San Luis Obispo / County Jail
Search Who’s in Custody or call (805) 781-4600. This visitor door is 1585 Kansas Avenue — not Honor Farm at 880 Oklahoma Avenue and not Juvenile Hall at 1065 Kansas Avenue. Then use this guide for NCIC visiting, 880 Oklahoma mail, TouchPay money, and NCIC phones.
San Luis Obispo County · California
Custody lookup
San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Who’s in Custody
Official Who’s in Custody (checked 2026-09-12): lookup at slosheriff.org/jail-information/whos-in-custody/ (also linked from /whos-in-custody/). Form posts to /whos-in-custody-results. First name and last name. Jail411 does not host inmate names. Page disclaimer: do not rely on the data for legal action; call the Jail at (805) 781-4600. Jail FAQ: we cannot give information on someone not in our custody. Adult no longer in custody: Records (805) 781-4588. CIRIS is CDCR (CMC / Cuesta Camp). DSH-Atascadero is not this roster. Confirm this is the County Jail door at 1585 Kansas Avenue, not Honor Farm at 880 Oklahoma Avenue.
Open inmate search ↗VINE / VINELink
Jail FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): VINE at vinelink.com, (877) 411-5588, or jail phone option 5 then 6. The live who-is-here list is Who’s in Custody, not VINE. Phone 1-877-411-5588.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
On-site visits are at 1585 Kansas Avenue and must be scheduled in NCIC. Each incarcerated person may receive two one-hour visits per week (Sunday–Saturday). Check in 45 minutes before the hour. Call (805) 781-4600 the day of the visit — lockdowns and discipline cancel visits.
- 01Confirm this jail
Search Who’s in Custody or call (805) 781-4600.
If the person is at Honor Farm, go to 880 Oklahoma Avenue. If they are at Juvenile Hall (1065 Kansas Avenue), do not come here. If they are in CDCR, use CIRIS. DSH-Atascadero is 10333 El Camino Real.
- 02Book in NCIC
Schedule at videovisit.ncic.com — no walk-up.
Beginning April 7, 2025 all on-site visits must be scheduled through NCIC. No more than 7 days ahead, no less than 48 hours prior. Seating is limited; once the hour is full, no further visits. Match men’s vs women’s hours, and protective-custody slots if that is the housing.
- 03Arrive at 1585 Kansas Avenue
Not 880 Oklahoma Avenue and not 1065 Kansas Avenue.
Highway 101 to Morro Bay / Highway 1, right on Santa Rosa / Highway 1, left on Kansas Avenue; the jail is the last building on the left (Jail FAQ). Check in 45 minutes prior (FAQ recommends 60). Bring valid ID only. Call (805) 781-4600 before you drive.
01 / Visiting
San Luis Obispo County Jail visiting hours.
Official Inmate Resources and Jail / Custody FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): beginning April 7, 2025 all on-site visits must be scheduled through NCIC at videovisit.ncic.com. Two (2) one-hour visits a week; the week begins Sunday and ends Saturday. One visit per day. Appointments no more than 7 days in advance and no less than 48 hours prior. Check in 45 minutes prior to the hour (FAQ: failure to be in line 45 minutes prior cancels the visit; arrive 60 minutes prior). Once visiting is full, no further visits for that hour. Inmates visit in the area assigned to their housing unit and will not be moved because another area is full. No deposits during sign-up time. No entrance or exit during lock-down hours. Call (805) 781-4600 to verify hours and whether visiting is restricted for discipline or medical reasons. Lockdowns cancel visits. If Who’s in Custody does not show this jail, do not come to 1585 Kansas Avenue. Honor Farm is 880 Oklahoma Avenue. Juvenile Hall is 1065 Kansas Avenue.
Call the jail (805) 781-4600Visiting location
San Luis Obispo County Jail public visiting, 1585 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.
Not itemized on the live Inmate Resources HTML. Call (805) 781-4600.
Frequency and group size
- Two one-hour on-site visits per week (Sunday–Saturday). One visit per day. Remote video has no weekly cap.
- One hour. Any portion used counts as a full visit. Visitor swaps at the half-hour mark only.
- Up to two adults; only one adult in the visiting room at a time (they must sign up together). Up to three minor children with one adult; more than three minors requires two adults signed up together. Under 18, unless the legal spouse, must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
- 1585 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 — County Jail visiting lobby. Not 880 Oklahoma Avenue (Honor Farm / inmate mail), not 1065 Kansas Avenue (Juvenile Hall), not 1050 Monterey Street (courthouse).
In-person visiting times by housing module
Sunday and Saturday are the busiest published windows. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday have no County Jail on-site visits. Find the housing module first, then the day.
