Internal Affairs FAQs

Employee Compliments

You may submit employee compliments directly by email by clicking this link:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also contact Sheriff’s Dispatch (559) 600-3111 and request to speak with a supervisor regarding exemplary performance.

Personnel Complaints

Personnel complaints include any allegation of misconduct or improper job performance that, if true, would constitute a violation of office policy or of federal, state or local law, policy or rule. Personnel complaints may be generated internally or by the public.  Personnel complaints may be classified as informal or formal.

Informal Complaints and General Inquiries

Informal complaints can generally be handled by the employee’s immediate supervisor.  Inquiries about conduct or performance that, if true, would not violate office policy or federal, state or local law, policy or rule may be handled informally by a supervisor and shall not be considered a personnel complaint. Such inquiries generally include clarification regarding policy, procedures or the response to specific incidents by the Office.  To make an informal complaint, or for general inquiries or clarification regarding the response to a specific incident, please contact Sheriff’s Dispatch (559) 600-3111 to be referred to the appropriate supervisor.

Formal Complaints

A formal complaint of misconduct by Sheriff’s Office personnel can be made by submitting the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Complaint Form. You may mail or turn in the form to the Internal Affairs Unit at the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters, 2200 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721.  The Internal Affairs Unit will also accept scanned copies of the form emailed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

If you need assistance completing a complaint form, you may call the Internal Affairs Unit at (559) 600-8031 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays (exception of County Holidays). During non-business hours, you may contact the Watch Commander at the same location by calling (559) 600-1650.

Contact Information

•    Internal Affairs Phone- (559) 600-8031
•    Internal Affairs Email -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
•    Mailing Address – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Internal Affairs Unit, 2200 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721

Contact for Federal Inmates

U.S Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General 
Attn: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Complaints
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 4706
Washington, DC. 20528-0305

Immigration inmates may report abuse by calling the Hotline for the Department of Homeland Security at 1-800-323-8603, or writing to:

DHS Office of the Inspector General
Attn: Office of Investigations-Hotline
245 Murray Lane SW
Washington, D.C. 20528-0305