Mariposa County Jail

The Mariposa County Jail (aka the Mariposa County Adult Detention Facility) is operated by the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office and is located in Mariposa, California. 

This Mariposa County Jail houses adult males and females who have been arrested by county or municipal law enforcement and are awaiting trial, inmates who have been sentenced to the county jail, and inmates being held for transport to the California Department of Corrections.

Inmate Search

To find out if your loved one is being held in the Mariposa County Jail, click here or use VINE (see below). 

Classification and Housing

Inmates at the Mariposa County Jail are classified and housed based on a classification system that includes booking status, current and past behavior, and nature of current and past charges. 

All inmates are locked down for twenty-four hours to confirm their classification status unless they have been pre-classified prior to admittance. The three types of housing at the jail are general population, administrative segregation, and protective custody.

• General Population: Inmates with good behavior are housed in the general population, and they have access to all privileges and programs.
• Administrative Segregation: If an inmate chooses not to obey the rules or are a threat to the safety and security of the facility, they are housed in Administrative Segregation. Access to privileges and programs can be denied while in this housing area. There are two types of Administrative Segregation -- open and lockdown.
  • Inmates in open segregation are allowed out of their cells during the day, but are required to be in lockdown during the period from 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. 
  • Lockdown Segregation is reserved for high security inmates. They are allowed out for one hour each day to have access to telephone, shower and dayroom for exercise.
• Protective Custody: Inmates needing protection from other inmates are housed in Protective Custody. An inmate may request protective custody at any time while they are in jail. Access to privileges and programs may be limited while an inmate is in protective custody.

VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday)

Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) is a free and anonymous telephone service that provides victims of crime both information and notification. VINE monitors the custody status of offenders in the Mariposa County Jail and receives updated information every 15 minutes.

The Toll Free Number for California VINE is 1.877.411.5588. Anyone can call the California State VINE line to determine an inmate's custody status. To search for offender information, callers will need one of the following items:

• Offender name or alias
• Secondary search option (if there is more than one offender with the same name), such as:
  • Arrest date
  • Date of birth
  • Middle initial
  • Offender identification number

VINE will let callers know about the offender's current custody status, the location of the inmate, and their offender number.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

The Mariposa County Jail has visiting hours based on inmate classification and housing. Inmates are allowed one, one-hour visit per week, and visiting always starts on the hour only. 

• A Block - Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• B Block - Saturday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• C Block - Friday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• D Block - Wednesday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• E Block - Sunday 9:00 am - 11:00 am
• F Block - Saturday 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Mondays are reserved for Administrative Separation inmates. Times are varied and are scheduled by the Jail Staff. High-Profile inmates are required to submit a list of approved visitors. All visiting conversations, except for legal visits, are subject to monitoring and recording.

Visitors should be prompt. Because space is limited, visiting is on a first come, first served basis. Contact visits are not allowed under any circumstances. 

Inmates sentenced to prison and who are waiting transport to the California DOC may have a special visit outside of their normal visiting day. Requests must be made to the jail lieutenant or jail supervisor on duty. Visitors (or their children) who do not follow facility rules will be ejected from the visiting rooms.

Please contact the Jail if you need more information regarding the status of visitation at (209) 966-3616. Visitation may be suspended without prior notice. Special visitation rules may apply due to covid.

Visiting Rules

• All visitors must wear shoes and shirts. 
• No bare midriffs, low cut tops, mini-skirts, see-through clothing, or wearing of "colors".
• All visitors must have a valid photo I.D. A driver’s license, state I.D. card, or passport are acceptable forms of identification.
• Minors must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian unless the person they are visiting is their parent or spouse. All minor children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
• No more than two visitors at one time.
• No smoking is allowed. 
• Any person under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be allowed to visit and may be subject to arrest.
• No purses, bags, diaper bags, briefcases, or strollers may be brought in by visitors.
• Cellular phones, audio, or video recording devices are not allowed in visiting. Bringing a wireless communication device into the secure area of the jail is a crime. Possession of such a device while inside the jail may lead to arrest.

Please be sure to provide a return address on the outside of the envelope.

Inmates at the Mariposa County Jail may receive cards, letters, and photographs through the US mail. Stamped envelopes and other stationery items are available for purchase through inmate commissary, so friends and family members are not allowed to mail in those items.

The following is not allowed in inmate mail:

• Letters that include stickers or postage stamps
• Letters or envelopes containing lipstick or perfume
• Letters which may have been contaminated by body fluids
• Letters containing personal checks, cash or money orders
• Mail containing Polaroid photographs
• Mail containing any other unacceptable item but that does not pose a threat to the safety of the facility, i.e. locks of hair.

Books/Magazines/Packages

Inmates are allowed to receive only books and magazines sent directly from the publisher and prepaid by the inmate. 

No packages are accepted for inmates without prior approval from the jail lieutenant. The following are considered contraband or unauthorized items and will not be given to inmates. 

• Obscene photos, publications or writings, any nude photographs of friends, relatives, or acquaintances; any materials which depict illegal or explicit sexual acts either by illustration or photograph.
• Any matter of a character tending to incite murder, arson, riot, violent racism or any other form of violence
• Matter concerning gambling or lottery
• Any matter which threatens blackmail or extortion
• Any material which concerns the sending of contraband in or out of the facility
• Depicts, encourages, or describes methods of escape from correctional facilities or contain drawings, blueprints or similar descriptions of correctional institutions
• Any information which would present a clear and present danger of violence and/or physical harm to person inside or outside of the Mariposa County Jail
• Plots or plans to disrupt the order of the facility and/or to breach the security of the facility
• Plans for illegal activities, or of rules and regulations or procedures of the facility
• Coded messages
• Depicts or describes procedures for the construction or use of weapons, ammunition, bombs or incendiary devices
• Depicts or describes procedures for the brewing of alcoholic beverages or the manufacture of drugs

How to Call an Inmate

Inmates at the Mariposa County Jail cannot receive incoming phone calls. However, they have access to phones and can make outgoing collect calls from the inmate housing area. All phones are turned on upon completion of the morning clean up and inspection. The phones are turned off at 11 p.m. every night.

California law has established the right of an arrested person to make at least three free local telephone calls upon being booked: one call to an attorney, one to a bail bond agent, and one to a relative or other personal contact. Phone calls are recorded and may be monitored at any time.

PREPAID ACCOUNT

How to Send Money

Any cash that an arrested person has that is not taken as evidence at the time of arrest is put onto the inmate’s account ("Books"). Family or friends may make deposits by using the kiosk in the jail lobby, visiting AccessCorrections.com, or calling (866) 394-2535. 

You must have the following information to put money on an inmate's books: 

• Location; Mariposa County Jail
• Inmate’s first and last name.

Debit or credit cards only. No personal checks are accepted. 

You can also add funds to an inmate's commissary at smartdeposit.com.

If an inmate has money in their account, they may order items from the commissary (snacks, stamped envelopes, writing materials, personal hygiene items, etc) once a week.

Money must be deposited to the inmate’s account by 9 p.m. on the last ordering day (currently Wednesday of each week) if they wish to use the money to order commissary items.

Programs For Inmates

This information is not publicly available.

Pictures of Mariposa County Jail

Careers at Mariposa County Jail

If you are interested in a career with the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department and would like more information about the job openings at the Mariposa County Jail, click here.