Locate San Francisco County Jail #2 Inmates

San Francisco County Jail #2 Overview

San Francisco County Jail #2 is operated by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office at the 425 7th Street jail complex. SFSO describes it as a county jail housing facility for people in San Francisco custody, including pretrial detainees and other local jail classifications. The facility is also the only San Francisco county jail that houses women. Its visiting schedule is divided by pods, including A, B, C, D, E, F, and Civil Commitments, which makes the roster location and housing information important before a visit is scheduled.

County Jail #2 sits at the same public address as the Intake and Release Center, but the two functions are not the same. The Intake and Release Center handles booking, release, and transfer processing. Jail #2 houses people after that intake decision. If a search result says a person is located at County Jail #2, public visiting, mail, and commissary rules follow the Jail #2 schedule and address format. If the person is not listed in the SFSO jail search, SFSO states that they are not in the San Francisco jail system, though they may be in CDCR, BOP, ICE, another county, or already released.

The official County Jail #2 page is the matched SFSO source for the address, capacity, and program context used by Jail #2 visitors and family members.

That facility page should be checked with the visiting page before travel because SFSO posts operational notices separately from the jail overview.

Jail #2 Capacity and Population

SFSO lists County Jail #2 as a 392-person facility, and the same 392-bed figure appears in the research from the SFSO facility page, policy manual, and 2025 annual report. The 2025 annual report lists County Jail #2 housing at 425 7th Street with an average jail population of 361. Those figures are useful for reading the San Francisco County inmate population because Jail #2 is one of the two main custodial housing facilities, while the Intake and Release Center is a processing site and County Jail #3 is the largest housing site.

Capacity is not the same as a daily head count. The SFSO policy manual says approved bed capacities are retained by the facility and Custody Operations Division. It also says that if a facility remains over capacity, or keeps growing past capacity, the Sheriff's direction can trigger a crowding committee to examine ways to reduce population. For Jail #2, the researched capacity and average population show that this building carries a large share of local custody while still being distinct from the San Bruno campus.

Search Jail #2 Custody

The correct roster path for Jail #2 is the SFSO Find a Person in Jail search. It covers current San Francisco jail custody, including people housed at County Jail #2, the San Bruno jail, and the active annex when listed by SFSO. It is not the right system for sentenced state prisoners after transfer to CDCR, federal inmates in BOP custody, or immigration detainees in ICE custody. The inspected SFSO search result did not show a booking photo, but it did show location, SFNO number, booking number, court date, bond, and charge fields.

The county search can be used by name, SF number, or booking number. SFSO text says to enter the first three letters of the first and last name. The app allows a name search once at least two letters have been entered for both names, and it also accepts a permanent SF number or an exact booking number. If the facility field shows County Jail #2, then Jail #2 visiting, mail, and property rules are the starting point.

1. Open the SFSO Find a Person in Jail page and choose a name, SF number, or booking number search.
2. Enter the first letters of the first and last name, or use the exact booking number if known.
3. Open the matching result and confirm that the location field is County Jail #2.
4. Read the booking number, SFNO, next court date, total bond, docket, charge description, and scheduled release field.
5. If no result appears, use the jail information line, the Intake and Release Center, GovQA records, VINELink, CDCR, BOP, or ICE based on the custody type.

Jail #2 Address and Contact

County Jail #2 uses the downtown jail address at 425 7th Street. The same complex also has the Intake and Release Center, so callers should be clear about whether the question concerns current housing at Jail #2, booking or release processing, or after-hours custody information. For general inmate-record steps beyond a facility question, the San Francisco County jail records page describes the broader roster and fallback channels.

Jail #2 Visiting Schedule

SFSO visiting rules require visitors to check the jail search first, then schedule through the GTL visit scheduler. The SFSO visiting page says online scheduling is available from 9 a.m. to midnight on the day before the visit. Visitors must arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled time and bring current government-issued photo ID. SFSO also posted a current notice that weekday in-person visiting at County Jail #2 and County Jail #3 is suspended from April 20 through June 30, 2026, while weekend and holiday visits continue as normally scheduled.

The SFSO jail visiting information page lists the posted pod schedule, visitor data needed for scheduling, dress rules, locker limits, and conduct rules. Visitors may not bring cell phones, cameras, food, drinks, personal items, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, weapons, or explosives. Clothing rules bar several items that can look like jail clothing or gang-related clothing, including orange, red, all-blue, and all-green outfits.

Jail #2 Mail and Money

Mail for Jail #2 must use the person's last name, first name, SF number, facility name, and the 425 7th Street address. SFSO says mail must be sent through the U.S. Postal Service and cannot be larger than 8.5 by 14 inches. Books, newspapers, and magazines must come from the publisher, with no Amazon deliveries. Cash is not accepted in the mail. Cashier's checks, certified checks, and money orders from U.S. banks are allowed up to $100. Legal mail is opened only in front of the incarcerated person, while other mail is opened and searched.

San Francisco jail phone calls are a local exception to what many visitors expect. SFSO states that all county jail calls have been free since August 10, 2020, and that San Francisco was the first county in the nation to provide free jail calls. Deposits and commissary still have separate rules. The SFSO money deposit page lists the 425 7th Street money window, the 24-hour lobby kiosk, the San Bruno kiosk, and TouchPay with locator number 294066.

Jail #2 Programs and Intake

Jail #2 is not the street-arrest booking desk, but it is closely tied to the same 425 7th Street jail complex. People arrested in San Francisco are booked through the Intake and Release Center, then released or transferred to a housing facility such as County Jail #2 or County Jail #3. Booking means the jail intake event after arrest. Classification means the jail's housing and security assessment. A person may later move to another San Francisco jail facility, CDCR, federal custody, immigration custody, or release depending on charges, court orders, and sentence status.

SFSO identifies Jail #2 programs that are specific enough to preserve. Glide Services supports women facing violence and poverty through case management, treatment groups, and referrals. SISTER, meaning Sisters in Sober Treatment Empowered by Recovery, focuses on drug and alcohol recovery, support groups, job and life skills, and well-being. The Re-entry Pod is a living and learning housing community, and ACA assistance helps people apply for health insurance while in jail. The 2025 annual report also notes a modern pharmacy at Jail #2, funded through a CalAIM PATH grant, to provide eligible people at least a 30-day medication supply upon release.