Sacramento / Youth Detention Facility
There is no public youth roster. Call (916) 875-6996. Visiting is at 4136 Branch Center Road — not 9601 Kiefer (housing/release) and not the adult Main Jail on I Street. Do not use Securus, TouchPay, or iCare.
Also called YDF, Juvenile Hall, Valley Oak Youth Academy.
Sacramento County · California
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Sacramento County youth custody confirmation.
There is no public youth roster. The Sheriff Inmate Information search will not find someone held here. YDF pages do not publish a searchable list of youth.
Call staff
Call Youth Detention Facility (916) 875-6996. Schedule visits (916) 874-2777. Juvenile Services (916) 875-4600 during business hours.
Call (916) 875-6996Different building
Adult custody is a different system: Main Jail (651 I Street) or RCCC (12500 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove), Sheriff Inmate Information, (916) 874-6752 / (916) 874-1927. Do not use Securus Tampa, TouchPay 257501, or iCare for a youth.
Adult jail visiting hoursBefore you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
Youth visiting rules differ from the adult jail. Use this building’s phone and appointment process.
- 01Confirm housing
Call this building first.
There is no public youth roster. Call (916) 875-6996. The adult Sheriff search will not show a youth here.
- 02Right driveway
Visitor Center 4136 Branch Center Road — not 9601 Kiefer.
Release and housing use 9601 Kiefer Boulevard, main entrance across from the U.S. Post Office. Visiting is 4136 Branch Center Road. Juvenile Courthouse is 9605 Kiefer. Adult Main Jail is 651 I Street. RCCC is 12500 Bruceville Road.
- 03Do not use adult vendors
No Securus Tampa, no TouchPay, no iCare.
Those are adult-jail vendors. Youth mail, visits, and phones are this hall’s rules.
01 / Visiting
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility visiting hours.
Official Visitation Information (checked 2026-09-12): appointments by calling the Visitor Center. Visitor Center 4136 Branch Center Road — not the 9601 Kiefer housing/release driveway. The page prints two slightly different personal-visit grids; call (916) 874-2777 before you drive. Visitor Center closed during private Faith and Family Engagement Events. Schedule by telephone at (916) 874-2777. Do not use the adult-jail (916) 874-6752 visiting lobby.
Call to schedule (916) 875-6996Approved family first
Parents and legal guardians. Others need probation officer + supervisor + YDF Duty Supervisor approval.
- Parents and legal guardians may visit. All others (extended family, clergy, etc.) must be approved by the youth’s probation officer, that supervisor, and the YDF Duty Supervisor. No more than three visitors at a time. It is unlawful for any person who has a warrant to enter the facility.
- State driver’s license; state DMV ID; Armed Forces ID; INS identification; passport; Matrícula Consular De Alta Seguridad (MCAS). Criminal-records check required before admission. Metal detector.
- Call the Visitor Center. Hours below are the published windows, not a guaranteed walk-in slot.
Contraband and items
- Allowed: one white handkerchief; unopened tissue pack; two keys on a ring with no attachments; plastic Ziploc with dollars/change for vending; vending-machine purchases for the youth inside the Visitor Center. Pictures, magazines, and books must come by U.S. Mail — none through the Visitor Center. No outside food. Prohibited: drugs/alcohol; weapons/pepper spray/explosives; tobacco/lighters; chewing gum; purses/backpacks/packages; hair products; non-prescription medication (clinic only); sexually explicit or gang material; pagers/cell phones; cameras/radios/recorders; writing materials or hardback books; outside food and beverages.
- See items_rule. Medication must go to the medical clinic, not Visitor Center staff.
- Do not open a Securus / TouchPay / iCare adult-jail account for a youth. The YDF pages do not publish Zoom or remote-video hours.
Published visiting windows
Source: official visits and mail page, verified 2026-09-12.
| Days | Visit window | Note |
|---|---|---|
| General / family visits | Monday–Thursday 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (hours table). A second block on the same page also prints personal/family Monday–Friday 4:00–8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday & county holidays 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. | Call (916) 874-2777. Confirm which grid applies that day. |
| Sibling visits | Fridays 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. | Official sibling table. |
| Initial visits | Anytime during Visitor Center operational hours; must be completed before the Detention Hearing. | Official Who Can Visit. |
| Post-court visits | 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, must be the day of court. | Initial, post-court, and professional visits also listed every day 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., with Friday exceptions — call to inquire. |
| Professional business visits | Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Attorneys and professionals. |
Do not assume
These details are not published.
