During this booking process the jail is running the arrestee’s name and fingerprints searching for any other pending warrants in other states and cities. If any other warrants do arise there may be additional charges and bails assigned to the defendant. Once the identity is verified a picture is taken, and a booking number is assigned. The defendant is also given a court date, along with a bail amount. The bail amount generally coincides with the charges.

Please be aware there is no way anybody outside the jail can initiate a direct contact with the defendant. If a defendant has called you, let them know you have called Abierto 24/7 Bail Bonds and to not hire or work with another agency. If more than one agency becomes involved, a lot of confusion might occur, which will delay a defendant’s release from jail.

If a defendant has called you, let them know you have called Abierto 24/7 Bail Bonds and to not hire or work with another agency. If more than one agency becomes involved, a lot of confusion might occur, which will delay a defendant’s release from jail.

General Information about e-mailing an inmate

* There is no expectation of privacy for e-mail messages. Every message will be reviewed by jail staff; therefore this system should not be used for legal or confidential mail, or any other privileged communications.
* Please limit your correspondence to one message per day in lieu of a conventional letter.
* Messages are limited to a single page and may not contain pictures or other attachments.
* Inmates will not receive the message electronically. The message will be received by jail staff, printed and delivered in printed form to the inmate, generally the following morning.
* Inmates will not be able to respond via e-mail. Outgoing correspondence will continue to be by U.S. Mail.
* When prompted to enter your address, please enter the address that you prefer the inmate to use for any written return correspondence.
* Do not use the inmate email system to solicit business or advertise services. Messages that appear to be unsolicited advertisements will not be forwarded to the inmate.
* E-mail received for inmates who are no longer in custody will not be delivered.

Instructions for Sending an Inmate Message

1. Search for the inmate on the Who’s in Jail site using the inmate’s last name.
2. From the list of inmate(s), click on the inmate’s last name to bring up a detail screen for that inmate. Please note that the last name may not look like a link, but it is.
3. Near the middle of the page is an envelope icon to “Email this inmate.” Click that icon, and you will be directed to an e-mail verification screen.
4. Enter your email address in the verification field and click on “Validate.”
5. Shortly after clicking “Validate,” a new email message should appear in your Inbox from netwebmaster@sdsheriff.org. Open the email, click the link included in the message, and you are ready to begin your message to the inmate. Remember that you will be entering text into a web form, not your email program.
6. When you are done, click “Send” and your message is complete. You should get another email message indicating your message was received. Do not reply to the message as the netwebmaster account is part of an automated system and not regularly monitored.

Visiting hours for San Diego County Jails vary and are subject to change without prior notice.

Inmates are allowed two social visits per week, each visit lasting 30 minutes. For the purpose of counting weekly visits, the week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. Inmate workers are allowed additional visit time, but their visit schedule is dependent on their work schedule. Social visits are normally non-contact, conducted through a visit window using telephone handsets.

The following guidelines are important to remember when visiting:

Reservations should be made one day in advance by calling the number listed on the facility visit page.

When calling for a visit reservation, please have the following information available for each visitor:

* Full name
* Date of birth
* Home address
* Telephone number

When visiting, each visitor age 16 and older must have one of the following unexpired types of identification:

* Driver’s license
* Federal, state, local government identification card (any state)
* Military identification
* Passport
* U.S. Immigration identification (including visas)
* Border crossing card issued by the United States Department of Justice
* Current high school identification
* Matricula Consular ID card issued after April 22, 2002 by the Consul General of Mexico

Walk-in visits will be accepted, on a space available basis—and first come, first served—as long as the visitors check in one hour before the visit time. Once a visit is scheduled, no “add-ons” will be made over the phone. Additional visitors may be allowed, up to the maximum of three, by arriving one hour prior to the visit and checking in with the other visitors. Cancellations are not accepted over the phone. Due to security reasons, East Mesa and Facility 8 Detention Facilities do not accept “walk-in” visits.

San Diego Mail Format

San Diego Central Jail
PO Box 122952
San Diego, CA 92112-2952

Vista Detention Facility
325 S. Melrose Dr, Ste 200
Vista, CA 92081

South Bay Detention Facility
500 Third Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910

Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility
9000 Cottonwood
Santee, CA 92071

East Mesa Detention Facility
446 Alta Rd., Suite 5200
San Diego, CA 92158

George Bailey Detention Facility
446 Alta Rd., Suite 5300
San Diego, CA 92158

Call 24 hours a day for immediate assistance.

If a friend or family member has been arrested and sent to any San Diego Jail you can call us to begin making arrangements for their release immediately. Most bails can usually be done over the phone and fax machine for your convenience. It is helpful if you have the defendants name, birth date, and city where they have been arrested. If you don’t have this information not to worry we will investigate it for you.

To execute a bail bond in San Diego we will also help you with the following:

* Locate which San Diego detention facility your loved one is in
* Determine co-signers and collateral if needed
* Bail bond forms completed (fax or in person)
* Secure payment (Cash-Credit Card-Check)

We can usually process the paperwork and have a bail bonds agent post the bond with in an hour. Sometimes there can be delays in the booking process or failures in the information systems of the jails that can delay the process. We pride ourselves in making it as quick and painless as possible, as we know how stressful the situation can be.

Bail Premiums

Bail premiums (costs) are regulated by the state of California and are non-negotiable. The cost of a bail bond is 10% of the bail amount. So if the defendant has a 10,000 bail the premium would be $1,000, and is non-refundable once the defendant is released. We do offer a 20% discount to union members, active military and attorney referrals as we have secured special permission by the state to offer this unique discount to those who qualify. Each bail agency is regulated by the State of California and is obligated by these pricing standards. We are one of the few companies that offer any kind of discount to union members and military personal.

Bail Bond Release Procedure

Once the paperwork and payment has been completed we will then go to the San Diego jail where your loved one is at and post bail. Most jails in San Diego take between 2-4 hours to process the paperwork necessary for the defendant to be released. San Diego Central Jail can sometimes take as long as 4-6 hours for a defendant to be released. While other smaller facilities can take as little as 45 minutes.

We will let you know and keep you up to date on expected release times. The facilities in San Diego County are extremely overcrowded and tend to be slow in their processing procedures.

Please be advised that we do everything in our power, and use all our connections to make the process go as smoothly as possible for each of our clients. Just understand that their are some things out of our control.

We have included for your convenience phone numbers, maps, and driving directions to all the San Diego Jails in the right sidebar. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with location and procedures of the facility.