Official Inmate Resources and FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): remote video $0.19 per minute; monitored and recorded. Visitors must be approved first. Smartphone with NCIC Mobile Video Visitation app, or computer/laptop with camera, speaker, microphone, and high-speed internet. Schedule at videovisit.ncic.com. No nudity or provocative clothing; no alcohol or illicit substances; one adult at a time; do not operate a motor vehicle; no 3-way calls. No weekly cap on remote video (unlike the two on-site visits).
Men’s jail — general population
- Sun 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
- Tue 8:00 p.m.
- Thu 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
- Sat 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Men’s jail — protective custody only (bold on Sheriff table)
- Sun 8:00 a.m. (PC only) 2:00 p.m. (PC only)
- Tue 9:00 p.m. (PC only)
- Sat 2:00 p.m. (PC only) 8:00 p.m. (PC only)
Women’s jail — general population
- Sun 8:00 p.m.
- Tue 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
- Thu 8:00 p.m.
- Sat 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
Women’s jail — protective custody only (bold on Sheriff table)
- Sun · Thu 9:00 p.m. (PC only)
- Sat 10:00 a.m. (PC only)
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 current public rated-bed or daily-population figure beyond the stored 518 capacity
- NCIC per-minute phone rates (video is published at $0.19/minute; messages at $0.25)
- Exact visitor-parking stall rules beyond arriving at 1585 Kansas Avenue
- A Public Defender street address (county page publishes only the phone and slodefend.com)
- Property / commissary remaining-funds pickup clock hours after release
Phone calls
San Luis Obispo County Jail phones and video NCIC.
Official Jail / Custody FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): telephones are outgoing collect or automated advance pay only. Create an NCIC account at account.ncic.com/Registration or call 1-800-943-2189 (24 hours). Block or unblock at the same number, or press 3 during a call to block future calls from this facility. Phones are generally available 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; times may be restricted. Staff will not take messages by phone or at the reception window — use a visit, attorney or bail agent, mail, NCIC message, or [email protected]. NCIC messages are $0.25 each, instant, no cap, funded from the NCIC account. Video visits $0.19 per minute at videovisit.ncic.com.
- 01Advance pay
NCIC account or 1-800-943-2189.
You cannot leave a ‘tell them I set up a phone account’ message with jail staff. The person learns about the account by calling, by mail, by NCIC message, or during a visit.
- 02Video
$0.19 per minute — videovisit.ncic.com.
Must be an approved visitor. App: NCIC Mobile Video Visitation. On-site visits are a separate NCIC appointment at the same site.
- 03Help
NCIC 1-800-943-2189 — not the jail lobby.
Do not call (805) 781-4600 for app passwords. Do not open an NCIC adult-jail account for a youth at Juvenile Hall.
Inmate mail
San Luis Obispo 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
Inmate ID #Inmate Name (Last, First and Middle Name)880 Oklahoma Ave.San Luis Obispo, CA 93405Do not send ordinary inmate mail to 1585 Kansas Avenue. Do not send adult-jail mail to 1065 Kansas Avenue (Juvenile Hall), Colony Drive / P.O. Box 8101 (CMC), 635 N. Santa Rosa Street (Cuesta Camp), or DSH-Atascadero P.O. Box 7001. Money orders still must go USPS — not in the inmate-mail email.
- Unlimited letters (Inmate Resources: inmates may send and receive as many letters as they wish)
- Letters on ordinary paper — FAQ: no more than 4 pages of printed or photocopied 8½×11 pages including photographs and internet pages
- Photographs no larger than 4×6; no Polaroids; no sticky-back photos
- Paperback books, magazines, newspapers, and periodicals prepaid, sent directly from the publisher/distributor or non-retail outlet by USPS (Inmate Resources: all soft-bound books, magazines and periodicals from the publisher or retail outlet). FAQ: no more than 5 books; books no larger than 6×10×2 inches
- Privileged/legal mail as processed by the jail
- Optional email-to-inmate: [email protected] with subject Last Name, First Name and Inmate Identification Number (example: Doe, John #400111). JPEG/GIF/BMP or PDF/TXT/DOC(x). Max 3 emails per sender per day, 6 pages. Same-day delivery claimed on the FAQ.
- Hardback books; used books; greeting cards; heavyweight card stock
- Mail to 1585 Kansas Avenue (letters go to 880 Oklahoma Avenue)
- Envelopes larger than 8½×11½; embossed or raised-surface letters or envelopes
- Stickers, glitter, glue, tape, whiteout, paint, lipstick, lip impressions, gloss, perfume, or any perceived biohazard
- Cash; personal checks; money orders not issued by the U.S. Postal Service; two-party checks; Welfare/Social Security checks
- Postage stamps, blank greeting cards, envelopes, or writing paper
- Packages of any type without written approval of a correctional sergeant; food or medication; staples and paper clips
- Nude or sexual photos; obscenity; gambling; material tending to incite violence, racism, riot, arson, gang activity, or any other crime
- Mail between two inmates at this jail
- Email attachments that are video or non-standard formats; manuals, publications, song lyrics, or memes; more than 3 emails/day or 6 pages
- Youth mail using this Oklahoma Avenue address (Juvenile Hall is 1065 Kansas Avenue)
- CMC P.O. Box 8101 or DSH P.O. Box 7001
Inmate ID # / Inmate Name (Last, First and Middle Name) / 880 Oklahoma Ave. / San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Get the ID from Who’s in Custody or (805) 781-4600. Publisher books also go to this Oklahoma Avenue address. The Kansas Avenue street is the visitor/booking door, not the mail door. Rejected mail: you receive a letter with appeal instructions; submit the Denied Mail Appeal Form within 30 days of the rejection postmark.
