Mendocino County Corrections Facility

Mendocino County Corrections Facility basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 707-463-4565

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Mendocino County Corrections Facility is a medium-security detention center located at 951 Low Cap Rd in Ukiah, CA. This county jail is operated locally by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Mendocino County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Ukiah Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Mendocino County Corrections Facility has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

visitation Info

Mendocino County Corrections Facility – Visitation

In-Person Visitation – To make an appointment to visit an inmate, please call (707) 463-6330 Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (closed from noon to 1:00 PM) and leave your name and phone number so that we may return your call.

Video Visitation – In partnership with Legacy Inmate Communications, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a remote video visitation program.   Remote video visitation allows the outside party to schedule and visit with an inmate via computer, tablet, and most smartphones.  Video visitation increases visiting opportunities to at least 6 days per week and will begin on December 15, 2015.   Video visits can be scheduled only through Legacy Inmate Communications, online at www.legacyinmate.com or by calling (888) 729-4326. Scheduling of video visits begins December 12, 2015. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office staff can only assist you with in-house, onsite visiting. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office staff cannot assist you with video visitation.

Video visits are available in 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30-minute increments, depending on the inmate housing assignment.  Cost is $.35 per minute, regardless of where you are calling from!

NOTE: Depending on an inmate’s classification, housing unit, or disciplinary status, they may be ineligible for video visitation.

For additional information on video visitation schedules by housing unit, click on the Video Visitation Schedule & Contacts link below. Information regarding the technical specifications of home equipment necessary to conduct a video visit is available from Legacy Communications at www.Legacyinmate.com or by calling (888) 729-4326.

**Any questions and information regarding video visitation at the Mendocino County Jail must be directed to Legacy Inmate Communications at www.Legacyinmate.com or by calling (888) 729-4326**

Participant Responsibilities

Inmates are responsible for:

–        informing family and friends of dates and times of unavailability due to jobs, programs, court, etc.  Inmates will NOT be retrieved from a job or programs to make a video visitation appointment.
–        checking the video visitation unit for scheduled video visitation appointments (visits cannot be made any less than 48 hours prior to the date and time of the visit)

The scheduling party is responsible for:

–        scheduling and payment of the video visit.
–        knowing the inmate’s schedule and availability BEFORE scheduling the video visit
–        ensuring computer/device possesses the technical requirements outlined by the vendor and available for viewing at www.legacyinmate.com.

BOTH parties are responsible for :

–        appropriate behavior during video visits.  Inappropriate behaviors may lead to disciplinary action, denial of future video visitation appointments, or denial of any outside party to schedule and conduct future video visitation sessions with an inmate.

–        video visits starting on time!  Video visits begin at the time selected by the person scheduling.  If a 20-minute video visit is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m., and the inmate does not get the video visit unit until 10:33 a.m., the visit will STILL end at 10:50 a.m.!  The same applies to the scheduling party.

NOTE:  Video visits are recorded and subject to review.