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

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Santa Barbara County Main Jail

4436 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Call the jail
(805) 681-4260
Sheriff's office
(805) 681-4100
Location
Santa Barbara, CA

Housing and release status change. Confirm the person is still here before driving, mailing or depositing money.

Santa Barbara County adult custody. Start with the current facility.

Confirm the person’s current housing before using a visiting schedule, mailing address or payment service. The facilities below have different roles and may not share the same arrival rules.

Sheriff and police in Santa Barbara County

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

All 33 agencies

Family next steps

Find the right next step for Santa Barbara County.

Use the current custody record first, then follow the task link for the facility or agency that actually holds the person.
01

Confirm adult custody

Sheriff Who’s in Custody. Or call Main Jail (805) 681-4260 or Northern Branch (805) 554-3100. Jail411 does not host inmate names. Read which building.

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Main Jail visiting

Non-contact at 4436 Calle Real. Housing-unit PDFs for Main Jail, IRC, and Northwest. Two visits per week. Call (805) 681-4260.

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Northern Branch visiting

Register on ViaPath first. In person at 2301 Black Road Sunday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Four visits per week. (805) 554-3100.

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Send adult jail mail

Main Jail 4436 Calle Real, Santa Barbara 93110. Northern Branch 2301 Black Road, Santa Maria 93455. Name and CID. Publisher paperbacks only. Not the Juvenile Justice Center. Not FCC Lompoc.

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Send money / commissary

TouchPay Site ID 293110 — kiosks at both jails, 1-866-232-1899, or TouchPayOnline.com. iCare at icaregifts.com. GettingOut for phone/tablet. Need name and CID.

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Look up a court case

Portal at portal.sbcourts.org/CASBPORTAL after the usage agreement. Criminal clerks: Figueroa (805) 568-3959, Miller (805) 614-6590, Lompoc (805) 737-7789.

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Which courthouse?

Adult criminal: Figueroa 118 E. Figueroa (south), Miller 312-M E. Cook (north), Lompoc 115 Civic Center Plaza. Jail visiting is 4436 Calle Real or 2301 Black Road — different doors.

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Youth detention (not the adult jail)

4263 California Blvd, (805) 934-6270. Call to reserve. No TouchPay, no iCare, no ViaPath, no GettingOut.

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Other custody and specialized locations

Youth, state, federal and alternate custody are separate systems.

These locations do not use the adult county jail’s rules automatically. Confirm the operator before visiting, mailing or funding an account.
Juvenile

Susan J. Gionfriddo Juvenile Justice Center

Santa Barbara County Probation operates this hall at 4263 California Blvd, Santa Maria. Official JJC page (checked 2026-09-12): (805) 934-6270. Initial 30-minute parent visit by appointment, then two hours per week by unit. Not the adult jail. Do not use TouchPay, iCare, GettingOut, or ViaPath.

4263 California Blvd, Santa Maria, CA 93455
County Jail

Santa Barbara County Medium Security Facility

Same 4436 Calle Real campus as Main Jail. Sheriff Visit an Inmate (checked 2026-09-12) publishes a separate Northwest visiting PDF (A/B/C/D, NWRH, KC cells) and an IRC PDF — those are South County schedules, not a second street. Use the Main Jail handbook. Phone (805) 681-4260. Not Northern Branch.

4436 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Sheriff Station

Santa Maria Sheriff’s Station

Official Contact Us and Santa Maria Station pages (checked 2026-09-12): patrol station at 812-A W. Foster Road, (805) 934-6150, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Live-scan and Records. This is not a current adult housing/visiting door. North County jail visiting is Northern Branch at 2301 Black Road.

812-A W. Foster Road, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Juvenile

Los Prietos Boys Camp

Inventory still holds 3900 Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, (805) 692-1750. Official Probation Facilities and Locations pages checked 2026-09-12 list only the Susan J. Gionfriddo Juvenile Justice Center as the live detention facility. Do not treat Paradise Road as a current visitor door. Youth housing is 4263 California Blvd, (805) 934-6270.

3900 Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Juvenile

La Posada Juvenile Hall

CLOSED as a juvenile hall. Inventory 4500 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara. Official Probation Locations (checked 2026-09-12) now list Santa Barbara PRRC at that street, (805) 692-4890 — a probation resource office, not youth detention. Youth housing is the Gionfriddo JJC at 4263 California Blvd.

