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Attention All Visitors

Visitation is one of the most important services we provide to incarcerated people and their loved ones. Effective May 1, 2021, in-person visits will resume. Visitation will operate with strict protocols in place to protect everybody from COVID-19. Guidelines include mandatory face coverings, temperature screenings. If you feel ill or if you are sick, please stay at home. We will continue to evaluate and revise visitation schedules accordingly while still maintaining health and safety protocols. Visit schedules are subjected to change per facility operations.

At this time, in-person visitation will not be available for the East Mesa Reentry Facility, Facility 8 or the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility.

We understand you may have concerns and anxiety about COVID-19, but please know that the safety and security of all is our top priority. All should follow the precautions recommended by Centers for Disease Control and the County of San Diego, which expand upon precautions advised during the cold and flu season.


Reserve a Visit (eVisit and Telephone Reservations)

Social visit reservations can be made electronically online or by telephone. The San Diego Sheriff’s eVisit Reservations may be accessed through the Who's in Jail? website.

Telephone visit reservations may also be made from 10:00am to 6:00pm, by calling the facility at one of the following telephone numbers:

For detailed instructions on scheduling an in-person visit online, please select from the links below:

 Visit Reminders

  • Visits are scheduled on a first come, first served basis and are subject to change without notice.
  • You must check in 30 MINUTES prior to your scheduled visit.
  • There will be NO same day visits.
  • Visit reservations must be scheduled 24-hours in advance.
  • On PROBATION or PAROLE? Request visit authorization before scheduling your visit.
  • Visitors under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by a qualified adult who possesses valid photo identification and is cleared for visits. Qualified adult is defined as:
    • A parent
    • A court appointed guardian
    • Other adult having legal custody

Instructions on scheduling a video visit can be found by selecting your loved one's facility below.


Facilities & Schedules

(Refer to a specific facility’s visit schedule by selecting the facility below)

Quick Facts
  • Opened by Sheriff's Department in 1991
  • Rated Capacity: 760
  • Site Size: 8 acres

Located in Otay Mesa, the East Mesa Reentry Facility (EMRF) was initially built as a probation camp in conjunction with the George F. Bailey Detention Facility. It was turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department in 1991. In 2014 the East Mesa Reentry Facility not only completed an expansion project but went through a name change as well. The name now reflects its new mission in the Detention Services Bureau; to operate the Reentry services for the Sheriff’s Department.

EMRF is a Type II medium security facility situated on eight acres in south San Diego County. It consists of six housing dormitories, recreation areas, a mess hall, several classrooms, counselor, medical, probation and administrative offices. The landscaping and surrounding grounds are maintained by the inmate workers participating in the Landscaping Program. Benefits for inmates assigned to EMRF include the opportunities to work, educational incentives and the ability to learn job skills due to the lower classification levels of the inmates at this facility.

For programming information, please see the Reentry Services page on the Sheriff's Department website.


Video Visits -

The East Mesa Reentry Facility offers remote video visits. Please access the Securus website to create a Securus online account.  This process may take up to 24 hours.  Once your account has been created, you can schedule a visit on the Securus website.  Video visits will be 30 minutes in length.  You can visit remotely using any device with web camera connectivity over the Internet.

Learn more about visitation on our Visiting page.

Video Visit Times

Daily AM Daily PM Daily Evening
6:00AM 12:00PM 6:00PM
6:45AM 12:45PM 6:45PM
7:30AM 1:30PM 7:30PM
8:45AM 2:15PM 8:15PM
9:30AM 3:00PM 9:00PM
11:15AM 3:45PM  
  4:30PM

5:15PM



Social Visits - At this time, in-person social visits have not resumed at the East Mesa Reentry Facility.  

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