Find Someone at California Health Care Facility

Use CIRIS, CDCR's statewide inmate search tool, at ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov. Search by name or CDCR number, then confirm the result lists California Health Care Facility.

They may be a recent booking that hasn't updated in CIRIS yet, they may have been released or paroled, they may have transferred to a different institution, or the name entered doesn't exactly match CDCR's records. Try name variations, or call CDCR's ID Unit at (916) 445-6713 with a date of birth.

No. They're two separate CDCR medical institutions. California Health Care Facility (CHCF) is in Stockton, San Joaquin County. California Medical Facility (CMF) is in Vacaville, Solano County. If your CIRIS result names one, make sure it's the one you mean before you mail or travel, since the two cities are far apart.

No, a name is enough to start, but the CDCR number is more reliable and you'll need it for the visitor questionnaire, mail, and JPay deposits regardless.

CIRIS updates to show his current institution, though it can lag a few days behind the actual move. Recheck it before you send money, mail anything, or travel for a visit, since JPay deposits and mail are both tied to whichever institution he's currently at.