Alturas / Modoc County Jail
There is no live Modoc inmate name search. Call (530) 233-4416 or go to 102 South Court Street, then use this guide for Wednesday and Saturday visiting at the Sheriff’s office, CIDNET video, Court Street inmate mail, and money-order commissary. The Barclay Justice Center at 205 South East Street is not the visitor door. Devil’s Garden Conservation Camp is CDCR — different search, mail, and visiting.
Modoc County · California
Custody lookup
Modoc County Jail inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
Jail records line — no live roster
The Sheriff publishes no live name-search roster on countyofmodoc.gov (checked 2026-09-12). Modoc Superior Court Criminal Division: contact the Modoc County Sheriff’s Department at (530) 233-4416, or stop in at 102 S. Court Street, Alturas, CA. Official Corrections page: adult females and adult males, 48 beds, sentenced or unsentenced from misdemeanors to felonies, on average 55% to 65% full — that occupancy is a published range, not a live count. Sheriff William E. “Tex” Dowdy. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is CDCR (Devil’s Garden), not this jail.
Call (530) 233-4416California VINE
Sheriff homepage popular links (checked 2026-09-12) include VINE Link at vinelink.com/state/CA. That is victim notification of release or similar events, not a public booking roster. Call (530) 233-4416 to confirm this jail.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
In-person visits are Wednesday and Saturday only. Check in at the Sheriff’s office on time — late arrivals are denied. Use 102 South Court Street, not 205 South East Street.
- 01Confirm custody
Call (530) 233-4416.
There is no live inmate name search. Ask if the person is still at Modoc County Jail and whether they are housed with women, men, or protective custody — those groups use different windows. If the person is at Devil’s Garden / CDCR, this door and CIDNET are wrong.
- 02Match the window
Wednesday or Saturday. Be there for check-in.
Official Visitation page (checked 2026-09-12): Women check in 9:45–9:55 a.m., visit 10:00–11:00 a.m. Men check in 1:45–1:55 p.m., visit 2:00–3:00 p.m. Protective Custody check in 2:45–2:55 p.m., visit 3:00–4:00 p.m. Same times both days. If you are late you will be denied.
- 03Arrive at 102 South Court Street
Sheriff’s office check-in — not the Justice Center.
Bring verifiable identification such as a state driver’s license or ID card. Probation or parole: signed letter from that official allowing the visit. Court conditional release: signed letter from the court or county probation. The courthouse is 205 South East Street. DA is 204 South Court Street.
01 / Visiting
Modoc County Jail visiting hours.
Official Visitation page (checked 2026-09-12): in-person visitation(s) are every week on Wednesday and Saturday. Times listed are for both Wednesday and Saturday. Check-in is at the Sheriff’s office. You must be at the scheduled time for check-in; if you are late you will be denied entry. Visitors bring verifiable identification, for example a state driver’s license or ID card. Call (530) 233-4416 before you drive. Ask which group the person is in (women, men, or protective custody) and whether visits are running. Housing moves change the window. Do not use CDCR camp visiting for this jail.
Call the jail (530) 233-4416Visiting location
Modoc County Sheriff’s Office / Jail public check-in, 102 South Court Street, Alturas, CA 96101. Sheriff footer hours for administration are Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; visiting is the Wednesday/Saturday windows above.
Not detailed on the reviewed Visitation page. Call (530) 233-4416 to ask.
Frequency and group size
- In-person: Wednesday and Saturday each week (Visitation page).
- One hour as published: women 10:00–11:00 a.m.; men 2:00–3:00 p.m.; protective custody 3:00–4:00 p.m.
- A visitor-count cap is not printed on the Visitation page. Ask (530) 233-4416. If you are on probation or parole you need a signed letter from that official allowing you to visit. If you are on court conditional-release orders you need a signed letter from the court or county probation.
