Search the Pima County jail roster before looking for an older mugshot or arrest record
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department provides an official inmate lookup for people currently held in the Pima County Adult Detention Center. Start there for current custody. If the person has already been released, if you need an older jail record, or if you need the later criminal case, move to the separate jail-record, police-report or court system that maintains that information.
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How to search the official Pima County inmate roster
Open the Pima County Sheriff Inmate Lookup
The official public inmate page is operated by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for the Pima County Adult Detention Center. It is the correct first source when you are trying to determine whether someone is currently in county custody.
Enter the inmate’s last name
The current public interface asks for the inmate’s last name. Use the person’s legal surname when possible. If the name is common, do not assume the first similar result is the person you are looking for.
Review the available custody information
Use the booking and custody details displayed by the official system to distinguish people with similar names. Public fields can change as the person moves through intake, housing, court or release processing.
Change sources when the person is no longer in custody
The Sheriff’s public page expressly says the roster covers people currently in the custody of the Pima County Adult Detention Center. If the person has already been released, use jail-record requests, the arresting agency’s records office and the appropriate court rather than treating an empty current search as proof that no arrest occurred.
Which Pima County record actually answers your question?
A booking record, mugshot, jail record, police report and court docket document different stages of the same matter. Using the record that matches your question is more reliable than repeatedly searching the jail roster for information it was not designed to provide.
| What you need | Best starting source | What it answers | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is the person currently in Pima County jail? | Pima County Sheriff Inmate Lookup | Current PCADC custody | It does not serve as a permanent released-inmate archive |
| Need an older jail or booking record? | PCADC Jail Records Unit | Jail records maintained for people housed at PCADC | Release is subject to review and applicable restrictions |
| Need the Sheriff’s incident or arrest report? | PCSD Records Maintenance | Law-enforcement records originated by the Sheriff’s Department | PCSD does not release another agency’s records |
| Was Tucson Police the arresting agency? | Tucson Police Records Section | TPD reports and other releasable Tucson Police records | A county jail booking and a TPD incident report are separate records |
| What happened in a misdemeanor or Justice Court case? | Pima County Consolidated Justice Court | Public Justice Court case information | Certain cases are excluded from the public online search |
| What happened in a Superior Court criminal case? | Arizona eAccess / Pima County Superior Court | Available Superior Court case records and documents | Sealed, confidential and otherwise restricted records are unavailable |
| Did the person move to Arizona state prison? | Arizona Department of Corrections | Arizona state correctional custody | County jail custody and state prison custody are separate systems |
| Need to review your own statewide Arizona criminal record? | Arizona DPS | Personal criminal-history record review | DPS restricts general access to statewide criminal-history records |
What the Pima County inmate lookup does — and does not — cover
What it is designed for
- Finding people currently held at the Pima County Adult Detention Center.
- Helping criminal justice agencies, courts and members of the public access current inmate information.
- Searching the public roster by an inmate’s last name.
- Checking present county custody before moving to another record system.
What it should not be treated as
- A complete list of every arrest made in Pima County.
- A permanent historical mugshot database.
- A statewide Arizona criminal-history search.
- A court disposition record.
- Proof that the person committed the alleged offense.
The Sheriff’s own public-view notice states that the roster may contain sentenced inmates, people being held for another jurisdiction and people accused but not convicted of a crime. The same notice says the information is updated regularly and that commercial use of the roster information is prohibited.
Pima County jail locations and contact numbers
Pima County Adult Detention Complex
1270 W. Silverlake Road
Tucson, AZ 85713
Jail: 520-351-8111
Jail Visits Hotline: 520-351-8114
Jail Records message line: 520-351-8228
Ajo District Jail
1249 W. Ajo Well Road
Ajo, AZ 85321
Phone: 520-387-8511
The Sheriff’s current jail page lists both the Tucson Adult Detention Complex and Ajo District Jail as county correctional facilities.
Verify Pima County jail locations and current contact information →
Request a jail record when the current inmate search is not enough
Pima County operates a separate Jail Records request process for records concerning people housed in the Adult Detention Complex. The official request form asks for the inmate’s full name and allows additional identifiers such as date of birth, name number, booking number and housing location.
The Sheriff’s instructions ask requesters to describe the requested information as specifically as possible and to keep the requested time period narrow. Jail-record requests can be submitted through the online form or in person or by mail to the Adult Detention Complex.
Attn: Jail Record Requests
1270 W. Silverlake Road
Tucson, AZ 85713
Special records have additional requirements
Medical records require an appropriate signed release and are subject to a stated six-year retention period. Security video, visitation video and inmate telephone recordings require a subpoena or other court order under the current jail-record instructions.
A jail booking record and a Sheriff’s incident report are not the same document
If a Pima County Sheriff’s deputy handled the underlying incident, use the Sheriff’s Records Maintenance process for the law-enforcement report. The Sheriff’s office says its Records Maintenance Unit handles public law-enforcement records originated by PCSD; records created by another jurisdiction must be obtained from that other agency.
Tucson, AZ 85714-1758
Current PCSD report-copy charges
| Record or service | Current published charge | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Report up to 20 pages | $5 minimum | Additional pages are charged separately |
| Pages over 20 | $0.25 per page | Applies after the first 20 pages |
| Clearance letter | $5 | Different from a statewide Arizona criminal-history review |
| Large-request production | $15 per hour after first hour | Can apply where substantial production work is required |
| Commercial-use request | Additional $50 | Current PCSD instructions identify a separate commercial-use charge |
If Tucson Police made the arrest, request the report from Tucson Police
A person arrested by Tucson Police can still be booked into the Pima County jail, but the county jail record and the Tucson Police incident report are maintained by different agencies. When Tucson Police holds the report, use the City of Tucson Police Records Section rather than requesting that police report from the Sheriff’s Department.
