Oroville / Butte County jail
There is no live Butte Sheriff inmate name search. Call (530) 552-1600, then use this guide for Saturday–Sunday visiting, mail to 7 Gillick Way, Access Corrections money, ICSolutions phones, and GettingOut video.
Butte County · California
Custody lookup
Butte County Jail inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
Jail records line — no live roster
The Sheriff publishes no live name-search roster. Call (530) 552-1600 and ask if the person is in custody. Weekly booking logs are posted as PDFs on buttecounty.net; those are recent-booking lists, not a current-population search.
Call (530) 552-1600VINE custody notification
Linked from the official Corrections page. Select Butte County Sheriff. Free alerts when custody status changes. Not a roster. Phone (877) 411-5588.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
Call the jail before you drive. Visits start on the published housing-unit time. Late arrival can cost the visit.
- 01Confirm custody
Call (530) 552-1600.
There is no live inmate name search. Ask if the person is still at Butte County Jail and which housing unit they are in — Main Jail and Expansion Jail (NORA) use different visiting schedules.
- 02Check the PDF
Match the housing unit to a start time.
Main Jail and Expansion Jail (NORA) each have an official visiting-schedule PDF. Start times are by pod or cell group.
- 03Arrive early
Be there 45 minutes before the start time.
Visiting Rules: periods start promptly; arrive 45 minutes early for registration. Valid U.S. government photo ID. One adult at a time in the visiting area.
01 / Visiting
Butte County Jail visiting hours.
Visiting Rules PDF: two 45-minute visits per week, one Saturday and one Sunday. Any number of people may come, but only one adult at a time may enter the visiting area. Main Jail start times (official PDF): A Pod 3:45 or 4:30 p.m.; B Pod 8:15 or 9:00 a.m. by cell group; C Pod 12:45 or 1:30 p.m.; D Pod 9:45 or 10:30 a.m.; E Pod 2:15 or 3:00 p.m.; F Pod 11:15 a.m. or 12:00 p.m.; G Pod 8:15 or 9:00 a.m.; H Pod 3:45 or 4:30 p.m.; J Pod 9:45 or 10:30 a.m.; K Pod 12:45 or 1:30 p.m.; L Pod 2:15 or 3:00 p.m.; M Pod 11:15 a.m. or 12:00 p.m.; West Facility Overflow 5:15 and 6:00 p.m.; South Dorm 10:30 or 11:15 a.m.; P/Q/T singles 7:30 a.m.; Main Jail Overflow 4:45 and 5:30 p.m.; T3 1:00 p.m.; T4 3:15 p.m.; S1 4:00 p.m. Female units: R6/R7 9:45 a.m.; W1/W3 9:00 a.m.; W2/W6 8:15 a.m.; Main Jail singles P/Q/R/T/U/W 7:30 a.m.; North Dorm 1:45 or 2:30 p.m. Ask the jail which building and housing unit before you drive. Expansion Jail (NORA) uses a separate Saturday/Sunday PDF; Nora 1 also lists Monday/Wednesday/Friday windows.
Call the jail (530) 552-1600Visiting location
Butte County Jail, Gillick Way, Oroville. Sheriff Contact page lists the Sheriff's Office at 5 Gillick Way. Inmate mail is 7 Gillick Way. Call (530) 552-1600 for the visitor entrance.
Not published on the reviewed Sheriff pages. Call (530) 552-1600 to ask.
Frequency and group size
- Two 45-minute visits per week per incarcerated person, one Saturday and one Sunday.
- 45 minutes.
- Any number of persons may visit during the allotted time, but only one adult at a time may enter the visiting area. Visitors divide the 45 minutes.
- Arrive 45 minutes early. Valid government picture ID issued by a U.S. federal or state agency (driver license, state ID, military ID, or passport). Visitors must be 18 unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian with documentation.
In-person visiting times by housing module
The Visiting Rules PDF sets Saturday and Sunday as the two weekly visits. Expansion Jail Nora 1 also publishes Monday/Wednesday/Friday windows. Find the housing module first, then the day.
Remote video is linked from Corrections as GettingOut (gettingout.com). Official Corrections page lists video visitation at $0.25 per minute.
Main Jail — Saturday and Sunday
45 min- Sun · Sat 7:30 a.m.
Expansion Jail (NORA) — North Facility
- Sun · Sat 7:30 a.m.
Do not assume
These details are not published.
Ask the jail before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.
- A live Butte Sheriff inmate name-search roster
- Labeled visitor parking, visitor entrance, and last-mile directions beyond Gillick Way
- A county felony bail-schedule PDF on the court site (checked 2026-09-12)
- Detailed property-release appointment rules
Phone calls
Butte County Jail phone calls through ICSolutions.
Inmate phones run 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. The jail will not accept calls or take messages for inmates. Domestic rate published on the Corrections page is $0.07 per minute.
- 01Prepaid collect
Fund calls to your number only.
Friends and family set up a prepaid account so funds deposit for future calls to their telephone number only.
- 02Debit
Deposit to the inmate debit account.
Call-center debit lets the incarcerated person call any county-approved number.
- 03Voicemail
Leave a 30-second voicemail.
Prepaid account required. Deposits also by Western Union or mail to ICSolutions, PrePaid Account Set Up, 2200 Danbury Street, San Antonio, TX 78217.
