GENERAL INFORMATION
Victim Information & Notification Everyday (V.I.N.E.)
is a free and anonymous telephone service that provides victims of crime two
important features: information and notification. The Sutter County VINE
service is provided by the Sutter County Sheriff's Department.
VINE monitors the custody status of offenders in the
Sutter County Jail. VINE receives updated information every 15 minutes
via an interface with the Sutter County Jail booking system. The information
is stored at the VINE Communications Center in Louisville, KY. Information
is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The VINE service is available in English and Spanish.
INFORMATION
Anyone may call the Sutter County VINE line to
determine the custody status of an offender. Callers will need a touch-tone
telephone to use the service. To search for offender information through
VINE, callers will need to provide one of the following items:
- Offender Name or Alias
Secondary search options if there is more than one offender with the same
name:
Middle Initial
Date of Birth
Arrest Date
- Offender Identification Number
Information provided when calling VINE:
- Current Offender Custody Status
- Offender Number (if searched by name)
- Location of Offender
REGISTRATION
Crime victims and the general public register
directly with VINE by calling (877) 315-8463 using a touch-tone
telephone or by registering online at
www.vinelink.com. After locating the offender, to register for
notification, they will need to provide VINE with the following information:
- A telephone number, including area code, they can be
reached for notification
- A 4-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN)
NOTIFICATION
Unless otherwise noted, notification calls begin
as soon as VINE receives updated records from the on-site computer.
Notification calls to registered persons will be made when one of the
following occur:
- Release from custody for any reason
- Escape
- Return to custody after escape
- Unsupervised custody
- Transfer to another facility
- Advance notification of release
CALLING PATTERN
Calls will be made every 30 minutes for 24 hours
or until the correct PIN is entered to confirm and stop the notification
calls. If a call is answered but unconfirmed, then calls will be made
every 2 hours for 24 hours. Notification messages will be left on an
answering machine, but calls will continue every 2 hours for 24 hours.
NOTE: Notification calls show up as unknown on
Caller ID and if these calls are blocked, VINE will not get through.
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