FELONY - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
  • FELONY - CHILD ENDANGERMENT/AB W/POSS GBI/DTH
  • MISDEMEANOR - OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH
  • FELONY - EVADE PEACE OFFICER WITH WANTON DISREGARD FOR SAFETY
  • FELONY - ROBBERY:FIRST DEGREE
  • FELONY - ADW WITH FORCE:POSSIBLE GBI
In custody
Bail / bond $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $2,000.00 (S/BOND); $280,000.00 (S/BOND)
RODRIGUEZ, ROMAN VICTOR SENIOR
#2025-00004700
Booked 04 Aug 2025 #2025-00004700
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH
  • FELONY - ROBBERY:FIRST DEGREE
Show all 2 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH
  • FELONY - ROBBERY:FIRST DEGREE
In custody
Bail / bond $100,000.00 (S/BOND)
DZIDZORNU, MARKEE NATHANIELEYRAM
#2025-00004688
Booked 03 Aug 2025 #2025-00004688
Charges
  • FELONY - ARSON:INHABITED STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
  • MISDEMEANOR - ELDER/DEPENDENT ADULT CRUELTY+1
Show all 3 charges
  • FELONY - ARSON:INHABITED STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
  • MISDEMEANOR - ELDER/DEPENDENT ADULT CRUELTY
  • FELONY - TAKE VEHICLE W/O OWNER'S CONSENT/VEHICLE THEFT
In custody
Bail / bond $240,000.00 (S/BOND); $40,000.00 (S/BOND); $500.00 (S/BOND); $200,000.00 (S/BOND)
ALFARORUIZ, JESUS GILBERTO
#2025-00004619
Booked 31 Jul 2025 #2025-00004619
Charges
  • INFRACTION - NO REG:VEH/TRAILER/ETC
  • MISDEMEANOR - DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO+4
Show all 6 charges
  • INFRACTION - NO REG:VEH/TRAILER/ETC
  • MISDEMEANOR - DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO
  • INFRACTION - FAIL PROVE FIN RSP:PO REQ
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI ALCOHOL
  • FELONY - LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS W/CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS
In custody
Bail / bond $150,000.00 (S/BOND); $15,000.00 (S/BOND); $2,000.00 (S/BOND); $1,800.00 (S/BOND); $103.00 (S/BOND); $135.00 (S/BOND)
SANCHEZ, DAVID GILBERT
#2025-00004606
Booked 30 Jul 2025 #2025-00004606
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - PUBLIC NUISANCE
  • MISDEMEANOR - INDECENT EXPOSURE+3
Show all 5 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - PUBLIC NUISANCE
  • MISDEMEANOR - INDECENT EXPOSURE
  • MISDEMEANOR - SHOPLIFTING
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSESS UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA
  • FELONY - PETTY THEFT W/2 OR MORE PRIORS
In custody
Bail / bond $10,000.00 (S/BOND); $2,000.00 (S/BOND); $20,000.00 (S/BOND); $500.00 (S/BOND); $200.00 (S/BOND)
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Name Booked Charges Status
VELASCO-GALINDEZ, ELI DANIEL
#2025-00004578
Booked 29 Jul 2025 #2025-00004578
Charges
  • FELONY - PARTICIPATE IN CRIMINAL STREET GANG
  • FELONY - MURDER
Show all 2 charges
  • FELONY - PARTICIPATE IN CRIMINAL STREET GANG
  • FELONY - MURDER
In custody
Bail / bond $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $1,000,000.00 (S/BOND)
KLAS, THEODORE GRADY
#2025-00004435
Booked 24 Jul 2025 #2025-00004435
Charges
  • FELONY - PRCS VIOLATION
  • MISDEMEANOR - UNAUTH ENTR OF DWELLING+1
Show all 3 charges
  • FELONY - PRCS VIOLATION
  • MISDEMEANOR - UNAUTH ENTR OF DWELLING
  • FELONY - THREATEN CRIME WITH INTENT TO TERRORIZE
In custody
Bail / bond $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $250.00 (S/BOND)
CALIGIURI, JAMES LOUIS
#2025-00004380
Booked 21 Jul 2025 #2025-00004380
Charges
  • ENHANCEMENT - ENHANCEMENT: FACTORS IN AGGRAVATION
  • FELONY - 290 VIOLATION AFTER INCARCERATION+2
Show all 4 charges
  • ENHANCEMENT - ENHANCEMENT: FACTORS IN AGGRAVATION
  • FELONY - 290 VIOLATION AFTER INCARCERATION
  • FELONY - TRANSIENT FAILS TO REGISTER WHEN RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
  • FELONY - PROBATION VIOLATION:REARREST/REVOKE
In custody
Bail / bond $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $20,000.00 (S/BOND)
URIBE, VALENTIN ISAC
#2025-00004200
Booked 14 Jul 2025 #2025-00004200
