Sugar Pine Camp Overview
Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9 is the CDCR and CAL FIRE conservation camp located in Bella Vista in Shasta County. CDCR says the camp opened June 24, 1988. The camp's mission is to provide incarcerated fire crews for fire suppression principally in the Shasta County area and throughout California. Crews can also respond to floods, conservation work, and community-service projects. CDCR handles security, supervision, care, and discipline of participants. CAL FIRE maintains the camp, supervises hand crews, and has custody responsibility during work assignments.
Sugar Pine is a minimum-security state-prison camp, so it should not be described as the place where a newly arrested Shasta County defendant is booked. Newly arrested adults in local custody are usually searched through Shasta County Jail channels. Sugar Pine participants are people in CDCR custody who volunteer and qualify for the Conservation Camp Program. CDCR says no one is involuntarily assigned to a conservation camp. The official Sugar Pine page reviewed for the research did not publish a current capacity or current population number.
The direct Sugar Pine screenshot failed, so the most useful matched state image is CDCR CIRIS, the official California incarcerated-person search used for state custody and conservation camp placement.
The image supports the lookup section because CIRIS is the correct search path for people housed at Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9.
Sugar Pine Camp Population
The facility map identifies Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9 as a CDCR and CAL FIRE minimum-security conservation camp. Its published facility page did not provide a capacity figure or a current population count in the research file. That absence should be treated as a factual limit, not filled with estimates from other camp systems. Shasta County Jail has published capacity and BSCC population figures, but those numbers belong to the local jail at 1655 West Street in Redding, not to Sugar Pine.
| Population Point | What the Research Supports | Lookup Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Facility type | Minimum-security conservation and fire camp | Use CDCR search channels |
| Population held | Volunteer, qualified CDCR incarcerated participants | Do not use the county pretrial roster as the main tool |
| Capacity | Not published on the reviewed official page | Do not infer a bed count |
| County relationship | Physically in Shasta County and serves local fire suppression needs | Still part of state prison custody |
Search Sugar Pine Camp Inmates
Use California Incarcerated Records and Information Search, commonly called CIRIS, for Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9. CIRIS is the CDCR lookup for people in California state custody, including people housed at adult prisons and conservation camps. It is separate from the Shasta County Inmate Lookup, which is for Shasta County Jail custody. A person may start in the county jail after arrest, but after sentencing and transfer the state record becomes the better place to check current location.
- Open CDCR CIRIS and choose the search method that matches the information you have.
- Search by CDCR number if known, or by last name, first name, middle name, and optional age range.
- Review the result for current location and confirm whether Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9 is listed.
- If the person is not found, check whether the person is still in Shasta County Jail, in another CDCR facility, released, or in federal or immigration custody.
| Field Label | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CDCR Number | Text | Use when the state identification number is known |
| Last Name | Text | Used for a name-based search |
| First Name | Text | Used with last name when available |
| Middle Name | Text | Optional or unspecified in the captured assets |
| Age Range | Control | Allows minimum and maximum age filters |
Sugar Pine Camp Contact
The official facility page lists Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9 with a Bella Vista mailing address and a camp phone number. For state custody records, CIRIS and CDCR channels are the primary lookup tools. For a county jail booking before state transfer, the Shasta County Jail phone and roster channels may still matter. Keep the custody system straight before calling, because the county jail cannot run CDCR camp visiting approval or change a state prison placement.
Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9
PO Box 99
Bella Vista, CA 96008
(530) 472-3027 ext. 3028
CDCR and CAL FIRE conservation camp
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Statewide incarcerated-person lookup
State prison records and identification help
Visit Sugar Pine Camp
Visiting at Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9 follows CDCR conservation camp guidance, not Shasta County Jail visitation rules. CDCR's visitor process generally requires approval before a person may visit, a check of the current visiting status, and scheduling through the state's visiting tools. The research file points to the CDCR visitation information page, which uses the Visitation Scheduling Application for institution visits. Camp visiting can change based on fire assignments, emergency response, staffing, health restrictions, and CDCR status notices.
| Step | What to Check | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor approval | Confirm CDCR visitor approval requirements before scheduling | State prison / camp visit |
| Scheduling | Use CDCR visiting guidance and the Visitation Scheduling Application when available | State system |
| Camp status | Check whether the camp is open for visits and whether crews are assigned out | Facility-specific |
| Identification | Bring government-issued identification and follow CDCR entry rules | Visitor screening |
| Rules and dress | Follow CDCR visiting rules, property limits, and dress-code directions | Statewide rules |
A county jail visitation notice does not control Sugar Pine visits. Shasta County Jail's elevator-related suspension and video-minute approval apply to jail inmates, not CDCR conservation camp participants. For Sugar Pine, confirm the visit through CDCR sources and the camp before traveling to Bella Vista.
