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San Luis Obispo County jail information.
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2 local jails hold people arrested in San Luis Obispo County. Pick the facility below, then open its guide for visiting, mail and money details.

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San Luis Obispo County Jail

1585 Kansas Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Call the jail
(805) 781-4600
Sheriff's office
(805) 781-4550
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Housing and release status change. Confirm the person is still here before driving, mailing or depositing money.

Jails in San Luis Obispo County

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Sheriff and police in San Luis Obispo County

22 listed agencies. The arresting agency is usually not the holding facility.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Department / San Luis Obispo County Jail

Sheriff's office
1585 Kansas Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Directions
Non-emergency(805) 781-4540
All 22 agencies

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01

Confirm adult custody

Who’s in Custody — or call (805) 781-4600. Jail411 does not host inmate names. Read which door: County Jail vs Honor Farm. VINE 1-877-411-5588 is release notification, not the live roster.

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County Jail visiting

1585 Kansas Avenue. NCIC appointment. Two one-hour visits per week. Check in 45 minutes prior. Men’s and women’s hours differ. No visits Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

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Honor Farm visiting

880 Oklahoma Avenue. Saturday or Sunday 12:00–3:00 p.m. by building. NCIC signup. Not 1585 Kansas Avenue.

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Send adult jail mail

Inmate ID #, Name (Last, First, Middle), 880 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 — County Jail and Honor Farm. Not 1585 Kansas. Not Juvenile Hall. Not CMC P.O. Box 8101.

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Send money / commissary

TouchPay facility 293405 — lobby kiosk at 1585 Kansas, 866-232-1899, or touchpayonline.com. iCare at icaregifts.com. Honor Farm cash/money-order deposits also go to the Kansas jail window.

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Phones and video

NCIC phones 1-800-943-2189. Video $0.19/minute at videovisit.ncic.com. Messages $0.25. Do not use for Juvenile Hall, CMC, or DSH-Atascadero.

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Look up a court case

re:SearchCA (registration off-site; courthouse kiosks do not require it). Some cases may be missing information. Criminal clerks 1050 Monterey Street, Room 220, (805) 706-3600. Sheriff FAQ also lists (805) 781-5143 for appearance info / 5-day criminal calendar.

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Which courthouse?

Adult criminal/civil clerks: 1050 Monterey Street, Room 220. Juvenile delinquency hearings: 1065 Kansas Avenue. Paso Robles 901 Park Street. Grover Beach 214 South 16th Street. Veteran’s Memorial 801 Grand Ave is temporarily closed. Jail visiting is 1585 Kansas or 880 Oklahoma.

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Youth detention (not the adult jail)

1065 Kansas Avenue, (805) 781-5389. Call to schedule. Weekdays 3:00–5:00 p.m. and 6:30–8:00 p.m.; weekends 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–2:00 p.m. Parents/guardians. No NCIC, no TouchPay, no 880 Oklahoma mail.

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Victim services

Christopher G. Money Victim Witness Assistance Center, (805) 781-5821 or toll-free (866) 781-5821. 1035 Palm Street, 3rd Floor. Park 919 Palm Street.

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Public Defender

San Luis Obispo Defenders (805) 541-5715. County contracts this firm as primary public defender. Ask the judge at arraignment if you cannot afford counsel.

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Bail / book-and-release

Full cash, cashier’s/official/certified check, or USPS money order to the Sheriff’s Office, or a licensed bond. Book-and-release appointment at Honor Farm (805) 781-4640.

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Other custody and specialized locations

Different buildings. Different rules.

Juvenile

San Luis Obispo Juvenile Hall / Service Center

San Luis Obispo County Probation operates this 24-hour hall at 1065 Kansas Avenue. Official Juvenile Hall page (checked 2026-09-12): 60-bed male/female detention; (805) 781-5389. Visit Scheduling: two one-hour parent/guardian visits; call to schedule; Monday–Friday 3:00–5:00 p.m. and 6:30–8:00 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–2:00 p.m. Coastal Valley Academy is onsite but a separate unit (6–12 month commitment). Not the adult jail. Do not use NCIC, TouchPay 293405, iCare, or 880 Oklahoma adult mail. No public youth roster. Jail411 handbook is the youth page.