Ask the facility before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.
- A public searchable roster of youth in custody
- A family commissary or deposit vendor (not printed on YDF HTML)
- Securus / Zoom hours for this hall
- A live official bed count on the YDF HTML
- Which of the two personal-visit grids on the visitation page controls a given Friday
02 / Mail and phone
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility mail address.
Official Phone Calls and Mail (checked 2026-09-12): unlimited letters and cards. Postage for all outgoing mail paid by YDF. Incoming and outgoing mail opened and inspected for contraband with the resident present. Do not use Securus P.O. Box 20888 Tampa or adult-jail streets.
Mailing address
Name of Youth9601 Kiefer BlvdSacramento, CA 95827- Letters
- Cards
- Adult-jail Securus Digital Mail Center, P.O. Box 20888, Tampa FL 33622
- TouchPay / iCare / Securus phone accounts
- Mail to 651 I Street or 12500 Bruceville Road
- Pictures, magazines, or books handed through the Visitor Center (those must be mailed)
All incoming and outgoing mail is opened and inspected for contraband with the resident present.
Postage: Postage for all outgoing mail is paid by YDF.
How youth phone calls work
Hall (916) 875-6996. Schedule visits (916) 874-2777. Official Phone Calls and Mail: youth may make free phone calls from pay phones in each living unit during open recreation. Use may be limited so all youth can call. Maximum 15 minutes. Do not use Securus. Call (916) 875-6996 rather than the adult jail (916) 874-6752.
Money
Can families send money here?
YDF pages checked 2026-09-12 do not publish a family commissary, TouchPay, or “money on the books” process. Do not use adult-jail TouchPay facility 257501 or iCare. Visitors may buy vending items inside the Visitor Center with a Ziploc of cash. A family deposit vendor is not published — call (916) 875-6996 rather than guessing. Official Release Information: bail is not required to release minors to a parent or guardian in Juvenile Court.
This is not the adult jail deposit or commissary process. Do not send adult-inmate funds through a youth-campus workflow.
Read the official FAQ ↗Life inside
School, medical care, and programs.
These details come from the official youth-campus pages. Rules can change; use the linked county pages when you need to act.
Who can be held at this hall
Official YDF page (checked 2026-09-12): secure detention for youth awaiting court hearings or placement; education, medical, and rehabilitative programs. Valley Oak Youth Academy inside YDF serves SB 823 realigned youth who would previously have gone to DJJ. Adult jail booking at Main Jail/RCCC is a different system.
A current bed count is not printed on the YDF HTML. Family Orientation Night is the third Thursday in January, April, July, and October, 5:30–7:00 p.m. in the Visitor Center — Supervising Probation Officer Maria Rivera (916) 874-1544, RiveraMa@saccounty.gov.
El Centro Junior/Senior High — Sacramento County Office of Education
Official YDF page: El Centro Junior/Senior High inside YDF, WASC-accredited, year-round. Traditional diploma, HiSET, Los Rios advanced education, hybrid/correspondence college for graduates, 21st Century Skills, pre-apprenticeship in Culinary Arts and Construction Technology.
Official education page ↗Juvenile Correctional Health and Institutions Mental Health
Official YDF page: Juvenile Correctional Health (Department of Health Services, Primary Health) provides mandated health care. Juvenile Justice Institutions Mental Health (Behavioral Health) provides behavioral health care with on-site psychiatric contract physicians. Chaplaincy Administrative Assistant (916) 876-9347; Chaplain Tara Benning (916) 875-7072, BenningT@saccounty.net.
Not itemized on the YDF HTML. Call (916) 875-6996.
PREA
Adult-jail PREA pages (Main Jail / RCCC) do not apply here. Ask YDF (916) 875-6996 or see YDF Policies on the Probation site.
Official PREA page ↗Programs named on the official YDF page
These are facility programs, not a visiting menu.
- Valley Oak Youth Academy (VOYA) for SB 823 realigned youth
- Leadership Education and Athletic Program (LEAP)
- Skills Training Enrichment Program (STEP)
- Peer mentoring, fitness and sports, trauma-informed therapy, leadership development
- Gymnasium, swimming pool, unit courtyards
- Juvenile Justice Chaplaincy volunteer program
- Probation K-9 unit (narcotics, firearms, marijuana detection)
After booking
Probation, Juvenile Court, and records.
