El Centro / Imperial County Jail
Call Jail & Inmate Information (442) 265-2266 or use Sheriff VINE, then use this guide for RADF visiting at 1328 Sperber Road, Phoenix MD personal mail, Sperber legal mail, and GettingOut deposits. Everyone books at RADF first. 328 Applestill is Sheriff HQ. 324 Applestill is Juvenile Hall. Centinela, Calipatria, and ICE IRDF are not this jail.
Imperial County · California
Custody lookup
Imperial County Jail inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
VINE / Jail & Inmate Information line
Sheriff homepage (checked 2026-09-12) links VINE (vinelink.com siteId=5011) and prints Jail & Inmate Information (442) 265-2266 as that VINE line. Jail Information also (442) 265-2267. The Sheriff sitemap has no live public name-search roster. Ask which building holds the person: RADF (intake / main jail), OFDF, or HHCC. Sheriff: all incarcerated persons are first housed at RADF for medical screening and classification, then may remain or move to OFDF or HHCC. Combined 876 beds (RADF 288, OFDF 274, HHCC 314); male and female; sentenced and non-sentenced county and federal holds. Correctional Captain Juan Chavarin (OFDF, RADF, HHCC, DRC) (442) 265-2225. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is CDCR. ICE locator is IRDF.
Open inmate search ↗VINE
Sheriff Contact block (checked 2026-09-12): Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) with this phone and the vinelink.com siteId=5011 link. Register after you confirm the person is in this jail. Phone (442) 265-2266.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
RADF (Main Jail) visits are same-day sign-up, not an online appointment. You must know the housing module. Call (442) 265-2266 before you drive. Arrive at 1328 Sperber Road — not 328 Applestill (Sheriff HQ) and not 324 Applestill (Juvenile Hall / Probation).
- 01Confirm custody
Call (442) 265-2266 or use VINE.
Ask if the person is still here and which building and module. If they are at Juvenile Hall (324 Applestill), Centinela, Calipatria, or ICE IRDF (1572 Gateway Road, Calexico), this door and these vendors are wrong.
- 02Match the module
RADF visits are by housing unit.
Visitation Schedule PDF (effective March 20, 2023): Modules A–L and Male/Female Medical each have set days and 30-minute windows. Sign up 7:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. the day of the visit, at least one hour before the slot, first come first serve.
- 03Bring government photo ID
Two visitors. Dress code. Nothing but ID, wallet, keys.
Rules PDF: current photo ID with name, date of birth, and photograph. Maximum two visitors (a walking child counts; babies-in-arms do not, max two babies). One visit per day. Two visits totaling one hour per week.
01 / Visiting
Imperial County Jail visiting hours.
Sheriff jail page (checked 2026-09-12): for visitation information call (442) 265-2266. RADF Visitation Schedule PDF (filename Visitaion-at-RADF2023.pdf, effective March 20, 2023): in-person on-site barrier visits resume at RADF (Main Jail). Sign-up starts 7:00 a.m. and ends 6:30 p.m. the day of the visit. Sign up at least one hour prior. First come first serve. Valid local, state, or federal United States government identification at sign-up/visit. Rules and restrictions posted at the visitation sign-up center. Legal visits: icjlegalinterviews@icso.org. Visitation Rules PDF: two visits totaling one hour per week; one visit per day; max two visitors. Housing moves and lockdowns cancel visits. OFDF and HHCC clocks are not on the RADF PDF — Sheriff: call (442) 265-2266. HHCC page: sentenced workers in programming can earn in-person visiting on the front lawn. If VINE or the jail line does not show this jail, do not come here.
Call the jail (442) 265-2266Visiting location
Regional Adult Detention Facility public visiting, Imperial County Jail campus, 1328 Sperber Road, El Centro, CA 92243. Sheriff legal-mail and homepage inmate-mailing address for RADF/HHCC. Combined campus also holds OFDF and HHCC.
Not itemized on the reviewed RADF visiting PDF. Call (442) 265-2266.
Frequency and group size
- Two visits totaling one hour per incarcerated person each week. Not more than one visit per day.
- RADF windows are 30 minutes (some modules have two afternoon slots).
- Maximum two visitors. A child able to walk counts as one visitor. Babies-in-arms do not count; no more than two babies-in-arms per incarcerated person.
- 1328 Sperber Road, El Centro — RADF (Main Jail) sign-up. Not 328 Applestill Road (Sheriff HQ, Records, Civil). Not 324 Applestill Road (Juvenile Hall / Probation). Not 650 Wake Avenue (criminal court). Not 939 West Main Street (main courthouse). Sign up the same day between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., at least one hour before the scheduled window. Visitors are subject to search.
