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List of California county jails

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California's county jails function like county jails throughout the United States: they are used to incarcerate people pre-trial, through a trial and sentencing, and for some sentences of commitment. The majority of people incarcerated in California's county jails have not been sentenced (they are pre-trial and have not been convicted of a crime).

Historically, time would be served in a county jail for sentences of less than a year, including sentences for misdemeanors and some felonies. In 2011, the Public Safety Realignment Act was signed into law in response to the Supreme Court case Brown v. Plata and the resulting court order to address prison overcrowding in the state. Realignment "shifted responsibility for all sentenced non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenders from state to local jurisdictions", which decreased California prison populations, increased California county jail populations, and changed the types and distribution of crimes for which people were serving sentences in county jails.

For comparison, in December 2019 there were approximately 71,200 people incarcerated in California county jails (based on average daily population), 124,027 people incarcerated in California state prisons, and 51,923 people on parole in California.

Santa Rita Jail
Los Angeles Men's Central Jail 2
Los Angeles Twin Towers Facility
Monterey County Jail
The San Francisco Hall of Justice Complex, including County Jail #4
San Diego jail inmate, dressed in a dark blue two piece uniform, restrained with handcuffs on a belly chain

California county jails

Rated capacity and average daily population reports from the California Board of State and Community Corrections were used to determine what constitutes a distinct jail facility for this list.