4500 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Federal

FCI Lompoc I

Federal Bureau of Prisons at 3600 Guard Road, Lompoc, (805) 736-4154. Official BOP page (checked 2026-09-12). Find someone on the BOP inmate locator, not Who’s in Custody. Visiting, mail, and money are BOP rules — not TouchPay Site ID 293110, not iCare, not ViaPath county visiting.

3600 Guard Road, Lompoc, CA 93436
Federal

FCI Lompoc II

Federal Bureau of Prisons at 3901 Klein Blvd, Lompoc, (805) 735-2771. Official BOP page (checked 2026-09-12). USP Lompoc, satellite camps, and FCC Lompoc share this federal complex — confirm the unit on the BOP locator. Not Santa Barbara County Jail.

3901 Klein Blvd, Lompoc, CA 93436
  • Adult custody: Sheriff Who’s in Custody at sbsheriff.org/home/who-is-in-custody/. Or call Main Jail (805) 681-4260 or Northern Branch (805) 554-3100. Confirm which door before you drive, mail, or send money.
  • Adult jail doors: Main Jail 4436 Calle Real, Santa Barbara (IRC and Northwest visiting are on this campus). Northern Branch 2301 Black Road, Santa Maria. Sheriff HQ is 4434 Calle Real — not the visitor door. Santa Maria Station 812-A W. Foster Road is patrol, not jail visiting.
  • Youth: Probation Susan J. Gionfriddo Juvenile Justice Center at 4263 California Blvd, (805) 934-6270. Call to reserve the first visit. Do not mix adult TouchPay / iCare / GettingOut / ViaPath with youth. La Posada is closed as a hall. Los Prietos is not on the current Probation Facilities list.
  • FCC Lompoc (FCI Lompoc I at 3600 Guard Road / FCI Lompoc II and USP at 3901 Klein Blvd) is federal BOP — BOP locator, not Who’s in Custody. Do not send county TouchPay or jail mail there.

Court, counsel and supervision

Court, defense, prosecution and probation contacts.

The jail, court, District Attorney, Public Defender and Probation Department handle different parts of a case. Use the office named on the case or release paperwork.

Superior Court

Santa Barbara — Figueroa Division

Official location and Criminal Division (checked 2026-09-12): criminal, traffic, appeals. Building Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Phone 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fax (805) 882-4647. Records in person 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; records phone 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Appeals (805) 882-4534. Metal detector. City lot on Anacapa Street, first 75 minutes free. This is not jail visiting at 4436 Calle Real.

118 E. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Santa Barbara — Anacapa Division

Official location (checked 2026-09-12): administration, civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, appeals, small claims. Mail P.O. Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. Office 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Phone 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fax (805) 882-4519. Historic courthouse. Adult criminal clerk counter for south county is Figueroa. Not jail visiting.

1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121

Santa Barbara Jury Services

Official location (checked 2026-09-12): office and phone 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fax (805) 882-4552. Jury information (877) 544-5094. Same building as Santa Barbara Juvenile Court — not the jail.

1108 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Santa Barbara Juvenile Court

Official location (checked 2026-09-12): juvenile dependency and delinquency. Fax (805) 614-6581. Do not call this number for criminal or traffic. Hours printed 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Confidential. Not Gionfriddo housing at 4263 California Blvd.

1108 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Santa Maria — Miller Division

Official location and Criminal Division (checked 2026-09-12): criminal, traffic, appeals, North County administration. Building Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Phone 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fax (805) 614-6591. Campus parking plus mall structure on Cook Street. This is not Northern Branch visiting at 2301 Black Road.

312-M East Cook St., Building E, Santa Maria, CA 93454

Santa Maria — Cook Division

Official location (checked 2026-09-12): appeals, civil, domestic violence, family law, mental health, probate, restraining orders, small claims, unlawful detainer. Phone 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Mailing 312-C East Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Not the criminal Miller counter.

312 East Cook Street, Building E, Santa Maria, CA 93454

Santa Maria Jury Services

Official Locations (checked 2026-09-12): office and phone 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fax (805) 614-6479. Jury information (877) 544-5094. Not jail visiting.

312 East Cook St., Building F, Santa Maria, CA 93454

Santa Maria Juvenile Court

Official location (checked 2026-09-12): juvenile dependency and delinquency. Building Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Phone 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fax (805) 614-6581. No case information by phone. Same California Blvd campus as Gionfriddo housing at 4263 — the courtroom is not the visiting lobby. Metal detector.

