San Benito County Jail

County Jail

Last Updated: November 30, 2021
Address
710 Flynn Rd, Hollister, CA 95024-0920
Beds
124
County
San Benito
Phone
831-636-4060
Fax
831-636-4088
Email
info@sbcsheriff.org

San Benito County Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

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San Benito County Jail's basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmates while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number is 831-636-4060

The San Benito County Jail is a low-security detention center located at 710 Flynn Rd Hollister, CA which is operated locally by the San Benito County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. San Benito County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Hollister Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

The Facility provides inmate workers to various agencies around the county to assist with work projects. Approximately 32 Correctional Deputies, Sergeants and Administrative and Maintenance support, staff the Corrections Division. There are also Correctional Deputies assigned to Court Security and Prisoner Transportation. The rated capacity for the jail is 124 inmates.

The jail consists of two maximum-security modules with a capacity of 27 inmates each and two medium-security modules with a maximum of 35 inmates each. The jail also houses female inmates in two separate housing units. One unit can house up to 10 medium female inmates. One maximum unit can house up to 8 females. San Benito County’s inmate population averages about 100 persons at any given time.

The Inmate Services Program Manager joined efforts with Gavilan Community College to provide academic/vocational education to both sentenced and non sentenced inmates via credentialed instructors.

Additional services are also offered with coordination of volunteers and other community agencies.

The following is a list of programs currently being offered at the San Benito County Jail.

  • GED
  • ESL/English as a Second Language
  • Life Skills
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Coping with Loss
  • Recovery Group Men & Women
  • Women Support Group
  • AA/NA
  • Makeover for Success
  • In 2 Work Program
  • HIV Education & Testing
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Tobacco Education
  • Community Services Workforce Development
  • Life in Focus
  • Department of Child Support Services
  • Bridging the Gap
  • Ministry Services

An inmate may be excluded or removed from any class based on failure to abide by the jail facility rules and regulations.

Inmate Locator

San Benito County Jail publishes the names of the inmates currently in their facility in California. Your search should start with this locator first to see if your loved one is there.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content to access and utilize any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

San Benito County Jail - Visitation

Regulations

The visitor must arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled visit to register with the Jail Administrative Officer. If the visitor is not registered 15 minutes prior to the visit, the visit will be canceled. Any cancellation will result in the inmate losing that visit for the week. Any visitor canceling a total of three visits will be removed from the visiting list.

Each visit can include 1 (one) adult and 2 (two) children. Adult visitors must present a VALID Photo ID such as a Driver’s License, Passport, State ID card, etc. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Legal guardians must present an original birth certificate and court papers showing they are the legal guardians.

All visitors will dress appropriately. Visitors with clothing or attire which is revealing, offensive, gang related or distracting to others will not be allowed. Shoes and shirts are required. Jail staff will determine the appropriateness of the clothing.

Visitors will not be allowed to bring any property or food into the visiting room. This includes weapons of any kind, cell phones, purses, wallets, keys, sunglasses, etc.. Only one key will be allowed. Lockers are available in the lobby for storage.

All visitors are subject to a search and will be run for Wants and Warrants via the Department of Justice system. Any person refusing to be searched or run will be denied the visit and escorted from the facility. Should a want/warrant be found on any visitor, they will immediately be placed into custody.

Misconduct or violation of the jail rules will result in termination of the visit and any future visits.

Children will not be left unattended at any time. Children are not allowed to wander unattended in the facility parking lot or other areas of the jail grounds.

Disqualification from Visiting

Visitors will be disqualified from visiting if they have been incarcerated in the San Benito County Jail within the past year. Visitors that are on formal probation or parole or have a restraining order prohibiting contact with the inmate will not be allowed to visit. Visitors convicted of a felony crime will not be allowed to visit.

FOR THE LATEST VISITING INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE, PLEASE CALL THE JAIL AT 831-636-4060

Ask The Inmate

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