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Find someone in Alameda County adult custody

Use the official Sheriff locator, retain the PFN and confirm Santa Rita housing. The arresting-agency roster is a fallback for recent booking questions, not a live custody list.

See the custody path

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Find someone in Alameda County adult custody

Sources reviewed

Adult Alameda County Sheriff custody at Santa Rita Jail. Glenn Dyer is closed; juvenile, state, federal and immigration custody are separate.

  1. Find the person

    Use the official locator or call 925-551-6500; confirm PFN and housing.

  2. Book before travel

    Use the Alameda reservation portal and obtain any required approval.

  3. Use the correct address/account

    Ordinary mail goes to Pigeonly; legal/publications and account types differ.

  4. Plan the return

    Check Wheels Route 1, actual release clearance and clinical follow-up.

PART 01

Find the right facility

Custody, identifiers and boundaries.

Find the person, PFN and current custody status

Santa Rita information: 925-551-6500. Use the Sheriff’s inmate locator, match the name and identifying details, and save the Person File Number (PFN), booking details, housing, court dates and case numbers. PFN is needed for visits, mail and money. Ask the arresting agency where it delivered the person if a recent arrest is not found.

  1. Enter the displayed verification characters exactly. Enable JavaScript. The official FAQ says a system error may require trying again later; an expired session requires a fresh search.
  2. Check spelling and use the soundex checkbox for similar last names. Wildcards are not supported. A disabled View Aliases button means no other name is displayed; a disabled View Details button means the listed person is not in custody in this system.
  3. If the result is missing or unclear, call with full name and date of birth. Ask whether intake is incomplete, the person is at court or hospital, released or transferred. A missing search result alone does not establish release.
  4. Confirm the current housing unit and visit eligibility again before travel or payment. Ask about every hold and case; a court order, bail amount or pending-release status is not a completed physical release.

The directory’s law-enforcement roster identifies arresting agencies, not dozens of separate county jails. State prison, federal custody, ICE and juvenile detention require their own locator and operating rules.

Sources: Sheriff: live Alameda inmate locator · Sheriff: locator troubleshooting FAQ · Sheriff: current Santa Rita Jail directory

Santa Rita is the active adult county jail

DestinationAddress / contactBoundary
Santa Rita Jail5325 Broder Blvd., Dublin, CA 94568.
925-551-6500.		Current adult Sheriff custody covered by this guide. Confirm the person’s housing unit.
Glenn Dyer Detention Facility / North County JailFormer Oakland jail.The county’s AB 109 evaluation records permanent closure in June 2019. An old directory or policy reference does not establish reopening.
East County Hall of Justice5151 Gleason Drive, Dublin, CA 94568.
Criminal clerk: 925-227-6792.		Court, not the Santa Rita family entrance or jail mail address.
Public Defender Dublin branch5149 Gleason Drive, #C155, Dublin, CA 94568.
925-551-6863.		Counsel’s office; confirm the assigned court and attorney.

Juvenile Justice Center custody, state prisons, federal Bureau of Prisons facilities and immigration detention are outside this guide. A person under another agency’s hold while physically at Santa Rita still needs location-specific confirmation; this guide does not establish the other agency’s release authority or import federal rules into county visits.

Sources: Sheriff: current Santa Rita Jail directory · County Probation: AB 109 evaluation, Glenn Dyer closure June 2019 · Superior Court: criminal offices and case procedures · Superior Court: East County Hall of Justice · Public Defender: adult branch contacts

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Original directory record & nearby facilities Open preserved information

This section preserves the earlier Jail411 directory information, including historical figures and contacts. Use the dated, sourced family guide above for the instructions covered there. Other local facilities have their own rules.

Start with the locatorCurrent county custody
Allow for processingRecent arrests may not appear yet
Call the arresting agencyCheck city holding when needed
Save the PFNUse it for the next family task

Move from the arrest to the current door.

  1. Search the current-custody record

    Use the full legal name or PFN in the Alameda County Sheriff locator.

    Search official custody records ↗

  2. Check the timing

    A new arrest may still be processing or the person may remain in a city holding facility.

  3. Confirm before the next action

    Housing and release status can change. Search again before driving, mailing, or paying a provider.

Recent arrest with no result? Contact the agency that made the arrest and ask where the person was taken. Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, and San Leandro have short-term holding facilities. The arresting department and final jail may be different.

The next call is local.

Use the Alameda County agency directory to find the department that made the arrest.

Find the arresting agency →

If the person is not listed.

A blank result is a clue, not proof of release. Follow the branch that fits the situation.

The arrest was recent

Allow for processing, verify the legal spelling, and call the arresting agency about city holding.

County booking was expected

Call Santa Rita at (925) 551-6500 and ask which custody system is responsible.

The case is not adult county custody

Youth, state, federal, and immigration custody use separate records. Do not keep repeating the adult Sheriff search.

See other custody systems →

Once you find the record, stop searching and save it.

The booked identity is the handoff to every other family task. A nickname or remembered facility can send a payment, letter, or visit request to the wrong place.

Open the Santa Rita guide →
Exact booked nameCopy it as displayed
PFNKeep it with the name
Current facilityMake sure it says Santa Rita
Current statusCheck it again before acting

Sheriff administration

(510) 272-6878

Administration in Oakland—not the visiting location.

Questions about Alameda custody searches.

Where should I search first?

Start with the Alameda County Sheriff Inmate Locator. It shows people currently in county custody and gives the booked identity, PFN, and current location when available.

Why is a recent arrest not showing?

The person may still be in a city holding facility or the county booking may still be processing. Contact the arresting agency if the record has not appeared.

What is a PFN?

The Personal File Number identifies the person in Alameda County custody. Save it with the exact booked name because visiting and mail services may ask for it.

Does no result mean the person was released?

No. A missing result can reflect processing time, city holding, a withheld public record, a different spelling, or another custody system.

Does the Sheriff locator include youth or federal custody?

No. Juvenile Hall and Camp Sweeney use County Probation contacts. Federal, state, and immigration custody use separate systems.

Jail411 is an independent directory. Alameda sources checked September 12, 2026: Sheriff Inmate Locator ↗ · Alameda County Sheriff ↗. Confirm time-sensitive custody information with the responsible agency.

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