Napa County Re-entry Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds
Napa County bail and bond: the new jail south of town, and the courthouse downtown
Grown-ups arrested in wine country are held at the Napa County Jail, 2210 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558. It opened in 2025, and the county's corrections department runs it. A police station cell may hold someone for a few hours first. Here you can learn how to pay bail, what the amounts look like and how a judge gets involved.
Type the name into the county's online jail roster before you drive anywhere. Our Jail Roster page for the county tracks who is held, newest bookings, outstanding warrants and what the charges are.
Call corrections staff at 707-253-4401. Ask what the bail figure is, if one exists, and which window takes payment. Your next read should be our Napa court page, so you know where the judge sits.
1. Which building is he in, the old one on Third Street or the new one?
The new one. A court statement on detention says the jail at 2210 Napa-Vallejo Highway opened August 20, 2025, replacing the downtown jail damaged in the 2014 earthquake. Some websites still list 1125 Third Street. Do not drive there looking for him. Check Napa County Inmate Search, then call 707-253-4401.
2. Why does the Sheriff's number not get me anywhere?
Napa County's jail is run by the Department of Corrections, and the Sheriff's Office does not manage it. The Sheriff's Office is at 1535 Airport Boulevard. For custody and release questions, the jail line is 707-253-4401. For a report or an arrest by sheriff's deputies, the Sheriff's main line is 707-253-4509.
3. Where do I pay bail?
Napa takes bail at its county jail on 2210 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558, where every public entrance displays the county's list of vetted, licensed bail bond companies, and the same Bail Bond List is on the county's Bail Bonds web page; a hired agent posts the bond at the jail for its fee. Cash goes to Corrections staff at the jail, who take the full bail amount from someone carrying photo ID. To confirm before you go, call Corrections at 707-253-4401.
4. Is the lobby kiosk for bail?
The machine in the jail lobby only loads an inmate's spending account, and the county keeps it to weekday office hours, closed on holidays. Funds there cover calls and snacks, never bail. It does not buy freedom. You can also deposit through SmartInmate or by phone at 888-277-2535. Keep deposits and bail in separate receipts.
5. How much is bail for the charge on his paper?
A few figures from the Napa chart dated June 11, 2025: misdemeanor DUI, $5,000; domestic battery, $10,000; corporal injury to a spouse or partner, $25,000; felony drug possession for sale (Health and Safety Code 11378), $50,000; assault with a deadly weapon, $50,000; second-degree robbery, $100,000. First- and second-degree murder show no bail. A judge may change any figure, and the jail desk, 707-253-4401, has the number for your case.
6. Can the jail release him without seeing a judge?
Often, yes. Penal Code 1269b lets the officer in charge of a jail accept bail at the scheduled amount, and the court's judges revise that schedule every year. Some cases are different. Under Penal Code 1270.1, a judge must hold a hearing before release for serious or violent felonies and certain domestic violence cases. Ask at 707-253-4401 which category applies.
7. What time does the judge see someone who is still locked up?
The court's criminal page lists in-custody felony arraignments in Department 1 each weekday at 2:30 p.m. Misdemeanor arraignments for people who are not in custody are in Department 3 at 8:30 a.m. The criminal courthouse is at 1111 Third Street, 707-299-1180. A local rule says in-custody complaints must be filed by 11 a.m. on the second court day after the arrest.
8. What if the court date has passed and he is still inside?
State law, Penal Code 825, requires a first appearance within 48 hours of arrest, not counting Sundays and holidays. Court holidays and weekends can stretch the wait. Call the clerk at 707-299-1180, open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and a lawyer can press the issue. A drop box takes same-day filings and payments until 5:00 p.m.
9. Are the bail agents in Napa the same as in the paper listing?
Treat the county's posted list as a starting point. The county says the companies on it are vetted and licensed, and the list is also in a PDF on the county Corrections site. You may use any agent licensed in California. Compare fees in writing. Plan on a premium near 10 percent, which state insurance regulators call the norm, and don't expect to get it back.
10. Can we use our house instead of cash?
Napa sometimes accepts real estate in place of cash, and the court decides how much equity counts and whether out-of-county land qualifies. If he skips court, the pledged house or land is at risk. The criminal division at 1111 Third Street, Napa, CA 94559 (707-299-1180) can explain those terms before anyone pulls deeds together.
11. He cannot afford bail. What do I ask for?
Ask a lawyer to request release without money or a lower amount at the first court date. The April 2026 Kowalczyk decision bars a Napa judge from choosing an amount the family could never pay, and points the judge first toward non-cash conditions. Show the judge paychecks, a rental agreement, and notes from family.
