San Jose / Main Jail Complex (South)
South is housing on the Main Jail Complex at 150 W. Hedding Street. Official Sheriff pages list one Main Jail Facility. Search the inmate search or call (408) 808-2804 and confirm Main Jail, not Elmwood. Visiting is the Main Jail Complex lobby — not a separate Elmwood door, not 55 W Younger, not Hall of Justice.
Santa Clara County · California
Custody lookup
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex (South) inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Inmate Search
Official inmate search (checked 2026-09-12): santaclara-inmatesearch.atimsle.com. Jail411 does not host inmate names. You need the booked name, PFN, and CEN. This building is Main Jail Complex housing at 150 W. Hedding — visiting is the Main Jail Complex lobby (North). If the search shows Elmwood, go to 701 S. Abel, Milpitas. Inventory capacity 674 for Main Jail South — not reprinted as a live official number. Custody Bureau (Wayback 2026-07-06) lists one Main Jail Facility.
Open inmate search ↗VINELink California
The Sheriff’s live Custody pages point families to Who’s in Jail / inmate search, not a VINE button. VINELink remains the statewide custody-change register. Jail411 does not host inmate names. Phone 1-877-411-5588.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
All social visits must be scheduled on Online Visitor Registration after you are approved. Confirm the person is at Main Jail — Elmwood is a different campus in Milpitas with different visit length and check-in time.
- 01Confirm Main Jail
Search santaclara-inmatesearch.atimsle.com or call (408) 808-2804.
The roster must show Main Jail. South housing uses the same 150 W. Hedding visitor lobby as North. If the person is at Elmwood, use 701 S. Abel Street, Milpitas. If Juvenile Hall, use 840 Guadalupe Parkway — not this door.
- 02Register on OVR
Create an account at eservices.sccgov.org/OVR.
Official Main Jail page (Wayback 2024-12-08): approval may take up to seven business days; a valid email is required for status. If you have no email, call (408) 808-2804 after seven days. Main Jail and Elmwood share one OVR system — select Elmwood when applying if you need both. Government photo ID required.
- 03Arrive at 150 W. Hedding Street
Not 55 W Younger (Sheriff HQ) and not 190-200 W. Hedding (Hall of Justice).
Check in 30 minutes before the scheduled visit. Bring the same government photo ID used to register. Leave phones and extra items in the car or a locker. Call (408) 808-2804 Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. before you drive.
01 / Visiting
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex (South) visiting hours.
Official Main Jail Complex visiting page (Wayback 2024-12-08): visits scheduled after OVR approval, up to 2 weeks out. Inmates may have two 60-minute visits per week. Up to two adults may visit; each adult receives a 30-minute visit. Check in 30 minutes early. Published visiting times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 8:10 a.m., 9:20 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 4:20 p.m. Saturday and Sunday also 7:00 a.m. plus those slots. Wednesday is not on the published table. Use the live OVR appointment if it differs. Visiting office (408) 808-2804 Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Visits may be cancelled without prior notice for facility emergencies or a housing move. If the inmate search shows Elmwood, do not come here. If you are late, the visit is cancelled. Missing or cancelling a scheduled visit counts as having a visit.
Call the jail (408) 808-2804Visiting location
Santa Clara County Sheriff Main Jail Complex public visiting lobby, 150 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110.
Metal detector required; medical verification for internal metal hardware. Call (408) 808-2804.
Frequency and group size
- Two 60-minute visits per week.
- 60 minutes (two adults share as 30 minutes each). Check in 30 minutes prior.
- Up to two adults. Children must be biologically related to the adult visitor or the inmate; original and/or notarized birth certificate required at each visit. Children 18 or older count as adults and need their own OVR account.
- 150 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110 — Main Jail Complex visiting lobby. Not 55 W Younger Avenue (Sheriff HQ), not 190-200 West Hedding Street (Hall of Justice), not 701 S. Abel Street (Elmwood), not 840 Guadalupe Parkway (Juvenile Hall).
In-person visiting times by housing module
Official table includes Saturday and Sunday at 7:00 a.m., 8:10 a.m., 9:20 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:10 p.m., and 4:20 p.m. Find the housing module first, then the day.
