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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 in 2007
  • Rated Capacity: 200

Located in Otay Mesa, Facility 8 is a medium security facility built in conjunction with the George F. Bailey Detention Facility (GBDF) in 1991 and is the mirror image of the cell housing units found at GBDF. Between 1991 and 2006, the County of San Diego leased the unit and associated land to first the Wackenhut Corporation and then to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). On June 1st 2006, by contractual agreement, the original housing unit was returned to the County of San Diego and renovations to bring it up to standards immediately began. Facility 8 contains three housing modules; two modules with 34 triple occupancy cells and one with 32 triple occupancy cells for a total of 300 beds. Although Facility 8 is designed as a maximum security jail, only inmates classified as low-medium security are housed here.

In March of 2013, Facility 8 was the first of the facilities at the Mesa complex to install Touchscreen technology for all control responsibilities. This included all new High-Definition camera systems to assist in monitoring all of the Facility 8 activities.

A newly refurbished exercise yard allows for multiple opportunities of recreation / exercise and a redesigned multi-purpose room allows for the delivery of drug dependency counseling, religious services, and educational programs.

Inmates’ medical needs are addressed through a daily nurse’s sick call, a weekly doctor’s sick call, a weekly psychiatric sick call and medication distribution. More serious medical needs and dental care are provided at GBDF. All meals are prepared at the George Bailey Detention Facility by the kitchen staff and delivered three times per day.


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