San Francisco County Sheriffs Department
Sheriff's office1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 456
San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco, CA 94102
Non-emergency(415) 554-7225
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San Francisco County adult jail information
Use the Sheriff’s live search or call 415-553-1430; retain the SF number and actual housing. A recent arrest may still be with the arresting agency, at a hospital or in a separate stabilization service.
All California counties Facility information, not live custody records.
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| Facility and guide | Street address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| County Jail #2 → | 425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | 415-554-7225 |
| County Jail #3 (formerly #5) → | 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066 | 415-553-1430 |
Intake/Release (CJ1) shares CJ2’s 425 7th lobby but has no social visits. Current CJ3 is San Francisco custody in San Bruno; CJ3 Annex dorm arrangements require confirmation. Former CJ4 / CJ2 Annex at 850 Bryant no longer houses people. Hospital Ward 7D/7L, juvenile, state, federal and immigration services remain separate.
Sources: Sheriff: live custody search · Sheriff: Intake and Release Center · Sheriff: current County Jail #2 page · Sheriff: County Jail #3 and February 2026 Flywheel service · Sheriff: 2025 annual report, jail profiles · Sheriff: February 12, 2026 budget presentation · City Sentencing Commission: September 30, 2020 final CJ4 closure report · Sheriff: CJ2 Annex, former CJ4, no incarcerated housing
Original directory and other custody systems
The reviewed orientation is above. This older directory is preserved with historical listings and facilities from other systems. Use the current guide for the confirmed facility; adult-jail rules do not automatically apply to youth custody, special programs or other operators.
Jails in San Francisco County
Open a facility for its address, phone and family rules.
- San Francisco County Jail #2San Francisco · (415) 554-7225County jail
- San Francisco County Jail #3San Bruno · (415) 553-1430County jail
Sheriff and police in San Francisco County
34 listed agencies. The arresting agency is usually not the holding facility.
San Francisco Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's office1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, City Hall, Room 456
San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco, CA 94102
Non-emergency(415) 554-7225
Bart Police Department - Balboa Park Station
City police401 Geneva Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
San Francisco, CA 94112
Public line(510) 464-7000
Bart Police Department Powell Street Station
City police899 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco, CA 94102
Public line(415) 678-4010
Bayview Station
City police201 Williams Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
San Francisco, CA 94124
Public line(415) 671-2300
Central Station
City police766 Vallejo Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco, CA 94133
Public line(415) 315-2400
Ingleside Station
City police1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane
San Francisco, CA 94112
San Francisco, CA 94112
Public line(415) 404-4000
Mission Station
City police630 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
San Francisco, CA 94110
Public line(415) 558-5400
Northern Station
City police1125 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
San Francisco, CA 94115
Public line(415) 614-3400
Park Station
City police1899 Waller Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
San Francisco, CA 94117
Public line(415) 242-3000
Family next steps
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Confirm adult custody
Sheriff Find a Person in Jail. Search name, SF#, or booking number. Jail411 does not host inmate names. Read which building: County Jail #2 or County Jail #3. Public information (415) 553-1430.
Open this step →Adult jail visiting
Schedule on GTL VisitMe the day before. Jail #2 Saturdays/Sundays/holidays 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Jail #3 7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Arrive 30 minutes early. Confirm the building first.
Open this step →Send adult jail mail
Last name, first name, SF number to 425 Seventh Street (Jail #2) or 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno (Jail #3). USPS only. Publisher books only. Not Juvenile Hall.
Open this step →Send money / commissary
TouchPay online (facility locator 294066) with fees; cash kiosks at 425 7th Street (24 hours, no fee) and Jail #3 lobby during visiting; money window 425 7th first floor on published Wednesday/Thursday hours. iCare gifts at icaregifts.com/SanFranciscoCA.html. $100/week commissary cap.
Open this step →Phones and video
San Francisco jail phone calls are free (Sheriff page checked 2026-09-12). Video and in-person social visits: GTL VisitMe. Visit help (415) 553-1430 / visitorsupport@gtl.net.
Open this step →Look up a court case
San Francisco Superior Court case information. Criminal clerk Hall of Justice 850 Bryant Street Room 101, (415) 551-0651. Civic Center main (415) 551-4000.
Open this step →Which courthouse?
Criminal / traffic: Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant Street. Civic Center Courthouse 400 McAllister Street. Juvenile Justice Center 375 Woodside Avenue. Polk Street Annex 575 Polk Street. Jail visiting is 425 7th or 1 Moreland — not the clerk door.
Open this step →Youth detention (not the adult jail)
375 Woodside Avenue. Front desk (415) 753-7800. Hall (415) 753-7500. DPO must pre-approve visitors. Thursday and Sunday family visiting. No adult GTL / iCare / TouchPay.
Open this step →Other custody and specialized locations
Different buildings. Different rules.