In-person visiting times by housing module
Several RADF modules have Saturday or Sunday windows (C, D, F, G, J, K, Male Medical, Female Medical). Still same-day sign-up at least one hour ahead. Find the housing module first, then the day.
The Sheriff jail page checked 2026-09-12 does not publish a public video-visit vendor or schedule. GettingOut is linked only for money deposits. HHCC dorms have tablets used to contact family — vendor name is not printed. Do not open a CDCR VSA account or ICE IRDF visit slot for this jail.
RADF Module A
- Mon 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Thu 5:30–6:00 p.m.
RADF Module B
- Tue 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Fri 5:30–6:00 p.m.
RADF Module C
- Wed 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Sat 5:30–6:00 p.m.
RADF Module D
- Sun 5:30–6:00 p.m.
- Thu 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
RADF Module E
- Mon 7:30–8:00 p.m.
- Fri 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
RADF Module F
- Tue 7:30–8:00 p.m.
- Sat 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
RADF Module G
- Sun 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Wed 7:30–8:00 p.m.
RADF Module H
- Mon 1:30–2:00 p.m.
- Thu 7:30–8:00 p.m.
RADF Module I
- Tue 1:30–2:00 p.m. / 2:30–3:00 p.m.
- Fri 7:30–8:00 p.m.
RADF Module J
- Wed 1:30–2:00 p.m. / 2:30–3:00 p.m.
- Sat 7:30–8:00 p.m.
RADF Module K
- Sun 7:30–8:00 p.m.
- Thu 1:30–2:00 p.m. / 2:30–3:00 p.m.
RADF Module L
- Mon 5:30–6:00 p.m.
- Fri 1:30–2:00 p.m. / 2:30–3:00 p.m.
RADF Male Medical
- Tue 5:30–6:00 p.m.
- Sat 1:30–2:00 p.m.
RADF Female Medical
- Sun 1:30–2:00 p.m.
- Wed 5:30–6:00 p.m.
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 live Sheriff public name-search roster (VINE + (442) 265-2266 are what the Sheriff publishes)
- Named outbound phone vendor and per-minute rates
- Public video-visit vendor or schedule (GettingOut is linked for deposits only)
- OFDF and HHCC visiting clocks (RADF PDF only; HHCC lawn visiting for sentenced programming workers)
- Juvenile Hall visiting clock times (address and (442) 265-2450 are published)
- Lobby kiosk, money-order-by-mail, and weekly commissary cap
- How cash/surety/after-hours bail is accepted at this lobby
- Labeled visitor parking and last-mile entrance beyond 1328 Sperber Road
- Street addresses for Niland, Palo Verde, and Salton City substations
- Publisher-book and photo-size rules beyond the two published mail addresses
Phone calls
Imperial County Jail phone calls vendor not named on the Sheriff jail page.
Sheriff jail page (checked 2026-09-12) does not name the outbound phone vendor or publish per-minute rates. HHCC: each dorm was issued tablets used to submit requests and to contact family. GettingOut is linked for money deposits, not as a published phone-account page. Staff do not replace a live call. Jail Information (442) 265-2267. Do not discuss the case on a recorded jail call.
- 01No incoming calls
They have to call you.
A public inbound inmate-phone number is not published. Jail & Inmate Information (442) 265-2266 is for families, not a way to ring a housing unit.
- 02Fund the account
GettingOut deposits.
Sheriff: gettingout.com. Ask the jail which account type you are funding (trust vs phone vs tablet) — that split is not on the public page.
- 03Video is not posted
Call (442) 265-2266 before you assume a video slot.
No GTL VisitMe, SmartInmate, or GettingOut video schedule is on the Sheriff jail page checked 2026-09-12. In-person RADF visits are the published path.
GettingOut (Sheriff-linked for deposits; phone vendor not separately named) ↗
Inmate mail
Imperial County Jail inmate mail address.
Use the inmate-mail address below. Include the person’s name and booking number, and add your full return address.
Mailing address
Imperial County Jail, CAIncarcerated Person's Name, SPN#P.O. Box 247Phoenix, MD 21131Do not send ordinary inmate mail to 328 Applestill Road (HQ/Records), 324 Applestill Road (youth/Probation), 650 Wake Avenue or 939 West Main Street (courts), 895 Broadway (Public Defender), 940 West Main Street (DA), 2302 Brown Road / Centinela PO boxes, 7018 Blair Road / Calipatria PO boxes, or 1572 Gateway Road (ICE IRDF).