Postage when someone has no money: Not printed as an indigent-kit count on the live HTML. Call (805) 781-4600.
Money and commissary
How to send money to San Luis Obispo County Jail.
The published deposit route is TouchPay facility number 293405; Aramark iCare. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
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Official Inmate Resources and Jail FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): TouchPay Direct — register at 866-232-1899 or touchpaydirect.com / touchpayonline.com. Friends and family must use facility number 293405. Funds available within 24 hours. Fees: $2.95 for deposits up to $200; $3.95 for deposits greater than $200. 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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In person at the TouchPay lobby kiosk at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, 1585 Kansas Avenue. No deposits during visiting sign-up time.
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Honor Farm Visitor Rules: Honor Farm families may also deposit cash, cashier’s check, or postal money order at the main jail reception window on Kansas Avenue. Personal checks cannot be accepted.
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Mail: cashier’s certified check, official bank check, or U.S. Postal money order. Cash will not be accepted through the mail.
- 05
iCare / Aramark pre-packaged commissary at icaregifts.com (FAQ also lists shop.icaregifts.com).
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Inmate accounts buy commissary and telephone debit minutes.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Search first, then full cash / cashier’s check / USPS money order or a licensed bond — clerks at 1050 Monterey Street
Confirm the person is still here on Who’s in Custody or (805) 781-4600. Jail FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): unless there is a hold or No Bail status, post the full listed amount in U.S. currency, cashier’s check, official bank check, certified check, or U.S. Postal Service money order made out to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Personal checks or credit cards are not accepted. A licensed surety bond can be posted instead — Jail411 does not republish a bondsman directory. Bail for out-of-county warrants is posted the same way. Releases after the person has been moved to housing can take longer. Cite-release is a promise to appear (no payment); anyone arrested under the influence stays at least 4 hours. After dark, cite-release requires a ride waiting or they stay until daylight. Book-and-release: walk-in at this jail any time (up to 3 hours inside) or Honor Farm appointment 1:00–3:00 p.m. (~30 minutes, no entry into the main jail) at (805) 781-4640 — bring court paperwork or CHP 194 / citation. Arraignment within 48 hours of arrest, not counting weekends and holidays. Court appearance information: (805) 781-5143 or slo.courts.ca.gov calendar; clerks (805) 706-3600 at 1050 Monterey Street, Room 220. 2026 Felony & Misdemeanor Bail Schedule effective June 15, 2026. Posting a bond does not guarantee release if a probation, parole, or out-of-county hold applies. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6). Alternative Sentencing (Home Detention / AWP) is 880 Oklahoma Avenue, (805) 781-4635, Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. — sentenced programming, not walk-in bail.
Must be initiated by the person in custody — (805) 781-4533 / (805) 781-4600
Jail FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): incarcerated people may release personal property and money, excluding needed clothing. People sentenced to state prison may release all property including clothing. Incoming property or clothing must be initiated by the incarcerated person and pre-approved by a Correctional Sergeant. Property Office (805) 781-4533. No cigarettes. Do not mail cash.
Time-served releases 7:30–9:00 a.m. — call (805) 781-4600 for remaining funds
Not printed as a pickup window on the reviewed HTML. Call (805) 781-4600. Scheduled time-served releases are 7:30–9:00 a.m. People serving 3 days or less release at 24/48/72 hours from check-in. Court releases process as paperwork arrives and can take several hours.
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.
1050 Monterey Street, Room 220
Newly arrested people must be arraigned within 48 hours of arrest, not counting weekends and holidays (Jail FAQ). re:SearchCA: researchca.tylerhost.net — registration required off-site; courthouse kiosks do not require registration. Some cases may be missing information. After release, court text reminders: slo.courts.ca.gov/text-message-notifications (Sheriff also links a Court Reminders PDF). Official Location & Contact Info (checked 2026-09-12): phone Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; counter Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Service-level reductions. Drop boxes at Monterey Street and Palm Street entrances. Sheriff FAQ still lists (805) 781-5143 and the 5-day criminal calendar on slo.courts.ca.gov for appearance information. The jail will not release court appearance information.
