Yavapai County Inmate Population
Yavapai County's adult jail population is run by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Detention Services Division under Sheriff David Rhodes. The adult system uses two detention centers, Camp Verde Detention Center and Prescott Detention Center, while the juvenile detention center is operated separately by Yavapai County Juvenile Probation. YCSO's public roster is a unified adult custody search, not a separate roster for each building. In sample searches inspected on May 28, 2026, result rows showed unit labels such as CVDC UNIT 3, CVDC UNIT 6, PJC UNIT A, and MEDICAL.
The best local population line comes from Yavapai County Jail District procurement records. The county RFP reported average facility population figures of 476 in 2020, 519 in 2021, 532 in 2022, and 554 in 2023. A later April 1, 2025 sheriff BAFO request repeated 554 ADP and used a 500 to 600 population range for jail medical and restoration-to-competency pricing. Those records make clear that the Yavapai County inmate population is large enough to require full-time medical, mental-health, medication, dental, and competency-restoration coverage.
Yavapai County Jail Statistics
Population and capacity figures require careful labels because YCSO does not publish one current rated-capacity number on its detention-center contact page. The county-published population trend is the strongest source for average daily population. The Jail Data Initiative profile lists a system capacity of 797 using a BJS source chain, so that number should be treated as JDI/BJS-derived capacity rather than a current YCSO facility-page statement. YCSO's own Prescott Criminal Justice Center page describes the Prescott Detention Center as a 144-bed facility, while the 2025 inmate tracking RFP describes Prescott Housing Unit A with 154 beds.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Adult detention centers | 2 | YCSO detention centers page, May 2026 |
| Average daily population | 554 | Yavapai County Jail District RFP, 2023 |
| Medical-services pricing range | 500 to 600 | YCSO BAFO request, April 1, 2025 |
| System capacity | 797 | Jail Data Initiative/BJS source chain |
| Approximate ADP rate | about 220 per 100,000 residents | Calculated from 554 ADP and Census 2024 estimate |
Yavapai County Population Trends
The available county trend line shows a steady rise from 2020 through 2023. The increase was 78 average daily people across the four-year table, moving from 476 to 554. That trend is useful because it comes from county jail district material tied to actual service procurement, not from a broad estimate. It also fits YCSO's operational language: the Court Services Unit coordinates appearances with more than 30 courts and a population exceeding 500 inmates.
| Year | Average Facility Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 476 | Lowest point in the county RFP table. |
| 2021 | 519 | Increase of 43 over 2020. |
| 2022 | 532 | Continued growth in the adult facility population. |
| 2023 | 554 | Highest year in the county RFP table and repeated in 2025 BAFO material. |
| Apr. 21-24, 2023 | 532 | JDI short roster-derived mean daily population snapshot. |
Yavapai County Custody Needs
The Yavapai County inmate population cannot be described by a headcount alone. The county's jail medical RFP covered adults housed in both YCSO facilities and juveniles housed in the separate Juvenile Justice Center. Adult jail medical coverage was expected all day, every day, and the scope included medical, mental-health, dental, medications for opioid use disorder, and Restoration to Competency services. The public roster does not disclose medical status, but roster samples did include a MEDICAL location label.
Medical workload figures show why population planning matters. Mental-health counseling visits rose from 6,088 in 2020 to 16,135 in 2023. Hospital days rose from 43 to 148 during the same period. Adult emergency room visits rose from 92 in 2020 to 133 in 2023. These numbers do not identify any one inmate, but they show that the Yavapai County inmate population includes people with significant health, behavioral-health, and court-competency needs.
Yavapai County Jail Capacity
Camp Verde and Prescott have different source records for capacity. Camp Verde's public facility page does not give one current rated capacity, but the 2025 inmate automated tracking RFP describes five working units, four dorms per unit, 15 cells per dorm, two bunks per cell, and separate infirmary, booking, and transfer holding cells. Prescott has a more direct public number: YCSO describes the new Prescott Detention Center as a 144-bed facility, while the tracking RFP describes Prescott Housing Unit A with five dorms and 154 beds total.
The new Prescott facility matters because Yavapai County is geographically large and split between the Prescott side and the Verde Valley side. YCSO said the Prescott detention center was tied to the Prescott Criminal Justice Center and reduced the need to move west-county arrestees all the way to Camp Verde for every custody step. That local geography shapes the inmate population, transport workload, court appearances, and visitor planning.
Yavapai County Jail Laws
Arizona law supplies the public-records framework, while YCSO supplies the local roster, request forms, fee schedule, and detention rules. A.R.S. 39-121 opens public records and other matters in the custody of public officers to inspection during office hours. A.R.S. 39-121.01 requires public bodies to keep records needed to show official activity and sets copy and request procedures. For custody operations, A.R.S. 31-121 requires the sheriff to receive people committed to jail and provide necessary food, clothing, and bedding. YCSO's intake page also cites the local daily meal charge tied to that statute.
Key Statutes:
A.R.S. § 39-121 - Arizona's general public-records inspection statute.
A.R.S. § 39-121.01 - public-record maintenance, copy, and request procedures.