- Check in at the Sheriff’s office, 102 South Court Street / 102 S Court Street, Alturas. Official directory also prints 102 S Court Street, Alturas, CA 96101-4063 — same door as jail administration. Not 205 South East Street (Barclay Justice Center). Not 204 South Court Street (DA / Victim Services). Not 326 South Main Street (Probation). Not 2300 County Road 74 (Devil’s Garden).
In-person visiting times by housing module
Saturday uses the same published windows as Wednesday. Sunday in-person hours are not on the Visitation page. Find the housing module first, then the day.
Official Visitation page: the Sheriff installed a video phone visitation line. Register to purchase data at https://customer.cidnet.net/register (CIDNET graphic on that page). Video phone visitation is then approved and scheduled by corrections staff. Do not use a CDCR visiting app for this jail.
Women — in person (Visitation page)
- Wed · Sat Check-in 9:45–9:55 a.m.; visit 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Men — in person (Visitation page)
- Wed · Sat Check-in 1:45–1:55 p.m.; visit 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Protective custody — in person (Visitation page)
- Wed · Sat Check-in 2:45–2:55 p.m.; visit 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Do not assume
These details are not published.
Ask the jail before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.
- A live inmate name-search roster or booking log URL
- The telephone/commissary vendor’s live web link and deposit phone number (Corrections page refers to a web link that is not on the page)
- Per-minute phone or video rates
- Visitor dress code, locker policy, and visitor-count cap
- A county Public Defender walk-in street address
- A local juvenile hall (none is published; Probation confirms placement)
- Commissary pickup hours after release
- Labeled visitor-only parking at 102 South Court Street
Phone calls
Modoc County Jail phone calls Collect or prepaid account.
Official Corrections page (checked 2026-09-12): the telephone system will not connect to caller-ID blocked numbers or cell phones. Phone/calling cards will not work; all phone calls will be billed collect, or funds can be placed on account by calling or using the web link. That web link is not printed on the live page. Inmate access to phones may be denied at any time if it is deemed a safety issue. Use of the phone is a privilege, not a right. Phones are not operated or maintained by jail staff. Do not call jail staff and ask them to deliver messages — due to inmate privacy, messages between inmates and family/friends must be done via the mail or inmate phones. Video is CIDNET, a separate registration.
- 01No staff messages
They have to call you, or use mail.
Corrections page: do not call the jail and ask staff to deliver messages. Emergency welfare: call (530) 233-4416 and ask.
- 02Collect or account
Calling cards will not work.
No connection to cell phones or caller-ID blocked numbers. Ask the jail which vendor holds the prepaid account — the Corrections page refers to a web link that is not currently on that page.
- 03Video is CIDNET
Register, then staff schedule it.
customer.cidnet.net/register. Corrections staff approve and schedule the video phone visit. This is not CDCR video.
Inmate mail
Modoc County Jail inmate mail address.
Use the inmate-mail address below. Include the person’s name and booking number, and add your full return address.
Mailing address
Inmate Namec/o Modoc County Jail102 South Court StreetAlturas, CA 96101Do not send ordinary inmate mail to 205 South East Street (Barclay Justice Center), 204 South Court Street (DA / Victim Services), 326 South Main Street (Probation), 200 W. North Street (Alturas Police), or 2300 County Road 74 (Devil’s Garden). Corrections page: do not call jail staff to deliver messages — use mail or inmate phones.
- The paper the correspondence is written on, in the envelope (Corrections page)
- Money orders for the inmate commissary
- Photographs — no more than three; not Polaroid; not larger than 3 1/2 inches by 5 inches; not pornographic
- Newspapers, magazines, books, etc. only if mailed directly from the publisher
- No limit on the volume of mail an inmate may send or receive, and no restrictions on the number of pages or on the amount of writing on either side of the paper
- Hardcover books (will not be accepted)
- Polaroid photos
- Photos larger than 3 1/2 by 5 inches
- Pornographic photos
- Newspapers, magazines, or books not mailed directly from the publisher
- County-jail mail for someone at Devil’s Garden Conservation Camp / CDCR
Official Corrections page (checked 2026-09-12): Inmate Name, c/o Modoc County Jail, 102 South Court Street, Alturas, CA 96101. All incoming and outgoing correspondence is checked for contraband as a matter of jail security.
