Visiting Info | San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office (2024)

Important information and requirements:
• Appropriate clothing is a must
• Valid State or Federal identification is preferred
• California Identification is preferred
• Minors must be accompanied by parents or legal guardians with proper documentation
• Visitors must sign call the visiting site for an appointment
• There is limited visiting space and times available, appointments are first-come, first-served
• Up to 3 persons may visit an inmate at a time at the South Jail and Jail Core. This includes infants and children. Only 2 people may visit an inmate at a time at the Honor Farm, including infants and children.
• Further information regarding visits should be directed to staff at each facility
• Communication with inmates shall take place within the visiting area only (Penal Code 4570)

The following items are not allowed:
• No smoking material in the facility
• No weapons (P.C. 4574)
• No food in the visiting rooms
• No purses, briefcases, diaper/diaper bags, or strollers
• No pagers or cellular phones
• No drugs or alcohol (P.C. 4573, 4573.5, 4573.6, 4573.8 & 4973.9)
• No pocket knives or any other knives
• No cosmetic bags, nail clippers, or files
• No lighters or matches in the facility
• No cameras or recording devices

Identification
All visitors will be required to provide a current and valid photo ID. If the visitor is unable to do so, no visit will be allowed. (P.C. 4570.5)

Only the following forms of identification will be accepted:
• Driver’s license from any state. Temporary driver’s licenses will NOT be allowed.
• Identification card from any state. Temporary state IDs will NOT be allowed.
• Military ID card
• Immigration & Naturalization card
• Permanent Resident ID with photo
• Mexico Matricula Consular ID card
• Passport or Official Foreign ID

All of the above require photographs or fingerprints and have issue dates and expiration dates.

Minors Visiting
Any persons under the age of eighteen may visit only when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A court order will be required for proof of guardianship and a birth certificate will also be required.

A. Unescorted minors will not visit under any circ*mstances, and they are not to remain unsupervised pending or during your visit
B. If arrangements cannot be made for their immediate removal, the visit for the person who brought them will be canceled
C. If an unescorted minor is located on the compound after a visit has started, the visit will be terminated
Visitors with small children are responsible to prevent the children from disturbing other people in the visiting area.
Visitors must keep children at their table or their assigned visiting room or their visit may be terminated.

Contraband
•No smoking in this building
•No weapons
•No food in visiting rooms
•No purses, briefcases, diaper/diapers bags, or strollers
•No pagers or cellular phones
•No drugs or alcohol
•No pocket knives or any other knives
•No cosmetic bags, nail clippers, or files
•No lighters or matches in visiting rooms
•No cameras or recording devices

Clothing
Visitors are expected to dress to meet the constraints of the institutional setting. All visitors, male or female, must be dressed appropriately.

No suggestive or revealing attire will be acceptable. Failure to comply will result in exclusion from visiting. Reasons for exclusion may vary based on the security and safety of the facility. Determinations as to the appropriateness of attire will be at the discretion of the Visiting Officers.

Unacceptable clothing items may include but shall not be limited to:
• Pajamas or slippers
• Sexually suggestive or provocative clothes
• No shorts or skirts exposing more than mid-thigh include slits in garments (includes children)
• Bare midriff
• No tank tops, spaghetti strap tops, or sleeveless shirts
• No sheer or “see-through” clothing
• Attire displaying obscene or offensive language, drawings, or images
• Undergarments must not be visible
• Gang-related attire, style of dress, or items containing gang-related symbols or markings
• Coveralls or overalls
• Any article of clothing in poor repair, torn, ripped, or shredded in a manner causing it to be revealing
• Hooded apparel
• No hats
• No jackets or heavy coats

Honor Farm
Upon arrival at the Honor Farm, inmates are oriented to the facility and specifically informed that it is the inmate’s responsibility to check the visiting list, which is posted every visitation period. The officers will not locate an inmate for visiting. If the inmate has chosen to attend class, church, sports programs, movies, etc., he or she has made that choice voluntarily. If the inmate is at his or her work assignment, they will not be allowed to visit. If the inmate fails to show up for any of these reasons, you may attempt to schedule another visit the following visiting day.

It is advisable that if you correspond or have telephone communication with the person you wish to visit, you inquire as to his or her work schedule although they may be subject to periodic change.
Honor Farm inmates may not receive money during visiting. Possession of any amount of money will be grounds for disciplinary action against the inmate. A visitor wishing to place funds on an inmate’s account may do so utilizing the Kiosk located in the visiting lobby during regular visiting hours. A kiosk is located in the 24-hour lobby for after-hour deposits.

Phone Recording
If you plan to visit with an inmate please read this official notification:

Pursuant to authority granted under California Penal Code Section 636, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has installed an automatic device to monitor and record conversations on the inmate visiting telephones.
Your use of the visiting room constitutes your knowledge and consent to this monitoring and recording. A properly assigned attorney/religious advisor/physician visit is not monitored or recorded.