San Luis Obispo County Honor Farm

San Luis Obispo County Honor Farm basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 805-781-4643

This facility is for adult inmates.

The San Luis Obispo County Honor Farm is a medium-security detention center located at 880 Oklahoma Ave in San Luis Obispo, CA. This county jail is operated locally by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. San Luis Obispo County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the San Luis Obispo 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?

San Luis Obispo County Honor Farm 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

San Luis Obispo County Honor Farm – Visitation

VISITING RULES

1.        VISTING FOR HONOR FARM INMATES IS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY FROM  12:00 PM- 3:00 PM. IF YOU ARE LATE; YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VISIT. SIGN UP FOR VISITATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE AT https://sanluisobispoca.gtlvisitme.com/app

2.    ALL VISITORS ARE SUBJECT TO SEARCH.

3.    YOUR VISIT MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME BY THE HONOR FARM CORRECTIONAL DEPUTIES IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THE RULES.

4.    APPROPRIATE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE HONOR FARM VISITING AREA.  ALL MUST BE VALID.  THE FOLLOWING ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION:

A.  STATE DRIVERS LICENSE
B.  STATE ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARD C.  PASSPORT
D.  PERMANENT VISA

5.    ALL VISITORS WILL BE APPROPRIATELY DRESSED.  SHOES AND SHIRTS ARE REQUIRED.  THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF CLOTHING ARE NOT ALLOWED, AND IF WORN MAY CAUSE A DENIAL OF YOUR VISIT. STRAPLESS OR SPAGHETTI STRAP GARMENTS, HALTER TOPS, SEE-THROUGH CLOTHING, LOW NECKLINE TOPS OR TUBE TOPS. NO BARE MIDRIFFS. NO SKIN TIGHT, PANTS, SKIRTS OR SHORTS. CLOTHING DISPLAYING OBSCENE OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR DRAWINGS, ANY GANG COLORS OR GANG AFFILIATED CLOTHING.

6.    VISITORS WILL NOT BRING IN ANYTHING FOR AN INMATE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE HONOR FARM CUSTODY SERGEANT OR THE DESIGNEE.  ALL APPROVED ITEMS TO BE GIVEN TO INMATES WILL BE LEFT WITH THE STAFF MEMBER AT THE A.P.S. RECEPTION WINDOW IN THE LOBBY WHEN YOU SIGN IN TO VISIT. ALL ITEMS LEFT FOR INMATES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE INMATE’S FIRST AND LAST NAME.

7.    THE ONLY ITEMS THAT VISITORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO BRING INTO THE VISITING AREA ARE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND CAR KEYS. ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE LOCKED IN YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE ENTERING THE FACILITY.

8.    PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE INMATES WILL BE LIMITED TO:

A.  MOMENTARY CONTACT WHILE KISSING AND EMBRACING AT GREETING AND FAREWELL.

B.  HOLDING HANDS (ON TOP OF THE TABLES ONLY) WHILE SEATED ACROSS FROM THE VISITOR.

9.    ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, UNLESS A LEGAL SPOUSE OF THE INMATE, MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE SHERIFF’S FACILITY.

10.    VISITORS MAY DEPOSIT FUNDS TO THE ACCOUNT OF AN HONOR FARM INMATE AT THE MAIN JAIL RECEPTION WINDOW ON KANSAS AVE.  CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR POSTAL MONEY ORDERS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
PERSONAL CHECKS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED

11.    VISITORS WHO ARE EITHER UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO CONTROL THEIR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VISIT, OR IF DURING VISITATION, THE VISIT MAY BE TERMINATED. ALL CHILDREN, EXCLUDING INFANTS, WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIT QUIETLY IN THE CHAIRS PROVIDED IN THE VISITING ROOM.

12    NO PERSON RELEASED FROM THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY JAIL WILL BE ALLOWED TO VISIT FOR SIX WEEKS FOLLOWING THEIR RELEASE DATE. INDIVIDUALS WITH PENDING FELONY COURT ACTION, FELONY CONVICTIONS OR ON PAROLE OR FORMAL PROBATION MUST OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT ASSIGNED TO VISITOR APPROVAL.

13    INMATES ARE ALLOWED THREE (3) ADULT VISITORS AT ONE TIME.   ANY REASONABLE NUMBER OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN MAY VISIT AS LONG AS THEY ARE CONSTANTLY SUPERVISED AND REMAIN WELL BEHAVED.

14    ANY VISITOR MAY USE THE RESTROOMS IN THE LOBBY AT ANY TIME DURING THE VISIT, MINORS CANNOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN THE VISITING AREA WITH INMATE.
 

Male or Female Honor Farm Visiting:

For information may call (805) 781-4600.

Once an inmate is placed in a housing unit, she may receive visitors during regularly scheduled visiting times.  There is no women's visiting on Fridays.  All visitors must come dressed appropriately.  Purses, backpacks, strollers, cell phones and other personal property will not be allowed inside the visiting areas.  A complete list of visiting rules is available at the jail.