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Arrested in Glenn County: checking the Willows jail

Grown-ups arrested anywhere in Glenn County are taken to the Glenn County Jail, 141 South Lassen Street, Willows, CA 95988. No other adult jail serves the county. This page tells you how to check on someone, plus how visits, mail and youth cases work.

Start with Glenn County Inmate Search and type in a name. Fresh arrests can be slow to show up, so check again after a few hours.

If you see nothing, ring the jail at 530-934-6428 and ask if the person was booked. Once you know, learn how release works on our Glenn bail page or how hearings work on our Glenn court page.

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Glenn County

1. Where would someone from Orland be held?

Orland and Willows officers, CHP officers on Interstate 5 and Sheriff's deputies all take adults to the same place, the Glenn County Jail at 141 South Lassen Street, Willows, CA 95988, reachable at 530-934-6428. It's the county's only adult jail.

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2. Searching for an inmate in Glenn County

VINELink lists current bookings. If a name is missing, phone the Willows jail at 530-934-6428 to ask whether he was booked.

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3. When is court?

The Superior Court at 526 West Sycamore Street in Willows sees jailed defendants within two days; a Sunday or holiday adds time. Criminal clerks answer 530-934-6446, option 2. Read Glenn court steps.

Willows inmates attend hearings in person or on screen, as the court directs, so families can put their energy into visits and calls while the parties handle any CourtCall booking. A party in a related probate, civil or family matter can start a CourtCall registration when the judge allows it.

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4. Getting out on bail

The jail can release a person once the scheduled amount is paid in cash or bonded. If the person can't make that amount, the lawyer can ask the judge at arraignment for less money or release without bail. Judges must weigh what a person can afford. More in the Glenn bail guide.

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5. Free lawyers in Willows

A public defender office at 332 West Sycamore Street (530-330-7084) represents people who qualify. Glenn's judge names one when the case is first called.

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6. Planning a visit

Visit days at the Willows jail are limited, so phone 530-934-6428 for the current schedule. Adult visitors must bring photo ID, and children need an adult. See Glenn jail visits and online visits.

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7. Mail and inmate accounts

Letters go to the person, with booking number, at 141 South Lassen Street, Willows, CA 95988. Read about mail, account money, the commissary list, calls, messages and tablets.

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8. Where are Glenn youths held?

Glenn uses the Tehama County Juvenile Detention Facility in Red Bluff (530-527-5380). Glenn Probation, 541 West Oak Street in Willows (530-934-6672), handles the case.

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9. A caller wants bail money right away

Pressure to pay quickly by wire, app or gift card is the sign of a scam. Glenn deputies don't collect bail like that. End the call, then ring the Willows desk at 530-934-6428.

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10. Federal arrest: where the case goes

It most often begins when agencies like the IRS, the U.S. Marshals and the Secret Service carry out an arrest. Willows falls under the Eastern District's Sacramento Division; court dates are set downtown in Sacramento, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. The clerk's office there answers at 916-930-4000. Before the hearing, a pretrial services officer checks community ties and prior record. Their first federal court date happens fast with a federal magistrate judge. Release is not set off a chart in federal cases. Using the 1984 Bail Reform Act, the judge holds a detention hearing and decides detention or release.

Meanwhile, the Marshals can hold them in local jails. Check the local inmate list, where a Marshals hold may show. The Marshals Service branch covering this area is at 501 I Street, Suite 5600, Sacramento, CA 95814. Phone 916-930-2030 to ask about your loved one. Following a federal sentence, your loved one goes into federal prison (the BOP). Track your loved one on the federal inmate locator by name.

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11. What if ICE puts a hold on a family member

  • During booking, your loved one's prints reach Homeland Security. Then ICE might issue a detainer.
  • Through a detainer, ICE asks the Willows jail to hold the person for federal agents up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Willows jailers follow the state's Values Act (SB 54); people go home when the local case allows, and the jail tells ICE about a release or transfers someone only under a judge's warrant or for listed serious felonies.
  • Posting bail does not end the ICE hold.
  • ICE officers can take custody at the Willows jail before time runs out. Without an ICE pickup, that means release.
  • To ask where they are, try ICE's San Francisco field office for Northern California at 415-365-8800; the office is at 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111.
  • The agency picks the detention center.
  • To see which center holds them, go to the ICE locator, then give their A-number and their country of birth. If you don't have your loved one's A-number, use both first and last names plus DOB and birth country.
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12. How does the move from the Willows jail to the CDCR happen?

A prison term is served under the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Before that, they stay in the Willows jail while the CDCR finds a bed. Then, the CDCR sends them to a reception center for processing. There, the CDCR reviews physical and emotional health, gang links and custody score. Their next step is a unit that matches their needs.

To find them, try the CDCR inmate locator. For prison details, read California prison pages.

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13. Can I look up Glenn County mugshots on the web?

To ask about booking photos, call the Willows jail at 530-934-6428. VINELink shows custody status, not photos.

Section 13665 sets the state rule. It covers social media posts. Nonviolent arrests are the main target. Sheriffs and police can't share them there. Posts must come down within 14 days. Fugitives and threats are the exceptions. Jail websites are outside this law. Most sheriffs in California skip photos anyway.

Newsrooms hoping for a booking photo can ring sheriff's staff at 530-934-6431. Federal booking photos stay private. Release is up to the U.S. Marshals, and they allow it only for a wanted person, for pressing public safety, or to help a capture or alert the public. Immigration officials share mugshots only through a records request to ICE and ICE approval.

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14. Which agency arrested them in Glenn County?

Hamilton City and other unincorporated towns are patrolled by the Sheriff.

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15. My friend was stopped in Orland. Could a warrant be why he's being held?

Quite possibly. Deputies and Orland police book warrant arrests at the Lassen Street jail in Willows. Typing his name into the court's online case index shows whether a case is pending. For the warrant itself, the Sheriff answers at 530-934-6431 and will run the name against local and statewide records. If the warrant is in your name, an attorney can plan a surrender at the jail, which keeps the process calm and predictable. The Sycamore Street clerk can then talk with you about a new court date.

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Glenn County contacts

Office hours are short in a small county; call early in the day.

Glenn County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 530-934-6428

Physical Address:
141 South Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Glenn County Jail
141 South Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Glenn County Jail
141 South Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988

Every year Glenn County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 3,180 offenders, and maintain an average of 159 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Glenn County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Glenn County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of California and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Glenn County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/10/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 12 10.34%
Black 2 1.72%
Hispanic or Latino 92 79.31%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 3 2.59%
Asian 3 2.59%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 2 1.72%
Other 2 1.72%
Total 116 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Glenn County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/10/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 27 23.28%
Felony (2rd Degree) 24 20.69%
Felony (1st Degree) 10 8.62%
State Jail Felony 8 6.90%
Felony (Uncategorized) 23 19.83%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 24 20.69%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Glenn County Inmate Sex - 11/10/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 103 88.79%
Female 13 11.21%
Total 116 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Glenn County Inmate Age - 11/10/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 1.72%
18-20 6 5.17%
21-24 10 8.62%
25-30 24 20.69%
31-35 21 18.10%
36-40 18 15.52%
41-45 14 12.07%
46-50 7 6.03%
51-55 6 5.17%
56-60 5 4.31%
61-65 1 0.86%
66-75 1 0.86%
76-85 1 0.86%
Total 116 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Glenn County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Glenn County: Orland and Willows.