Every detail on this page is checked by hand, not scraped. This unofficial directory helps friends and family of incarcerated individuals find critical information — inmate lists, locations, bail resources, visitation hours, rules, and text, phone, email, and mail services — for jails, detention centers, and prisons across the United States.
You can call Tempe City Jail 24 hours a day for inmate information at 480-350-8311.
Offenders arrested for misdemeanors and felonies in this county are brought here for booking and processing, and if their crime requires it, are incarcerated until they are either bonded out, are released from custody on their own recognizance, or are ordered to remain in custody until the disposition of their trial.
You can also use the inmate search tool to see this facility's roster of those who have been arrested and are still in custody.
Those who are found guilty and sentenced to a term of less than one year, will do their time in this county. Those sentenced to longer terms will be sent to either the Arizona State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, or by calling the facility at 480-350-8311, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, receiving phone calls from an inmate, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
It's always a good idea to find out and save the inmate's jail ID number or booking number as you may need this for sending mail or other communication needs. If you can't locate it online, you can call the Tempe City Jail at 480-350-8311 to get it.
Phone: 480-350-8311
Physical Address:
1855 E. Apache Blvd.
Tempe, AZ 85281
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Tempe City Jail
1855 E. Apache Blvd.
Tempe, AZ 85281
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Tempe City Jail
1855 E. Apache Blvd.
Tempe, AZ 85281
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Tempe City Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 480-350-8311 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Criminal Court Cases, Warrants and Wanted Fugitives for Maricopa County and every county in Arizona.
The Tempe City Jail maintains an average of 25 offenders in custody on any given day. The Tempe City Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Maricopa County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 261,760 offenders.
The following charts of Maricopa County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Maricopa County Corrections Department, the state of Arizona Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Maricopa County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Maricopa County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
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The Tempe City Jail in Arizona is located at 1855 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe, AZ 85281 and can be contacted by phone at 480-965-3456. It has a capacity of 23 male and 12 female pre-trial offenders, for a maximum of 95 hours. Visiting hours are Monday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Inmates may be held for up to 72 hours or 3 days before being transferred out to the Maricopa County Jail. The city of Tempe also offers a range of services and data for public safety.
After being arrested, the offender is brought to the Tempe City Jail for booking, which is the detailed process of identifying, classifying, deciding on charges, and whether the person will either be released on their own recognizance, allowed to be released on bail, or moved into the jail until their court date.
The first thing every newly arrested person must do is close their mouth. Everything an offender says may be used against them, so the best thing to do is remain silent when questioned about the arrest and what led to it.
These are the steps of booking someone into the Tempe City Jail:
Booking can take as little as an hour, or up to 48 hours on a busy weekend or holiday evening, or if the offender is violent, wasted or generally uncooperative. If you have any questions about when you can pay an offender's bond and what the cost will be, call the facility at 480-350-8311.
What are the other City and County Jails in Maricopa County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Maricopa County?
This facility, known as "Tempe City Jail" is also known as Tempe City Detention Facility, Apache Boulevard Police Substation, Tempe City Jail, Arizona, Maricopa.
The Tempe City Jail serves the following cities and towns of Maricopa County: Avondale, Buckeye, Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, El Mirage, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Guadalupe, Litchfield Park, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, Tolleson, Wickenburg and Youngtown.
