Address:
San Francisco Intake & Release Center
425 7th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone:
415-553-1430
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the San Francisco Intake & Release Center in San Francisco, California, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 415-553-1430 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for San Francisco Intake & Release Center, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 415-553-1430 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for San Francisco County, the state of California and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
Follow these instructions on communicating with your inmate by phone for free in San Francisco County
The San Francisco Jail System does not charge inmates for making phone calls to friends and family.
For full instructions on the San Francisco Intake & Release Center Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, and regulations, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
To send commissary money to an inmate in San Francisco Intake & Release Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for San Francisco Intake & Release Center.