A.R.S. § 31-121 - sheriff duty to receive and provide for county prisoners.
A.R.S. § 11-593 - death-investigation reporting, including deaths involving a custodial agency.
Search Yavapai County Inmates
The official adult county custody channel is the YCSO Online Inmate Search. It is free, does not require a login, and is hosted on the Yavapai County apps domain. The search form is narrow. It asks for last name only and does not provide first-name, booking-number, date-range, charge, status, released-inmate, or facility filters. The page displays a roster timestamp, so the time shown on the search page should be checked before relying on a result.
In inspected result rows, the public roster showed Inmate No., Booking Date, Location, and Name. It did not show mugshots, charges, bond amounts, court dates, physical descriptors, arresting agency, release date, or a clickable full profile. That makes the roster useful for current custody confirmation but not a full jail case file. A person who has been sentenced and transferred to state custody should be searched through ADCRR, not the county roster.
- Open the official YCSO Online Inmate Search.
- Read the roster timestamp before searching.
- Enter the person's last name as booked.
- Review each row for inmate number, booking date, location, and name.
- Call the detention information line if the person is new, released, transferred, unidentified, or not visible online.
Yavapai County Roster Fields
The search fields and result fields are part of what makes this county different from many jail roster pages. The public search form accepts one last-name field and a search button. It does not let the public browse the full roster from a blank search in the inspected workflow. The limited fields also mean that a family member may need to use the detention information line or YCSO public-records request process for booking reports, arrest reports, booking photos, jail calls, or jail video.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Implied by instruction | Input name txtLastName, size 26, maxlength 26. |
| Search | Submit button | n/a | Posts to the county InmateSearchYC.asp result page. |
The official Yavapai County inmate search page is shown below as the source for the last-name roster workflow.
The screenshot reflects the sparse official search screen: one last-name field, a search button, and a timestamp that must be checked before using the result.
Yavapai County Booking Records
For details that do not appear in the public roster, YCSO's public-records process is the official fallback. The sheriff's fee schedule lists jail booking, arrest, and medical reports at no charge for non-commercial print, email, or mail delivery. It also lists jail booking photos at no charge for non-commercial requests. The request page asks for enough detail to locate the record, such as report number, incident location, date and time, involved person names, date of birth or Social Security number if known, relationship to the person, and reason for the request.
Requests may be emailed to ycsorecords@yavapaiaz.gov, mailed to Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, ATTN: Records Requests, 255 E. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ 86301, or submitted in person at listed YCSO records counters. YCSO states that active reports are not released, records may be redacted, and records personnel do not run general people searches or personal NCIC criminal-history checks. Statewide criminal-history products are separate from a Yavapai jail roster and are governed by Arizona DPS under A.R.S. 41-1750.
Yavapai Jail or State Prison
Readers often search the wrong system after a court sentence. The Yavapai County roster covers current adult county custody, including pretrial detainees, short local sentences, and people awaiting transfer. After a felony sentence to state prison, the person moves into the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry inmate data search. ADCRR is not a county jail roster and does not replace the YCSO roster for people still held in Camp Verde or Prescott.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Yavapai County jail | Current adult county custody | YCSO Online Inmate Search |
| Arizona state prison | Sentenced state prisoners and ADCRR supervision | ADCRR Inmate Data Search |
| Federal prison | Sentenced federal prisoners from 1982 to present | BOP Inmate Locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainees | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
| Custody notifications | Participating custody status alerts | Arizona VINELink |
Yavapai County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves three county detention pages. Camp Verde is the primary adult jail for this site because the inmate mail address and detention information line route through the Camp Verde detention address. Prescott is the newer adult detention center tied to the Prescott Criminal Justice Center. The juvenile detention center is a separate Juvenile Probation facility, and juvenile records are not part of the public adult inmate roster.
- Camp Verde Detention Center - adult county detention for YCSO custody, including current roster locations labeled CVDC.
- Prescott Detention Center - adult county detention tied to the Prescott Criminal Justice Center and roster labels such as PJC UNIT A.
- Yavapai County Juvenile Detention Center - restricted juvenile detention operated by Yavapai County Juvenile Probation.
Yavapai County Inmate FAQ
How big is the Yavapai County inmate population?
The best county-published average daily population figure in the research is 554 for 2023, from a Yavapai County Jail District RFP and repeated in a 2025 sheriff BAFO request. YCSO also describes court services for more than 30 courts and a population exceeding 500 inmates.
Does Yavapai County show mugshots online?
The inspected YCSO public roster did not show mugshots or a full profile page. YCSO's records fee schedule lists jail booking photos as requestable at no charge for non-commercial print, email, or mail delivery.
Why is a person missing from the roster?
The roster appears to cover current adult custody and depends on a last-name search. A missing person may be newly booked, released, transferred, booked under a different name spelling, in state prison, in federal custody, in immigration detention, or held in a restricted juvenile process.
Can a John or Jane Doe post bail?
YCSO's roster notice says a person booked as John/Jane Doe cannot post bail until properly identified through the detention fingerprint process. Someone with legal identification for the person should call the detention information line for instructions.