This is a private reference site, not a San Francisco government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, pull an official booking record, or change a jail or court entry. Use the official office for the record or service you need.
Official Jail and Records Contacts
For current San Francisco County jail custody, start with the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and the jail lines below. Public-record requests for SFSO records are routed through the agency's GovQA records portal.
San Francisco Sheriff's Office Main Office
City Hall, Room 456
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: 415-554-7225
Intake and Release Center
425 7th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-558-4443
After hours, weekends, and holidays: 415-553-1444
Jail Information and Public Records
- Public jail information line: 415-553-1430.
- San Bruno jail line listed by the Superior Court: 415-266-7501.
- SFSO public-records page: Request Public Record.
- GovQA records portal: SFSO GovQA Public Records Center.
Where to Look by Record Type
- For a person currently in a San Francisco County jail, use the official SFSO search and the jail inmate records guide.
- For booking-photo questions, read the jail roster mugshots page before assuming a public photo is online.
- For filed charges, court dates, case numbers, and court records after booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For a specific jail building, use the facility links in the footer for County Jail #2, the Intake and Release Center, County Jail #3, County Jail #3 Annex, or Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Jail Wards 7D/7L.
- For a sentenced California prisoner, use CDCR's statewide inmate locator rather than the San Francisco jail roster.
- For a federal prisoner, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS.
- For victim custody notifications, use VINELink California when that service fits the situation.
Court and Prosecutor Routing
Jail booking details and court case records are maintained by different offices. The San Francisco Superior Court Criminal Clerk handles criminal case file requests and court-record questions after a case is filed.
Criminal Clerk
850 Bryant Street, Room 101
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-551-0651
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
The San Francisco District Attorney's Office handles prosecution decisions after police reports or warrant requests are reviewed.
San Francisco District Attorney's Office
350 Rhode Island Street, North Building, Suite 400N
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 628-652-4000
Email: districtattorney@sfgov.org
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.