Releases to Auburn & Sierra Parole
A person released from CDCR may be supervised by DAPO rather than by Sierra County Probation. The Northern Region directory lists Auburn & Sierra GPS as the relevant unit for Sierra-related parole matters. This page is therefore a supervision page for state-prison releases, parole warrants, absconder questions, office assignment, and release-to-parole conditions.
Do not use this parole unit as proof that someone was released from Sierra County jail. A jail release on bail, own-recognizance terms, dismissed charges, sentence completion, or local probation is a different record path. County jail releases are confirmed through the Nevada County Jail Media Report, VINE, court records, or records requests. State parole begins after CDCR custody or another state-supervision event.
How to Confirm State Parole
First check whether the case truly reached CDCR. CIRIS can show current location, commitment county, admission date, and BPH fields for people currently in CDCR custody. BPH hearing schedules and results can explain suitability decisions for parole-eligible cases. DAPO is the field-supervision channel after release to state parole.
- Use CIRIS by CDCR number or legal name to confirm state custody or parole clues.
- Check BPH schedules and results if the release depends on parole suitability.
- Contact the Auburn & Sierra GPS unit for local state-parole office questions supported by an existing parole status.
- Use Sierra County Superior Court to verify the sentence or resentencing order that led to CDCR custody.
- Use Sierra County Probation only for local probation or local supervision, not CDCR parole.
Auburn & Sierra Parole Unit Contact
CDCR DAPO Auburn & Sierra GPS
1915 Grass Valley Hwy., #500
Auburn, CA 95603
Auburn: 530-823-4188
Sierra GPS: 530-823-4193
The DAPO Northern Region headquarters is listed at 9838 Old Placerville Road, Sacramento, CA 95827, phone 279-223-3800. Use the field office only for state parole matters. For local release records, go back to the jail report, VINE, Sierra County court, and records request channels.
About Auburn & Sierra Parole
The Auburn & Sierra unit is not a jail, booking facility, or public release list. It is a state parole field office. The public record trail usually starts with CDCR and BPH, then moves to DAPO for supervision. A person may have been released from county jail long before a prison sentence begins, so the parole-office page should never be used as a substitute for a jail release record.
For Sierra County, the useful distinction is geography and agency. State parole contact is outside Sierra County, while county probation has Downieville and Loyalton offices. That split helps users decide whether the post-release question belongs to CDCR DAPO or Sierra County Probation.
Sierra State Parole Boundaries
The Auburn & Sierra unit should be read as a field-office source, not as a public roster. The public proof that a person is in CDCR custody or moving toward parole usually comes first from CIRIS, BPH hearing information, or a court sentence. DAPO then becomes relevant when the person is released to state parole, has a supervising office assignment, or has a parole-status issue that belongs to the state parole agency.
This matters in Sierra County because local probation and state parole can look similar to people trying to confirm a release. Sierra County Probation handles court-ordered local supervision after local sentencing or release conditions. CDCR DAPO handles people released from state prison or placed on state parole. A jail release at Wayne Brown can happen before either track is clear, so the court record is often the source that tells which agency applies.
- Parole
- State supervision after CDCR prison release or a state parole placement.
- Probation
- Local court-ordered supervision through Sierra County Probation.
- Discharge
- The end of custody or supervision under the agency that controls that record.
Note: A BPH grant or parole hearing result can require further review before it becomes an actual prison release.
Sierra Release Source Check
This page fits into a larger Sierra County release trail. The first source is not always the same agency that made the arrest or filed the case. Sierra County may supply the arresting or court jurisdiction, Nevada County may supply the public jail report, VINE may supply a custody alert, and a state, federal, or immigration system may control the next custody stage. Treat each result as one part of the timeline rather than a full answer by itself.
Before relying on any single entry, compare identifiers across systems. Use full legal name, aliases, date of birth, agency, case number, arrest date, booking date, release date, current location, and court case number where the source provides them. A released entry in one system can coexist with active court action, local probation, CDCR parole, federal custody, or immigration custody. That is why the correct path is to verify the release in the source that controlled that stage, then move to the next agency only when the facts point there.
| Stage | Source to compare |
|---|---|
| Local jail release | Nevada County Jail Media Report and VINE. |
| Case status | Sierra County Superior Court and sheriff records request. |
| State prison or parole | CDCR, BPH, and DAPO. |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP, USMS, or ICE ODLS. |
Note: The safest reading is system by system, because release from one custody point does not always mean release from every legal process.
Final Sierra Record Check
Before closing a release search, compare the page source with the county record trail. Sierra County arrests can pass through a Downieville hold, Nevada County jail service, VINE notice, Sierra County Superior Court, and then a supervision or transfer system. The right source is the one that controlled the person at that moment. A jail report confirms jail status. A court record explains the case. A supervision office explains post-release terms. A state, federal, or immigration locator explains custody outside the county jail path.
Keep a simple timeline with the arrest date, booking date, release or transfer date, agency name, court case number, and source checked. If a name disappears from a current-custody list, verify it against the release-capable report or a records request before treating it as final. If a release entry appears, check whether the case continued in court or moved to another agency. This method keeps Sierra County release research tied to the documents found in the research rather than to assumptions.