1065 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Cdcr

California Men’s Colony (CMC)

CDCR state prison at Colony Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93409 — (805) 547-7900. Official CDCR facility page (checked 2026-09-12). East Facility (Level III, yards A–D and H) and West Facility (Level I/II, yards E, F, G, M). Find someone on CIRIS, not Who’s in Custody. Visiting, packages, and money are CDCR rules — not NCIC, not TouchPay 293405, not iCare, not 880 Oklahoma Avenue. Inmate mail: California Men’s Colony, P.O. Box 8101, ATTN: I/P First and Last Name, CDCR Number, Housing, San Luis Obispo, CA 93409-8101. Acting Warden Nathan Gaughan (assigned Dec. 31, 2025). This is not the county jail.

Colony Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93409
Cdcr

Cuesta Conservation Camp #24

CDCR / CAL FIRE 100-person fire camp at 635 N. Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, (805) 547-7971. Official CDCR Cuesta page (checked 2026-09-12): Camp Commander Lt. M. Blankenship. Find someone on CIRIS, not Who’s in Custody. Visiting is CDCR conservation-camp scheduling — not NCIC county-jail visiting, not TouchPay 293405. Crews can deploy with little notice; call before you drive.

635 N. Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Dsh

Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero

California Department of State Hospitals secure forensic hospital at 10333 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 — main (805) 468-2000. Official DSH pages (checked 2026-09-12): all-male forensic population; no voluntary admissions. Not the county jail. In-person visiting Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m., walk-in (no preschedule as of 02-19-2025). Tele-visits Monday, Wednesday, Friday via televisit.dsh.ca.gov. Mail: patient name, AT number, unit, DSH-Atascadero, P.O. Box 7001, Atascadero, CA 93423-7001. Do not use NCIC, TouchPay 293405, iCare, or 880 Oklahoma Avenue.

10333 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422
Closed

El Paso De Robles Youth Correctional Facility (closed)

Closed former state youth facility at 4545 Airport Road, Paso Robles. It is not a current housing or visiting door. Youth in this county go to Juvenile Hall at 1065 Kansas Avenue. Adult jail is 1585 Kansas Avenue / Honor Farm 880 Oklahoma Avenue.

4545 Airport Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446
  • Adult custody: Who’s in Custody at slosheriff.org/jail-information/whos-in-custody/, or call (805) 781-4600. Confirm County Jail (1585 Kansas Avenue) vs Honor Farm (880 Oklahoma Avenue) before you drive. Mail for both adult buildings is 880 Oklahoma Avenue. TouchPay kiosk and Honor Farm deposits are at the Kansas Avenue jail.
  • Adult jail doors: County Jail visiting 1585 Kansas Avenue. Honor Farm visiting 880 Oklahoma Avenue. Sheriff HQ is the same 1585 Kansas campus — visiting uses the jail lobby, not Civil at 1050 Monterey Room 236. Juvenile Hall is 1065 Kansas Avenue.
  • Youth: Probation Juvenile Hall at 1065 Kansas Avenue, (805) 781-5389 (24-hour). Visit Scheduling (checked 2026-09-12): two one-hour parent/guardian visits; call to schedule; hours Monday–Friday 3:00–5:00 p.m. and 6:30–8:00 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–2:00 p.m. Coastal Valley Academy is onsite but a separate unit. Do not mix adult NCIC / TouchPay / iCare / 880 Oklahoma mail with youth.
  • California Men’s Colony and Cuesta Conservation Camp #24 are CDCR. CIRIS and CDCR visiting — not Who’s in Custody.
  • DSH-Atascadero is the state hospital at 10333 El Camino Real. DSH visiting and P.O. Box 7001 mail — not the county jail.
  • El Paso De Robles Youth Correctional Facility at 4545 Airport Road is closed.

