CHCF State Releases
California Health Care Facility, Stockton is a CDCR state prison facility, not a San Joaquin County jail. CDCR's CHCF page describes a 54-building South Stockton complex providing medical care and mental-health treatment to incarcerated people with severe and long-term needs. The research lists CHCF at 7707 Austin Road, Stockton, CA 95215, main phone (209) 467-2500, and a care-and-treatment population figure of 2,951 inmate-patients.
Because CHCF is state custody, San Joaquin WIC generally will not confirm a CHCF release unless the person also had a separate county jail booking. The correct state-prison release path is CIRIS, CDCR Case Records, DAPO or county PRCS assignment, BPH records where parole suitability applies, and VINE/CDCR victim-services channels.
| CHCF release question | Correct source |
|---|---|
| State custody status or release-related date | CDCR CIRIS |
| Calculation or court-order processing | CHCF Case Records route through CDCR |
| State parole assignment | CDCR DAPO, including Stockton parole office when assigned |
| Parole suitability decision | CDCR Board of Parole Hearings |
Confirm a CHCF Release
Search by CDCR number when possible. A county booking number is not a CDCR number, and name-only state searches can produce false matches. CDCR/BPH date terms include Earliest Possible Release Date, Minimum Eligible Parole Date, Nonviolent Parole Eligible Date, Youth Parole Eligible Date, and Elderly Parole Eligible Date. Some dates mean eligibility for review, not a guaranteed release.
- Search CIRIS by CDCR number when available.
- Compare full name and other identifiers before relying on a result.
- Read the status and any release-related date in CDCR terms.
- If release processing is tied to a court order, route case-record questions to the institution's Case Records Office.
- Check DAPO or county PRCS assignment if the person was released to supervision.
CDCR's release processing is document-driven. Its resentencing and release information says Case Records professionals process abstracts of judgment and minute orders and comply with legal mandates required for release. A court order may need CDCR review, detainer checks, supervision assignment, and notice steps before the public status changes.
CHCF Records and Contact
For a CHCF release, contact and records routing should stay with CDCR. San Joaquin Sheriff's Records can confirm only a county custody event that it maintains. If the person was housed at CHCF, CDCR Case Records and CIRIS are the better starting points.
California Health Care Facility, Stockton
7707 Austin Road
Stockton, CA 95215
Main phone: (209) 467-2500
Agency: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
State search: CIRIS population search
The local DAPO office listed in research is Stockton 1, 2 GPS, and Delta GPS at 612 Carlton Ave, Stockton, CA 95203, phone (209) 948-7652. That office is relevant only if the released person is assigned to state parole there.
CHCF and CIRIS
The manifest includes a CDCR facility locator screenshot that fits CHCF and statewide CDCR release verification. Use the image as a visual cue for the correct state agency path, not as a substitute for a person-specific CIRIS result.
A CHCF release can lead to DAPO parole, county PRCS, discharge without active custody, or another agency hold depending on the sentence and records. If a San Joaquin County court case sent the person to state prison, the court judgment can explain the original commitment while CDCR confirms the state custody result.
CHCF Release Routing
CHCF release research belongs to CDCR, not San Joaquin WIC. A person can be in Stockton and still be in state-prison custody rather than county custody. Use CIRIS, CDCR Case Records, parole routing, VINE or CDCR victim-services notice channels, and BPH material when parole suitability or eligibility dates matter.
CDCR release processing can involve court abstracts, amended orders, detainers, supervision assignment, parole conditions, notices, and specialty review before the physical release occurs. If a San Joaquin court case led to a state-prison commitment, the court file explains the judgment, but CDCR calculates and processes the state release. That distinction keeps CHCF from being confused with the county jail complex in French Camp.
CHCF and Local Context
CHCF appears in the San Joaquin facility list because it is physically located in Stockton, yet its release records are statewide CDCR records. Local readers may still need the county court case if the San Joaquin Superior Court sentence created the state-prison commitment. The court file can explain the judgment, while CDCR supplies the custody status, release processing, and parole or PRCS routing.
CHCF Verification Workflow
Use CHCF's facility information to confirm that the person was in a CDCR medical and mental-health institution, then use CDCR records for the release question. CIRIS may supply public status or date information. CDCR Case Records can be the better path for a calculation, amended court order, detainer issue, or release-processing document tied to a specific person.
If the person is released to parole or PRCS, the next practical check is DAPO or county probation. If the person is transferred from CHCF to another institution, CIRIS or CDCR records may show that state custody continued rather than ended. If a San Joaquin County case is part of the history, the Superior Court record can explain the sentence but does not replace CDCR's state-prison record.
CHCF and CDCR Reconciliation
For CHCF, reconcile local and state facts before deciding where to ask for records. A San Joaquin address does not make the record a Sheriff's custody record. CHCF is a CDCR facility, so the release status, calculation, and parole routing are CDCR questions. The county court file may explain the sentence that sent the person to prison.
If a family member has only a county case number, start at the court and look for the prison commitment. If they have a CDCR number, start with CIRIS. If release led to parole or PRCS, check DAPO or county probation next.