Postage when someone has no money: A separate legal-mail or publisher-mail street is not printed. Publisher items still use the Court Street jail address if they come from the publisher. Ask (530) 233-4416 if a piece is legal mail.
Money and commissary
How to send money to Modoc County Jail.
The published deposit route is Money order mailed to Modoc County Jail (no online vendor named). Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Official Corrections page (checked 2026-09-12): money orders for the inmate commissary are accepted in incoming mail, addressed Inmate Name, c/o Modoc County Jail, 102 South Court Street, Alturas, CA 96101.
- 02
No Access Corrections, JailATM, or other online commissary vendor is named on the Corrections or Visitation pages reviewed 2026-09-12.
- 03
Phone funds: Corrections page says calls are billed collect, or funds can be placed on account by calling or using the web link. The live Corrections page does not print that web link or the deposit phone number. Ask (530) 233-4416 which account to fund. Phone/calling cards will not work. The system will not connect to caller-ID blocked numbers or cell phones.
- 04
Do not mix this with CDCR trust accounts or a youth placement.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Call (530) 233-4416 — confirm custody first
Modoc Superior Court Criminal Division (checked 2026-09-12): bail allows release upon posting a bond, cash deposit, or other security deemed necessary to guarantee appearance. Confirm the person is still here by calling (530) 233-4416. The court’s Forms & Filing page still posts the 2019 Edition Statewide Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedules PDF (courts.ca.gov/documents/2019-JC-BAIL.pdf) — ask the jail or clerk for the amount that applies to this booking. Court: on the court date, report to the Clerk’s Office with identification and arrest paperwork (jail release papers, notice to appear, bail or bond receipts, or arraignment letter). Posting a bond does not guarantee release if a probation hold, parole hold, or out-of-county warrant applies. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6). Jail411 does not publish a bondsman directory.
Ask the jail — steps not on the Corrections page
Property-release steps are not itemized on the reviewed Corrections page. Call (530) 233-4416.
Call (530) 233-4416 — pickup window not published
Not published as a pickup window on the reviewed Corrections page. Call (530) 233-4416.
After booking
Court, a lawyer, probation, and parole.
Court, counsel, and probation are separate from the jail. State parole is a different agency. This is the process a family actually has to walk—not a directory of private bondsmen or attorneys.
205 South East Street
Criminal Division: arraignment is reading the complaint and taking a plea. You must appear on the date and time on the release paper or arraignment letter. Failure to appear may result in a warrant. On the court date, report to the Clerk’s Office with ID and arrest paperwork. Do not speak or motion to anyone in custody in the courtroom — that can be a misdemeanor. Official location/contact (checked 2026-09-12): 205 S East St, Alturas, CA 96101. Telephone (530) 233-6516. Fax (530) 233-6500. Clerk@modoc.courts.ca.gov. Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. excluding holidays. The court location card also lists building hours 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. — confirm before you go. Jury summons (530) 233-4756, call after 5:00 p.m. the night before each service day. Public Case Portal: portal.modoc.courts.ca.gov/public-portal. Calendars post Friday afternoon for the following week.
205 South East Street is the courthouse — not jail visiting at 102 South Court Street. Remote appearances: CourtCall and Zoom information are on the court site.
Ask the judge at arraignment
Criminal Division: request court-appointed counsel from the judge at your first appearance. The judge will require a financial declaration. At the end of the case a hearing may be held on reimbursement of appointed-counsel fees.
Official Public Defender page (checked 2026-09-12): no county walk-in street is published. Contract attorneys Jacob Levin (530) 248-2700 and Jessica Ryan Keeney (530) 906-0255. CCP roster also names Jessica Keeney as Public Defender. This office is not visiting.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release after bail. Official page: adult formal or summary probation, court pre-sentence reports, electronic monitoring / GPS or home detention as an alternative to incarceration. Chief Stephen Svetich.
