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Find the actual custodian after a San Francisco arrest

The 34-agency directory is an arresting-agency contact roster, not a list of 34 adult jails. Ask the agency where it delivered the person, then confirm the Sheriff’s current SF number and housing.

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Sheriff's office1 of 34

San Francisco County Sheriffs Department

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 456
San Francisco, CA 94102
Non-emergency line
(415) 554-7225
Location
San Francisco, CA
Official site
sfsheriff.com
Find the jail that holds people Directions

Booking, bond and release questions go to the jail, not the arresting agency. Confirm where the person is before you act.

JAIL411 / FAMILY FIELD GUIDE

Find the actual custodian after a San Francisco arrest

Sources reviewed

Adult San Francisco Sheriff custody: CJ2 and current CJ3, with CJ1 intake/release and CJ3 Annex distinctions. Hospital, former CJ4, juvenile, state and federal custody are separate.

  1. Find current custody

    Search the Sheriff locator or call 415-553-1430.

  2. Reserve and get approval

    Book the day before, include every visitor, arrive 30 minutes early.

  3. Use the right service

    Free calls, trust deposits and packages have different rules.

  4. Plan the return

    Confirm physical release and the actual transport endpoint.

PART 01

Find the right facility

Custody, identity and current destinations.

Find the person and save the SF number

Start with the Sheriff’s live custody search. Match the booked name and identifiers; save the SF number (SFNO), booking number, housing, charges, next court date and Total Bond if shown. Jail411 does not host a live roster. Public jail information: 415-553-1430.

  1. Use the name as booked, including spelling variants or aliases you know. A recently arrested person may still be with the arresting agency or in booking; ask that agency where it delivered the person.
  2. If the search does not load, enable JavaScript and reload the official page. The current search is an embedded application. A blank screen is not a custody result.
  3. If no matching record appears, call with full name and date of birth. Ask about intake, another jail, hospital, release or transfer. Although the visiting page says a person not listed is not in its jail, do not treat a failed search or ambiguous match as proof of release.
  4. Confirm the current building and pod before reserving, mailing or paying. Total Bond is not a release promise: identity checks, other cases and holds still matter.

Juvenile detention, CDCR state prison, federal detention and immigration custody require their own systems. San Bruno’s location does not make County Jail #3 a San Mateo County jail.

Sources: Sheriff: live custody search · Sheriff: actual current 2026 visiting page, retrieved September 28 · Sheriff: Buffin judgment and bail posting · Sheriff: County Jail #3 and February 2026 Flywheel service

Choose the correct building and jurisdiction

DestinationAddress / purposeFamily action
Intake and Release Center / CJ1425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; booking and releaseNo social visits. Shared lobby with CJ2; confirm release pickup.
County Jail #2425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; housingUse CJ2 appointment and mail address.
County Jail #3, formerly #51 Moreland Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066; housingUse main gate and current CJ3 reservation; San Francisco jurisdiction.
CJ3 AnnexSan Bruno complex; reopened October 20232025 report and February 2026 budget confirm active system role. Ask which entrance, visiting calendar and mail label applies to the specific dorm.
Former CJ4 / hospital wardsCJ4 functionally closed September 4, 2020; hospital Ward 7D/7L is a separate clinical destinationDo not use CJ2/CJ3 ordinary visiting rules or a historical 850 Bryant jail listing for either.

CJ1 is the intake/release operation; CJ2 shares its address but provides housing. The February 2026 budget uses a loose intake label for CJ2; the operating intake page and 2025 annual report make the distinction explicit. The current CJ3 is the facility formerly called CJ5, not the old demolished jail that also used the number 3. This guide’s operational schedules attach to CJ2 and CJ3; Annex-specific arrangements remain unverified.

The Sheriff describes RESET at 444 6th Street as a crisis-stabilization alternative to jail for eligible adults brought by law enforcement, not a walk-in service or ordinary jail booking. Earlier material planned a spring 2026 opening; the current page mixes present-tense service descriptions with “when open.” We did not verify an actual opening date or current admissions. If no jail record appears, ask the arresting agency for the person’s actual destination, including any hospital or stabilization service; do not travel to RESET or use jail deposits based on this description.

Policy references in this guide come from the December 4, 2025 custody manual linked on the current Policies and Rules page; the reviewed policy-page footers show that date. The September 28, 2026 review date is our source check, not a claim that every policy was newly issued in 2026. Current operating pages take precedence where their details differ; conflicts are stated.

The current CJ2 Annex page identifies former CJ4 at 850 Bryant Street, 7th Floor as kitchen, laundry and administrative space with no incarcerated housing. It gives closure as September 5, 2020; the final report records functional closure September 4, 2020. This is distinct from the active CJ3 Annex in San Bruno.

