San Jose City Jail Inmate Search and Prison Information

San Jose City Jail offender lookup: Personal Description, Agency, Bookings, Height, Who's in jail, Booking Date, Mugshots, Arrests, Probation Sentences, Bond, Inmate Roster, Release Date.

The San Jose City Jail despite the name is not a jail. The San Jose City Jail is just a holding pen for people who have been arrested in the San Jose limits.

Unfortunately, with the holding pen in the San Jose City Jail is quite small. So, offenders will only be in this small holding pen for hours, if that. Most of the offenders that have been arrested in the San Jose limits will be brought directly to the Santa Clara County Detention Center and skip going down to the San Jose City Jail all together.

Keep in mind that the San Jose Police Department will also manage this smallholding pen as well.

There is no way in with the San Jose Police Department where you can locate an inmate. There will be no inmates that are in the San Jose City Jail.

Ultimately, all inmates will ALWAYS be brought down to the Santa Clara County Detention Center. If you would like to contact them to find out if the offender you are looking for is in their facility, you can at 408-924-2222.

When contacting the Santa Clara County Detention Center, please tell them you suspect that the San Jose Police Department was the arresting agency along with the offender first and last name.

The San Jose City Jail is rarely used. There is NO sending mail whatsoever to the San Jose City Jail. You will want to wait until the offender gets transferred, booked, and processed into the Santa Clara County Detention Center before you will be permitted to send mail to them.

The San Jose City Jail is rarely ever used. The offender may be in a cell for just under an hour, if that. The offender will NOT have any need for cash during their time in the holding pen. You will want to wait to send cash when they get over to the Santa Clara County Detention Center.

The offender will not be permitted to make any phone calls until they are officially booked into the Santa Clara County Detention Center. As previously stated, the San Jose Police Department will bring the offender typically to that facility as it has more manpower.

The San Jose City Jail is rarely used. There is NO visitation whatsoever in the San Jose City Jail. You will want to wait until the offender gets transferred, booked, and processed into the Santa Clara County Detention Center before you will be permitted to visit with them.