Intake and Release Center
Official Sheriff Intake and Release Center page (checked 2026-09-12): 425 7th Street, shared lobby with County Jail #2. No visits. Families come here to pick someone up after release. No public parking lot — street parking. Phone (415) 558-4443 Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; all other times including weekends and holidays (415) 553-1444. Captain Jamala Sanford. sheriff@sfgov.org.
425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103County Jail #2 Annex
Official Sheriff Jails list (checked 2026-09-12) includes County Jail #2 Annex at 850 Bryant Street, 7th Floor. Captain William Kelleher, Community Programs. The live 2026 visiting schedule, mail addresses, and money kiosks name County Jail #2 (425 7th) and County Jail #3 (1 Moreland) only — this is not a published family visiting door. Historic County Jail #4 at the Hall of Justice is not on the current Sheriff jail list as Jail #4.
850 Bryant Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital — Sheriff hospital presence
Sheriff footer (checked 2026-09-12) lists At the Hospital as Zuckerberg San Francisco General. Directory still holds a jail-ward row at 1001 Potrero Avenue. The live 2026 visiting schedule does not publish a family visiting window for a hospital ward — confirm custody on Find a Person in Jail. If the roster shows Jail #2 or Jail #3, use those doors.
1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110San Francisco Juvenile Hall / Juvenile Justice Center
San Francisco Juvenile Probation operates Juvenile Hall and the Secure Youth Treatment Facility at 375 Woodside Avenue. Official visit page (checked 2026-09-12): all visitors must be pre-approved by the assigned Deputy Probation Officer. Front desk (415) 753-7800. Juvenile Hall (415) 753-7500. Not the adult jail. Do not use GTL VisitMe, iCare, or TouchPay facility 294066.
375 Woodside Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127Alcatraz Island (historical)
Federal penitentiary closed 1963. National Park Service site today — not San Francisco County Jail and not a BOP holding facility. Do not use Sheriff Find a Person, GTL VisitMe, or county mail addresses.
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA 94133- Adult custody: Sheriff Find a Person in Jail at sfsheriff.com/find-person-jail. Confirm County Jail #2 (425 7th Street) vs County Jail #3 (1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno, formerly Jail #5) before you drive, mail, or schedule GTL VisitMe.
- Adult jail doors: County Jail #2 and Intake/Release share 425 7th Street — visiting is Jail #2, pickup after release is IRC (no visits). County Jail #3 is 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno. Sheriff HQ is City Hall Room 456 — not visiting. Hall of Justice clerk / cash bail Room 460 is 850 Bryant Street — not the Jail #2 visitor lobby.
- County Jail #2 Annex at 850 Bryant 7th Floor is on the Sheriff jails list as Community Programs. 2026 visiting, mail, and kiosk pages do not treat it as a family visiting door.
- Youth: Juvenile Probation at 375 Woodside Avenue, (415) 753-7800. Hall (415) 753-7500. Thursday and Sunday family visiting after DPO approval. Do not mix adult GTL / iCare / TouchPay with youth.
- There is no BOP Federal Detention Center San Francisco in the Jail411 facility table. Federal custody uses the BOP locator, not the Sheriff search. Alcatraz is NPS historical, closed 1963.
- Free Flywheel to County Jail #3: pickup 598 Geneva Avenue (white zone, Geneva and Delano), (855) 359-2420, flywheel.com. Deputy voucher at the jail. Return only to 598 Geneva Avenue.
Court, counsel and supervision
Use the office that handles this part of the case.
Superior Court
Hall of Justice
Official Hall of Justice page (checked 2026-09-12): building Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Criminal Division Room 101, (415) 551-0651, Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Traffic Division Room 145, (415) 551-8540. Jury Services Room 307, (415) 551-3608. Comprehensive Collections Room 101, (415) 551-0670. Cash bail Room 460 (Sheriff Buffin page). This is not Jail #2 visiting at 425 7th Street.
850 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103Civic Center Courthouse
Official Civic Center Courthouse (checked 2026-09-12): building Monday–Friday 8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Filing clerks Rooms 103 and 402 Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Civil Division Room 103. Unified Family Court 4th floor, (415) 551-3900. Traffic (415) 551-8550. ACCESS legal self-help (415) 551-0605. Not jail visiting.
400 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102Juvenile Justice Center
Official Juvenile Justice Center (checked 2026-09-12): building Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Juvenile justice and juvenile traffic. Same campus as Juvenile Hall / Youth Guidance Center. Unified Family Court juvenile traffic (415) 682-5100 on the JPD contact page. Free 4-hour visitor parking in the assigned visitor section. Not adult-jail visiting.
375 Woodside Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127Polk Street Annex
Official Polk Street Annex (checked 2026-09-12): 575 Polk Street between Elm and Turk. No public parking facility; metered street parking. Not jail visiting.
575 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94102Public defense and appointed counsel
San Francisco Public Defender — Adult and Immigration Defender
Official FAQ and Contact (checked 2026-09-12): Public Defender Manohar Raju. Call (415) 553-1671. 555 7th Street is next door to County Jail #2 at 425 7th — this office is appointed counsel, not the visitor lobby. Ask the judge at arraignment for a Public Defender if you cannot afford counsel.
