This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bail, obtain records for you, or change a jail, court, probation, parole, CDCR, BOP, or ICE record. Use the official contacts below for those actions.
Official Records Contacts
Santa Clara County release questions usually start with the Sheriff's Office, Administrative Booking, or the facility that handled custody. Use the narrowest office that matches the record: Administrative Booking for custody verification, Public Records for broader CPRA requests, Adult Probation for local supervision, and CDCR or BPH for state prison and parole records.
Sheriff Headquarters / Public Records
55 West Younger Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 808-4400
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday
The Sheriff's public-records process accepts anonymous requests and may take up to 10 days to respond under the California Public Records Act.
Administrative Booking Unit
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Attn: Administrative Booking Unit
985 N. San Pedro Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Public custody-information phone: (408) 299-2305
For a custody verification letter, submit the dates of incarceration and a copy of identification.
Main Jail Complex
150 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 808-2800 or (408) 299-3438
The Main Jail lobby is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for in-person commissary refund form submission. Bail posting at the cashier's window is listed from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Elmwood Complex
Men's Facility: 945 Thompson Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
Women's Facility: 701 South Abel Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 957-5300 or (408) 957-5900
Adult Probation
2314 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95131
Adult Services: (669) 219-5501 or (669) 288-2375
General Probation Department: (408) 435-2000
Fax: (408) 456-0527
State Prison and Parole Contacts
CDCR/CIRIS service phone: 916-445-6713
CDCR main number: 916-324-7308
Board of Parole Hearings
Post Office Box 4036
Sacramento, CA 95812-4036
Phone: 916-445-4072
For booking photos tied to Sheriff's Office arrests, the Media Relations Unit lists phone (408) 808-4916. For arrests made by another agency, the Sheriff's stated policy directs the requester back to the arresting agency.
- For a released inmate or release record, start with the home page for the county search and records-request path.
- For local probation, PRCS, mandatory supervision, or state parole, use Post-Release Supervision.
- For same-day release context, check 24-Hour Releases.
- For release-date questions or alerts, compare Release Date Lookup with VINE Inmate Check.
- For a specific jail, court, state, federal, or registry system, use the facility and system pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced California state prisoner, use CDCR/CIRIS and CDCR contact channels.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator route, not the county jail roster alone.