- Personal mail to the Phoenix, MD box with Imperial County Jail, CA, name, and SPN# (Sheriff jail page, checked 2026-09-12)
- Legal mail to Imperial County Jail, Incarcerated Person's Name, SPN#, 1328 Sperber Road, El Centro, CA 92243
- Personal mail to 328 Applestill Road (Sheriff HQ) or 324 Applestill Road (Juvenile Hall / Probation)
- County-jail mail for someone at Centinela State Prison, Calipatria State Prison, or ICE Imperial Regional Detention Facility
- Youth mail to the Phoenix MD box or 1328 Sperber Road
Personal: Imperial County Jail, CA / Incarcerated Person's Name, SPN# / P.O. Box 247 / Phoenix, MD 21131. Legal: Imperial County Jail / Incarcerated Person's Name, SPN# / 1328 Sperber Road / El Centro, CA 92243. Get the SPN# from the jail line (442) 265-2266. The homepage footer still lists 1328 Sperber as the RADF/HHCC inmate mailing address — the dedicated jail page is the personal-vs-legal split used here.
Postage when someone has no money: A detailed list of allowed photos, card sizes, or publisher-book rules is not on the reviewed jail page. Call (442) 265-2266 if you are sending books or photos.
Money and commissary
How to send money to Imperial County Jail.
The published deposit route is GettingOut. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Sheriff Corrections / jail page (checked 2026-09-12): Click here to deposit money for an incarcerated person through Gettingout.com.
- 02
GettingOut help line printed on gettingout.com (checked 2026-09-12): 866-516-0115 for refunds/account questions — that is the vendor site, not a second Sheriff money method.
- 03
Do not mix this with ICE IRDF tablets (ICE also names GettingOut on its own page) or CDCR JPay / GTL money for Centinela and Calipatria.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Confirm custody, then the 2026 court schedules
Confirm the person is still at this jail: (442) 265-2266. Imperial Superior Court 2026 Felony and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule and Uniform Bail & Penalty Schedule (effective January 1, 2026) are on imperial.courts.ca.gov/forms-and-filing/fee-penalty-and-bail-schedules. Criminal clerk 650 Wake Avenue, (760) 482-2245, crimrecords@imperial.courts.ca.gov. How cash, surety, or after-hours posting works at this lobby is not itemized on the reviewed Sheriff jail page — call the jail. Posting a bond does not guarantee release if a probation hold, parole hold, or out-of-county warrant applies. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6). Jail411 does not publish a bondsman directory.
Call (442) 265-2266; Naphcare (442) 273-5191
Sheriff Records (328 Applestill Road) is crime reports, clearance letters, and vehicle releases — not inmate property. Jail property-release steps are not itemized on the reviewed jail page. Call (442) 265-2266. Mental-health family guide and medication forms are linked from the jail page. Naphcare (442) 273-5191. PREA: (442) 265-2323, after hours (442) 265-2307; third-party Juvenile Hall (442) 265-2425.
Pickup window not on the jail page
Not published as a pickup window on the reviewed jail page. Call (442) 265-2266.
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.
650 Wake Avenue
ROA/Case Lookup: imperialcourt.org/WebCaseSearch/. Five-day calendars: imperialcourt.org/CourtCalendar4/ (general, criminal, traffic, small claims, juvenile, mental health). If you cannot afford an attorney, ask the court to appoint one at arraignment. Official Locations (checked 2026-09-12): El Centro Criminal Courthouse Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Building also (760) 482-2200. Criminal fax (760) 336-3593. Hearing information by phone (760) 482-2215 with the case number. Main courthouse (family, traffic, jury) is 939 West Main Street, same (760) 482-2200, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
650 Wake Avenue is the criminal courthouse — not jail visiting at 1328 Sperber Road. Sheriff Court Services: weapons screening; no firearms, knives, tools, aerosol, or extra clothing. Cell phones with cameras are allowed in the courthouse but cannot photograph or record without court approval. No communication with prisoners in the courtroom. Dress: business or casual (jeans allowed); no shorts, tank tops, crop tops, or bare feet.
895 Broadway — closed to public walk-in
If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, ask the judge to appoint one at arraignment. The court appoints the Public Defender.
Official county Public Defender page (checked 2026-09-12): 895 Broadway, El Centro, CA 92243. Adult and juvenile criminal, dependency, conservatorship. Office hours listed as closed to the public. Second line (442) 265-1706. Staff directory leads with Benjamin I. Salorio. This office is not visiting. Do not discuss the case on a jail phone.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release after bail. Official Administration (checked 2026-09-12): Chief Elizabeth Sais. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Iran Martinez DRC at the same street, (442) 265-2520. Sheriff Corrections Day Reporting Center is a different line: (442) 265-2269.
