This is a private reference site, not a San Diego County government office. We cannot confirm custody status, release anyone, post bond, retrieve official booking records, or change a jail, court, parole, probation, BOP, or ICE record. For those actions, contact the agency that holds or created the record.
Official Offices to Contact
For San Diego County Sheriff's jail custody questions, use the central custody information line at (619) 409-5000 and select the option for the facility involved. The Sheriff's main office is the John F. Duffy Administrative Center, 9621 Ridgehaven Ct., San Diego, CA 92123, main phone 858-974-2222, non-emergency 858-868-3200, and emergencies 9-1-1.
For booking, arrest, release, and local criminal history records, contact the Sheriff's Records & ID Division at 9621 Ridgehaven Ct., San Diego, CA 92123, phone 858-974-2110. Research shows business hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., and closed weekends and holidays. Local criminal history requests may also use Booking.Records@sdsheriff.org or the Booking Section mail address at P.O. Box 939062, San Diego, CA 92193-9062.
Use the list below to choose the best route before contacting an office, since a San Diego jail release, CDCR prison release, federal release, or ICE transfer may belong to different systems.
- For a released San Diego County jail inmate or release record, start with the home page, which covers the full search path and records-request steps.
- For supervision after release, use the parole and probation guide, including San Diego County Probation, PRCS, and CDCR parole paths.
- For recent jail-release timing, check the 24-hour release list guide, which explains the absence of a public San Diego recent-release feed and the confirmation alternatives.
- For a release date or alert, use projected release date and VINELink check.
- For a specific jail or detention location, use the facility pages listed in the footer and confirm details with that facility or the central custody line.
- For a sentenced California state prisoner, use CDCR CIRIS and, if needed, the CDCR Identification Unit at (916) 445-6713.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System. ICE lists Otay Mesa Detention Center facility information at (619) 671-8700 during weekday information hours.