Find Someone at Folsom State Prison

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 Folsom State Prison and not the neighboring California State Prison, Sacramento.

The most common reasons are a booking that hasn't posted yet, a release or parole, a transfer to another institution, or a name that doesn't match CDCR's spelling. Try name variations first, then call CDCR's Identification Unit at (916) 445-6713 with a date of birth.

Read the institution name exactly as written. Folsom State Prison, known locally as 'Old Folsom,' and California State Prison, Sacramento, nicknamed 'New Folsom,' sit on the same grounds near Represa but run as two separate prisons with their own wardens and rules. Make sure your result reads Folsom State Prison before you visit, mail, or send money. A result naming California State Prison, Sacramento points to a different institution.

CIRIS confirms the institution, Folsom State Prison, but it may not spell out the Minimum Support Facility, which holds Level I men outside the main perimeter. If your result only says Folsom, ask the person directly which facility they're in before you plan a visit.

No. A full legal name is enough to start. The CDCR number makes the match more certain, and you'll need it anyway for the visitor questionnaire, for mail, and for deposits once you've confirmed the person is at Folsom.

CIRIS updates to show his new institution, though the change can lag the actual move by a few days. Recheck it before you send money, mail a letter, or travel, since a deposit or letter sent to Folsom after he leaves has to be reprocessed at the new prison.