San Francisco County Jail - Classification Unit

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San Francisco County Jail – Classification Unit basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number:

This facility is for adult inmates.

The San Francisco County Jail – Classification Unit is a medium-security detention center located at 425 7th St San Francisco, CA which is operated locally by the San Francisco County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. San Francisco County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the San Francisco Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The deputy sheriffs assigned to the classification unit within the department have integral roles and responsibilities. At the time of booking these deputies must determine the safest and most appropriate housing for each inmate that will be remaining in the custody of the sheriff. They do this by utilizing an “Objective” Classification system. Deputies ask each inmate a set series of questions that each have a numerical value assigned to them. Once the questionnaire is complete the value of each question is totaled and a classification for the particular inmate is assigned. Inmates in the San Francisco County Jail system are classified as minimum, medium or maximum security risks. Other factors that are taken into consideration when determining an inmate’s classification include:

Criminal History
Prior State Prison Sentence
Prior County Jail Sentence
Prior Institutional Disciplinary History
Information Gathered During Interview with a Deputy Sheriff
Sentencing Status

visitation Info

PRISON_NAME – Visitation at PRISON_ADDRESS, PRISON_CITY, PRISON_STATE_ABBR

Monday 9am – 6pm
Tuesday 9am – 6pm
Wednesday 9am – 6pm
Thursday 9am – 6pm
Friday 9am – 6pm

All visits are non-contact and conducted through a glass partition. This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call PRISON_PHONE for more information and updates to the current rules and regulations.

Inmates are allowed 2 visitors per day