County Jail #2 Releases

Releases from Jail #2

County Jail #2 is a local county jail, not a state prison. A person housed there who is cleared locally remains in the San Francisco Sheriff's release stream. Because the jail is at 425 7th Street, the same building context as the Intake and Release Center reduces pickup confusion, but it does not remove the need to verify the custody outcome. A person may be released to the community, moved to court, transferred to County Jail #3, sent to a hospital, committed to CDCR, or held for another lawful authority.

The Sheriff's page says County Jail #2 can house up to 392 people and is the only San Francisco County jail that houses women. That facility-specific fact matters when users are trying to distinguish a Jail #2 record from a Jail #3 or court record. Older references to County Jail #4 should be checked against the County Jail #2 Annex page because the annex is no longer a housing jail.

Confirm a Jail #2 Release

Start with the Sheriff's Find a person in jail search for current local custody. If a result appears, compare name, SF number, booking number, facility, court case, and bond information if shown. If no result appears, do not treat that alone as proof of release; it can also mean transfer, data lag, spelling mismatch, restricted status, or movement to a state or federal channel.

1. Search the Sheriff tool by name, SF number, or booking number.
2. Use California VINELink to check for custody-change notices tied to the same person.
3. Check San Francisco Superior Court at the Criminal Division page when release turns on OR, bail, dismissal, sentence credits, or disposition.
4. Call the public information line for status questions when the online result is unclear.
5. Request the record from the Sheriff's public-record page when you need a copy of the release event.

County Jail #2 Contact

The facility-specific number is for weekday hours. After-hours questions use the Sheriff's listed after-hours/weekend/holiday number. For a document, use the records request path and include identifiers rather than asking for a broad search.

About County Jail #2

County Jail #2 is an active county jail serving San Francisco local custody. The Sheriff's page identifies it as the only San Francisco County jail that houses women and gives a capacity note of up to 392 people. It is part of the county jail system operated by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, so local booking and release records are not CDCR records unless a person is sentenced or transferred into the state prison system.

The facility page also matters for reentry navigation because San Francisco jail pages point users toward local "Getting Out & Staying Out" resources, and the research notes County Jail #2's reentry-oriented programs. For a release-record page, keep that practical: the custody record tells when and how the person left jail, while support or supervision records may come from probation, PRCS, parole, court orders, or community programs.

Request a Jail #2 Record

A release-record request should name County Jail #2, include the person's full name, date of birth if known, SF number, booking number, booking date, release date or approximate date, and the related court case number. Ask specifically for the release/discharge event, release type, booking sheet, custody-status history, and booking photograph if needed. California law may allow redactions for protected or exempt material, so request segregable nonexempt portions if part of the record is withheld.

If the reason for release is the key issue, pair the Sheriff request with the court record. San Francisco Superior Court criminal records can show OR release, bail decisions after the Buffin judgment, dismissal, sentencing disposition, warrants, probation, and sentence-completion facts. The Sheriff's custody record and the court's legal record answer different parts of the same release question.

Transfers and ICE Boundaries

A Jail #2 record can end with a transfer rather than a community release. If the transfer is to CDCR, use CIRIS and CDCR records. If it is federal, use BOP or federal court information. If immigration custody is raised, San Francisco's local policy says the Sheriff's Office does not hold a person over after a court has ordered release, while also describing narrow release-date notice criteria. Keep the local jail event separate from any later federal record.