San Benito County Jail INMATE & FAMILY SERVICES
San Benito County Jail
710 Flynn Road
PO Box 920
Hollister, CA 95024-0920
To locate or find information about an inmate in the San Benito County Jail, call the jail at 831.636.4060 or look them up on the official Inmate Search Jail Roster for San Benito County Jail.
For information on any of the inmate services such as inmate visitation, receiving phone calls, sending an inmate a letter, a text, an email, money, commissary or anything else, click on any of the green 'inmate services' buttons above.
If you are still having trouble finding an inmate, you can usually find them in the database of any of the inmate service companies linked above.
Click here for Photos and Videos of San Benito County Jail
About the San Benito County Jail
The San Benito County Jail, located in the city of Hollister, in San Benito County, California is a medium to maximum-security facility.
Every year this facility has 2480 Bookings, with a daily average of 124 Inmates and a staff of 31.
Inmates range from low level misdemeanor offenders to those being held and awaiting trial for violent crimes like robbery, rape and murder. Therefore, the security level must be high.
Correctional officers in San Benito County Jail are armed with mace and trained to use physical force to protect themselves, visitors and inmates from violence.
All of the men and women being held in the San Benito County Jail are either awaiting trial or have been sentenced in the San Benito County Court System and been sentenced to one year or less.
The San Benito County Jail also houses inmates arrested by this county’s municipal police departments.
A full list of the cities and towns can be found below.
Family and Friends of inmates are allowed to:
• Receive phone calls from the inmates,
• Provide them with commissary money,
• Receive and send them mail
• Schedule a time to visit.
Convicted and Sentenced Inmates
When an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the California State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Inmates that are convicted of a misdemeanor and/or sentenced to less than one year of a state crime serve their time in the jail.
Illegal immigrants convicted of a state or federal crime will first do their time, then may be transferred into ICE custody for deportation.
For full instructions on the San Benito County Jail Inmate Phone Syste, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Send Money Page.
For complete Instructions on How to Bail or Bond an Inmate in San Benito County Jail, check out our Inmate Bail page.
San Benito County Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.
If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:
For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a San Benito County Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.
1. First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL
2. Purchase the services you want for your San Benito County Jail inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.
To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please address your mail as follows:
Inmate's First and Last Name
710 Flynn Road
PO Box 920
Hollister, CA 95024-0920
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select San Benito County Jail,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115
Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.
All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for San Benito County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, San Benito County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in San Benito County Jail:
1. Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.
To remotely visit an inmate in San Benito County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that San Benito County Jail's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up San Benito County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select San Benito County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other San Benito County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the San Benito County Jail Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in San Benito County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
San Benito County Jail Phone: 831.636.4060
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in San Benito County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for San Benito County.
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in San Benito County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for San Benito County.
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for San Benito County Jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
We've compiled some of the most frequently asked questions people always ask us in order to help you find this information.... so keep scrolling down to the bottom of the page to get your questions answered. But if you still have questions and the answer is not on any of the other pages linked from the green buttons at the top of the page, call the facility at 831.636.4060.
San Benito County Jail
STATE | COUNTY | BEDS |
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California | San Benito | 124 |
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
710 Flynn Road
PO Box 920
Hollister, CA 95024-0920
TELEPHONE NUMBER
FAX
INMATE MAIL
Inmate's First and Last Name
710 Flynn Road
PO Box 920
Hollister, CA 95024-0920
Frequently Asked Questions
How many inmates are in the San Benito County Jail in California?
There are 124 inmates in the San Benito County Jail in California. While that is what they are approved to have incarcerated at any one time, they have on occasion had to add additional beds, even having inmates sleep on the floor when overcrowding becomes an issue. When possible, San Benito County Jail will temporarily transfer some inmates to a neighboring facility, or if necessary, release some offenders from custody. Learn more about how to search for a specific inmate in the San Benito County Jail.
How many people get arrested and booked into the San Benito County Jail in California every year?
In 2021, a total of 2480 offenders were booked into the San Benito County Jail in California. That is less than previous years, mostly due to restrictions related to the COVID pandemic. As of April 2022, the number of arrests and bookings are returning to normal, which means they are running higher than 2021. Learn more about how to search for an inmate in the San Benito County Jail.
How many people work at the San Benito County Jail in California?
The San Benito County Jail maintains a staff of approximately 31. Staff positions include correction officers, maintenance, clerical, kitchen workers and management. California law allows for inmates to work alongside the paid staff during their incarceration, saving the facility money. Even though the inmates are paid, the cost is less than 15% of what a normal worker from the outside would be paid.
Does the San Benito County Jail in California have an inmate search or jail roster to see who is in custody?
Yes, the San Benito County Jail in California has an Inmate Search Roster feature. Learn more about how to search for an inmate in the San Benito County Jail. When you get to this page click on the big green button that reads 'OFFICIAL San Benito County Jail INMATE LIST'. After clicking on the link, type in the offender's name and then click 'search'. You can always call and speak to someone on the staff at 831.636.4060 if you are have further questions. In most cases the Inmate Roster provides information about the inmate's bond, criminal charges, mugshot, and even their release date, as long as they are not being sent to a California prison or the US Bureau of Prisons to serve a sentence that is longer than one year.
What is the address and phone number of the San Benito County Jail in California?
The San Benito County Jail address and phone number is:
710 Flynn Road
PO Box 920
Hollister, CA 95024-0920. Their phone number is 831.636.4060.
To find out the address for sending an inmate mail, sending newspapers, magazines or care packages, learn more about how to mail an inmate in the San Benito County Jail.
Where do I found out all the inmate services at San Benito County Jail, such as visitation policy and schedule, how the inmate phone system works, emailing an inmate, and sending them money to buy things in commissary?
Here is where you get direct access to all the information you need for San Benito County Jail inmate services: Learn more about how to visit an inmate in the San Benito County Jail. Learn more about how to get phone calls from an inmate in the San Benito County Jail. Learn more about how to text/email an inmate in the San Benito County Jail. Learn more about how to send money to an inmate in the San Benito County Jail. Learn more about how to mail an inmate and what's allowed in the San Benito County Jail. Learn more about inmate commissary in the San Benito County Jail.
How do I bail or bond an inmate out of the San Benito County Jail?
Call 831.636.4060 for the type of bond and any information that is required for a particular individual at San Benito County Jail.
A bond is set according to a court-approved schedule. You will either have to pay a cash bail, or put up a private, surety or a property bond to guarantee to the court that the defendant will return on their assigned court date. Learn more about how to bail or bond out an inmate in the San Benito County Jail.
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