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI W/PRIOR SPECIFIC CONVICTIONS
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI ALCOHOL
Show all 2 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI W/PRIOR SPECIFIC CONVICTIONS
  • MISDEMEANOR - DUI ALCOHOL
In custody
Bail / bond $2,000.00 (S/BOND)
SOTO, ANDREW LUIS
#2025-00004159
Booked 12 Jul 2025 #2025-00004159
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - PETTY THEFT
  • MISDEMEANOR - BATTERY ON PERSON+5
Show all 7 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - PETTY THEFT
  • MISDEMEANOR - BATTERY ON PERSON
  • MISDEMEANOR - TRESPASS OBSTR BUS OPRN
  • MISDEMEANOR - KNOWINGLY FURNISHING UNDER 18 YR W/TOBACCO/PARAPHERNALIA
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSESS UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA
  • MISDEMEANOR - OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH
  • FELONY - KIDNAPPING
In custody
Bail / bond $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $2,000.00 (S/BOND); $5,000.00 (S/BOND)
BURKLEY, MICHAEL ALAN
#2025-00004070
Booked 09 Jul 2025 #2025-00004070
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - DISORDERLY CONDUCT: ALCOHOL/DRUGS
  • MISDEMEANOR - OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH+1
Show all 3 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - DISORDERLY CONDUCT: ALCOHOL/DRUGS
  • MISDEMEANOR - OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH
  • FELONY - BURGLARY
In custody
Bail / bond $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $2,000.00 (S/BOND); $500.00 (S/BOND)
HARRISTORRES, SERGIO GERARDO
#2025-00004060
Booked 08 Jul 2025 #2025-00004060
Charges
  • FELONY - MURDER
  • FELONY - PROHIBITED PERSON OWN/POSSESS/ETC AMMUNITION/ETC+4
Show all 6 charges
  • FELONY - MURDER
  • FELONY - PROHIBITED PERSON OWN/POSSESS/ETC AMMUNITION/ETC
  • FELONY - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM
  • FELONY - PRCS VIOLATION
  • ENHANCEMENT - SPECIAL ALLEGATION - USE OF FIREARM
  • FELONY - ROBBERY:FIRST DEGREE
In custody
Bail / bond $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $1,000.00 (S/BOND); $500,000.00 (S/BOND)
SIMILTON, DAYSHON
#2025-00003912
Booked 01 Jul 2025 #2025-00003912
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - TOUCH PERSON INTIMATELY AGAINST WILL FOR SEXUAL AROUSAL/ETC
  • MISDEMEANOR - INDECENT EXPOSURE+3
Show all 5 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - TOUCH PERSON INTIMATELY AGAINST WILL FOR SEXUAL AROUSAL/ETC
  • MISDEMEANOR - INDECENT EXPOSURE
  • FELONY - POSSESS STOLEN VEHICLE/VESSEL/ETC
  • MISDEMEANOR - BATTERY:SPOUSE/EX SPOUSE/DATE/ETC
  • FELONY - FALSE IMPRISONMENT
In custody
Bail / bond $20,000.00 (S/BOND); $30,000.00 (S/BOND); $5,000.00 (S/BOND)
ESCARCEGA, KANDI LEE
#2025-00003844
Booked 28 Jun 2025 #2025-00003844
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - HIT AND RUN:PROP DAMAGE
  • MISDEMEANOR - BATTERY:SPOUSE/EX SPOUSE/DATE/ETC+3
Show all 5 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - HIT AND RUN:PROP DAMAGE
  • MISDEMEANOR - BATTERY:SPOUSE/EX SPOUSE/DATE/ETC
  • FELONY - COMMITTING FELONY WHILE ON BAIL OR O/R'D
  • MISDEMEANOR - POSSES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  • FELONY - POSSESS/PURCHASE FOR SALE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVER 1 POUND
In custody
Bail / bond $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $100,000.00 (S/BOND); $10,000.00 (S/BOND)
HUNTER, DAKARAI MONDRAI
#2025-00003843
Booked 28 Jun 2025 #2025-00003843
Charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - DAMAGE/DESTROY ANY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
  • MISDEMEANOR - VIOL CRT ORD DOM VIOLENCE+1
Show all 3 charges
  • MISDEMEANOR - DAMAGE/DESTROY ANY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
  • MISDEMEANOR - VIOL CRT ORD DOM VIOLENCE
  • FELONY - INFLICT CORPORAL INJURY ON SPOUSE/COHABITANT/DATNG RELATNSHP
In custody
Bail / bond $50,000.00 (S/BOND); $5,000.00 (S/BOND)
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Understanding Merced County Roster Record Fields

