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Sacramento County Main Jail

Address:
651 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone:
916-874-6752

Frequently Asked Questions

Schedule a Video Visit with an Inmate at the Sacramento County Main Jail

The Sacramento County Main Jail believes in the importance of their inmates having an opportunity to have visits from family and friends. When an inmate is released he or she needs to return home, and closeness to their family is one of the strongest reasons that keeps them from getting in trouble again.

One way that Sacramento County Main Jail is able to accomplish this (or soon will be) is with remote video visitation. Remote visiting allows loved ones to use their phone or computer to connect directly with their inmate via a video kiosk in the jail or using tablets, all in a joint effort between the facility and a third-party service that specializes in this.

The benefits of video visitation are:

It keeps inmates happy.
Allows the inmates to stay in touch with friends, family and children.
It saves on staff time, thus money.
Allows the jail to partake in a revenue share.
Keeps viruses from spreading.
Keeps contraband from entering the facility.

For more information on video visits, call the facility at 916-874-6752 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

Sacramento County Main Jail INMATE VISITATION SCHEDULE

651 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-874-6752

Look up your inmate and find which jail they are located in.
Each unsentenced (pretrial) inmate is authorized two (2) 45 minute social visits per week.
All sentenced inmates, sentenced inmate trustees as well as non-sentenced trustees (7E) at the Main Jail may receive three (3) 45 minute social visits per week.
No more than three (3) people, including infants and children, are allowed to visit at one time.
Valid identification must be presented in order to visit.
You will only be allowed to visit one inmate per visit and visits are scheduled on a “first come first served” basis, time and space permitting.
To register for a social visit, you must present any one of the following forms of identification:
Valid current driver’s license or DMV identification card (from all 50 states or Mexico)
Valid current military identification card
Valid current passport
Valid current Maricula Consular (MCAS), Mexican identification card

DAYS	TIMES
SUNDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM
MONDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM
TUESDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM
WEDNESDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM
THURSDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM
FRIDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM
SATURDAY	7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:30AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30PM, 5:30, 7:30 8:30, 9:30PM

Inmate Visitation Schedule Notifications

Sign up for Everbridge notifications to receive alerts and updates about the inmate visit schedule.
Everbridge is a system that allows us to send out vital information via phone call, text, or email.
Once your account is created, click on the following: “My Subscriptions,” then choose “Sacramento County,” select “Unincorporated County,” and finally choose “Main Jail / RCCC Visitation.”

Frequently Asked Questions about Remote Video Visits

What is a video visit, and how do they work?

Who are the companies that facilitate video visits?

What is a video visit, and how do they work?

Video visitation, also known as remote visitation, is quickly becoming the preferred method for visiting an inmate in jail or prison for the following reasons:

•   It requires little to no staff, versus the staff required to move inmates to and from the visit and watch over the visit. It saves the Sacramento County Main Jail money.
•   It removes any opportunity for contraband (drugs) to enter the facility.
•   It can become a profit center for the facility, given that the revenue generated by visits is shared with the jail.
•   While inmates prefer to see family and friends in person, video visitation allows them to visit with them more often, and on a whim.
•   Video visitation gives the inmates and their visitors the feeling of more privacy.

Video visitation from the perspective of the visitor allows them to visit from their home, their car, at work, and even allows them to take their device to a family or religious gathering. It allows them to give their inmate the feeling of belonging and not being forgotten.

Video visitation can take place on a computer, a tablet or a phone.

Video visitation saves time. Instead of spending hours driving to the jail, checking in, filling out paperwork, potentially being searched, waiting, and then having a 15–30-minute visit, if it isn’t cancelled at the last minute, the visit can be done from anywhere during a short break in the visitor’s day.

If the visitor does not have access to a phone or computer, they can make an appointment ahead of time and use terminals in the lobby of the jail.

You must also be on the inmate's approved list, even for a video visit.