Ajo District Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search her name with Pima County Inmate Search. If nothing appears, phone the jail at 520-351-8111. Someone picked up a few hours ago may still be going through intake. Someone picked up in Ajo or on a reservation may be in a different building, so ask the desk where she was booked.

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Initial appearances are held by video twice a day, every day. Morning court is at 9 a.m. and evening court is at 7 p.m., run through the Sheriff's Department. Rule 4.1 of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure requires a first appearance within 24 hours of arrest. The judge decides release terms then. Call 520-351-8111 for the next session.

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Go to the Inmate Accounts office in the lobby of the main jail. The counter is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Bail agents' surety and currency bonds are taken there around the clock. Lobby kiosks accept cash, credit, and debit cards 24 hours a day. Bring a valid photo ID, because ID is checked for every bond. See also the jail's bond help page.

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Tucson's window wants the exact sum, in currency, bank-issued checks or money orders. Staff cannot make change, and coins are taken only for amounts under a dollar. Kiosks take cash and cards. A card payment by phone is 866-232-1899, and an online card payment goes through the county's payment vendor. Electronic payments carry fees, so ask what yours will be.

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The sheriff says most bond transactions finish within an hour. Releases run between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. and can take up to five hours. Nobody is released from the end of evening court, about 10 p.m., until 8 a.m. If you pay at midnight, plan for a morning release. A person freed during video court is processed after the session ends.

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They are two different things. The same Inmate Accounts counter handles both, which causes confusion. A deposit goes to his account for phone time and store items, and personal checks are refused for those deposits. A bond pays for release. Say which purpose the money is for when paying, and keep a receipt saying so.

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Pretrial Services works for the Superior Court. Staff at the jail interview new arrests so the judge has facts about the person, and a supervised release team watches those who go home on conditions. The jail office is 520-351-8282, open every day and night. The downtown office, 150 West Congress Street, answers at 520-724-3310 on weekdays.

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A lawyer can ask for a review. A.R.S. 13-3967 lists what the judge weighs, such as family, work, years living in Tucson and past no-shows. The judge may lower the amount, add conditions, or order release without money. Collect proof of address and work. Pretrial Services at 520-724-3310 can tell you what the court has on file.

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That makes sense when the family can't, or won't, front the full sum. The Sheriff's Department cannot recommend or contact a bondsman for you. Check the agent's state insurance license. Before signing, get the price, collateral and skipped-date rules on paper. That fee never comes back.

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A property bond is a court matter, so ask there. Call the Clerk of the Superior Court at 520-724-3200 before pulling deeds together. Ask about land in other counties or states, and the equity needed. The answer depends on the judge and the bond.

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Under Arizona Constitution art. 2, section 22, and A.R.S. 13-3961, Tucson judges can refuse bail in capital and sexual assault cases, some child sex cases, and felonies charged during release on another felony, if proof is evident. A felony defendant found to be a substantial danger can also be held. A hold from another case can block release as well. The clerk, 520-724-3200, can confirm.

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Felony cases are filed in Pima County Superior Court, 110 West Congress Street. County misdemeanors go to the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court, 240 North Stone Avenue, 520-724-3171. If Tucson police charged a city offense, Tucson City Court at 103 East Alameda Street, 520-791-4216, may be the court. The General Information line, 520-724-4200, helps sort it out.

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The Tucson Police Department, 270 South Stone Avenue, has a non-emergency line of 520-791-4444. Get the report number and charge, then ring the jail at 520-351-8111 to confirm the booking. Other cities and towns in the county have their own departments, so ask the jail desk which agency brought him in.

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Tribal police and tribal courts can handle many cases involving tribal members on tribal land, and they may keep the person in tribal custody. If the county jail has no booking, ask the arresting tribal agency first. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe lists a holding facility in Tucson at 520-879-5526. The Tohono O'odham Nation corrections center in Sells lists adult detention at 520-383-6462. Then call the Sheriff's non-emergency line, 520-351-4900, for help finding the right office.

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Speak up at the first appearance; the judge assigns one. Pima County has several public defense offices. The Public Defender is at 520-724-6800, and the Office of Court Appointed Counsel is at 520-724-4465. The Legal Defender has a downtown Tucson office on North Stone Avenue. The court assigns the office, so you do not pick one.

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To Pima County Juvenile Detention, 2225 East Ajo Way. It answers 24 hours at 520-724-2150, and intake is 520-724-2003. Parents cannot phone the child; the probation officer arranges calls. For hearing times, call the juvenile clerk at 520-724-2064. Release starts when a parent arrives at the Master Control window after the probation officer sends the paperwork.

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Call Pretrial Services at 520-724-3310. The Superior Court says staff will help arrange resolution of a warrant from Justice Court or Superior Court. Do this at once, and tell any bondsman too. A.R.S. 13-3973 requires the court to notify the surety and the bail agent after a failure to appear.

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Pima repays a release-condition deposit when the defendant keeps all terms, under A.R.S. 13-3967(D). Agents keep their fee. Save the slip; the clerk at 520-724-3200 handles refund questions after the case ends.

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The Silverlake Road jail handles only state and city cases. Federal charges, including many Border Patrol cases, go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in Tucson, one of the busiest federal courts in the country:

• Defendants appear before a magistrate judge at Tucson federal courthouse, 405 West Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701 (clerk 520-205-4200).
• Pretrial services interviews them and checks records.
• The judge sets terms or holds a detention hearing.
• Bond is posted with the federal clerk.

The Marshals in Tucson house federal prisoners: U.S. Marshals Service, 405 West Congress Street, Suite 2300, Tucson, 520-879-6900.

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Pima County won't hold a person past release on an ICE detainer unless there is a judicial warrant. A detainer under 8 CFR 287.7 asks for up to 48 hours more, counting weekends and holidays, but it is signed by an ICE officer, not a judge. A.R.S. 11-1051 bars counties from limiting immigration enforcement, so ICE may still arrest someone after they leave. Pima County has no public 287(g) agreement.

The county case goes on even if ICE takes custody later. The ICE office in Tucson (part of the Phoenix Field Office), 6431 South Country Club Road, Tucson, 520-295-4100 handles Pima County, and detainees often go to:

• Eloy Detention Center: 1705 East Hanna Road, Eloy, AZ 85131 · 520-464-3000
• Florence Service Processing Center: 3250 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ 85132 · 520-868-5862
• Central Arizona Florence Correctional Center: Florence, AZ · 520-868-9095

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Check each system:

• Pima jail: Pima County Inmate Search. Name search for booking and bond.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Choose Arizona, then the name.
• BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). Federal prisons; call 520-879-6900 for pretrial.
• ADCRR: ADCRR Inmate Data Search (https://inmatedatasearch.azcorrections.gov/). State prison custody.
• ICE: ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/). A-number and birth country; phone 520-295-4100 if nothing shows.

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Call the downtown Superior Court for felony cases, or the juvenile court on Ajo Way:

• Downtown Tucson Superior Court: 110 West Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701 · 520-724-4200
• Juvenile court center on Ajo Way: 2225 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713 · 520-724-2000

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