Sheriff visiting pages checked 2026-09-12 describe in-person OVR social visits. Remote family video visiting is not published on those pages. Do not open an Elmwood-only assumption — confirm the building. Attorneys and law enforcement may visit without a pre-scheduled social slot.
Main Jail Complex social visits (OVR)
30 min- Sun 7:00 a.m. 8:10 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:10 p.m. 4:20 p.m.
- Mon · Tue · Thu · Fri 8:10 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:10 p.m. 4:20 p.m.
- Sat 7:00 a.m. 8:10 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:10 p.m. 4:20 p.m.
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 telephone / PIN-debit vendor name on Sheriff Custody HTML checked 2026-09-12 (historical 2014–2019 DOC pages named GTL; not treated as current)
- Remote family video-visit hours or a vendor (OVR pages describe in-person social visits)
- A public DA street suite on the archived maps HTML
- A public Probation HQ street on the Adult services HTML
- Property / commissary pickup clock hours after release
- A live official rated-capacity number on the visiting HTML (inventory lists 674 for this building)
- A separate South visitor lobby (Sheriff pages list one Main Jail Facility at 150 W. Hedding)
Phone calls
Main Jail phones and tablets OVR visiting is in person.
Official visiting pages (checked 2026-09-12): social visits are in-person through OVR. Sheriff Custody Services also lists Edovo transcripts and certificate request — Edovo is an education tablet, not family video visiting. The Sheriff visiting and commissary HTML checked today does not name the telephone vendor. Social visits are monitored or recorded.
- 01Three products
Deposits vs commissary vs visiting.
TouchPay is money on the books (locator 295110). iCare is commissary/care packs. OVR is in-person visiting. Edovo is education.
- 02On-site visit
Schedule on OVR after you are approved.
Two 60-minute visits per week at this building. Elmwood is 30-minute visits and a 45-minute check-in — different campus.
- 03Help
OVR password reset is email to the visiting office — not the jail lobby for app passwords.
Main Jail page: forgotten usernames or passwords by email with full name, date of birth, driver’s license or ID number, AND the date the ID was issued. Call (408) 808-2804 for visiting status, not for TouchPay passwords.
Inmate mail
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex (South) 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 Name, Booking Number (CEN), PFNSanta Clara County Department of CorrectionMain Jail Complex150 W. Hedding StreetSan Jose, CA 95110Do not send Main Jail mail to 55 W Younger Avenue (Sheriff HQ), 190-200 W. Hedding (Hall of Justice), 701 S. Abel / 945 Thompson (Elmwood), 840 Guadalupe Parkway (Juvenile Hall), or 19050 Malaguerra Avenue (James Ranch).
- Letters labeled with the inmate’s name, booking number (CEN), and Personal File Number (PFN) to 150 W. Hedding Street (current commissary and Book Ordering PDF housing identity, checked 2026-09-12).
- Money orders / cashier’s checks payable to Santa Clara County Department of Correction with inmate name + PFN and sender contact, mailed to Inmate Services, 150 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110.
- Paperback books mailed directly from a publisher or bookseller (e.g., Amazon, Barnes & Noble) with full legal name, PFN, and CEN to 150 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110-1718 (Book Ordering PDF rev. 08.2025). Smaller than 9" × 12" × 2" and under 2.5 lbs. No signature-required packages.
- Hardcover or leather-bound books; magazines or periodicals in the book-order channel; used-book or third-party senders (Book Ordering PDF rev. 08.2025)
- Packages requiring a signature
- Youth mail using this address (Juvenile Hall is 840 Guadalupe Parkway; James Ranch is 19050 Malaguerra Avenue)
- Elmwood books sent here — Elmwood publisher books go to 945 Thompson Street, Milpitas, CA 95035-5243
Name, CEN, and PFN on the envelope. Get those numbers from the inmate search. Money orders: Inmate Services, 150 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110, payable to Santa Clara County Department of Correction. Mail without a return address is rejected.
Postage when someone has no money: Books are usually delivered within 10 business days (Book Ordering PDF). Items that fail guidelines are held at Elmwood 30 days then discarded or recycled; return is not guaranteed.
Money and commissary
How to send money to Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex (South).
The published deposit route is TouchPay (deposits); iCare (commissary / care packs). Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Official commissary page (Wayback 2025-11-04): lobby kiosk at Main Jail and Elmwood accepts cash, Visa, and MasterCard; funds within 24 hours.
