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San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility Information

Address

San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility
446 Alta Road
San Diego, CA 92158

Phone Number

Phone: (619) 661-2608

The San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility is located at 446 Alta Road in San Diego, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility, such as how to find an inmate at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend in jail and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

To see who’s in jail at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find the same information on anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information quicker if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get released that morning.

San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility Visitation

The inmate need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at (619) 661-2608 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility:

San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility
446 Alta Road
San Diego, CA 92158

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility
446 Alta Road
San Diego, CA 92158

The San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility mail policy is always changing, so it would be best to visit the official San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the San Diego County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail is likely to change, so review the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (619) 661-2608 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmateâ€™s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

The San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility phone number is: (619) 661-2608

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the San Diego County Jail – George F. Bailey Detention Facility. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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