Bautista Conservation Camp #36 Lookup

Bautista Conservation Camp Overview

Bautista Conservation Camp #36 is operated by CDCR and CAL FIRE in Hemet. The official CDCR page identifies it as a minimum-security conservation and fire camp. Incarcerated camp crews support wildland fire suppression, flood control, search and rescue, conservation, and community-service projects.

The camp is not a Riverside Sheriff booking jail. A person newly arrested in Riverside County should be searched in JIMS first. A person assigned to Bautista has already moved into the CDCR custody system and should be checked through CDCR CIRIS. That distinction matters for mail, money, visiting, and records requests.

Bautista Camp Capacity

CDCR lists Bautista Conservation Camp #36 with a maximum capacity of 120 incarcerated people. That figure belongs to the camp's CDCR/CAL FIRE program, not to the Riverside County jail rated-capacity totals reported by BSCC. County jail population and camp crew assignments are separate custody categories.

Bautista's work is regional. The research file notes projects tied to Diamond Valley Lake, Lake Matthews, the Idyllwild area, Riverside County Parks, Caltrans, San Jacinto State Parks, Lake Hemet, the City of Murrieta, Soboba Indian Reservation, and Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center.

Bautista Camp Inmate Lookup

Use CIRIS for a Bautista Conservation Camp inmate search. CIRIS is CDCR's statewide public locator and is the correct route for people in California state-prison custody or assigned to a CDCR camp. JIMS can help only if the person is still in Riverside Sheriff county custody or if the searcher needs the earlier booking record.

1. Open CDCR CIRIS.
2. Search by CDCR number when available, or search by name.
3. Confirm whether the current location or custody information points to Bautista or another CDCR facility.
4. Use the camp's CDCR rules for contact, visiting, mail, and money if the person is assigned there.

Bautista Camp Contact

Because camp assignments can change for program, fire-response, or custody reasons, confirm the current CDCR location before using the camp address or phone for a specific person. Facility staff can address camp logistics, but official custody lookup starts with CDCR.

Bautista Camp Visiting

Conservation-camp visiting follows CDCR custody rules, and availability can differ from a standard prison yard because work crews may be assigned to emergency or community projects. Visitors should use CDCR's visitor guidance, confirm the person is assigned to Bautista, and check with the camp before traveling.

Bautista Camp Mail and Money

CDCR money rules apply to camp participants. CDCR's send-money page lists EFT vendors, JPay lock-box options, and institutional check or money-order paths. Funds should include the incarcerated person's name and CDCR number. The research file did not locate a Bautista-specific public fee table beyond CDCR statewide money rules.

Bautista Camp Work and History

Bautista sits in Bautista Canyon. CDCR notes a memorial tied to the June 27, 1990 California Fire deaths of two Bautista crew members. That history is part of the camp's identity and should be handled respectfully. Camp crews perform public-safety and conservation work, but the people assigned there remain in CDCR custody and are still searched through CDCR systems.

Conservation camp

A minimum-security CDCR/CAL FIRE program using trained incarcerated crews for fire and conservation work.

CIRIS

CDCR's statewide public custody locator.

JIMS

Riverside Sheriff's county-jail roster, not the lookup system for Bautista assignments.

Bautista Camp Records

Bautista records should be routed by custody type. CIRIS can confirm whether a person is in CDCR custody and where CDCR reports the person is housed or assigned. Riverside Superior Court records can show the criminal case and sentence if the commitment came from Riverside County. Riverside Sheriff JIMS can show an earlier booking if the person was arrested into the county jail system before transfer.

Do not use the sheriff roster to infer that someone is assigned to Bautista. A person can disappear from current county jail custody because the case resolved, the person was released, or the person moved to CDCR. Those outcomes have different meanings. If a searcher is trying to send mail or money to someone at Bautista, the CDCR number and current CDCR location are the facts that matter most.

Before Visiting Bautista

Bautista's mission can affect daily availability. Fire crews and community-service crews may be assigned away from the camp, and custody placement can change within CDCR. For that reason, the practical order is to check CIRIS, confirm the camp assignment, review CDCR visiting rules, then call the camp if the trip depends on a same-day detail.

Family members should also keep county and state money rules separate. Riverside Sheriff's Access Corrections jail-deposit fee table applies to people in sheriff custody. CDCR send-money rules apply to people assigned to Bautista. Mixing those systems can delay funds or send a family member to the wrong support desk. Use the CDCR number and the official CDCR money page for camp participants.

Bautista Camp Assignment Context

A conservation camp assignment is not the same thing as ordinary county work release. Riverside County's sheriff system has its own work release and alternative-sentencing programs, especially through Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility and Corrections Division support operations. Bautista is different. It is a CDCR/CAL FIRE camp for incarcerated people already in the state system and eligible for minimum-security crew work.

That difference should guide records requests. Questions about an arrest, booking, or first court appearance belong with Riverside Sheriff records or the court. Questions about a current Bautista assignment, CDCR number, transfer, or prison custody status belong with CDCR. Keeping those roles separate helps avoid the common mistake of calling a county jail about a state-camp participant.

Bautista Records Routing

Bautista Conservation Camp #36 should be searched as a CDCR/CAL FIRE state-custody assignment. A Riverside County arrest or court case may explain how a person entered custody, but the camp assignment itself is not managed by the Riverside Sheriff jail roster. Use CIRIS to confirm current CDCR location before sending mail, funds, or visiting requests. Use Riverside Superior Court only for the filed case, sentence, or hearing record.

The camp's work can take crews away from the Hemet address for fire, flood, conservation, search and rescue, or community-service assignments. That makes current-location confirmation important. The official facility page lists a maximum capacity of 120, but it does not turn the camp into a public county jail. If CIRIS shows another CDCR institution, use that institution's rules. If the person is still in pretrial custody, search JIMS instead because a camp assignment would not be the right lookup path.

For public-record requests, identify whether the record is a sheriff booking, a court filing, or a CDCR custody record before contacting an office. Camp crew work is a custody assignment, so current status can change with fire response, classification, and CDCR transfer needs. A camp page should therefore be checked as a live CDCR placement, not as a fixed address that remains correct for every future letter, visit, or deposit.