Sugar Pine Mail and Accounts
The research file gives Sugar Pine's official mailing address, but it does not provide a camp-specific trust-account fee table, package schedule, or phone vendor detail. Because Sugar Pine is a CDCR facility, mail, account, property, and package rules should be checked through CDCR's current statewide instructions and the camp itself. Do not use Shasta County Jail's Access Corrections, Access Securepak, ICSolutions, or county commissary schedule as if those rules apply to Sugar Pine unless CDCR separately confirms that channel.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9, PO Box 99, Bella Vista, CA 96008 |
| Custody Locator | CDCR CIRIS |
| Visiting | CDCR visiting guidance and camp scheduling status |
| Money / Packages | Use current CDCR instructions or confirm with the camp; no Sugar Pine fee table was captured |
Mail should identify the incarcerated person clearly and follow CDCR content limits. The safest approach is to verify the person's current CDCR location in CIRIS first, then confirm the correct mailing format before sending letters or approved items. A person transferred out of Sugar Pine may have a new institution address even if earlier local news, court records, or family notes still mention the camp.
Sugar Pine Camp Placement
Sugar Pine does not operate like a street-arrest booking desk. A Shasta County arrest may begin with booking at Shasta County Jail, DA review, court appearances, sentencing, and then possible transfer to CDCR custody. Once in CDCR custody, placement at a conservation camp depends on state classification, eligibility, security level, health, conduct, and voluntary participation. The official Sugar Pine page says participants volunteer and qualify for the Conservation Camp Program, and that no one is involuntarily assigned to a conservation camp.
That process also affects records. County booking records may show arrest, jail intake, local charges, bail, and court dates when available. CDCR records focus on state custody, location, admission, commitment county, and parole-board information supported by CIRIS descriptions and app assets. If a person was recently sentenced in Shasta County, there may be a gap between a county roster disappearance and an updated state location. In that situation, check the county jail, the court record, and CIRIS without assuming the person is housed at Sugar Pine.
Custody path: Arrest and booking lead to county jail records; sentencing and transfer lead to CDCR records and possible camp placement.
Sugar Pine Camp Programs
Sugar Pine's page-specific detail is strong because the camp has work crews and program shops tied to its mission. CAL FIRE hand crews perform fire suppression, flood response, conservation work, and community service. When not fighting fires, participants perform conservation and community-service work determined by CAL FIRE. The camp also provides tens of thousands of work hours annually to local communities, state agencies, and federal agencies, according to the research summary.
The camp has a CAL FIRE engraving shop staffed by volunteers that produces signs, plaques, and nameplates. A cabinet shop staffed by camp inmates produces cabinets and other items, with some projects donated to Victims of Crime and the Women's Refuge. Program offerings cited in the research include substance-abuse programs, religious programs, GED and college courses, hobby crafts, music appreciation, pre-release programs, weekly Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, church services, group Bible study, Purpose Driven Life, a DMV California ID and driver license program, a hobby program, and an annual community Christmas program.
Sugar Pine Camp News
Recent official news also reinforces that Sugar Pine is a minimum-security camp, not a county jail. On March 25, 2024, CDCR reported that a minimum-security incarcerated person walked away from Sugar Pine Conservation Camp in Shasta County. CDCR said the person was discovered missing at 7:30 AM and that the CDCR Office of Correctional Safety, CAL FIRE, and local law enforcement were notified. A walkaway report is not the same as a county jail escape record, and it should be read in the context of conservation-camp custody and work assignments.
For families and records users, the practical point is simple: confirm the system first. Shasta County Jail custody is checked through the county roster, jail phone, VINE, and records requests. Sugar Pine custody is checked through CIRIS and CDCR channels. Federal sentenced custody is checked through the Bureau of Prisons locator, while immigration detention is checked through ICE ODLS. Mixing those systems can waste time and produce false negatives.
Note: Confirm current CDCR location and visiting status before traveling to Sugar Pine Conservation Camp #9.