It is the responsibility of the Merced County Sheriff's Department to maintain and operate the County Jail facilities.

The jail staff is there to coordinate the daily functions so that everything runs in an efficient manner. There are two jail facilities for the Merced County Jail, both facilities house both sentenced and pre-trial inmates.

Anyone arrested in Merced County will be brought to one of  these locations for the booking process. Their personal belongings will be kept in a designated area, and they will be assigned a housing location.  Upon the completion of the booking process, they are ready to be released if eligible.

They may obtain release either by being cited out, released with no charges filed, released on their own recognizance, or by posting bail.   If not released, the defendant will remain in custody until their scheduled court arraignment and quite possibly through the duration of their case.

INMATE INFORMATION

Visiting Hours

All inmates are allowed one 30 minute visit per day with a maximum of two visitors at a time.  All visitors must be cleared and on the inmate visitors list prior to visiting.

Main Jail:
Saturday  visits for A-L are from  8:30 am to 9:00 am, and visits for M-Z  are from  12:30 pm to 1:00 pm.  Sunday visits for  A-L are from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, and visits for M-Z are from 8:30am to 9:00 am.  Inmate workers are allowed visits on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm.  The Ad-Seg are allowed visits on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

John Latorraca:
Visitation for this facility depends upon which dorm the inmate is housed.  Saturday visits are from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm.  Sunday visits are from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm. Both days have an additional visiting time from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.  Monday's and Wednesday's have visitation from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm, Tuesday's and Thursdays are from 5:30 pm to 7:30, and Fridays from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm.

Property Release

Inmate property release is done on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. for both facilities.  Inmates that are on parole with a CDCR sentence may release property at any time.  An inmate property release form must be filled out by the inmate prior to the actual release of property, and valid form of identification must be present in order for the property to be released to you.