Jail Guides

After an arrest, people often start in a city jail or holding facility before moving to county jail. Here is how it works in Southern California.

Men are booked at San Diego Central Jail, women at Las Colinas, and both can also be booked at Vista in North County. Here is how bail and bonds work.

A side-by-side guide to the Riverside and San Bernardino County jail systems, how bail is posted in each, and where to find our three Inland Empire offices.

Where people are booked in San Diego County, how to find them, how bail bonds are posted at Sheriff's facilities, and which courthouses handle criminal cases.

Bonds are accepted 24/7 at Orange County's Intake Release Center in Santa Ana. Here is how to find the person, post bail and what to expect afterward.

There is no set release time at Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. Here is what happens after booking, what slows release down, and what you can do while you wait.

There is no fixed release time at West Valley Detention Center. Here is what happens after booking, how bail is set and posted, and what tends to slow release down.

Where to search in each Southern California county's official inmate locator, what information you need, and why someone might not show up yet.