Search the Yuma County Inmate Population

Yuma County Inmate Population Overview

The adult jail count centers on the Yuma County Sheriff's Office Detention Bureau, led by Sheriff Leon N. Wilmot. The Yuma County Detention Center is the local maximum-security jail for arrests, pretrial custody, people in other criminal-justice phases, and inmates sentenced by county or city courts. YCSO reports a rated capacity of 756 and a 2025 average daily population of 424. That annual average is a stable jail-population figure. It should not be confused with a live roster count, which can move by the hour as people are booked, released, bonded out, or transferred.

The broader Yuma County inmate population also includes systems outside the sheriff's jail. Arizona State Prison Complex - Yuma is run by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry and holds sentenced male prisoners. San Luis Regional Detention Center is an ICE and contract detention facility. The Juvenile Detention Facility handles detained youth through court channels, not the adult roster. MCAS Yuma maintains a military detention capability, but it is not a public county inmate-search source.

Yuma County Inmate Statistics

YCSO's 2025 detention materials give the clearest local jail figures. The Detention Bureau page reports 424 average daily inmates in 2025, compared with 412 in 2024. The Admitting Department reports 5,249 bookings and 5,227 releases in 2025, for 10,476 people processed in and out. These numbers describe the adult county jail, not every state, federal, immigration, or juvenile custody record in Yuma County.

The Yuma County inmate population is shaped by local arrests, court bonds, weekend and holiday video appearances, municipal court sentences, Border Patrol and USMS routing, and transfers after felony sentencing. A person may start in the county jail, appear on a jail profile, and later leave that system if a court sentence sends the person to ADCRR custody.

Local context matters because Yuma County sits on the California and Mexico borders, and the research found custody routes tied to city police, county deputies, Border Patrol, U.S. Marshals, ICE, state prison, and juvenile court. The county's official visitor material also notes a large winter visitor population, while Census data shows many residents speak a language other than English at home. Those facts make clear agency routing useful for families who need to know whether to call the admitting clerk, search ADCRR, check ICE ODLS, or contact a court clerk.

Sheriff Leon N. Wilmot's office is the local agency behind the adult jail records, but the sheriff's role does not make every detention record in the county a YCSO record. The Sheriff's Office can answer many adult jail questions through the Detention Center, Records Department, and admitting clerk. It cannot make ADCRR, ICE, BOP, juvenile court, or military detention records appear in the county roster. That split is the reason a Yuma County inmate population search should start with the person, the arresting agency, and the current custodian rather than with one portal alone.

Yuma County Inmate Population Trends

The available trend data shows a moderate increase from the early COVID-era jail counts to the 2024 and 2025 annual YCSO averages. The Prison Policy Initiative / Jail Data Initiative appendix listed 356 people on January 1, 2020 and 381 on May 12, 2020. YCSO later reported annual average daily populations of 412 in 2024 and 424 in 2025. The 2025 figure was listed as a 2.91 percent increase over 2024.

Published YCSO composition PDFs add context. Adult males made up 83.25 percent of the 2025 jail population and adult females made up 16.75 percent. In 2024, adult males were 83.50 percent and adult females were 16.50 percent. In 2023, adult males were 80.85 percent, adult females were 18.68 percent, and the juvenile shares were each below one percent.

Yuma County Jail Capacity

At the 2025 average daily population of 424, YCDC was at about 56.1 percent of its 756 rated capacity. At the 2024 average daily population of 412, the jail was at about 54.5 percent of rated capacity. Those percentages come from the YCSO capacity and ADP figures. They do not mean every housing unit has open beds, because classification, security level, gender, medical status, discipline, and separation needs affect where a person can be housed.

YCSO describes objective classification based on criminal history, psychological reports, institutional behavior, and face-to-face interviews. People are assigned to high, medium, or low risk housing. Classification can change after charge amendments, sanctions, or behavior inside the jail. That detail matters when comparing Yuma County inmate population statistics to real bed pressure inside the building.

Yuma County Inmate Record Laws

Arizona law supports public access to many jail and booking records, while still leaving room for redactions, safety limits, juvenile confidentiality, and court sealing. A.R.S. 39-121 is the core public-records inspection rule. A.R.S. 39-121.01 covers maintenance, copies, printouts, photographs, and prompt handling. A.R.S. 11-441 gives the sheriff charge of the county jail and prisoners in it.

For Yuma County, the practical route is simple. Use the public jail portal for current custody and visible booking data. Use the YCSO Records Department for copies, adult arrest records, letters of incarceration, and booking photos. Use the court of record for filed charges and case documents. Use ADCRR, ICE, BOP, or USMS when the custody system is not the county jail.

