San Francisco County Jail #1

San Francisco County Jail #1 is our Intake and Release Center and is the facility where all persons are booked into and released from the San Francisco County Jail. The booking and release processes of arrested persons are quite involved and include:

Searching
Medical triage
Photographing
Fingerprinting to include warrant checks
Classification to include a criminal history review
Review by the O.R. Project for eligibility to be released on one’s own recognizance
Review for eligibility to be cited and released
DNA collection from persons arrested for felony charges
Inventory and storage of property

Inmates are not housed at County Jail #1. They e only at County Jail #1 for the period of time required to complete the booking and release processes. There is no visiting at County Jail #1.

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