Tucson, AZ 85701-1917
Tucson currently lists paper police reports at $5 per report plus $0.25 per page after 15 pages, and email copies at a $5 flat fee. The city instructs requesters not to pay until an invoice is issued.
Use the court record when you need filed charges or the later case result
The jail roster reflects present custody. It does not necessarily show the final charges filed by a prosecutor or the later disposition. Which court you need depends on the charge and where the case was filed.
Pima County Consolidated Justice Court has its own public case search
The Pima County Consolidated Justice Court provides a public case-search system that can search by name, case number or complaint number. Its public page warns that the online information does not constitute an official court record and may change.
The Justice Court also states that Injunction Against Harassment cases, Orders of Protection, felony cases, and criminal or traffic cases where the defendant is a juvenile are not available through that public online search.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Pima County Superior Court and Arizona eAccess cover a different level of criminal case
Arizona’s eAccess system provides online access to available Superior Court civil and criminal records. For Pima County criminal cases, eAccess currently states that online coverage applies to cases filed on or after July 1, 2015.
Records can still be unavailable when they are sealed, confidential, closed by law or court order, or restricted to protect sensitive information. Available documents may carry per-document charges, and electronic certification is a separate paid option.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Bond information can change after the initial jail booking
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department accepts bonds at the Adult Detention Complex at 1270 W. Silverlake Road. Surety and currency bonds posted by bail agents are accepted 24 hours a day, and the Sheriff’s current instructions also describe lobby-kiosk, online and telephone payment routes.
The Inmate Accounts counter currently lists public counter hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days a week. The Sheriff’s bond page also warns that electronic-payment providers may charge fees.
Visitation uses video and must follow current jail scheduling rules
Pima County currently conducts inmate visitation by video. Inmates become eligible for visitation after their first court appearance and assignment to a permanent housing unit.
On-site video visits
The Sheriff’s current visitation page lists one free 30-minute visit per inmate per week. Additional on-site 30-minute visits are listed at $9.
On-site visits must be scheduled in advance, and same-day walk-in visitation is not accepted.
Remote video visits
Remote visits use the GettingOut system. The Sheriff’s current published rate is $0.25 per minute, with remote sessions lasting up to 15 minutes at a time.
Restrictions and availability can change, so check the official visitation page before purchasing or scheduling a visit.
Use Arizona state inmate search after a transfer to state corrections
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry operates a separate Inmate Data Search for state correctional custody. Use that system after a person has moved from local or county detention into Arizona state corrections.
ADCRR specifically warns that release dates and release types displayed in its inmate search have not been verified or audited by the Department and can change. When offense details or the final legal judgment matter, check the court case rather than treating a projected corrections date as the authoritative court record.
Arizona DPS is not an unrestricted public people-search database
Arizona Department of Public Safety serves as the state’s Central State Repository for criminal records. DPS says access to statewide criminal-history copies is restricted to authorized individuals and agencies.
A private individual can review and challenge their own Arizona criminal-history record through the official Record Review process. DPS currently provides an online option and a paper Record Review Packet route.
For the paper process, DPS requires fingerprints and the identifying materials described in its instructions. DPS currently states that a response containing any existing criminal-history information will be mailed within 15 days after receipt of a completed Record Review Packet.
Why you may not find a Pima County inmate or mugshot
Booking numbers, police report numbers and court case numbers serve different purposes
| Identifier | Usually maintained by | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Booking or inmate number | Jail / Sheriff’s detention system | Locating a specific jail admission or inmate record |
| Police or incident case number | Arresting law-enforcement agency | Requesting the underlying incident or arrest report |
| Court case number | Justice, municipal or Superior Court | Tracking filed charges, hearings, orders and disposition |
| ADCRR inmate identifier | Arizona Department of Corrections | Locating a person in Arizona state correctional custody |
Confirm identity and court outcome before repeating an arrest allegation
A jail roster can include people with similar names and records that change as custody or court status changes. When accuracy matters, use more than one identifying detail and follow the matter into the correct court before describing an allegation as though it were a final judgment.
USA-Mugshots.com is an independent informational website. It is not the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Pima County government, the City of Tucson, an Arizona court, the Arizona Department of Public Safety or the Arizona Department of Corrections.
A jail or mugshot page is also not a complete consumer report. Do not treat this guide or an arrest-stage record as a substitute for a lawful, complete screening process where employment, housing, credit, insurance or another regulated decision is involved.
Pima County jail inmate mugshots and roster FAQs
Where do I search for a current Pima County jail inmate?
Can I search the Pima County inmate roster by last name?
Does the Pima County inmate lookup show released inmates?
How do I request an older Pima County jail record?
How much does a Pima County jail report cost?
Where is the main Pima County jail?
Where do I get the police report connected with a booking?
Where do I check what happened to the criminal case?
Does Arizona eAccess include Pima County criminal cases?
Where do I search after someone is transferred to Arizona state prison?
Can I search another person’s statewide Arizona criminal history through DPS?
Does a Pima County mugshot or jail entry prove guilt?
Official Pima County and Arizona sources used for this guide
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department — Inmate Lookup Public View
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department — Pima County Jail information
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department — Obtain Jail Report
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department — Obtain Police Report
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department — Bond information
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department — Inmate visitation
- Pima County Consolidated Justice Court — Case Search
- Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
- Arizona Judicial Branch — eAccess
- Tucson Police Department — Public Records
- Arizona Department of Public Safety — Criminal History Records
- Arizona Department of Corrections — Inmate Data Search