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.
Phone: 858-694-4500
Physical Address:
2801 Meadow Lark Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Juvenile's first and last name
Kearny Mesa Detention Facility
2801 Meadow Lark Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the San Diego Youth Transition Campus, 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 858-694-4500 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up a list of criminal courts for San Diego County and every other county in California. The San Diego County District Attorney also has a helpful website where you can look up an offender's criminal court case online.
The San Diego County Sheriff provides a resource for looking up Active Arrest Warrants for this county.
San Diego Youth Transition Campus Inmate Search
This is a link to all of the city and county jails, and juvenile detention facilities in San Diego County.
The San Diego Youth Transition Campus maintains an average of 359 offenders in custody on any given day. The San Diego Youth Transition Campus 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 San Diego County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 128,820 offenders.
The following charts of San Diego 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 San Diego County Corrections Department, the state of California Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in San Diego 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 San Diego 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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After an arrest, individuals are taken to San Diego Youth Transition Campus where they go through booking. This process includes identifying the person, reviewing charges, and determining whether they will be released on their own, eligible for bail, or detained until their court date.
It’s crucial to remain silent after being arrested. Anything said may be used in court, so it’s better to refrain from speaking until consulting with an attorney.
The following steps outline the booking procedure at San Diego Youth Transition Campus:
Booking can take from a short hour to longer periods, especially on busy nights or with uncooperative individuals. For inquiries about posting bond for an arrestee, call the facility at 858-694-4500.
What are the other City and County Jails in San Diego County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding San Diego County?
This facility, known as "San Diego Youth Transition Campus" is also known as San Diego County-Kearny Mesa.
The San Diego Youth Transition Campus serves the following cities and towns of San Diego County: Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach and Vista.