Youth: there is no published local juvenile hall. Juvenile probation, counseling, and court reports run from this department. Call (530) 233-6324 to confirm where a specific youth is held. State parole is CDCR, not this department.
No Modoc DAPO row
CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026 does not list a Modoc office. Nearest listed units: Redding, 391 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002, (530) 226-3432; Red Bluff, 10 Gilmore Road, Suite C, Red Bluff, CA 96080, (530) 529-7700. State parole is not Modoc County Probation. Report to the office named in the release papers.
Superior Court location
Presiding Judge Wendy J. Dier. CEO Brandy Malcolm. Public portal and Friday calendars.
Official page ↗District Attorney
Nina Salarno, District Attorney. Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Not the jail visitor door.
Official page ↗Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. victimservices@co.modoc.ca.us. Court Criminal Division prints this number for victim assistance and restitution questions.
Official page ↗Probation office
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Fax (530) 233-6363. Not jail visiting.
Official page ↗Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one
Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.
- Redding Parole Office 391 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002 · (530) 226-3432 · Google Maps ↗
- Red Bluff Parole Office 10 Gilmore Road, Suite C, Red Bluff, CA 96080 · (530) 529-7700 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
Modoc County Jail phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
102 South Court Street. Custody, visiting, mail, bail amount.
Directory fax. Not visiting.
Register at customer.cidnet.net/register; staff then schedule.
205 South East Street. Portal and calendars.
Clerk fax.
Contract appointed counsel. Ask the judge at arraignment.
Contract appointed counsel.
204 South Court Street, Suite 202. Not visiting.
204 South Court Street, Suite 108.
326 South Main Street. A hold can block release. Youth placement.
200 W. North Street. Non-emergency. Bookings go to the county jail.
Victim notification linked from the Sheriff page. Not a roster.
Common questions
Modoc County Jail FAQ.
If a rule changes, confirm with the jail or the agency that published it.
- Is there an online inmate search for Modoc County Jail?
- No live name-search roster is published. Modoc Superior Court: call the Sheriff at (530) 233-4416 or stop in at 102 S. Court Street, Alturas. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is for CDCR, not this jail. VINE on the Sheriff page is victim notification.
- When are visiting hours?
- Wednesday and Saturday. Women: check in 9:45–9:55 a.m., visit 10:00–11:00 a.m. Men: check in 1:45–1:55 p.m., visit 2:00–3:00 p.m. Protective custody: check in 2:45–2:55 p.m., visit 3:00–4:00 p.m. Late arrivals are denied. Door is the Sheriff’s office at 102 South Court Street.
- Where do I send mail?
- Inmate Name, c/o Modoc County Jail, 102 South Court Street, Alturas, CA 96101. Money orders for commissary. Up to three 3 1/2-by-5 photos (no Polaroid). Books and magazines from the publisher only — no hardcovers. Not the courthouse. Not Devil’s Garden.
- How do I send money?
- The Corrections page accepts money orders for inmate commissary in the mail. No online commissary vendor is named. Phone funds can be placed on account, but the live page does not print the vendor URL — ask (530) 233-4416.
- Who provides video visits?
- CIDNET. Register at customer.cidnet.net/register (linked from the official Visitation graphic). Corrections staff then approve and schedule the video phone visit.
- Is 205 South East Street the visitor door?
- No. Visiting check-in is the Sheriff’s office at 102 South Court Street. 205 South East Street is the Robert A. Barclay Justice Center. 204 South Court Street is the DA and Victim Services. 326 South Main Street is Probation.
- Is Devil’s Garden the county jail?
- No. Devil’s Garden Conservation Camp #40 is a CDCR camp historically listed at 2300 County Road 74. It is not on CDCR’s current conservation-camp roster (checked 2026-09-12). Confirm on CIRIS. Do not send Court Street jail mail or use CIDNET there.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Modoc County Jail · Alturas · Updated 2026-09-12