SHERIFF, DETENTION CENTER & JAIL INFORMATION

Stanislaus Sheriff Department
250 E. Hackett Road
Modesto, CA 95358
209-525-7216 - Office
209-525-7106 - Fax

The Stanislaus County Sheriff Department provides law enforcement which covers an area of approximately 1,521 square miles and provides a full spectrum of law enforcement to 4 Contract Cities, which are Patterson, Riverbank, Hughson and Waterford.

They also provide administration over the Stanislaus County Adult Detention Facilities.

Stanislaus County Men's Jail
1115 H. Street
Modesto, CA. 95354
Main: 209-491-8727

The Stanislaus County Men’s Jail is located in downtown Modesto. It contains booking facilities and temporary detention of all male inmates and also provides housing for all un-sentenced and high-risk male prisoners who cannot be housed at the Honor Farm. The Average inmate population is 376. The Men’s Jail receives approximately 1489 bookings (arrests) per month.

If you should decide to visit an inmate at the Men's Jail, make sure you are aware of the facilities' visiting rules and guidelines prior to your visit. You must also fill out an inmate visitor request form and receive approval for visiting an inmate.

Public Safety Center
200 East Hackett Rd.
Modesto, Ca. 95358
Phone: (209) 525-5630

The Public Safety Center facility has a 400-plus bed capacity for medium/maximum male and female inmates. The average inmate population is 436 and it receives approximately 354 bookings (arrests) per month. It is the site of the consolidated jails as well as other Sheriffs Offices.

Stanislaus County Honor Farm
8224 W. Grayson Road
Modesto, CA. 95358
Custody Questions Call:(209) 538-2202

The Honor Farm is located fourteen miles southwest of Modesto in Stanislaus County and houses sentenced inmates and selected pretrial inmates. Inmates housed here have the ability to participate in outdoor exercise and are permitted open area visits with relatives and friends. Inmates are expected to participate in work crews assigned to maintenance or highway cleanup work.

The Honor Farm was relocated and opened at its current site in 1967.  The Average inmate population is 350.

Visiting is scheduled on a regular basis, limited only by the physical and personnel constraints of the Stanislaus County Adult Detention Facilities.

BOOKING PROCESS

The booking process in Stanislaus County usually consists of defendant background checks, photographs or (mug shots) and fingerprints. The “booking in process” can take from 2 to 4 or more hours depending on how busy the jail staff at the facility is.

A bail bond may be posted at any Stanislaus County jail 24hours a day by a licensed bondsman. When bailing someone out of any of the above mentioned jails, they should expect to be released within two to six hours or more, depending upon their individual case and circumstances.