This is the family process for youth custody—not a directory of private attorneys or bondsmen.
Sacramento County Probation Department
Juveniles report to 4000 Branch Center Road after court disposition or YDF release unless instructed otherwise. Juvenile Court Services 4100 Branch Center Road, (916) 875-6868. Find-your-officer adults use (916) 874-7762; juveniles call (916) 875-4600.
Juvenile Services 4000 Branch Center Road, (916) 875-4600, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Hall (916) 875-6996.
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento — Juvenile Courthouse
Official locations (Wayback 2025-06-09): business 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday–Friday. Departments 90–93, 2nd floor. Same Kiefer campus as housing at 9601 — not the Visitor Center at 4136 Branch Center Road. Juvenile dependency is at William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse, 3341 Power Inn Road, (916) 875-3400.
Juvenile record sealing
Probation links How do I seal my juvenile record? to Juvenile Court Services. Start at (916) 875-6868 / 4100 Branch Center Road. Do not call the adult jail about sealing.
Addresses families actually use
Youth detention building
Official page ↗Juvenile Services 4000 Branch Center Road, (916) 875-4600, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Hall (916) 875-6996.
Official page ↗Courthouse — not Juvenile Hall
Official page ↗Same campus
Kiefer / Branch Center youth campus siblings.
Sacramento County Probation operates the Youth Detention Facility. Official YDF page (checked 2026-09-12): first point of interaction for most youth entering the juvenile justice system; education, recreation, medical, and mental-health services; Valley Oak Youth Academy (VOYA) for SB 823 realigned youth. Housing 9601 Kiefer Boulevard, (916) 875-6996, fax (916) 875-5196. Visitor Center 4136 Branch Center Road — schedule (916) 874-2777, fax (916) 876-8857. Juvenile Courthouse 9605 Kiefer Boulevard, (916) 876-7753, is a different door. Adult jail is 651 I Street / 12500 Bruceville Road.
Who to call
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility phone numbers.
These numbers come from official probation and youth-campus pages.
Confirm housing, mail. Fax (916) 875-5196. 9601 Kiefer Boulevard.
4136 Branch Center Road. Fax (916) 876-8857.
4000 Branch Center Road. Assigned officer. 8:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
4100 Branch Center Road. Record sealing start. Fax (916) 875-4206.
9605 Kiefer Boulevard, Departments 90–93.
9310 Tech Center Drive, Suite 205.
9805 Goethe Road.
SPO Maria Rivera. RiveraMa@saccounty.gov.
Chaplain Tara Benning. Admin assistant (916) 876-9347.
Common questions
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility FAQ.
Short answers families actually search. Official pages remain the source if a rule changes.
- Is YDF the same as the Sacramento County jail?
- No. Youth Detention Facility housing is 9601 Kiefer Boulevard, (916) 875-6996. Visiting is 4136 Branch Center Road, (916) 874-2777. Adult custody is Main Jail at 651 I Street or RCCC at 12500 Bruceville Road. Mail, visiting, and money rules are different. Do not use Securus, TouchPay, or iCare for a youth.
- Is there a public roster?
- No. Call (916) 875-6996. The Sheriff Inmate Information search will not show a youth here.
- What are the visiting hours?
- Schedule at (916) 874-2777. Published general visits Monday–Thursday 4:00–8:00 p.m. and Saturday–Sunday 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; sibling visits Friday 4:00–8:00 p.m. The same page also prints personal/family Monday–Friday 4:00–8:00 p.m. Call before you drive. Visitor Center 4136 Branch Center Road.
- Can I put money on the books?
- YDF pages do not publish a family commissary vendor. Do not use adult TouchPay 257501 or iCare. Vending is inside the Visitor Center. Call (916) 875-6996.
- Can I bail a youth out?
- Official Release Information: in Juvenile Court, bail is not required to release minors to a parent or guardian. Only a parent or legal guardian with accepted photo ID may pick up. Release is the 9601 Kiefer main entrance across from the Post Office — not the Visitor Center. The process may take up to an hour.
- How do I write?
- Name of Youth, 9601 Kiefer Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95827. Letters and cards. Postage on outgoing mail paid by YDF. Not Securus Tampa.
When you need to act
Read the county’s own pages.
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility · Sacramento · Updated 2026-09-12