Effective 6/19/2020, the following services are now being made available for "in person" contact at the Sheriff's Office:
- All civil processes, except evictions and real property levies.
- Report requests for the public are available via phone or at the records counter.
- All CCW- initials requests, renewals and modifications will be online through Permitium, available on the Sheriff's Webpage.
- CCW applicants will be contacted to schedule "in person" appointments.
- Renewals/modifications will be processed and contacted with a time to pick up CCW.
- Vehicle release requests will be handled at the records counter, as needed.
- Registrants- these will be handled by "walk in" or by phone interview.
- Live scan services are available to the public by appointment only. Services will be scheduled in one hour time slots to allow for proper cleaning procedures. Appointments to the general public are available on Tuesdays from 8-11AM and on Thursdays 1-4PM
- In Person visiting is suspended once again at the Sutter County Jail in compliance with recommendations from the Board of State and Community Corrections. The public will be updated of additional changes as information becomes available.
Jail Operations

Sutter County Jail
In accordance with California Government Code 26605, Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except in counties in which the
sheriff, as of July 1, 1993, is not in charge of
and the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the prisoners in it, the
sheriff shall take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county
jail and the prisoners in it, except for work furlough facilities where by county
ordinance the work furlough administrator is someone other than the
sheriff.
All jail operations are governed by Title 15, "Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities." Local detention facilities, or county jails, are divided into IV facilities types:
"Type I facility" means a local detention facility used for the detention of persons for not
more than 96 hours excluding holidays after booking. Such a Type I facility may also detain
persons on court order either for their own safekeeping or sentenced to a city jail as an
inmate worker, and may house inmate workers sentenced to the county jail provided such
placement in the facility is made on a voluntary basis on the part of the inmate. As
used in this section, an inmate worker is defined as a person assigned to perform
designated tasks outside of his/her cell or dormitory, pursuant to the written
policy of the facility, for a minimum of four hours each day on a five day
scheduled work week.
"Type II facility" means a local detention facility used for the detention of persons pending arraignment, during trial, and upon a sentence of commitment.
"Type III facility" means a local detention facility used only for the detention of convicted and sentenced persons.
"Type IV facility" means a local detention facility or portion thereof
designated for the housing of inmates eligible under Penal Code Section 1208
for work/education furlough and/or other programs involving inmate access into the community.
The Sutter County Jail is rated as a Type IV Facility which encompasses all four
types described above. Persons can be sentenced to the Sutter County Jail for
many years after the passage of AB109 in October 2011. Currently Sutter County
has 352 rated beds, 194 beds in the main jail and 158 beds in the medium
facility. Our once minimum facility has been transformed and made into a
medium facility, in that it houses non-violent offenders specifically.
Many of the inmates in this facility are used as workers within the jail
performing work in the kitchen, laundry and any other work details as
needed. Inmates if qualified for our outside work release program are
released from the jail to work at Sutter County Animal Control, Public
Works and Yuba/Sutter Mental Health. All inmates are classified and
housed within the jail in accordance with their gender,
sophistication of their crime, gang affiliation and the need for protective custody.
The Sutter County Jail was approved for a State Building Grant, which is
paying 90% of a new construction project for the expansion of the Sutter
County Jail. This project will add forty-two additional inmate beds, twenty-eight
male and fourteen female. This project also will build a new medical space,
which will have two exam rooms, a negative pressure cell, an additional safety
cell and a holding cell. The Kitchen will also expand to include a larger freezer,
storage room, new office for the Kitchen Supervisor and a new restroom for
the inmates. This project is currently on going and scheduled to be completed in January 2019.
While in custody the sheriff is responsible for the care, custody and control of
the inmates, which includes all necessary medical treatment, proper diet in
accordance with strict dietary guidelines, proper classification to ensure
their physical safety and effective security to prevent escape. This is a
full time responsibility and is accomplished with the professional staff
of one Captain, one Lieutenant, four correctional Sergeants and forty
seven correctional officers working diligently to fulfill the mission.
The sheriff is also responsible for security within the Sutter Superior Court.
This is accomplished with the professional staff consisting of one Sergeant,
seven Bailiffs and one Deputy Sheriff who is stationed at the entrance
door. Their mission is the safety of the Judges, court staff, general
court room safety and the security of the inmates within the court system.
The sheriff also oversees an Alternative Sentencing Program, which includes;
Outside Work Release, Electronic Monitoring and Home Detention. The Outside
Work Release Program allows inmates who are non-violent, non-serious and
non-sex offenders sentenced for minor violations the opportunity to serve
their sentence working in the Sutter County Community providing community
service. The Electronic Monitoring Program allows those same types of
inmates the ability to serve their sentence providing community service
or to maintain their current employment status. The Home Detention Program
is used to allow those persons with serious medical conditions the ability
to stay home, continue their care using their physician.
Sheriff Parker and his staff are continuously look for new and innovative
methods for effectively using your tax dollars while ensuring public safety
by maintaining the care, custody and control of inmates sentenced to the Sutter County Jail.
Jail Statistics
2017 Jail Statistics - January through July |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Avg. Daily Population |
243 |
169 |
244 |
269 |
282 |
279 |
286 |
Meal Cost |
$1.88 |
$1.93 |
$1.30 |
$1.50 |
$1.43 |
$1.99 |
$1.00 |
Total Meals |
22,608 |
13,170 |
22,713 |
24,243 |
26,193 |
25,077 |
26,580 |
Total Bookings |
364 |
291 |
396 |
369 |
404 |
402 |
383 |
Trusties Out |
273 |
117 |
233 |
244 |
289 |
293 |
269 |
Work Furlough |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ground Miles |
2,737 |
6,806 |
4,152 |
2,631 |
4,508 |
3,058 |
2,883 |
Court Hours |
154 |
105 |
153 |
165.5 |
184 |
199 |
199 |
Prison Run |
16 |
8 |
6 |
16 |
20 |
11 |
13 |
Inmates To Court |
230 |
162 |
162 |
275 |
305 |
288 |
278 |
Inmates To Medical |
15 |
8 |
8 |
21 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
Work Release Inmates |
38 |
38 |
35 |
22 |
29 |
31 |
18 |
Work Release Hours |
1,632 |
1,520 |
2,323 |
800 |
1,344 |
1,280 |
608 |
Home Detention Inmates |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Home Detention Days |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2017 Jail Statistics - August through December |
|
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
AVG |
Avg. Daily Population |
283 |
273 |
259 |
259 |
252 |
258 |
Meal Cost |
$1.68 |
$0.96 |
$1.72 |
$1.81 |
$1.18 |
$1.53 |
Total Meals |
26,304 |
24,600 |
24,066 |
23,295 |
23,406 |
23,521 |
Total Bookings |
414 |
390 |
402 |
377 |
373 |
380 |
Trusties Out |
277 |
268 |
292 |
254 |
220 |
252 |
Work Furlough |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ground Miles |
3,421 |
2,614 |
2,904 |
2,129 |
6,438 |
3,690 |
Court Hours |
166 |
230 |
174 |
130.5 |
152 |
168 |
Prison Run |
19 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
Inmates To Court |
293 |
252 |
249 |
129 |
212 |
236 |
Inmates To Medical |
6 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Work Release Inmates |
35 |
34 |
28 |
29 |
13 |
29 |
Work Release Hours |
1,592 |
1,352 |
1,168 |
760 |
512 |
1,241 |
Home Detention Inmates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Home Detention Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |