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Fresno County West Annex Jail information for families.

West Annex at 2208 Merced Street: Sheriff inmate search, 2nd/3rd floor visiting, Pigeonly mail code 1900, TouchPay 293721. South Annex is closed.

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Fresno / West Annex Jail

Search the Sheriff Incarcerated Person Search or call (559) 475-9491 and confirm this is West Annex at 2208 Merced Street. South Annex at 2280 Fresno Street permanently closed Dec. 14, 2024 and was replaced by this jail. Pigeonly mail code 1900. TouchPay 293721. Not Main Jail and not North Annex.

Visiting information Call the jail (559) 475-9491

Fresno County · California

Custody lookup

Fresno County West Annex Jail inmate search.

Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.

Public roster

Fresno County Sheriff Incarcerated Person Search

Official Sheriff inmate-search page (checked 2026-09-12): publicinfo.fresnosheriff.org/InmateInfoV2/search.aspx (wrapper fresnosheriff.org/units/records/inmate-search.html). In-custody list publicinfo.fresnosheriff.org/inmateinfocenter/incustody. Jail411 does not host inmate names. You need the booked name, Booking Number, and JID/Person ID for Pigeonly and TouchPay. Housing must match this building — Main Jail 1225 M Street, North Annex 1265 M Street, or West Annex 2208 Merced Street. FAQ: call (559) 475-9491. CIRIS is CDCR. BOP locator is FCI Mendota. Juvenile Justice Campus has no public roster.

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Release alerts

VINELink California

Official Inmate Information Center (checked 2026-09-12): 1-877-411-5588, TTY 1-866-847-1298, vinelink.com. Register from the incarcerated person's information page. Person ID in VINE is the jail JID without leading zeros. Phone 1-877-411-5588.

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Before you leave home

Three things to confirm before the trip.

Confirm the person is in this building. Visiting is first-come, 30 minutes, two visitors. South Annex is closed.

  1. 01Confirm this building

    Search InmateInfoV2 or call (559) 475-9491.

    The roster must show West Annex / West Jail. If Main Jail, use 1225 M Street. If North Annex, use 1265 M Street. Do not go to 2280 Fresno Street — South Annex is closed.

  2. 02Bring accepted ID

    Photo ID required except minor children.

    State DL/ID, U.S. military ID, U.S. passport, consular picture ID, or USCIS/DOJ picture ID. Temporary and foreign licenses are not accepted.

  3. 03Arrive at the right door

    2208 Merced Street, Fresno, CA 93721 — West Annex Jail. Not 2280 Fresno Street (closed South Annex), not 1225 M, not 1265 M, not 2200 Fresno Street.

    First-come. Lock phones in the car. Two visitors. 30 minutes. Call (559) 475-9491 before you drive if the roster moved them.

01 / Visiting

Fresno County West Annex Jail visiting hours.

Official West Annex visiting schedule image (filename 121424 West Annex Jail Visiting Schedule) on the Visiting Schedule page (schedules effective Jan. 27, 2026; page last updated Feb. 18, 2026; checked 2026-09-12). Banner: visiting hours 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. seven days a week. Monday prints 2nd floor 8:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 3rd floor 1:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Other days name 2nd or 3rd floor. First-come 30-minute visits; two visitors. Call (559) 475-9491. If Inmate Search still shows South Annex, the person is not at a visitor door — South Annex permanently closed Dec. 14, 2024. Confirm West Annex vs Main vs North before you drive.

Call the jail (559) 475-9491
Where to go

Visiting location

Fresno County West Annex Jail public visiting, 2208 Merced Street, Fresno, CA 93721.

Notify ADA Coordinator (559) 600-8455 or Watch Commander (559) 600-8440 before visiting. Assistive devices permitted, subject to search; handheld metal detector available.

Published visit rules

Frequency and group size

  • First-come, first-served. No rotation between visitors.
  • 30-minute session.
  • Two visitors per incarcerated person; one of those can be a minor. Minors limited to immediate family (siblings, natural/adoptive children, grandchildren, legal step-children). Infant supplies allowed as listed under items.
  • 2208 Merced Street, Fresno, CA 93721 — West Annex Jail. Not 2280 Fresno Street (closed South Annex), not 1225 M, not 1265 M, not 2200 Fresno Street.

In-person visiting times by housing module

Saturday is listed as 2nd floor; Sunday as 3rd floor, under the seven-day 8:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m. banner. Find the housing module first, then the day.

Sheriff visiting pages checked 2026-09-12 do not publish a family remote-video vendor. GettingOut is named for tablet entertainment, not a visit reservation system.

West Jail 2nd floor

  • Mon 8:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
  • Tue · Thu · Sat 8:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

West Jail 3rd floor

  • Sun 8:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
  • Mon 1:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
  • Wed · Fri 8:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
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Do not assume

These details are not published.

Ask the jail before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.

  • A unique public phone for each annex other than Jail Information (559) 475-9491 / (559) 600-8600
  • Family remote-video visiting vendor or hours on Sheriff visiting pages
  • Exact visitor-parking lot rules beyond arriving at the published street
  • A live official bed count (Jail Division page still cites combined capacity 2,427 for the former three-jail set including South Annex)
  • Exact per-day clock times for Tuesday–Sunday beyond the 8:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m. banner and Monday split printed on the West Annex image
Ask the visiting desk

Phone calls

Fresno County Jail phone calls outgoing only.

Official Inmate Telephones (checked 2026-09-12): GTL / ViaPath since April 5, 2021. Collect or prepaid collect except designated free numbers. All calls subject to recording and monitoring. Do not discuss the case on social calls. Legacy Inmate Communications is no longer the provider — do not fund Legacy. Phones normally 8:00 a.m.–9:45 p.m. after housing; intake holding has free local calls (PC § 851.5: attorney, bail agent, relative).

  1. 01No incoming calls

    They have to call you. Voicemail is (559) 400-7521.

    PIN is 0 plus the seven-digit JID. $1.00 for a 30-second message. Emergency: Watch Commander (559) 600-8440. Jail Information (559) 475-9491.

  2. 02Fund AdvancePay

    ConnectNetwork or 1-800-483-8314.

    Many cell carriers cannot accept collect. Create prepaid at web.connectnetwork.com. Blocking unwanted calls: Jail Services (559) 600-8535, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

  3. 03Tablets

    GettingOut for tablet entertainment (GTL account).

    www.gettingout.com. Sheriff visiting pages checked 2026-09-12 do not publish a family remote-video visiting vendor or hours. Youth technology visiting is JJC only.

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Inmate mail

Fresno County West Annex Jail inmate mail address.

Use the inmate-mail address below. Include the person’s name and booking number, and add your full return address.

Use this exact inmate-mail route

Mailing address

Incarcerated person's Name, Booking Number / Jail Identification Number (JID)Fresno County Jail - 1900PO Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193
Generally allowed
  • Personal letters to Pigeonly with name, Booking, JID, and facility code 1900
  • Free/limited mail from pigeonly.com (paid unlimited plans also offered)
  • Confidential legal mail to PO Box 872, Fresno, CA 93712 (attorney / State Bar / courts / legal-service orgs / public officials / BSCC / consular / specified agencies)
  • Magazines, newspapers, and paperback books mailed directly from a publisher, book club, or bookstore to PO Box 872
Do not send
  • Personal mail missing Booking / JID / 1900 (returned)
  • Padded envelopes or boxes; cash, checks, money orders; stamps, stickers, stationery, envelopes
  • Plastic, laminated items, tissue/blotter/construction paper, food, crayon/marker/wax/white-out, perfume/lipstick/powder
  • Sexually explicit / nude photos; gang material; contraband listed on the Sheriff mail page
  • Adult-jail mail to Juvenile Justice Campus, PVSP, FCI Mendota, DSH-Coalinga, or Miramonte Camp

Booking Number, JID, and facility code 1900 must be on the front of personal envelopes or Pigeonly returns the mail. Legal and publisher books use PO Box 872, Fresno, CA 93712 — not Las Vegas. Same 1900 code for Main Jail, North Annex, and West Annex.

Money and commissary

How to send money to Fresno County West Annex Jail.

The published deposit route is TouchPay (facility number 293721); MyCarePack gift packages; Canteen of Fresno commissary. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.

  1. 01

    Official Money & Property / Commissary (checked 2026-09-12): deposits only via TouchPay.

  2. 02

    Lobby kiosks in the jail lobbies — cash, VISA, MasterCard. Facility number 293721 plus the booking number for online/phone.

  3. 03

    Online www.touchpaydirect.com. Toll-free 1-866-232-1899. First-time phone users register online or call 1-866-204-1603.

  4. 04

    Convenience fees: $0–$20.00 = $2.95; $20.01–$100.00 = $4.45; $101.01–$300.00 = $5.95 (subject to change). Personal checks, cashier’s checks, and money orders are not accepted.

  5. 05

    Commissary once per week from the housing-unit order form. Weekly cap $175 combined commissary + internet orders (except disciplinary status). Indigent package if under $2.

  6. 06

    Gift packages www.MyCarePack.com, delivered on the person’s scheduled day. Canteen of Fresno (559) 485-8800 for online commissary questions.

  7. 07

    Property/funds release to a third party: Main Jail lobby; photo ID; inmate approval; 1–2 hours. Only booking-time funds, not later deposits (Watch Commander exception). Released as a debit card.

  8. 08

    Do not use TouchPay 293721 or MyCarePack for Juvenile Justice Campus, PVSP, FCI Mendota, DSH-Coalinga, or Miramonte Camp.

Release and property

Bail, property, and commissary pickup

01Bail

Confirm custody first — then cash or a licensed bond

Confirm custody on Inmate Search or (559) 475-9491, then post cash or a licensed California surety bond. Jail411 does not republish a bondsman directory. Booking holding cells have a bail-agent list. Some people may be cited out; intoxicated holds can last 6 hours or longer. Criminal court: Downtown 1100 Van Ness Avenue, (559) 457-2000; calendar (559) 457-1801; portal publicportal.fresno.courts.ca.gov. Jail Annex Depts 95 & 96 at 1265 M Street are courtrooms, not the visitor lobby. Posting a bond does not guarantee release if a hold applies. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6).

02Property

Main Jail lobby — ID and inmate approval

Official Money & Property: third-party property (keys, wallet, jewelry — not normally clothing) at the Main Jail lobby with photo ID; inmate approval; 1–2 hours. Oversized bulk property is not accepted at the jail — ask the arresting agency. After release, unused funds and stored property return to the person. Business Office (559) 600-8572; allow 2–3 weeks for refunds.

03After release

Business Office (559) 600-8572 — allow 2–3 weeks

Questions: Sheriff Business Office (559) 600-8572 or Canteen of Fresno (559) 485-8800.

After booking

Court, a lawyer, probation, and parole.

Court, counsel, and probation are separate from the jail. State parole is a different agency. This is the process a family actually has to walk—not a directory of private bondsmen or attorneys.

01 Downtown Courthouse

1100 Van Ness Avenue

Ask the jail or Public Defender which appearance. Adult criminal is typically 1100 Van Ness. Depts 95 & 96 are at 1265 M Street (North Annex campus — court, not visiting). Traffic/infractions: 2317 Tuolumne Street. Official Locations (checked 2026-09-12): Downtown clerk 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; building 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Calendar (559) 457-1801 (Sheriff Access to Courts also lists this). TDD (559) 457-2011. Public portal publicportal.fresno.courts.ca.gov. Unlawful detainer hidden 60 days. Jail cannot release until written court clearance — may take hours after court says released.

Metal detector; extra time. This is not the jail visitor lobby.

(559) 457-2000

02 Appointed counsel

2135 Fresno Street, Suite 100

Ask the judge for a court-appointed attorney if you cannot afford one. Public Defender: call the office before the court date.

Official Contacting the Public Defender (checked 2026-09-12): 2135 Fresno Street, Suite 100, Crocker Building. Hours Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (559) 600-1570. Juvenile (559) 600-6155 at 3333 E. American Avenue, Building 701, Suite E. Attorney jail visits: (559) 600-8720. Social calls and visits may be recorded.

(559) 600-3546

03 County supervision

Probation is not parole

A probation hold can block release after bail. Official hub notice (checked 2026-09-12): AB109 / Adult Offender Work Program at 2171 N. Fine Ave., (559) 600-7399. Other adult cases at 200 W. Pontiac Way, Building 4, Clovis, (559) 600-1705. Pretrial Monitoring 2171 N. Fine, (559) 600-7399.

Youth are Juvenile Justice Campus at 3333 E. American Avenue, (559) 600-4700 — not this adult jail. State parole is CDCR at 5060 E. Clinton Way, (559) 253-4144, not this department.

(559) 600-1705

04 State parole, not county

5060 E. Clinton Way

State parole is not Fresno County Probation. CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026: Fresno 1 GPS, 2 GPS, 3 & 4 at 5060 E. Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727, (559) 253-4144. Report to the office named in the release papers.

California parole office directory

Superior Court locations

Public Defender offices

District Attorney

Probation offices

Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one

Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.

05 / Who to call

Fresno County West Annex Jail phone numbers.

For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.

01
Jail Information

General in-custody questions. Confirm which building.

(559) 475-9491
02
Inmate Info (also listed)

Same Sheriff contact block as (559) 475-9491.

(559) 600-8600
03
Watch Commander

Emergencies, ADA visitor needs, hospital visits.

(559) 600-8440
04
Sheriff non-emergency dispatch

2200 Fresno Street. Emergencies 911.

(559) 600-3111
08
Inmate voicemail

0 + seven-digit JID. $1.00 / 30 seconds.

(559) 400-7521
09
VINE

Custody-change alerts after you confirm this jail.

1-877-411-5588
14
Adult Probation (other adult cases)

200 W. Pontiac Way, Bldg 4, Clovis.

(559) 600-1705
15
Juvenile Justice Campus (not this jail)

3333 E. American Avenue.

(559) 600-4700

Common questions

Fresno County West Annex Jail FAQ.

If a rule changes, confirm with the jail or the agency that published it.

Is West Annex the old South Annex?
No. Official visiting-schedule note: South Annex permanently closed Dec. 14, 2024 and was replaced by West Annex at 2208 Merced Street. Do not go to 2280 Fresno Street.
When are visiting hours?
The West Annex image banners 8:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m. seven days a week, by 2nd or 3rd floor. Monday also prints 8:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (2nd) and 1:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m. (3rd). First-come, 30 minutes, two visitors. Call (559) 475-9491.
Where do I send mail?
Personal: Name, Booking/JID, Fresno County Jail - 1900, PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193. Legal and publisher books: PO Box 872, Fresno, CA 93712. Same codes as Main Jail and North Annex.
How do I send money?
TouchPay facility number 293721. Lobby kiosks, touchpaydirect.com, or 1-866-232-1899. MyCarePack packages.
Is 2200 Fresno Street this door?
No. 2200 Fresno Street is Sheriff HQ / Records. West Annex visiting is 2208 Merced Street.

When you need to act

Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.

Fresno County West Annex Jail · Fresno · Updated 2026-09-12

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