A plain-language guide to the jails run by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California, for families and friends of people in custody.
To find out whether someone is in an Orange County jail, use the Sheriff’s Department’s online Inmate Information System (below). Inmate Records’ phone number is (714) 647-4666.
Public visiting is limited to four visits a week for each person in custody. Money orders can be paid in at a jail cashier or mailed to the person. An account can hold at most $500.
Official: Inmate Records - location; Theo Lacy Facility - Visiting Hours & Information; Cashier & Bail Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
The Sheriff’s Department’s online Inmate Information System requires you to sign in. The official Inmate Information System asks you to create an account with an email address and password the first time. It does not show charges.
Open the Inmate Information System
Inmate Records’ phone number is (714) 647-4666.
Official: Inmate Information System; Inmate Records - location (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Each card shows the jail’s address, main phone number and visiting times. More about each jail is in our guide to the Orange County jails.
Official: Intake Release Center (IRC) - location; IRC - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Official: Central Men’s & Women’s Jails - location; Central Men’s & Women’s Jails - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Official: Theo Lacy Facility - location; Theo Lacy Facility - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Official: James A. Musick Facility - location; James A. Musick Facility - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Central Jails: the Sheriff’s pages disagree on visiting days
The Central Men’s and Women’s Jails division page says visiting is on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The days on the card come from the Central visiting page, which is the more specific one. Call the scheduling number on the card to confirm before you go.
Official: Central Men’s and Women’s Jails (division page); Central Men’s & Women’s Jails - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
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