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***If using a mobile device, you must view web version to view full details.

Click on the following link Jail visiting information | San Francisco Sheriff's Department (sfsheriff.com) or Follow instructions below:

 

  • Visit www.sfsheriff.com
  • Once you are on the landing page, in the upper right hand corner, click Menu.
  • Select Services from the drop down menu.
  • Click Jail services.
  • Then Jail visiting information. From there you will be able to view all details.

 

VISITING AND COVID-19 GUIDELINES

 

All visitors including minors must be symptom free and not diagnosed or tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 10 days.  Visitors who have had close contact with someone who in the past 14 days has been in isolation for, or tested positive for, COVID-19 will not be allowed to visit.     

 

Visitors must be free of the following symptoms: 

 

  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fever of 100.4 or greater
  • Chills
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • Persistent runny nose
  • Diarrhea
  • New loss of taste or smell

 

If you have any of these symptoms, you will not be allowed to visit.  If you have symptoms, please contact your health care provider for further information and guidance.

 

The San Francisco County Jails are following COVID-19 guidelines for everyone who enters the jail. 

 

Visitors are required to provide proof of complete vaccination and booster if eligible.

 

If a visitor does not have proof of vaccination/booster then proof of a negative Covid-19 test dated within 48 hours of the visit must be presented. Negative test result must be from official testing location (Color CityTestSF, Walgreens, CVS, health care provider, etc). A picture of a home administered test will not be sufficient.

 

K/N95 Masks are required for entry to jail grounds; the visiting rooms and for the duration of the visit until you exit the grounds of the jail. If you do not have a K/N95 mask, one will be provided to you.

 

Visitors must arrive at the entrance of CJ#2 & #3 30 minutes before the scheduled visiting time to allow time for vaccination/test verification and check in. Anyone arriving late for a visit will be deemed a cancellation.

 

 

Social distancing guidelines will apply at all times at San Francisco County Jails. 

 

The TransMetro Shuttle will be in service for County Jail #3. Check SF Sheriff website for shuttle information. County Jail #3 | San Francisco Sheriff's Department (sfsheriff.com)

 

Please note the regular visiting rules apply to the in-person visits.  Violations of the jail rules and/or the COVID-19 protocols will result in termination of the visit.  Visit SFSheriff.com to review visitation rules.


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VISITING UPDATE

 

PLEASE READ FULL VISITING AND COVID-19 GUIDELINES BEFORE SCHEDULING.

Jail visiting information

Limited in-person visits on evening hours and holidays have been reinstated at County Jails #2 and #3. Each jail has been given two evening dates a month. These are subject to change. Any individuals in isolation or quarantine cannot have in-person visits until medical clears them. Holiday schedules are full-day schedules rotating the populations of the jails. Please see the dates below. Online scheduling is available for in-person visits starting at 9 a.m. to midnight the day before for the following day. Visitors are required to be on site 30 minutes before the scheduled visit. Please review ALL guidelines for scheduling visits. See below for COVID-19 health and safety rules for jail visits. In-person visiting is subject to change at any time based on the safety and security of the jails and City Health COVID-19 guidelines.

Updated In-Person visiting days for the remainder of 2023:

County Jail #2:
Tuesdays, 2:00 PM - 8:50 PM
A, C, D, E, and F Pods
Wednesdays, 3:25 PM - 655 PM
B, D, E, and F Pods (Workers)
Thursdays, 2:00 PM - 8:50 PM
B, C, E, and Civil Commitments
Saturdays and Holidays, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
A, B, C, D, E, F, and Civil Commitments

 

County Jail #3:
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM - 8:15 PM
All Pods
Sundays and Holidays, 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
All Pods

 

Visits have a capacity of no more than one adult visitor per incarcerated person. Only scheduled visitors will be allowed onto jail grounds. All visitors must be identified when the visit is scheduled online.  If a visitor is not scheduled online, access will be denied. Proper identification is required for all visitors 18 years of age or older and will be verified by Sheriff staff prior to the start of the visit.

 

***If using a mobile device, you must view web version to view full details.

Click on the following link Jail visiting information | San Francisco Sheriff's Department (sfsheriff.com) or Follow instructions below:

 

  • Visit www.sfsheriff.com
  • Once you are on the landing page, in the upper right hand corner, click Menu.
  • Select Services from the drop down menu.
  • Click Jail services.

Then Jail visiting information. From there you will be able to view all details.


Schedule Visits
Sign in to schedule and manage upcoming visits with your inmate. Inmate visitation scheduling allows you to skip the long lines by reserving your visitation time. You can select the date, time and location that is most convenient for you. Best of all, visits are confirmed instantly! Sign in to schedule and manage upcoming visits with your inmate. Inmate visitation scheduling allows you to skip the long lines by reserving your visitation time. You can select the date, time and location that is most convenient for you. Best of all, visits are confirmed instantly!


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Schedule visits from your Android Phone or Tablet

 

 

 

Get it on Google Play

 

If you have an Android device, you can now use GTL VisMobile to register online, schedule visits, and manage your visitor group. Download here, or search "GTL VisMobile" in Google Play.


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Try our iPhone/iPad compatible page (scheduling only)


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