Booking ID & Date:

The unique institutional identifier assigned at initial intake. This booking number is required by facility kiosks, mail handlers, and commissary vendors to route funds and letters to the detainee.

Charges & Allegations:

Statutory offenses recorded from the arresting officer's intake report. In accordance with constitutional due process, charges represent formal allegations; every individual is legally presumed innocent.

Custody Status & Bond:

"In custody" denotes current physical holding in Merced County detention facilities. Bond figures are set by county bond schedules or presiding judges. Blank bond amounts indicate non-bondable holds or pending magistrate hearings.

Cannot Find Someone on This Active Roster?

If an individual was recently arrested but does not appear in the search results above, follow these verification steps:

  • Intake Processing Window: Arrestees undergoing initial booking, medical screening, and LiveScan fingerprinting are generally not indexed to public internet rosters until initial classification is completed.
  • Municipal Police Department Holds: Individuals arrested by local city police departments may be held temporarily at municipal holding cells before transfer to the primary county jail.
  • Facility Transfer or Pretrial Release: Detainees who have posted bond, received pretrial release, or been transferred to state prison (DOC) facilities are automatically removed from active county detention rosters.
  • Direct Facility Verification: For real-time intake confirmation, contact the Merced County detention facilities booking desk directly at the primary sheriff office line.
Record Corrections & Compliance Desk Initial review within 24–72 hours • Resolution within 5 business days

If you notice an outdated status, expunged criminal charge, or factual discrepancy, our compliance desk provides free verification against official court and sheriff sources.

Facility profile

2. Jail Facility Information

Key physical location and contact channels for Merced County detention facilities.

Facility address source: Official facility information · Reviewed 2026-11-05

Facility Name: Merced County detention facilities
Physical / Booking Location: Not published by agency
Operating Agency: Not published by agency
Search guide

3. How to Search for an Inmate in Merced County

Standard public record intake lookup procedures and timing notes.

To locate an individual detained in Merced County, follow standard public record intake search procedures:

  1. Online Booking Roster: Search the roster table above using the inmate’s full legal first and last name.
  2. Verify Booking Details: Review the booking date, charges, assigned booking number, and bond status.
  3. Central Booking Latency: If an individual was arrested recently, their public custody record may experience administrative latency while fingerprinting, medical intake classification, and agency transfers are completed. For immediate custody status on recent bookings, contact Merced County detention facilities directly.
Educational Search Guide • Step-by-Step

How to Find an Inmate in County Jail

Need help navigating aliases, municipal police lockups vs. county jail jurisdictions, or central booking intake delays?

Bail procedures

4. Bail & Bond Release Information

Bail payment methods and posting requirements for Merced County.

Bail amounts in Merced County are established by judicial bail schedules or set by a magistrate judge during an initial appearance arraignment.

Cash Bond: Paid in full directly at the detention facility bonding window. Exact cash, cashier’s checks, or certified funds may be required.
Surety Bail Bond: Secured through a state-licensed bail bond agent, typically requiring a 10% premium fee and collateral.
Pretrial Release Guidance • Statutory Rights

How Bail Bonds Work in County Jail

Understand Eighth Amendment excessive bail protections, 10% commercial surety fees vs. full cash bonds, and state statutory prohibitions.

Trust accounts

5. Commissary & Inmate Account Deposits

Funding inmate accounts for hygiene, snacks, approved goods, and phone credit.

Official Provider Verification Pending

Detention facilities in Merced County contract with specialized third-party providers (such as JailATM, Access Corrections, TouchPay, or Inmate Canteen) to manage inmate trust accounts. To avoid deposit rejection or loss of funds, verify the facility's active electronic payment channel directly with staff before sending money.

Official Verification Contact:

Call the detention records desk at facility records desk to confirm approved online vendor and current kiosk availability.

