This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the information.
Official Contacts by Need
The County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff separates general calls, record requests, live booking questions, and facility administration. For an emergency, call 911. Use the business and records numbers below for non-emergency questions, and check the linked official page before an in-person visit.
Sheriff Headquarters
County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff55 West Younger Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Business and non-emergency: (408) 808-4400
Toll-free: (800) 211-2220
Fax: (408) 294-2467
Official contact directory
Sheriff Records Division
Sheriff Headquarters Lobby55 West Younger Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Records: (408) 808-4705
Counter hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., by appointment
Records services and appointments
Administrative Booking
Custody-verification mailAttn: Administrative Booking Unit
985 North San Pedro Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Booking information: (408) 299-2305
Official booking information
Main Jail and Elmwood
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex150 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Main Jail Administration: (408) 808-2800
Elmwood Correctional ComplexMen's facilities: 945 Thompson Street
Women's facility: 701 South Abel Street
Milpitas, CA 95035
Elmwood Administration: (408) 957-5300
Official facility and visitation contacts
Choose the source that matches the person's custody state or the record sought:
- For a Santa Clara County booking record or photo request, start with the county records and custody search path, then contact Sheriff Records or the arresting police agency.
- For live custody, bail, charges, warrants, holds, an initial court date, or a projected release date, call Administrative Booking. The private site cannot verify those facts.
- For a Sheriff warrant check, use the Records Division. The Most Wanted Fugitives page explains why a selected wanted list is not a full warrant check.
- For Main Jail or Elmwood administration and visitation logistics, use the facility contacts above. Both campuses are part of the same county custody system.
- For someone serving a California state-prison sentence, use the CDCR California Incarcerated Records and Information Search. CIRIS does not cover an ordinary county booking.
- For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. It does not publish inmate photographs.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. It is not a county arrest log, criminal-history search, or mugshot source.