Court, counsel and supervision

Use the office that handles this part of the case.

Superior Court

Criminal Branch — Courthouse Annex

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 — use this page, not older all-day hours. Same Room 220 as Civil & Family Law clerks. Drop boxes at Monterey Street / Palm Street entrances. This is not jail visiting at 1585 Kansas Avenue. Sheriff Civil is Room 236 in this building.

1050 Monterey Street, Room 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Civil & Family Law Branch

Official Location & Contact Info (checked 2026-09-12): same Room 220, same reduced phone and counter hours as Criminal. Not jail visiting.

1050 Monterey Street, Room 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Juvenile Services Center (delinquency hearings)

Official Juvenile Division (checked 2026-09-12): Juvenile Delinquency hearings Monday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. at 1065 Kansas Avenue (court prints ZIP 93408 and says this is not a mailing address). Clerk SLOJUV@slo.courts.ca.gov. Court mail: 1050 Monterey Street, Room 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. Location page also lists Monday mornings at 8:00 a.m. Juvenile case information is confidential — nothing over the phone. Dependency hearings are Wednesday and Thursday 1:00 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex, 1050 Monterey Street, Department 12. The housing door for the hall is this Kansas Avenue campus; visiting is not the adult-jail NCIC schedule.

1065 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Paso Robles Branch

Official Location & Contact Info (checked 2026-09-12): phone Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; counter Wednesday and Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. only. Not jail visiting.

901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446

Grover Beach Branch

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. Not jail visiting.

214 South 16th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433

Veteran’s Memorial Branch (temporarily closed)

Official Location & Contact Info (checked 2026-09-12): Temporarily Closed. Do not treat this as a current clerk or hearing door.

801 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Public defense and appointed counsel

San Luis Obispo Defenders (primary public defender)

Official County Public Defender Services (checked 2026-09-12): the County contracts three firms; the primary firm is San Luis Obispo Defenders at slodefend.com, (805) 541-5715. A street address is not printed on that county page (the firm site returned no usable HTML on 2026-09-12). Ask the judge at arraignment if you cannot afford an attorney. County also contracts specialized defense for mentally disordered offenders at Atascadero State Hospital. Not jail visiting and not inmate mail.

District Attorney

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney

Official DA Contact (checked 2026-09-12): District Attorney Dan Dow. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (805) 781-4307. Not jail visiting. Bad Check & Small Claims Advisory uses the same main number.

1035 Palm Street, 4th Floor, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Christopher G. Money Victim Witness Assistance Center

Official Victim Witness page (checked 2026-09-12): Director Jessica Yates. Toll-free (866) 781-5821. Fax (805) 781-5828. Courthouse Annex Room 384. Park in the garage at 919 Palm Street next to the San Luis Obispo Library. Court escort, CalVCB, victim rights. Not jail visiting.

1035 Palm Street, 3rd Floor, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Probation

Adult Services

Official Probation Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. except holidays. Fax (805) 781-1231. Chief Probation Officer Thomas Milder. A probation hold can block release after bail. Payments/mail for probation money is a different door at 1710 Bishop Street.

1730 Bishop Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Probation payments / mail

Official Probation homepage banner (checked 2026-09-12): pay by phone 805-781-4060, online slo.epay-it.com, or mail checks/money orders payable to County of San Luis Obispo Probation Department, 1710 Bishop Street. This is not 1730 Bishop (Adult Services) and not jail visiting.

1710 Bishop Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Juvenile Services Center (Probation office)

Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. except holidays. Fax (805) 781-1230. Case questions. Not the adult jail. Delinquency court hearings use this campus; court clerks (805) 706-3600.

1065 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Juvenile Hall

Housing door. 24-hour facility. Fax (805) 781-1169. Call to confirm a youth is here before you drive. No NCIC, no TouchPay, no 880 Oklahoma mail.

