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San Diego County is wide, and custody moves across it. A man booked in Oceanside is held in Vista; a woman booked anywhere in the county — Borrego Springs, Chula Vista, El Cajon — ends up at Las Colinas in Santee. The bond only works at the building holding the defendant right now. These pages tell you which building that is, and which cases are not county matters at all.
Call (619) 560-0106 — 24 HoursEvery Facility We Cover In San Diego County
44 facilities — the Sheriff's county detention facilities, the stations and substations that hold people until transport, the city police jails that book their own arrests, the county's juvenile facilities, and the federal and military sites downtown and on the border that families mistake for county jails. Each page covers the address, what the custody timeline usually looks like, the courthouse that hears those cases, and whether a county bail bond applies at all. Where routing could not be independently confirmed, the page says so instead of guessing.
County Detention Facilities (7)
San Diego Central Jail
1173 Front St, San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego Central Jail is the county's downtown intake facility for men, a block from the Central Courthouse on Union Street.
Las Colinas Detention & Reentry Facility
451 Riverview Pkwy, Santee, CA 92071
Las Colinas Detention & Reentry Facility in Santee is the only county jail in San Diego County that houses women.
George Bailey Detention Facility
446 Alta Rd, San Diego, CA 92158
George Bailey Detention Facility is the county's largest men's jail, out on Alta Road in Otay Mesa near the border.
Vista Detention Facility
325 S Melrose Dr, Vista, CA 92081
Vista Detention Facility is North County's jail, attached to the North County Regional Center courthouse on South Melrose Drive.
South Bay Detention Facility
500 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
South Bay Detention Facility sits behind the South County Regional Center courthouse on Third Avenue in Chula Vista.
East Mesa Reentry Facility
446 Alta Rd, San Diego, CA 92158
East Mesa Reentry Facility is a lower-custody Sheriff's facility on the Alta Road complex in Otay Mesa.
Rock Mountain Detention Facility
446 Alta Rd, San Diego, CA 92158
Rock Mountain Detention Facility is the newest jail on the county's Alta Road complex in Otay Mesa.
Sheriff's Stations & Substations (20)
Alpine Sheriff's Station
2751 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901
The Alpine Sheriff's Station covers Alpine and a long stretch of the I-8 corridor east of El Cajon.
Borrego Springs Sheriff's Substation
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
The Borrego Springs substation is the Sheriff's presence in the desert on the far northeast edge of San Diego County.
Campo Sheriff's Substation
32355 Old Hwy 80, Campo, CA 91906
The Campo substation covers the southeast backcountry along the border, including Campo, Boulevard, and Potrero.
Encinitas Sheriff's Station
175 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024
The Encinitas Sheriff's Station is the coastal North County station, serving Encinitas plus the Sheriff-contract cities along Highway 101.
Fallbrook Sheriff's Substation
388 E Alvarado St, Fallbrook, CA 92028
The Fallbrook substation covers Fallbrook, Bonsall, Rainbow, and the county's northwest corner up against Riverside County.
Imperial Beach Sheriff's Station
845 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
The Imperial Beach Sheriff's Station serves Imperial Beach and the unincorporated South Bay up to the border.
Julian Sheriff's Substation
2907 Washington St, Julian, CA 92036
The Julian substation is the Sheriff's mountain post in the county's backcountry, at about 4,200 feet.
Lakeside Sheriff's Substation
12365 Parkside St, Lakeside, CA 92040
The Lakeside substation, run out of the Sheriff's Santee region, covers Lakeside and the unincorporated pockets around it.
Lemon Grove Sheriff's Station
3240 Main St, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
The Lemon Grove Sheriff's Station serves the City of Lemon Grove, which contracts its policing to the county.
Pine Valley Sheriff's Substation
28710 Old Hwy 80, Pine Valley, CA 91962
The Pine Valley substation covers the mountain communities along Interstate 8 east of Alpine.
Poway Sheriff's Station
13100 Bowron Rd, Poway, CA 92064
The Poway Sheriff's Station serves the City of Poway under a long-running contract with the county.
Ramona Sheriff's Substation
1424 Montecito Rd, Ramona, CA 92065
The Ramona substation sits on Montecito Road beside the Ramona branch courthouse.
Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station
11486 Campo Rd, Spring Valley, CA 91978
The Rancho San Diego Station on Campo Road is the Sheriff's East County hub for the unincorporated communities ringing El Cajon.
San Marcos Sheriff's Station
182 Santar Pl, San Marcos, CA 92069
The San Marcos Sheriff's Station covers the City of San Marcos and a wide inland North County region.
Santee Sheriff's Station
8811 Cuyamaca St, Santee, CA 92071
The Santee Sheriff's Station serves the City of Santee and runs the region that includes Lakeside.
Solana Beach Sheriff's Substation
635 S Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075
The Solana Beach substation is a storefront Sheriff's post on Highway 101, operated out of the Encinitas Station.
Del Mar Sheriff's Substation
Del Mar, CA 92014
Del Mar contracts with the Sheriff's Office and is served by a small local post rather than a police department.
Valley Center Sheriff's Substation
28201 N Lake Wohlford Rd, Valley Center, CA 92082
The Valley Center substation covers Valley Center and the inland north county communities around it.
Vista Sheriff's Station
325 S Melrose Dr, Vista, CA 92081
The Vista Sheriff's Station shares the South Melrose Drive campus with the Vista Detention Facility and the North County courthouse.
4S Ranch Sheriff's Substation
4S Ranch, San Diego County, CA
The 4S Ranch substation is a small Sheriff's post serving the master-planned communities in the county's inland northwest.
City Police Jails & Holding (10)
San Diego Police Headquarters
1401 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego Police Headquarters on Broadway is where the city's arrests are processed before anyone reaches county custody.
Chula Vista Police Jail
315 Fourth Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
The Chula Vista Police Department on Fourth Avenue books the city's arrests in its own holding facility.
Oceanside Police Jail
3855 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
Oceanside Police on Mission Avenue run the booking point for California's northernmost San Diego County city.
Escondido Police Jail
1163 N Centre City Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026
The Escondido Police Department on North Centre City Parkway books arrests made inside the city limits.
Carlsbad Police Jail
2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, CA 92010
Carlsbad Police on Orion Way handle booking for the city's arrests in the department's own facility.
El Cajon City Jail
100 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA 92020
The El Cajon City Jail at 100 Civic Center Way is a short-term city holding site operated by El Cajon Police.
National City Police Jail
1200 National City Blvd, National City, CA 91950
National City Police on National City Boulevard book the city's arrests before any county transfer.
La Mesa Police Jail
8085 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91942
La Mesa Police on University Avenue handle booking for arrests inside this East County city.
Coronado Police Jail
700 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
The Coronado Police Department on Orange Avenue books arrests made on the island and the Silver Strand.
San Diego Harbor Police
3380 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
Harbor Police patrol the bayfront, the port tidelands, and San Diego International Airport.
Juvenile Facilities (3)
Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility
2801 Meadow Lark Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility is the county's main juvenile hall, run by Probation rather than the Sheriff.
East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility
446 Alta Rd, San Diego, CA 92158
East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility is the county's second juvenile facility, on the Alta Road complex in Otay Mesa.
Youth Transition Campus
2801 Meadow Lark Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
The Youth Transition Campus is San Diego County's Probation-run campus for young people leaving detention.
Federal & Military Custody (4)
Western Region Detention Facility
220 W C St, San Diego, CA 92101
The Western Region Detention Facility downtown holds federal pretrial detainees for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Otay Mesa Detention Center
7488 Calzada de la Fuente, San Diego, CA 92154
Otay Mesa Detention Center is an immigration detention facility near the border, not a county jail.
Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego
808 Union St, San Diego, CA 92101
The Metropolitan Correctional Center on Union Street is the federal Bureau of Prisons facility in downtown San Diego.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Brig
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA 92055
The brig at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton holds service members in military confinement in the county's far north.
Where The Bond Actually Goes
Bail on a San Diego County arrest is set at booking from the county schedule, before a judge sees the case. A bond can be posted at any hour — but it has to match the facility holding the defendant at that moment, which is often not the building where the arrest happened.
Two San Diego facts save families the most time: every woman in county custody is at Las Colinas in Santee, and a hold at Otay Mesa, the Western Region Detention Facility, or MCC is federal — no county bond will move it. Give us a full legal name and date of birth and we will confirm the location, the charge, and the amount before anything is signed.
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