Social In-Person Visits

Social in-person visit reservations can be scheduled online. The San Diego Sheriff's eVisit System may be accessed through the Who's in Jail website. Hours of operation are Wednesday through Sunday, 7:00 am-7:00 pm.

For detailed instructions on scheduling an in-person visit online, please select from the links below:

• Instructions -English

• Instructions -Spanish 

Social in-person visit reservations can also be scheduled by telephone. Reservations may be made Wednesday through Sunday from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm, by calling (619) 409-5000 and select the option for the desired facility. Hours for the George Bailey Detention Facility are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.

Effective December 06, 2023:

The Custody Information line for all Sheriff's detention facilities has integrated to one central phone number. For public inquiries, please utilize (619) 409-5000 and select the option for your desired facility. 

 Visit Reminders

• Visitation is available 5 days a week. No visits on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• A maximum of 3 visitors, including children, are permitted per visit.
• Visits are scheduled on a first come, first served basis and are subject to change without notice. 
• You must check in 30 MINUTES prior to your scheduled visit.  60 MINUTES if visiting the George Bailey Detention Facility and the Rock Mountain Detention Facility.
• Visit reservations must be scheduled 24-hours in advance. There will be NO same day scheduling of visits.
• Visitation will not be allowed if the incarcerated person is in one of the following housing modules:
  • COVID-19 Positive Module
  • Suspected COVID-19 (SPUI) Module
• Visitors under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by a qualified adult who possesses valid photo identification and is cleared for visits. Qualified adult is defined as:
  • A parent
  • A court appointed guardian
  • Other adult having legal custody

   

  On PROBATION or PAROLE? Request visit authorization before scheduling your visit. 

  Service Animals

  Service animals, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), are generally allowed to accompany people with disabilities during their visitation.  Some exceptions apply under federal law and a service animal may be lawfully excluded from the facility for specific reasons.  If a service animal is excluded, the visitor has the option to participate in the visit without the service animal.  See 28 C.F.R § 35.136, Service Animals, for more information.

  Video Visitation

  Video visits are available 7 days  a week and are 30 minutes in length.  Incarcerated person will be allowed 2 video visits per week.  Visita are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis, there will be NO same day visits.  Reservations must be made one day in advance and can only be scheduled by visiting Smart Communications .  A user account must be created prior to scheduling a video visit. 

  Video visits are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.

  ***Due to a recent change in the phone system provider for our incarcerated population, calls from inside our detention facilities are coming from the number 727-349-1561.  It has come to our attention some mobile carriers are identifying this number in their spam settings and calls from incarcerated persons may be filtered out.  To ensure you receive these calls, please program this number into your phone or contact your phone provider to unblock this number.  We are working toward additional solutions and will post any additional changes here. ***

   

Facilities & Schedules

(Refer to a specific facility’s visit schedule by selecting the facility below)