Sources: 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: RESET Center scope and admission FAQ · Sheriff: December 4, 2025 Custody and Court Operations Policy Manual · Sheriff: current Policies and Rules manual index · Sheriff: CJ2 Annex, former CJ4, no incarcerated housing

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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.

Sheriff's office (2)

The sheriff is usually the police department for unincorporated areas and the operator of the county jail. An arresting station is usually not the holding facility.

San Francisco County Sheriffs Department

Sheriff's office · San Francisco
Address
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 456
San Francisco, CA 94102
Directions
Street address was not published in the echo911 inventory.
Phone
(415) 554-7225
Non-emergency. Emergency: 911.
Covers
countywide sheriff functions and primary patrol for unincorporated areas; incorporated-city contracts vary by locality.
Custody
Arrests here usually book into the county jail. Jail page

Also listed: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco map · (415) 554-7050 (second listing)

Checked Sep 12, 2026 against sfsheriff.com.

San Francisco Sheriff's Department

Sheriff's office · San Francisco
Address
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, City Hall, Room 456
San Francisco, CA 94102
Directions
Phone
(415) 554-7225
Non-emergency. Emergency: 911.
Covers
County sheriff’s office. The jail is usually a Sheriff facility, not the arresting station.
Custody
Arrests here usually book into the county jail. Jail page

Checked Sep 12, 2026 against sfsheriff.com.

Sheriff stations and substations (2)

Walk-in Sheriff offices for a community in this county. After-hours and in-progress calls go through 911.

San Francisco County Sheriffs Department - Background Checks And Training Administration

Sheriff station · San Francisco
Address
120 14th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Directions
Covers
Sheriff station or substation for a community in this county.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco County Sheriffs Department - Investigative Services

Sheriff station · San Francisco
Address
25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Directions
Covers
Sheriff station or substation for a community in this county.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Municipal police departments (23)

These departments police that city. A local arrest still usually books into the county jail.

Bart Police Department - Balboa Park Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
401 Geneva Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Bart Police Department Powell Street Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
899 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Bayview Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
201 Williams Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Central Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
766 Vallejo Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Ingleside Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
1 Sergeant John V Young Lane
San Francisco, CA 94112
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Mission Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
630 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Northern Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
1125 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Park Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
1899 Waller Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Richmond Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
461 6th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Southern Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
850 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Taraval Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
2345 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco Police Department - Tenderloin Station

City police · San Francisco
Address
301 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Directions
Covers
City police listed for San Francisco.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Campus police and public safety (5)

Campus police cover that campus only. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

San Francisco Community College Police

Campus police · San Francisco
Address
50 Phelan Avenue, Room C119
San Francisco, CA 94112
Directions
Covers
Campus police. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

San Francisco State University Police Department

Campus police · San Francisco
Address
North State Drive
San Francisco, CA 94132
Directions
Covers
Campus police. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

University Of California - Hastings College Of Law Police

Campus police · San Francisco
Address
200 Mcallister St
San Francisco, CA 94102
Directions
Covers
Campus police. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

Checked Sep 12, 2026 against uclawsf.edu.

University Of California San Francisco Police

Campus police · San Francisco
Address
1855 Folsom Street, Room 145
San Francisco, CA 94103
Directions
Covers
Campus police. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

University Of San Francisco Public Safety Department

Campus police · San Francisco
Address
2130 Fulton Street, University Center Building 310
San Francisco, CA 94117
Directions
Covers
Campus police. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Highway patrol (2)

Freeway collisions, traffic stops, and commercial inspection. City streets belong to that city’s police or the Sheriff.

California Highway Patrol - San Francisco

Highway patrol · San Francisco
Address
455 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Directions
Covers
State traffic enforcement for freeways and unincorporated roads.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

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Jail411 lists the public agencies that make arrests so families can find the right door. We are not a government agency, a police department or a live custody-records service.

Is the sheriff's office the same as the jail?

Often the sheriff runs the county jail, but the jail is a separate facility with its own address, phone and rules. Open the jail page for booking, visiting, mail and money details.

How do I find out which department made the arrest?

Ask the person, check any paperwork or citation, or call the sheriff's non-emergency line. City arrests belong to that city's police; unincorporated areas and county roads usually belong to the sheriff; freeways usually belong to the state patrol.

Can these agencies tell me if someone is in custody?

The jail can. The arresting agency may confirm an arrest but does not hold the person. Call the jail's booking or information line first.

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Send us the page and the detail that needs attention. Include the agency's official page when you have it. Do not send private booking documents or other sensitive personal information.

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