DAPO Northern Region

Yolo Releases to State Parole

A Yolo County commitment to CDCR can end in release to state parole. Once that happens, supervision is handled by DAPO, not by Monroe Detention Center and not by the Yolo jail roster. The county may still have the original booking and transfer records, and the court record may show the sentence, but the supervision agency after CDCR release is state parole.

Research notes a distinctive Yolo point: the CDCR Northern Region directory lists "Vallejo and Woodland" at 2320 Courage Drive, Suite 103, Fairfield, CA 94533, phone (707) 428-2250. A user expecting a Woodland parole office should use the CDCR directory listing rather than assuming a local county office.

How to Verify State Parole

1. Start with CDCR/CIRIS to confirm the person was in CDCR custody and identify commitment-county and state status details.
2. Check any BPH hearing result carefully. A grant means suitable and recommended for release to parole, but research notes it is subject to further review before final.
3. After final release processing, use DAPO for state parole supervision questions.
4. Use Yolo Superior Court only to confirm the original county case, sentence, or later local orders.

Do not infer state parole from a missing Yolo jail entry. Many Yolo jail releases are pretrial, bail, dismissal, time served, local probation, transfer, or outside-agency events.

DAPO Records and Contact

For public release/discharge records tied to state prison, start with CIRIS and CDCR records channels. For parole-hearing records, use BPH records channels. For local county probation or PRCS, use Yolo County Probation instead.

About DAPO Northern Region

DAPO's regional material says the division is divided into Northern and Southern regions and has more than 92 parole units across California. The Northern Region unit relevant to Yolo/Woodland is a state parole contact for people subject to CDCR parole, including those released from state prison. It is not a public list of all Yolo County released inmates.

DAPO Yolo Verification Path

DAPO becomes relevant only after the state-prison side of the case exists. Start with CIRIS to confirm a CDCR record and review the commitment county, current location, and any Board of Parole Hearings fields. Then compare the Yolo Superior Court sentence or commitment order. If the person was released to state parole, the CDCR parole unit is the public supervision route identified in the research. If the person was released from county jail without a CDCR commitment, DAPO is probably the wrong agency.

BPH results need careful reading. The research explains that a "Grant" means suitable and recommended for release to parole, but it is subject to further review before becoming final. "Deny," "Continue," "Cancelled," "Split," "Postpone," "Waive," and "Stip" have different meanings and should not be treated as actual release. A parole-hearing result can explain state release progress, while DAPO answers supervision after release is final and processed.

DAPO Versus Yolo Probation

Yolo County has both state and local supervision paths, and mixing them leads to bad records requests. DAPO handles state parole for people released from CDCR. Yolo County Probation handles local probation, mandatory supervision, and some PRCS-related public contacts. The court record usually tells which path applies. A prison commitment followed by parole points to CDCR and DAPO. A local probation order points to the county probation office.

When the record is unclear, do not infer supervision from a missing jail entry. Check the Yolo court case for the sentence, search CIRIS if state prison is involved, and contact the correct office only after the custody path is identified. This is especially important for Yolo because the DAPO listing for Woodland is at a Fairfield address, while county probation has local Woodland and West Sacramento offices.

State Parole Record Limits

DAPO can be a useful public contact, but it is not a full release-record archive for every detail of a person's case. CDCR, BPH, the sentencing court, and DAPO each maintain different parts of the state release trail. Ask for public information with a specific name, CDCR number if known, case context, and the record type sought. For the original Yolo booking and transfer, use Sheriff's Records. For the court sentence or later order, use Yolo Superior Court. For parole supervision after CDCR release, use DAPO.

Why Fairfield Matters

The Fairfield address is not a mistake in the Yolo release path. The CDCR Northern Region directory groups Vallejo and Woodland under that unit, so a person released from state prison to parole in the Yolo or Woodland area may have a state parole contact outside Yolo County. That differs from county probation, which has Yolo offices in Woodland and West Sacramento.

Use this distinction when calling or drafting a records request. If the court record shows a local probation sentence, contact Yolo County Probation. If CIRIS and CDCR records show release to state parole, use DAPO. If a Yolo jail release record only says transfer, first identify the receiving agency before deciding whether DAPO, CDCR, BOP, ICE, or another county is the next source.

For a state parole question, keep the CDCR number, commitment county, release date if known, and BPH result date together. Those identifiers make the Fairfield unit listing easier to use and reduce the risk of confusing state parole with local probation.

If only the Yolo jail booking number is known, return to the court or Sheriff's record first to find the state case link.

That extra step helps match the parole contact to the right CDCR record.