12. When can the court refuse bail?
The California Constitution, article I, section 12, allows no bail in certain capital cases.Certain violent or sex felonies qualify as well, if the Napa judge sees a real danger that someone would be gravely hurt. Napa's own schedule marks first- and second-degree murder as no bail. Ask Napa County Department of Corrections staff at 707-253-4401 about holds, because probation flags or warrants from elsewhere keep people in even after bail.
13. Who represents him if we have no money?
The Napa County Public Defender, 1125 Third Street, Second Floor, Napa, 707-253-4442, is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office moved to this address in July 2025. Ask the judge at the first appearance to appoint the office.
14. Does a city police station hold people before the jail?
Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena, Calistoga, and the Sheriff all make arrests in the county, and the county lists no city jail. Napa or American Canyon police might keep him in a station cell for a few hours before the trip to the county jail. If you do not know which agency made the arrest, ask the jail at 707-253-4401. Bookings now happen at the replacement facility on 2210 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558 (707-253-4401), not at the old downtown jail.
15. Where do arrested teenagers go?
Napa County Probation runs the Juvenile Justice Center, a secure juvenile hall at 212 Walnut Street, Napa, 707-253-4361. It is open all day, every day. A court statement says it holds up to 50 young people. Juvenile records are confidential, so a teenager will not appear in the adult search.
16. He was a no-show in Napa after we paid. What now?
The court can order the bail forfeited. On a bond above $400, Napa's clerk mails a notice, and Penal Code 1305 then allows 180 days, stretched to 185 when the notice goes by mail, for his return. Call 707-299-1180 and the bail agent that same afternoon.
17. Does Napa have to set bail the family can raise?
Generally it does. The 2026 case In re Kowalczyk says bail must be attainable for the person. At the Napa hearing, the lawyer can share income details and ask for release on conditions or a lower figure.
18. Where are Napa County's courthouses?
Napa has three court buildings in the city of Napa; criminal cases go to the criminal courthouse near the jail:
- Criminal courthouse: 1111 Third Street, Napa, CA 94559 · 707-299-1100
- Historic courthouse: 825 Brown Street, Napa, CA 94559 · 707-299-1100
- Juvenile hall courthouse: 2350 Old Sonoma Road, Napa, CA 94559 · 707-299-1100
19. Napa Valley arrest by U.S. agents: what's next?
Federal charges from the Napa Valley go to San Francisco and the Northern District of California. County bail is out of the picture:
- A magistrate judge sees him at San Francisco federal courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102.
- Pretrial Services prepares a report.
- A detention hearing follows, sometimes after a pause of up to three days (government) or five (defense).
- He's either released on conditions or held by the Marshals.
Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 20th floor, San Francisco, 415-436-7677.
20. Does ICE get extra time to hold someone at the Napa jail?
Napa's Department of Corrections follows SB 54; nobody is held past release for ICE. When a serious or violent conviction from the state list is on the person's record, the jail may tell ICE the release date. The TRUTH Act requires notice before any ICE interview.
Napa is covered by San Francisco ICE field office, 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-365-8800. Detainees go to:
- Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center: 425 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Golden State Annex: 611 Frontage Road, McFarland, CA 93250
- California City detention site: 22844 Virginia Boulevard, California City, CA 93505
21. Which online searches help after a Napa arrest?
- Napa County Inmate Search: enter both names to see the Napa bail figure and his next date.
- VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): California; shows custody and facility.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): register number or name; pretrial cases call 415-436-7677.
- CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/): CDCR number or name.
- ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): A-number or name and birth country; else 415-365-8800.
22. How do we confirm bail in Napa before posting?
Phone the Napa criminal court at 707-299-1100. Check the amount and the hearing date in the same call.
Napa County bond contacts
- County jail: Napa County Jail, 2210 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558; 707-253-4401
- Bond guide: Napa County jails and bail guides
- Custody lookup: Napa County Inmate Search
- Corrections: Department of Corrections, director A.J. Alarcón; main 707-253-4401
- Sheriff: 1535 Airport Boulevard, Napa, CA 94558; 707-253-4509
- Criminal court: Criminal Courthouse, 1111 Third Street, Napa, CA 94559; criminal division 707-299-1180; clerk 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Public defender: 1125 Third Street, Second Floor, Napa, CA 94559; 707-253-4442
- Juvenile hall: Juvenile Justice Center, 212 Walnut Street, Napa, CA 94559; 707-253-4361
Napa updates its chart, lobby hours, and payment steps, and a judge can always pick another figure. Phone the Third Street jail or the court before money moves. For advice on his own case, rely on a defense attorney rather than this page.
Napa County Re-entry Facility
Address:
2200 Napa-Vallejo Hwy
Napa, CA 94558
Phone:
707-253-4401