4285-B California Blvd., Santa Maria, CA 93455

Lompoc Courthouse

Official location (checked 2026-09-12): criminal, criminal appeals, civil (limited), unlawful detainer, traffic infractions, family law (limited), restraining orders. Building Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Criminal/traffic (805) 737-7789. Civil (805) 737-5452. Fax (805) 737-5440. Phone 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Civic Center parking. Metal detector. Solvang filings moved here effective 10/14/14. Not FCC Lompoc.

115 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436

Public defense and appointed counsel

Santa Barbara County Public Defender — Santa Barbara

Official directory (checked 2026-09-12): 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (805) 568-3564 (directory); department footer also prints (805) 568-3538. pdsbmail@countyofsb.org. Same Anacapa campus as the historic courthouse — not jail visiting. Social calls and visits at the jail may be recorded.

1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Public Defender — Santa Maria

Official directory (checked 2026-09-12). Fax (805) 614-6735. pdsmmail@countyofsb.org. Cook Street court campus, not 2301 Black Road.

312 E Cook St, Santa Maria, CA 93454

Public Defender — Juvenile Court Facility, Santa Maria

Official directory (checked 2026-09-12). Fax (805) 934-6945. Same California Blvd campus as Juvenile Court and Gionfriddo housing — not adult-jail visiting.

4285 California Blvd, Suite C, Santa Maria, CA 93455

District Attorney

Santa Barbara County District Attorney — Santa Barbara Main Office

Official Contact Information (checked 2026-09-12): District Attorney John T. Savrnoch. Hours 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Not jail visiting.

1112 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

District Attorney — Santa Maria Main Office

Official Contact Information (checked 2026-09-12): 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Same Cook Street campus as courts — not Northern Branch visiting.

312-D East Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454

District Attorney — Santa Maria Juvenile

Official Contact Information (checked 2026-09-12). Same California Blvd campus as Juvenile Court and Gionfriddo housing — not adult-jail visiting.

4285 California Blvd., Santa Maria, CA 93455

District Attorney — Lompoc Main Office

Official Contact Information (checked 2026-09-12): 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. Same civic-center campus as Lompoc Courthouse. Not FCC Lompoc.

115 E. Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436

DA Victim-Witness Assistance — Santa Barbara

Official Victim Witness Unit (checked 2026-09-12): also toll-free 855-840-3232. Legal residency is not required. Court escort and case updates. Not a jail roster.

1112 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

DA Victim-Witness Assistance — Santa Maria

Official Victim Witness Unit (checked 2026-09-12): also toll-free 855-840-3233. SM / Juvenile victim line on the DA home page is also (805) 346-7540.

312-D East Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454

DA Victim-Witness Assistance — Lompoc

Official Victim Witness Unit (checked 2026-09-12). DA home page also lists Lompoc victim services (805) 737-7760.

115 E. Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436

Probation

Santa Barbara Adult Services / Juvenile Services

Official Probation Locations (checked 2026-09-12). Juvenile Services fax 882-3701. Administration is this Carrillo Street door. A probation hold can block release after bail. Not jail visiting.

117 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Santa Barbara PRRC

Official Probation Locations (checked 2026-09-12). Probation resource office at the old La Posada street — not youth detention and not Main Jail visiting.

4500 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Santa Maria Juvenile Supervision Unit

Official Probation Locations (checked 2026-09-12). Field supervision near the JJC — not the housing visitor lobby at 4263 California Blvd.

4251 California Blvd, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Susan J. Gionfriddo Juvenile Justice Center

Housing door. Official JJC page (checked 2026-09-12). Call to reserve the first visit. Not Main Jail or Northern Branch.

4263 California Blvd, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Parole, records and family support

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office — Headquarters

Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): info@sbsheriff.org. Non-emergency 24/7 dispatch (805) 683-2724. Anonymous tip (805) 681-4171, tips@sbsheriff.org. Emergencies 911. Jail visiting is 4436 Calle Real or 2301 Black Road — not this HQ lobby.

4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sheriff Records Bureau

Official Records Bureau (checked 2026-09-12): Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Mail P.O. Box 6427, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Fax (805) 681-5346. records@sbsheriff.org. Call before requesting a report (7–10 days to finalize). Standard report $15. Not visiting.

4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sheriff Property & Evidence — Santa Barbara

Official Property & Evidence (checked 2026-09-12): appointment only. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Need the case number. This is evidence/safekeeping — not jail-property pickup at the IRC.

4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sheriff Property & Evidence — Santa Maria

Official Property & Evidence (checked 2026-09-12): appointment only at the Santa Maria Station. Not Northern Branch visiting.

