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Santa Barbara Co NBJ 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.
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
When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Santa Barbara County - Northern Branch Jail (NBJ) so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.
The Santa Barbara Co NBJ is a detention center located at 2301 Black Rd Santa Maria, CA which is operated locally by the Santa Barbara 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. Santa Barbara County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Santa Maria Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.
New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for California here.
The Northern Branch Jail facility (NBJ) is sited for the north county, which is the source of more than 57% of the county jail population, and will be located on approximately 6 acres of a larger 50-acre County-owned parcel at the corner of Betteravia Road and Black Road in near proximity to the County’s largest city, Santa Maria. The NBJ will cover approximately 136,000 ft. Construction began on September 6, 2016 and was completed in 2019.
The NBJ will be a 376-bed, Type-II jail facility, with the necessary supporting infrastructure to operate independently of the Santa Barbara Main Jail in the southern part of the county. The facility will house both male and female inmates, in a mix of medium security, high security and isolation cells, and will include 32 special use beds for mental health and medical purposes, along with an outpatient medical clinic.
The NBJ design is intended to be expandable to meet the projected future needs of the county justice system. The number of beds address: (1) immediate bed needs, (2) court orders to reduce overcrowding, (3) the need to mitigate existing stipulations for early release of sentenced inmates, (4) increased need for medical and mental health services for current and future population, (5) housing of inmates in housing units not suited for their classification, and (6) the anticipated increase of parole violators and sentenced prisoners under AB 109. Use of alternatives to incarceration will continue, as well as plans for expanded programs to mitigate some of the forces driving the need for future expansion
Programs spaces are provided in all housing units to limit inmate movement. Larger program spaces will also be provided along the central corridor. The Sheriff’s Treatment Program, a substance abuse prevention program, will be expanded into the NBJ soon after opening. The NBJ will have centralized classroom space and a computer laboratory. Santa Barbara County has just concluded participation with the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) in the Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) program to provide direction to defining the best available programs, selecting the most appropriate inmates, and verifying outcome measures.
A wide range of services will be considered for implementation based upon available providers, inmate welfare funding, and the needs of the inmate population, including but not limited to:
To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in California. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Santa Barbara County - Northern Branch Jail (NBJ).
The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.
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.
Times and days are subject to change without notice
This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call 805-681-4398, and ask for the "visiting room CO on duty" for more information, alerts, or rule changes.