SANTA BARBARA COUNTY JAIL:

The Santa Barbara County Main Jail is a secure correctional facility holding pre-trial detainees as well as male and female sentenced inmates. The Main Jail receives new bookings directly from Sheriff's Patrol and other south coast police agencies such as the Santa Barbara Police Department, the University Of California Police Department, and the California Highway Patrol. Detainees from the Santa Maria Branch Jail are routinely transported to and housed in the Main Jail.

The jail's average daily population is in excess of 640 inmates.

Custody Deputies, supervised by Custody Deputy Sergeants and Lieutenants oversee the security and safety of the inmate population. Regulated by the California Board of Corrections, the facility provides for the basic needs of all inmates, such as clothing, food, and hygiene supplies.\

Santa Barbara Main Jail
4436 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA. 93110
(805) 681-4260

Santa Maria Branch Jail

The Santa Maria Branch Jail facility is classified as a type-1 facility. As such, inmates are held for a time period up to 96 hours. Inmates who are not eligible for release within this period, are transferred to the Main Jail facility. The Branch Jail facility is staffed by one Custody Deputy Lieutenant, two Custody Deputy Sergeants, eleven Custody Deputies and two support staff. This facility accounts for 32% of total county bookings.

Santa Maria Jail
812-B W. Foster Rd.
Santa Maria, CA. 93455
(805) 934-6150

Sheriff Dept Overview:

The jurisdiction of Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department covers more than 2,744 square miles, including 118 miles of coastline.

The Channel Islands offshore and 983 square miles of National Forest.

There are urban and rural communities, including the cities of Buellton, Solvang and Carpinteria, for which the Department provides police services under contract. The public we protect numbers over 189,000, roughly half of the county population. In the Sheriff's Department at this time, there are nearly 300 Sworn Deputy Sheriffs, over 175 Sworn Corrections Officers and nearly 200 Civilian Employees