Search Yuma County Inmates

The official jail lookup is the Yuma County Detention Center Inmate Web Portal. It is a Tyler Technologies / New World Systems portal. The public notice says the information updates periodically and that YCSO makes no warranty about accuracy, completeness, or operation of the site. Start there for people arrested by YCSO, Yuma Police, Somerton, San Luis, Wellton, and other local agencies when adult custody is likely.

1. Open the official Yuma County Detention Center inmate web portal.
2. Search by name, subject number, or booking number when known.
3. Check In Custody for current jail records only.
4. Use Booking From Date and Booking To Date for booking-history searches.
5. Open the linked profile for booking history, charges, bond, and photo module details.
6. Call the admitting clerk if a very recent arrest does not appear online.

The Yuma County inmate records page gives a closer roster walkthrough, including the fields shown on the public search form and detail profile.

When the online roster is not enough, the fallback chain should stay local before moving statewide or federal. Call the Yuma County Detention Center and ask for the Admitting Clerk when a booking is new, when bond eligibility is unclear, or when the court of record is needed. Use the YCSO Records Department for adult arrest records, letters of incarceration, booking-photo copies, and reports. Use VINELink as a notification channel where Arizona and Yuma custody notification is available, then verify any release or transfer with the agency that holds the person.

Yuma County Roster Fields

The roster search form supports broad and narrow searches. A partial name can return matches, while a subject number or booking number can reduce false results. The results grid observed during research displayed name, subject number, in-custody status, scheduled release date, race, gender, height, weight, and housing facility.

The official search form is the source for this field set.

The form screenshot shows why a name-only search can be broad and why the booking-number and in-custody filters are useful when families are trying to confirm a current hold.

Yuma County Detention Facilities

Facility routing is the main source of confusion in the Yuma County inmate population. The county jail roster covers adult local custody. ADCRR covers sentenced Arizona prisoners. ICE ODLS covers many immigration detainees. BOP covers sentenced federal inmates. Juvenile and military detention are handled through restricted or command channels, not a public adult jail roster.

• Yuma County Detention Center - adult county jail for pretrial custody and county or city court sentences.
• Yuma County Juvenile Detention Facility - detained youth handled through Juvenile Justice Center and court channels.
• Arizona State Prison Complex - Yuma - ADCRR state prison for sentenced male prisoners.
• San Luis Regional Detention Center - ICE and contract detention in San Luis.
• MCAS Yuma Detention Facility - military temporary detention capability, not a county roster source.

State Federal ICE Searches

When a Yuma County case results in a state-prison sentence, the search moves to ADCRR Inmate DataSearch. ADCRR warns that release dates and types are not verified or audited and that offense details should be checked against the court file. Arizona State Prison Complex - Yuma is physically in San Luis, but it is not a county jail and does not use the YCSO roster.

Federal and immigration routes need the same care. The YCSO FAQ points Border Patrol arrest questions toward the U.S. Marshals Office or federal court, which means the county jail may not be the final source even when a local family first hears about an arrest in Yuma County. ICE ODLS is built for immigration custody, while BOP is for sentenced federal prisoners from 1982 forward. Neither system is a substitute for the Yuma County jail roster when the person is held at Yuma County Detention Center.

Yuma County Booking Records

For records that are not fully visible online, use the YCSO public records and report request process. The Records Department manages law-enforcement records originated by YCSO. Requests may be submitted in person, by mail, and in some cases by email. A copy of picture identification is required, and YCSO says requests are handled in order received based on availability.

YCSO lists adult arrest records, booking photos, letters of incarceration, case reports, incident reports, accident reports, and media such as photos, audio, video, and 911 recordings. The records page says most reports are available 14 business days after the officer took the report, and requests may take 15 to 20 business days. Booking-photo details are handled in more depth on the Yuma County jail mugshots page.

Yuma County Inmate FAQ

How large is the Yuma County inmate population? YCSO reported a 2025 average daily adult jail population of 424 at Yuma County Detention Center, with a rated capacity of 756. ASPC-Yuma is separate and much larger, with ADCRR reporting about 4,100 convicted male prisoners on its facility page.

Where is a recently arrested person searched? Start with the Yuma County Detention Center inmate web portal. If the arrest was very recent or the person does not appear, call the Detention Center and ask for the admitting clerk with the person's full name and date of birth if known.

Are court charges the same as roster charges? No. A jail roster charge is a custody or booking label. The court file can show a filed complaint, information, indictment, amendment, dismissal, no complaint, conviction, or sentence after prosecutor review.

Can VINELink be used? The research found VINELink available for Arizona/Yuma custody notifications. Use it as a notification channel, then verify custody or release with the originating jail, court, or corrections agency.

Is there a sheriff roster app? No official Yuma County Sheriff's Office roster app was identified. The City of Yuma Police app is a city service and public-information app, not the county jail inmate search.