812 W. Foster Road, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Sheriff Live Scan — Santa Barbara

Official Fingerprinting (checked 2026-09-12): appointment only. Printed hours Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. — book on the Sheriff calendar rather than arriving unscheduled. Government photo ID. Not visiting.

4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sheriff Live Scan — Santa Maria

Official Fingerprinting (checked 2026-09-12): appointment only Tuesday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Not jail visiting.

812-A West Foster Road, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Sheriff Alternative Sentencing — Santa Barbara

Official Alternative Sentencing Bureau (checked 2026-09-12): electronic monitoring and SWAP. Sentenced programs, not walk-in bail. Tri-county residency. Apply at the office or sbsheriff.org/sb-sheriff-swap-form/.

4436-A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sheriff Alternative Sentencing — Santa Maria

Official Alternative Sentencing Bureau (checked 2026-09-12): also (805) 554-3130. Same Black Road campus as Northern Branch — this counter is SWAP/EM, not social visiting.

2301 Black Road, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Coastal Bureau / Carpinteria Sheriff’s Station

Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): City of Carpinteria Police Department contract. Not jail visiting.

5775 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93103

Goleta Valley Patrol Bureau

Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): City of Goleta Police Department contract, same HQ campus. Not the Main Jail visitor door at 4436.

4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Santa Ynez Valley Station / Solvang

Official Contact Us (checked 2026-09-12): City of Solvang Police Department contract. Not jail visiting. Solvang courthouse filings moved to Lompoc in 2014.

1745 Mission Dr., Solvang, CA 93463

Santa Barbara Police Department

Official court Related Agencies (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911. Adult bookings go to county jail, not this lobby.

215 E. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Santa Maria Police Department

Official court Related Agencies (checked 2026-09-12). Emergencies 911. Adult housing is Northern Branch or Main Jail, not this lobby.

222 E. Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454

CDCR parole — San Luis Obispo / Santa Maria

State parole, not county probation. CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026 lists this San Luis Obispo unit at the Santa Maria street (printed ZIP 93445) and 3232 South Higuera St. Ste. 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, (805) 549-3251. Report to the office named in the release papers.

750 W. Century Street, Santa Maria, CA 93445

Sources and review

Official information for Santa Barbara County.

County, custody, court, defense, prosecution, probation, youth-custody and family-task details were assembled from the official sources listed below. Housing, schedules and vendor rules can change; confirm time-sensitive details before traveling, mailing or paying.Source set reviewed .

Practical information.
Before you visit, call or send.

Start with the general process. Then use the facility guide for the local details available there.

Visiting

Schedules, visitor approval, identification and arrival.

Read the guide

Phone calls

Calling accounts, approved providers and connection issues.

Read the guide

Mail & photos

Mailing addresses, permitted contents and delivery rules.

Read the guide

Money & commissary

Deposit methods, account types and fees to check.

Read the guide

Different custody systems.
Different places to start.

A Santa Barbara 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.

Understand jail and prison differences

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Clear boundaries.

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.

How do I find someone in Santa Barbara County custody?

Start with the official Santa Barbara County Sheriff Who’s in Custody linked on this page. Confirm the booked name, identifier and current facility before using visiting, mail or money instructions. If the record is unclear, call (805) 681-4260.

Which adult jail should I use in Santa Barbara County?

The listed adult county facilities are Santa Barbara County Main Jail, Northern Branch Jail. Use the current custody record to choose the right building; one facility’s rules should not be assumed for another.

Can I use the adult jail rules for youth or other custody?

No. This guide separately identifies Susan J. Gionfriddo Juvenile Justice Center, Santa Barbara County Medium Security Facility, Santa Maria Sheriff’s Station, Los Prietos Boys Camp, La Posada Juvenile Hall, FCI Lompoc I, FCI Lompoc II. Youth, state, federal, immigration, city-holding and other-county custody can use different locators, mail addresses, visiting rules and payment systems.

What address should I use for inmate mail?

The published adult-jail mail format in this guide is: Main Jail: Name, CID number / Santa Barbara County Jail / 4436 Calle Real / Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Northern Branch: Name, CID number / Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail / 2301 Black Road / Santa Maria, CA 93455.. Confirm the current facility and read the mail notes before sending; a jail street address is not always the inmate-mail destination.

What should I confirm before a visit?

Confirm the person’s current facility, housing or eligibility, the current schedule, visitor approval and identification rules, and where to check in. Call the facility before a long trip because housing and schedules can change.

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