- 02
Telephone 1-866-232-1899. Facility locator number 295110 then #. First-time depositors set up an account at www.touchpayonline.com or call 1-866-204-1603. Use the inmate’s booking number (CEN) when asked for inmate ID. English and Spanish. 24/7.
- 03
Online at www.touchpayonline.com. Visa/MasterCard. Funds within 24 hours.
- 04
Money order or cashier’s check payable to Santa Clara County Department of Correction, inmate name + PFN, sender contact. Main Jail: Inmate Services, 150 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110. Avoids the deposit fee. Mail without a return address is rejected.
- 05
iCare gift packs at www.icaregifts.com — same products as commissary, bundled. Credit/debit. Delivered on regular delivery days.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Search first, then cash or a licensed bond — Criminal Division is 190-200 W. Hedding
Confirm the person is still here on the inmate search or (408) 808-2804. Post cash or a licensed bail bond — Jail411 does not republish a bondsman directory. Criminal Division, Hall of Justice, 190-200 West Hedding Street, (408) 808-6611, sscriminfo@scscourt.org. Phone hours Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Sheriff Custody Services lists Request Bail Board Posting. 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).
Call (408) 808-2804 — pickup window not on the live Custody HTML
Not printed as a public property-release window on the reviewed Custody HTML. Call (408) 808-2804. Do not mail cash.
Call (408) 808-2804 — pickup window not on the live iCare page
Not printed as a pickup window on the live iCare/commissary page. Call (408) 808-2804. Book Ordering PDF: books received after release may be donated or added to the facility library.
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.
190-200 West Hedding Street
Public case portal: portal.scscourt.org. Court calendars: portal.scscourt.org/calendars. Ask the judge at arraignment for a Public Defender if you cannot afford counsel. Official HOJ (checked 2026-09-12): building Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Clerk phones Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. sscriminfo@scscourt.org. Main court number (408) 882-2700. Palo Alto criminal clerk (650) 462-3810; South County (408) 695-5014; FJCC Drug Court (408) 491-4811.
190-200 W. Hedding is the Hall of Justice clerk / criminal court — not jail visiting at 150 W. Hedding and not Sheriff HQ at 55 W Younger.
120 West Mission Street
Ask the judge at the first Hall of Justice appearance for a Public Defender if you cannot afford an attorney.
Official PDO home (Wayback 2026-02-16): 120 West Mission Street, San Jose, CA 95110. South County 17275 Butterfield Blvd., Suite B, Morgan Hill, (408) 201-0500. Palo Alto 425 Sherman Ave., Suite 100, (408) 918-7740. Alternate Defender 2305 Bering Drive, (408) 970-2700. This office is not visiting and not inmate mail.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release after bail. Official Adult services FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): Records Room (408) 435-2000 to find the assigned officer. Chief Probation Officer Nicholas Birchard. Record clearance applications (408) 435-2061.
Youth housing is Juvenile Hall, 840 Guadalupe Parkway, (408) 278-5820 — not this adult jail.
San Jose parole — 909 Coleman Avenue
CDCR Northern Region directory (updated 9/11/2026) lists San Jose 1, South Bay GPS, and Redwood City at 909 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 277-1821. State parole is not Santa Clara County Probation. Report to the office named in the release papers.
Superior Court locations
Criminal clerk. Main information (408) 882-2700.
Official page ↗Criminal clerk Palo Alto.
Official page ↗Criminal clerk South County. Traffic (408) 556-3000.
Official page ↗Drug Court clerk.
Official page ↗Public Defender offices
Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one
Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.
- San Jose 1 / South Bay GPS / Redwood City Parole 909 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110 · (408) 277-1821 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex (South) phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
150 W. Hedding Street. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
55 W Younger Ave. Not visiting. Toll free (800) 211-2220.
701 S. Abel Street, Milpitas — different campus.
Facility locator 295110.
Register and search. eservices.sccgov.org/OVR and santaclara-inmatesearch.atimsle.com.
190-200 W. Hedding. Not visiting.
120 West Mission Street.
Not the jail visitor lobby.
DA Victim Services Director.
Assigned officer. Holds can block release.
840 Guadalupe Parkway. Not this jail.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex (South) · San Jose · Updated 2026-09-12