This private reference site is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record.
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San Francisco Sheriff's Office
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 456
San Francisco, CA 94102
Main: (415) 554-7225
Jail and arrested-person information: (415) 553-1430
Weekday office contact is generally Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sheriff directs urgent after-hours jail concerns to (415) 553-1444. Confirm hours before visiting.
County Jail #1, the Intake & Release Center, is at 425 7th Street. Public-record requests go through the Sheriff's official GovQA portal. Use the route that matches the question:
- For current custody, use the official SFSO locator or call the jail-information line.
- For a booking record or photograph, follow the county records-request guide and submit a specific request through SFSO GovQA.
- For an SFPD incident record or police-held photograph, contact Records Management at 1245 3rd Street, 1st Floor, (415) 575-7230, or the ID Bureau at 850 Bryant Street, Room 475, (415) 553-1415.
- For a court outcome, use San Francisco Superior Court criminal case information or call the criminal clerk at (415) 551-0651.
- For a person in California state prison, use the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CIRIS search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.