Jail County Rated Capacity Average Daily Population (ADP) Notes
Santa Rita Jail Alameda 3489 2563
Amador County Jail Amador 76 94
Butte County Jail Butte 614 538
Calaveras County Adult Detention Facility Calaveras 128 100
Colusa County Jail Colusa 92 59
Marsh Creek Detention Facility Contra Costa 188 49
Martinez Detention Facility Contra Costa 695 418
West County Detention Facility Contra Costa 1104 628
Del Norte County Jail Del Norte 146 104
El Dorado County Jail, Placerville El Dorado 303 243
El Dorado County Jail, South Lake Tahoe El Dorado 158 140
Fresno County Main Jail Fresno 1064 952 The Fresno County Sheriff has been under a Federal Consent Decree since 1993 in response to chronic overcrowding.
Fresno North Annex Jail Fresno 1152 1564 The Fresno County Sheriff has been under a Federal Consent Decree since 1993 in response to chronic overcrowding.
Fresno South Annex Jail Fresno 528 416 The Fresno County Sheriff has been under a Federal Consent Decree since 1993 in response to chronic overcrowding.
Glenn County Adult Detention Facility Glenn 144 96
Humboldt County Correctional Facility Humboldt 417 388
Herbert Hughes Correctional Center Imperial 314 150
Imperial Adult Regional Facility Imperial 288 204
Imperial County Oren Fox Detention Facility Imperial 276 32 The facility opened in 2018 with funds allocated under AB 900, County Jail Funding & Reentry Facilities.
Inyo County Jail Inyo 96 39
Kern County Central Receiving Facility Kern 292 126
Lerdo Justice Facility Kern 796 701
Lerdo Maximum/Medium Security Facility Kern 374 152
Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility Kern 1344 870
Kings County Jail Kings 373 561
Lake County Hill Road Facility Lake 286 249
Lassen County Adult Detention Facility Lassen 231 94
Los Angeles Century Regional Detention Facility Los Angeles 1708 2148
Los Angeles Men's Central Jail Los Angeles 3512 4506
Los Angeles North County Correctional Facility Los Angeles 2214 3783
Los Angeles Pitchess Detention Center East Facility Los Angeles 926 72 The facility is currently closed, but is being used as a fire camp.
Los Angeles Pitchess North Facility Los Angeles 832 1421
Los Angeles Pitchess South Facility Los Angeles 782 1455
Los Angeles Twin Towers Correctional Facility Los Angeles 2432 3318 Stated by the Sheriff's Office to be the world's largest jail and the world's largest mental health facility.
Madera Adult Correctional Facility Madera 560 460 The facility was run by the Madera County Department of Corrections, and not the Sheriff as is typical in California. As of 2021, the Department of Corrections was folded back into the Sheriff's Office.
Marin County Jail Marin 349 265
Mariposa County Adult Detention Facility Mariposa 58 43 Voted best County Jail in California.
Mendocino Adult Detention Facility Mendocino County 295 284
John Latorraca Correctional Center Merced 564 416
Merced County Jail Merced 189 176
Modoc County Jail Modoc 43 39
Mono County Jail Mono 48 26
Monterey County Jail Monterey 575 669
Monterey County Rehabilitation Facility Monterey 250 181
Napa County Jail Napa 276 237 The jail is run by the Napa County Department of Corrections, and not the Sheriff as is typical in California.
Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Nevada 284 195
Orange County Intake Release Center Orange 407 455
James A. Musick Facility Orange 449 0 The facility is under temporary closure for renovations as of July, 2019, and is expected to re-open in 2022. It was also an ICE detention facility.
Orange County Men's Jail Orange 1219 1209
Orange County Women's Jail Orange 274 294
Orange County Theo Lacy Jail Orange 2080 2894
Placer County Main Jail Placer 492 323
South Placer Minimum Security Jail Placer 120 91
South Placer Jail Placer 300 242
Plumas County Jail Plumas 67 60
Blythe Jail Riverside 79 114
Indio Jail Riverside 238 348
Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility Riverside 1458 1450
Robert Presley Detention Center Riverside 760 741
Southwest Detention Center (also called Cois Byrd Detention Center) Riverside 1142 1141
Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center Sacramento 1625 1624
Sacramento County Main Jail Sacramento 2380 1877
San Benito Adult Detention Center San Benito 142 121
San Bernardino Central Detention Center San Bernardino 772 732 Also used by the United States Marshals Service as a west coast hub for the transportation and housing of federal inmates.
Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center San Bernardino 1070 901
High Desert Detention Center San Bernardino 2098 1235
West Valley Detention Center San Bernardino 3072 2465
East Mesa Reentry Facility San Diego 760 700
San Diego County Facility#8 San Diego 200 181
George Bailey Detention Facility San Diego 1380 1522
Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility San Diego 1216 782
San Diego Central Jail San Diego 946 950
South Bay Detention Facility San Diego 386 395
Vista Detention Facility San Diego 807 714
San Diego Work Furlough And Residential Reentry Center San Diego 483 335 This facility is operated by CoreCivic, and is under the jurisdiction of the San Diego County Probation Department, rather than the Sheriff.
San Francisco County Jail#2 San Francisco 392 286
San Francisco County Jail#4 San Francisco 402 288
San Francisco County Jail#5 San Francisco 768 608
John J. Zunino Facility San Joaquin 1195 1019
San Joaquin County Honor Farm San Joaquin 493 290
San Luis Obispo County Jail San Luis Obispo 714 439
San Luis Obispo Honor Farm San Luis Obispo 63 50
Maguire Correctional Facility San Mateo 688 489
Maple Street Correctional Facility San Mateo 586 430
Men's & Women's Transitional Facilities San Mateo 88 39
Santa Barbara Medium Security Facility Santa Barbara 160 151
Santa Barbara County Main Jail Santa Barbara 659 707
Santa Clara County Elmwood Complex - Men's Facility Santa Clara 2399 2227
Santa Clara County Elmwood Complex - Women's Facility Santa Clara 634 350
Santa Clara County Main Jail Santa Clara 1350 663
Santa Cruz Blaine Street Facility Santa Cruz County, California 32 18
Santa Cruz Main Jail Santa Cruz County, California 319 282
Santa Cruz Rountree Medium Facility Santa Cruz County, California 96 67
Shasta County Main Jail Shasta 381 431
Siskiyou County Jail Siskiyou 104 86
Claybank Facility Solano 358 222
Solano County Justice Center Solano 712 231
Stanton Correctional Facility Solano 365 255
Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility Sonoma 848 721
Sonoma County North County Detention Facility Sonoma 561 264
Stanislaus County Public Safety Center Stanislaus 1014 803
Stanislaus County Public Safety Center Units 1 & 2 Stanislaus 384 281
Stanislaus County REACT (Re-Entry and Enhanced Alternative to Custody Training) Center Stanislaus 288 143
Sutter County Jail Sutter 352 250
Tehama County Jail Tehama 191 169
Trinity County Detention Facility Trinity 53 54
Bob Wiley Detention Facility Tulare 696 604
Tulare County Men's Correctional Facility Tulare 366 237
Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility Tulare 384 347
Tulare County Jail Tulare 272 237
Tuolumne County Jail Tuolumne 147 144
Todd Road Jail Ventura 796 770
Ventura County Main Jail Ventura 828 747
Monroe Detention Center Yolo 272 239
Walter J. Leinberger Memorial Center Yolo 120 70
Yuba County Jail Yuba 426 372 Also an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

The following counties do not have jails:

  • Alpine County: jail services are contracted to El Dorado County and Calaveras County.
  • Sierra County: this county does not have an official jail tracked by the Board of State and Community Corrections, but the Sheriff's website says that "as of March 17, 2015 the Sierra County Jail began operating as a Temporary Housing Facility".

See also

References

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  118. Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office. "Tuolumne County Custody Division". Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office.
  119. Ventura County Sheriff's Office. "Todd Road Jail". Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
  120. Ventura County Sheriff's Office. "Ventura County Detention Services". Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
  121. Yolo County Sheriff's Office. "Yolo County Jail Centers". Yolo County Sheriff's Office.
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  123. Yuba County Sheriff's Office. "Yuba County Jail". Yuba County Sheriff's Office.
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