Inmate mail
Butte County Jail inmate mail address.
Use the inmate-mail address below. Include the person’s name and booking number, and add your full return address.
Mailing address
(Inmate's Name)7 Gillick WayOroville, CA 95965Do not send ordinary inmate mail to 5 Gillick Way, 33 County Center Drive, or Juvenile Hall at 41 County Center Drive.
- Unlimited incoming letters
- Newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and NEW paperback books mailed directly from a book supplier (Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target, and similar)
- Secure email through Access Corrections
- Food items, cards, Polaroid photographs, stationery, postage stamps, cash, or personal checks
- Mail from other locked institutions
- Hard-cover books
- Books or packages from Amazon
- Used books
- Stickers, mail labels, lipstick, unknown substances
- Obscene or inflammatory mail
Address the envelope with the incarcerated person's name, then 7 Gillick Way, Oroville, CA 95965. That is not the Sheriff Contact street number (5 Gillick Way).
Postage when someone has no money: Incoming mail is opened and searched. Processed weekdays excluding weekends and holidays. Mail in non-English languages may be delayed. Legal mail is opened only in the person's presence to search for contraband and is not read.
Money and commissary
How to send money to Butte County Jail.
The published deposit route is Access Corrections. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Online or mobile app at Access Corrections (fees: $4.95 for $0.01–$19.99; $7.95 for $20–$99.99; $9.95 for $100–$199.99; $11.95 for $200–$300).
- 02
Toll-free 866-345-1884 (fees $2 higher than web at each band).
- 03
Lobby kiosk 24 hours, cash or card (card fees match web; cash $4.00 at every band).
- 04
Online commissary packages at buttecountypackages.com. Inmates may spend $100 a week; money must be in the account before 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Cash, money order, cashier's check, or licensed bond
The jail accepts only cash, money orders, cashier's checks, or a bond from a licensed bail bondsman. Cashier's checks and money orders should be made out to the specific court the person is bailing out of. Posting a bond does not guarantee release if a probation hold, parole hold, or out-of-county warrant applies. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6). This is the process, not a bondsman directory.
Call the jail
Property-release steps are not published in detail on the reviewed Corrections pages. Call (530) 552-1600.
Not published
Not published on the reviewed Sheriff pages. Call (530) 552-1600.
After booking
Court, a lawyer, probation, and parole.
Court, counsel, and probation are separate from the jail. State parole is a different agency. This is the process a family actually has to walk—not a directory of private bondsmen or attorneys.
One Court Street
Criminal Division at the Oroville courthouse handles misdemeanor and felony for the entire county. Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Main line (530) 532-7002.
Public portal: portal-cabutte.tylertech.cloud/Portal. No account required to search. North Butte County Courthouse is 1775 Concord Avenue, Chico.
Ask at first appearance
The District Attorney's site says a suspect may request a court-appointed criminal defense attorney at first appearance before a judge.
No county Public Defender office address is published. Ask at first appearance. Criminal clerk (530) 532-7011.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release after bail. ACS and SWAP are Sheriff programs at (530) 538-7545, not Probation.
Oroville office Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m. Chico office 1370 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 22, (530) 879-7555.
Chico Parole Office
CDCR lists a Chico Parole Office at 1370 Ridgewood Drive, Ste. 14, Chico, CA 95973, (530) 895-4534. State parole is not Butte County Probation. Report to the office named in the release papers.
Superior Court locations
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Main line (530) 532-7002.
Official page ↗Chico location. Traffic (530) 532-7005.
Official page ↗Public Defender offices
District Attorney
Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Victim Assistance Bureau Suite 218, (530) 552-5600.
Official page ↗Probation offices
Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m.
Official page ↗Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m.
Official page ↗Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one
Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.
- Chico Parole Office 1370 Ridgewood Drive, Ste. 14, Chico, CA 95973 · (530) 895-4534 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
Butte County Jail phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
Confirm custody, visiting, mail, bail, property.
Main Sheriff's Office, 5 Gillick Way.
Oroville records window Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Alternative Custody Supervision and Sheriff's Work Alternative Program.
Phone deposits 24/7.
Common questions
Butte County Jail FAQ.
If a rule changes, confirm with the jail or the agency that published it.
- Is there an online inmate search for Butte County Jail?
- No live name-search roster is published. Call (530) 552-1600. Weekly booking-log PDFs on buttecounty.net list recent bookings; they are not a current-population search. VINE is for release alerts.
- When are visiting hours?
- Two 45-minute visits per week, one Saturday and one Sunday. Arrive 45 minutes early. Start time depends on housing unit. Main Jail and Expansion Jail (NORA) have separate official PDFs.
- Where do I send mail?
- Inmate name, 7 Gillick Way, Oroville, CA 95965. Do not use 5 Gillick Way (Sheriff Contact street address) or Juvenile Hall at 41 County Center Drive.
- How do I send money?
- Access Corrections online, 866-345-1884, or the 24-hour lobby kiosk. Commissary packages: buttecountypackages.com. Money must be in the account before 4:00 p.m. Sunday for that week's commissary.
- Who provides phone and video?
- ICSolutions for phones ($0.07/minute domestic as published). GettingOut for video visits ($0.25/minute as published). Secure email $0.25 per message through Access Corrections.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Butte County Jail · Oroville · Updated 2026-09-12