Youth are Juvenile Hall at 324 Applestill Road — (442) 265-2450 — not this adult jail. State parole is CDCR at 279 South Waterman Avenue, not this department.
El Centro parole satellite
CDCR Southern Region directory (checked 2026-09-12) lists El Centro as Chula Vista 2 satellite: 279 South Waterman Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243, (760) 352-7524. State parole is not Imperial County Probation. Report to the office named in the release papers.
Superior Court locations
Adult criminal clerk. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Official page ↗Family, traffic, jury, self-help. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Official page ↗Tuesday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., closed 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Closed Monday and Friday.
Official page ↗Public Defender offices
District Attorney
George Marquez, District Attorney. Not the 1328 Sperber visitor door. Not 650 Wake Avenue.
Official page ↗Melissa Lopez-Moore, Program Director. Crisis intervention, court escort, CalVCB claims, restitution.
Official page ↗Probation offices
Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (442) 265-2376.
Official page ↗Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Adjacent to Probation. Not jail visiting.
Official page ↗Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one
Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.
- El Centro Parole Office (Chula Vista 2 satellite) 279 South Waterman Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 · (760) 352-7524 · Google Maps ↗
- Chula Vista 1 & 2 / 3 GPS & 4 GPS 765 Third Avenue, Suite 200 & Suite 300, Chula Vista, CA 91910 · (619) 476-3700 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
Imperial County Jail phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
Confirm custody, which building, visiting, mail, bail questions.
Sheriff Divisions list.
OFDF, RADF, HHCC, DRC/Operations. Juan Chavarin.
Robert Wilson — RADF/Operations.
James Vooris — HHCC/Operations. Also PREA (442) 265-2323.
Colby Stewart — OFDF/Operations.
Email icjlegalinterviews@icso.org.
Court moves.
Jail medical contractor on the Sheriff Divisions list.
328 Applestill Road. Not visiting.
Not a jail roster. Emergencies 911.
328 Applestill Road. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Process / writs. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Not the jail visitor door. Not Probation DRC (442) 265-2520.
650 Wake Avenue.
Have the case number.
895 Broadway. Closed to public walk-in.
940 West Main Street, Suite 102.
DA program.
324 Applestill Road. A hold can block release.
324 Applestill Road. Youth visiting.
Sexual-abuse report after hours.
Common questions
Imperial County Jail FAQ.
If a rule changes, confirm with the jail or the agency that published it.
- Is there an online inmate search for Imperial County Jail?
- The Sheriff does not publish a live public name-search roster. Use VINE (vinelink.com siteId=5011) or call (442) 265-2266 / (442) 265-2267. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is for CDCR prisons (Centinela, Calipatria). The ICE locator is for Imperial Regional Detention Facility.
- When are visiting hours?
- RADF (Main Jail) barrier visits by housing module. Sign up the same day 7:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., at least one hour before the slot. Module A–L and medical windows are on the March 20, 2023 RADF PDF. Two visits totaling one hour per week; one visit per day; max two visitors. Call (442) 265-2266 for OFDF or HHCC. Door is 1328 Sperber Road.
- Where do I send mail?
- Personal: Incarcerated Person's Name, SPN#, Imperial County Jail, CA, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Legal: Name, SPN#, Imperial County Jail, 1328 Sperber Road, El Centro, CA 92243. Not 328 Applestill. Not Juvenile Hall. Not CDCR. Not ICE.
- How do I send money?
- Sheriff Corrections page: GettingOut.com. Do not open an ICE IRDF or CDCR money account for this jail.
- Is 328 Applestill Road the visitor door?
- No. Visiting and legal mail are 1328 Sperber Road. 328 Applestill is Sheriff HQ (admin, records, civil, dispatch). 324 Applestill is Juvenile Hall and Probation. 650 Wake Avenue is criminal court.
- Are Centinela or Calipatria the county jail?
- No. Those are CDCR prisons. Use CIRIS and CDCR visiting/mail. Imperial Regional Detention Facility at 1572 Gateway Road, Calexico, is ICE. El Centro Service Processing Center is closed.
- Where is Juvenile Hall?
- 324 Applestill Road, (442) 265-2450. Probation, not the Sheriff jail. No GettingOut, no Phoenix MD mail, no RADF modules.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Imperial County Jail · El Centro · Updated 2026-09-12