1065 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Parole, records and family support

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office — Headquarters

Official Contact and footer (checked 2026-09-12): Sheriff Ian Parkinson (About Us / Our Team). Non-emergency / Dispatch (805) 781-4550 x3. Administration (805) 781-4540. Watch Commander (805) 781-4553. Jail visiting is the Custody lobby on this campus or Honor Farm at 880 Oklahoma — not Civil, not Records.

1585 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Sheriff non-emergency / Dispatch

Official Contact (checked 2026-09-12): To Report a Non-Emergency Crime and Dispatch (Patrol Headquarters) both (805) 781-4550 x3. Emergencies 911. Not a jail roster.

1585 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Sheriff Civil Division

Official Contact (checked 2026-09-12): garnishments / subpoenas. Same Monterey Street courthouse campus as criminal clerks — not jail visiting.

1050 Monterey Street, Room 236, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Sheriff Property Office

Official Contact (checked 2026-09-12). Jail FAQ: property drop-off/pickup must be initiated by the incarcerated person and pre-approved by a Correctional Sergeant, except state-prison-bound property release.

1585 Kansas Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Sheriff Alternative Sentencing Unit

Official Alternative Sentencing (checked 2026-09-12): Home Detention (21 days–1 year) and Alternative Work Program (20 days or less). No program fees. Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Closed Friday–Sunday and county holidays. Have the case number or remand order. This is sentenced programming, not walk-in bail and not Honor Farm social visiting.

880 Oklahoma Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

San Luis Obispo Police Department (inventory)

County agency inventory. Emergencies 911. Arrestees booked into county jail go to 1585 Kansas Avenue — use Who’s in Custody, not this PD, for custody.

1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Atascadero Police Department (inventory)

County agency inventory. Emergencies 911. DSH-Atascadero at 10333 El Camino Real is the state hospital, not this PD.

5505 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422

Grover Beach Police Department (inventory)

County agency inventory. Emergencies 911. Grover Beach Branch court is 214 South 16th Street — not this PD door.

711 Rockaway Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433

Cuesta College Police — San Luis Obispo Campus (inventory)

County agency inventory. Campus PD. Cuesta Conservation Camp #24 at 635 N. Santa Rosa Street is CDCR/CAL FIRE, not this campus PD.

Highway 1, Building 7200, Room 7210, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

CDCR parole — San Luis Obispo

State parole, not county probation. CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026. A second San Luis Obispo unit listing is 750 W. Century Street, Santa Maria, CA 93445, (805) 346-1378. Report to the office named in the release papers.

3232 South Higuera St. Ste. 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Sources and review

Official information for San Luis Obispo County.

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Visiting

Schedules, visitor approval, identification and arrival.

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Phone calls

Calling accounts, approved providers and connection issues.

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Mail & photos

Mailing addresses, permitted contents and delivery rules.

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Money & commissary

Deposit methods, account types and fees to check.

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Different custody systems.
Different places to start.

A San Luis Obispo 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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Jail411 is an independent information resource for families and friends. We are not a government agency, jail operator, law firm or live custody-records service.

Which San Luis Obispo County facility holds the person?

Use the Sheriff's Who's in Custody search. Adult housing may be at County Jail or the Honor Farm on the Kansas Avenue campus.

Is Juvenile Hall part of adult custody?

No. Juvenile Hall at 1065 Kansas Avenue is operated by Probation and uses youth-specific contacts and rules.

How do County Jail visits work?

Schedule through NCIC. County Jail at 1585 Kansas Avenue allows two one-hour visits per week; check in 45 minutes early and use the published men's or women's schedule.

How do Honor Farm visits work?

Honor Farm visiting is at 880 Oklahoma Avenue on Saturday or Sunday from noon to 3:00 p.m. by building. Use NCIC scheduling and do not report to the County Jail door.

Where does adult jail mail go?

Both County Jail and Honor Farm mail uses the inmate ID, full name and 880 Oklahoma Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Do not send it to 1585 Kansas Avenue or Juvenile Hall.

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