555 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103San Francisco Public Defender — Youth Defender
Official Contact (checked 2026-09-12): Youth Defender office at the Juvenile Justice Center. Same campus as Juvenile Hall — not adult-jail visiting.
375 Woodside Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127MAGIC — Mobilization for Adolescent Growth in our Communities
Official Contact (checked 2026-09-12). Youth community program office — not Juvenile Hall housing and not the adult jail.
1275 Fairfax Avenue, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94124District Attorney
San Francisco District Attorney
Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. districtattorney@sfgov.org. Not jail visiting.
350 Rhode Island Street, North Building, Suite 400N, San Francisco, CA 94103DA Victim Services Division
Official Victim Services (checked 2026-09-12): Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Fax (628) 652-4001. victimservices@sfgov.org.
350 Rhode Island Street, 400N, San Francisco, CA 94103Probation
San Francisco Adult Probation Department
Official Adult Probation (checked 2026-09-12): Chief Cristel Tullock. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. A probation hold can block release after bail. Not jail visiting.
945 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103Community Assessment and Services Center (CASC)
Official Adult Probation contact (checked 2026-09-12): behavioral-health reentry one-stop. Not jail visiting.
564 6th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103Juvenile Probation / Juvenile Hall
Official JPD contact (checked 2026-09-12): Front Desk (415) 753-7800, fax (415) 753-7715, JUV-generalinquiry@sfgov.org. Juvenile Hall visiting (415) 753-7500. Same campus as Juvenile Delinquency Court. Not the adult jail.
375 Woodside Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127Parole, records and family support
San Francisco Sheriff’s Office — Administration / Main Office
Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (415) 554-7050. This is not jail visiting — visiting is 425 7th Street or 1 Moreland Drive.
City Hall, Room 456, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102Sheriff Civil Processes
Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12). Civil process, not a jail roster and not visiting.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102Sheriff public information / visit scheduling help
Official VINE and visiting pages (checked 2026-09-12): public information line and GTL visit troubleshooting. visitorsupport@gtl.net. Cash-bail questions for Room 460 also use this number.
425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103After-hours jail / medical-mental health
Official Sheriff homepage and jail pages (checked 2026-09-12): all other times including weekends and holidays. Weekday medical/mental-health crisis for someone in jail also (415) 558-4443 Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103PREA — report sexual misconduct
Official Jail Visiting Information (checked 2026-09-12): call (415) 734-3111 to report suspected sexual misconduct.
SFPD non-emergency
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12): emergencies 911. Non-emergency (415) 553-0123. SFPD does not run the county jails — use Sheriff Find a Person in Jail for custody.
SFPD Southern Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Arrestees booked into county jail go to Sheriff custody. Not visiting.
1251 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94158SFPD Bayview Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
201 Williams Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124SFPD Central Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
766 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA 94133SFPD Ingleside Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane, San Francisco, CA 94112SFPD Mission Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
630 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110SFPD Northern Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
1125 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115SFPD Park Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
1899 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117SFPD Richmond Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118SFPD Taraval Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
2345 24th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116SFPD Tenderloin Station
Official Station Finder (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911.
301 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94102CDCR parole — San Francisco Parole Office
State parole, not San Francisco Adult Probation and not the county jail. Report to the office named in the release papers.
1727 Mission Street, 1st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103Sources and review
Official information for San Francisco County.
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Before you visit, call or send.
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Visiting
Schedules, visitor approval, identification and arrival.
Read the guidePhone calls
Calling accounts, approved providers and connection issues.
Read the guideMail & photos
Mailing addresses, permitted contents and delivery rules.
Read the guideMoney & commissary
Deposit methods, account types and fees to check.
Read the guideDifferent custody systems.
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A San Francisco County arrest usually means the county jail. A state sentence, a federal case or an immigration hold means a different system with its own locator and rules.
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Which San Francisco county jail holds the person?
Use the Sheriff's Find a Person in Jail service. The county system uses Jail #2 at 425 7th Street and Jail #5 in San Bruno; the record controls the correct building.
Is Juvenile Hall part of the adult jail system?
No. Juvenile Hall and Juvenile Probation are at 375 Woodside Avenue and use separate youth contacts and rules.
How do I schedule an adult jail visit?
Use GTL VisitMe the day before. Jail #2 and Jail #3 have different weekend and holiday hours, so confirm the building first and arrive 30 minutes early.
Where does adult jail mail go?
Use last name, first name and SF number. Jail #2 mail goes to 425 Seventh Street, San Francisco; Jail #3 mail goes to 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno. USPS and publisher-direct book rules apply.
Are San Francisco jail phone calls free?
Yes. The Sheriff states that jail phone calls are free. Social video and in-person visits are managed through GTL VisitMe, with help at (415) 553-1430.
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