General Inmate Trust Policies

  • Lobby Kiosks: Many county detention facilities operate lobby kiosks during business hours; verify access policies before visiting.
  • Mailed Payments: Inquire with facility administration regarding whether money orders are accepted or if digital electronic deposits are mandatory. Cash and personal checks are universally prohibited.
  • Weekly Spending Allowances: Facilities enforce weekly commissary spending caps for hygiene goods, stationery, and food items. Contact facility records to verify active thresholds.
Trust Account & Deposits • Policy Guide

Sending Money & Commissary to Inmates

Avoid transaction fee surcharges, understand facility trust accounting offsets, and verify approved electronic deposit vendors.

Communication

6. Inmate Mail & Phone Communication Rules

Mailing guidelines and telephone policies for Merced County.

Facility Communication Contacts Merced County detention facilities
Facility Information / Video Services

Facility and video contacts

All incoming correspondence is inspected for contraband by facility security staff prior to delivery.

Inmate Correspondence Dispatch Policy:

Detention facilities in Merced County enforce strict incoming mail screening. Many county facilities now route non-legal letters through centralized digital scanning centers (such as Smart Communications, TextBehind, or MailSECURE) or dedicated P.O. Boxes, while others accept physical mail. Personal mail sent to an unauthorized address or containing prohibited items (cash, stickers, glitter, perfumed paper, polaroid photos) will be returned to sender or rejected as contraband.

To confirm approved mailing format and verified destination address before dispatching:
Call Facility Desk: Refer to official sheriff records office
Communications Regulations • FCC Standards

Inmate Phone Calls & Mail Regulations

Learn about FCC inmate calling rate caps, postcard-only policies, contraband mail screening, and privileged attorney correspondence.

Visitor rules

7. Visitation Rules & Scheduling

In-person and video visitation guidelines in Merced County.

Facility Visitation Status & Policy Notice:

Specific visitation schedules, on-site visiting hours, and video visitation availability are set directly by Merced County detention facilities. Because visiting rules, allowed days, and pre-registration requirements vary by housing assignment and facility operational status, always confirm current guidelines before traveling:

To confirm active visiting hours or scheduling requirements:
Call Facility Desk: Refer to official county sheriff portal
ID Requirement: All adult visitors must present a valid, government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, state ID, military ID, or passport).
Minors: Children under 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult parent or documented legal guardian.
Facility Visitation Policy • Access Rules

County Jail Visitation Rules & Dress Code

Review mandatory government photo ID rules, prohibited attire dress codes, minor child accompaniment standards, and video kiosk reservation policies.

Court records

8. Courthouse & Case Docket Records

Clerk of court filings, hearing schedules, and case records.

Formal criminal charges, arraignment schedules, and court case dockets for individuals arrested in Merced County are maintained by the local Clerk of Court.

Regional rosters

9. Other County Jail Rosters in California

Browse other covered county rosters in California. These links do not establish where a person is held.

Answers

10. Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions regarding Merced County jail rosters, booking procedures, and records.

Recent booking dates in this roster: Of 741 listed records, 34 have a published booking date in the seven UTC calendar days ending 2026-11-06. This describes the listed snapshot, not all bookings or releases during that period.

How many inmates are currently detained in Merced County?

The directory currently lists 741 active custody records for Merced County. The most recent record observation was 2026-11-05 21:54:53 UTC. Of these listed records, 118 have published booking dates in the 30 UTC calendar days ending 2026-11-06. This is not the total number of admissions during that period. Confirm current detention status with the official facility.

What is the main jail facility in Merced County and how can I contact them?

The primary detention facility is Merced County detention facilities. Official facility address is not published by agency.

How do bail and bond postings work in Merced County?

Bail is established according to the local judicial bond schedule or set by a magistrate judge during initial appearance hearings. Bail may be posted via cash directly at the detention facility or through state-licensed surety bail bond agents.

How frequently is the Merced County custody roster updated?

The directory is scheduled for daily synchronization from public agency rosters. The latest listed-record observation was 2026-11-05 21:54:53 UTC. Observation times describe individual records, not proof of a complete collection. Statistics are recalculated from the listed data and do not establish a new source update.

Compliance & Sources

11. Data Source & Directory Disclaimers

Official sources, compliance disclosures, and Fair Credit Reporting Act notices.

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Merced County Detention

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Data Source: Merced County Sheriff's Office
Indexing Method: Direct sheriff record synchronization
Jurisdiction: Merced County, California (CA)
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