Santa Cruz County CA - Blaine Street Facility - Women

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Santa Cruz County CA – Blaine Street Facility – Women basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 831-454-2117

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Santa Cruz County CA – Blaine Street Facility – Women is a medium-security detention center located at 141 Blaine St Santa Cruz, CA which is operated locally by the Santa Cruz 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. Santa Cruz County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Santa Cruz Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Blaine Street Women’s Facility was established in 1984 at 141 Blaine Street to incarcerate non-violent minimum-security women. Women serving time at Blaine Street are sentenced and fulfilling sentences of up to a year.

Currently there is no medium security facility for women only. Medium and maximum security women are incarcerated at the Main Jail, where the majority of women fit medium security criteria.

There are currently 39 women inmates housed in the Main Jail. Nine of those 39 inmates are sentenced and therefore eligible for housing at a medium facility. Although the majority of female inmates are housed in the main jail because they are either unsentenced or classified as maximum-security inmates, the Sheriff’s Office recognizes the need for a Women's Medium Security Facility to provide alternate housing opportunities for our medium security women inmates.

Mail

All mail will be opened and checked for contraband.
Pictures (4"x6" or smaller).
Greeting cards must be single layer (no plastic coating or oversized).
Books, newspapers and periodicals can only come from the publisher or Internet distributor (no hardbound books allowed).
Publications that are obscene, pornographic, intended to incite murder, arson, riot, racism, violence or material concerning gambling will not be allowed.

Mail to/from other penal institutions is prohibited unless authorized by the Facility Commander.

Mail must be addressed as follows:

Inmate Name, Inmate S#
Blaine Street Facility
141 Blaine Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Money
Blaine Street Facility does not accept any inmate deposits. Money can be left daily at the kiosks located in the Main Jail Lobby or the Rountree – Medium Facility (reception staff cannot take any inmate deposits). Kiosks accepts cash and credit cards. Deposits are accepted 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Money orders (payable to the inmate) can still be mailed in. Credit card deposits can also be made at these websites: www.santacruzpackages.com.

Property Release
Upon an inmate’s or officer’s request, excess personal property may be released. A property release form must be signed by the inmate. Releases occur Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

visitation Info

Santa Cruz County CA – Blaine Street Facility – Visitation

The inmate is responsible for submitting a Visitor Clearance Form. The inmate will need each visitor’s full name, address, phone number, date of birth and a Government ID number (i.e. Drivers License, Passport, Matricula). The inmate submits the completed form to the Jail Staff for visiting clearance. Anyone who has been in custody within the past 60 days, is on parole or formal probation, has a warrant or restraining order prohibiting contact may not visit.
Visiting days are Saturday or Sunday. Visiting hours are: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. All visitors must be approved in advance.

Visiting Rules

Inmates must be in custody for 72 hours prior to having any visits. Inmates are allowed one 2 hour visit per week.
Visitors must arrive and register 15 minutes prior to their scheduled visit to avoid cancellation. Any visitor canceling or missing a total of 3 visits will be banned from visiting for 30 days.
Each visit may include up to 6 persons. Adult visitors must present a valid photo ID (i.e. Drivers License, Passport, Matricula). A parent or legal guardian must accompany visitors under the age of 18. The parent must bring the minor’s birth certificate and the legal guardian must present court papers showing they are the legal guardian or provide a notarized letter along with the minor’s birth certificate. Minors cannot be left unattended in the lobby area, parking lot or any other area on the jail property.
All visitors must be appropriately dressed. Attire, which is revealing, offensive, gang related or distracting to others will not be allowed. Shoes and shirts are required. Jail Staff will determine the appropriateness of the clothing.
Misconduct or violation of the jail rules will result in immediate termination of the visit and the possibility of being banned indefinitely.
Visitors will not be allowed to bring any food, tobacco or personal property into the jail (i.e. cell phones, purses, pagers). Lockers are available for 25 cents.
Allowable items may be left for the inmates on visiting days (stationary, stamps, walkman radio, batteries, sunglasses, fanny pack, books, magazines, 6 CD/cassettes, address book, tennis shoes, sandals, craft items, 1 plain hat with no logos).

All visitors entering the secure area of the jail are subject to being searched. Any person refusing to be searched will be denied the visit and escorted from the facility.