1050 Monterey Street is the clerk / hearing campus — not jail visiting at 1585 Kansas Avenue and not Honor Farm at 880 Oklahoma Avenue.
San Luis Obispo Defenders — (805) 541-5715
Ask the judge at the first Criminal Branch appearance for a public defender if you cannot afford an attorney.
Official County Public Defender Services (checked 2026-09-12): San Luis Obispo Defenders is the primary contracted firm, (805) 541-5715, slodefend.com. The County also contracts conflict and secondary-conflict firms. A street address is not printed on the county Public Defender page. This is not visiting and not inmate mail. Jail social calls and visits may be recorded — do not discuss the case on those.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release after bail. Adult Services 1730 Bishop Street, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., fax (805) 781-1231. Payments/mail 1710 Bishop Street, (805) 781-4060 / slo.epay-it.com. Chief Thomas Milder. Alternative Sentencing is Sheriff ASU at 880 Oklahoma Avenue, (805) 781-4635 — not this department.
Youth housing is Juvenile Hall, 1065 Kansas Avenue, (805) 781-5389 — not this adult jail. State parole is CDCR at 3232 South Higuera St. Ste. 102, (805) 549-3251, not this department.
3232 South Higuera Street, Suite 102
State parole is not San Luis Obispo County Probation. CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026: San Luis Obispo unit at 3232 South Higuera St. Ste. 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, (805) 549-3251. A second listing under the same heading is 750 W. Century Street, Santa Maria, CA 93445, (805) 346-1378. Report to the office named in the release papers.
Superior Court locations
Criminal clerks. Same Room 220 as Civil & Family Law.
Official page ↗Civil / family clerks. Not the jail.
Official page ↗Counter Wednesday and Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. only.
Official page ↗Counter Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Official page ↗District Attorney
District Attorney Dan Dow. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (805) 781-4307. Not the Kansas Avenue visitor lobby.
Official page ↗Toll-free (866) 781-5821. Fax (805) 781-5828. Park 919 Palm Street.
Official page ↗Probation offices
Fax (805) 781-1231. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Official page ↗Not 1730 Bishop. Not 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.
- San Luis Obispo Parole Office 3232 South Higuera St. Ste. 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 · (805) 549-3251 · Google Maps ↗
- San Luis Obispo unit — Santa Maria listing 750 W. Century Street, Santa Maria, CA 93445 · (805) 346-1378 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
San Luis Obispo County Jail phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
1585 Kansas Avenue. Custody, visiting day-of, mail questions.
Jail Booking, then dial 5-5-0. Non-urgent: Jail Health Form on the Sheriff FAQ.
1585 Kansas. Emergencies 911.
Adult no longer in custody.
Facility number 293405. Trust deposits.
Phones, video, messages.
Custody-change alerts after you confirm this jail.
1050 Monterey Street, Room 220.
5-day criminal calendar. Jail will not release appearance times.
San Luis Obispo Defenders. Call before court.
1035 Palm Street, 4th Floor.
1035 Palm Street, 3rd Floor. Toll-free (866) 781-5821.
1730 Bishop Street. Holds can block release.
880 Oklahoma Avenue.
1:00–3:00 p.m. by appointment only.
1065 Kansas Avenue.
Sexual-abuse reports.
Common questions
San Luis Obispo County Jail FAQ.
If a rule changes, confirm with the jail or the agency that published it.
- Is there an online inmate search for San Luis Obispo County Jail?
- Yes. Who’s in Custody at slosheriff.org/jail-information/whos-in-custody/. Or call (805) 781-4600. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is CDCR (CMC). DSH-Atascadero is not this roster.
- When are visiting hours?
- By men’s vs women’s housing on Inmate Resources (checked 2026-09-12). No on-site visits Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Schedule in NCIC at videovisit.ncic.com; check in 45 minutes prior. Two one-hour visits per week. Call (805) 781-4600. Honor Farm is a different door and weekend schedule.
- Where do I send mail?
- Inmate ID #, Name (Last, First, Middle), 880 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 — even if the person is housed at the Kansas Avenue jail. Publisher paperbacks only. No greeting cards. Optional email [email protected] with the ID in the subject line.
- How do I send money?
- TouchPay facility 293405: lobby kiosk at 1585 Kansas, 866-232-1899, or touchpayonline.com. Fees $2.95 / $3.95. iCare packages at icaregifts.com. Mail only cashier’s/official/certified checks or USPS money orders — no cash.
- Is 880 Oklahoma Avenue the visitor door for this jail?
- No. County Jail visiting is 1585 Kansas Avenue. 880 Oklahoma is inmate mail for both buildings, Honor Farm visiting, and Alternative Sentencing. Juvenile Hall is 1065 Kansas Avenue.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
San Luis Obispo County Jail · San Luis Obispo · Updated 2026-09-12