San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility

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The San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility is located at 500 Third Avenue in Chula Vista, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility, such as how to find an inmate at the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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10. How to Search San Diego County Arrest Records

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility Inmate Roster is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get information about anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes between 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility before you can visit. This information will go into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (619) 691-4810 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility you must be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the San Diego County Jail – South Bay 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.

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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 – South Bay 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 – South Bay 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the San Diego County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at San Diego County Jail – South Bay 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 – South Bay Detention Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (619) 691-4810 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 inmate’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 – South Bay Detention Facility store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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

The only phone calls that San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility phone number is: (619) 691-4810

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make are split 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 – South Bay Detention Facility. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at San Diego County Jail – South Bay Detention Facility, click the link below.

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