Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Jail System

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Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Jail System basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 602-876-1801

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Jail System – Visitation and Family Information

Central Intake Division located within the 4th Ave. Jail. With a monthly average of between 7,400 and 8,900 inmates processed and an annual average of between 89,000 and 107,000, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is the fourth largest booking institute with in the country.

As the ‘gateway’ to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office jail system, Central Intake processes inmates from a multitude of Law Enforcement Agencies, ranging from; local police departments and county offices, to state and federal agencies. Because of the limited amount of time an arrestee spends in the Central Intake Jail (less than 24 hours), they are not afforded the same accommodations as those inmates housed in full custody facilities. Specifically, they are not provided regular visitation privileges, recreation, programs, and inmates are only fed sack meals.

The processing of an arrestee at Central Intake is extensive and time consuming. The booking process begins with the completion of a medical assessment to determine the medical needs an inmate may have. Utilizing a computerized booking process, an inmate’s personal information, charges, holds, a probable cause statement (utilized by the courts), personal property and monies that the prisoner was arrested with are entered into a Pre-Booking System.

Additionally, inmates are photographed and fingerprinted for identification verification. All inmates with new charges must be seen in an Initial Appearance (IA) Court within twenty-four hours of arrest, as mandated by law. There are two IA courtrooms located within the Central Intake Division and are utilized by the City of Phoenix Municipal Court, Superior Court, Justice Courts and a few other municipal courts. After receiving an Initial Appearance in the IA Court, an inmate may either be processed for release from the Sheriff's custody or may be remanded to remain in custody.

If an inmate is to remain in custody, the Central Intake Division must ensure that inmate is dressed out into MCSO issued black and white stripes and interviewed by civilian personnel assigned to the Classification Division. This process incorporates the inmate’s prior booking history, institutional behavior and current charges to establish the inmate’s security level which is referred to as their classification. This classification is used to determine the inmate’s security level and where the inmate will be housed during their incarceration.

There are 23 holding tanks for the majority of inmates; this is referred to as general population. There are 17 isolation cells for inmates who may need to be isolated because of the nature of their charges, for their own safety, for the safety of MCSO officers, or for medical reasons. Additionally Central Intake has 10 safe cells for inmates with severe psychological issues and are deemed to be suicidal or homicidal. The safe cells are completely padded and offer no fixtures which an inmate can harm themselves or anyone else with.

Inmate deposits can be made via telephone 866-355-9593, the Internet http://maricopa.touchpaydirect.net.

Photos send by mail must be marked "Photographs" clearly on the outside of the envelope.

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visitation Info

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.