San Joaquin County Jail Core Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search his name in San Joaquin County Inmate Search. The record shows the housing building and, usually, the charge and bail. All three parts sit in the French Camp complex at 7000 Michael Canlis Boulevard. Mail for inmates goes to 999 West Mathews Road, which is not where you pay. For a person who is not listed yet, call the information line, 209-468-4562. Stockton, Lodi, Tracy and Manteca police arrests may show up late, since the person has to be driven out to French Camp first.

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They are the custody categories in the county's uniform bail schedule. CR means cite and release, BR means book and release, MR means magistrate review, and AR means arraignment review. BR is the category for charges where he can leave after booking at the schedule amount. AR charges wait for a review at arraignment, so paying a schedule amount may not free him.

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Often not. The Sheriff's Pre-Trial Services runs a misdemeanor citation release program and a felony own-recognizance program. The schedule says a person arrested only for misdemeanors is generally entitled to release on his own recognizance, meaning a written promise to return. The exceptions are public safety, doubt that he will appear, or a legal bar. Someone on felony probation or parole cannot be freed this way without a hearing.

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The Superior Court's uniform county schedule lists: murder, no bail; first-degree robbery, $120,000; second-degree robbery, $90,000; assault with a deadly weapon, $60,000; first-degree residential burglary, $80,000, or $120,000 if someone was home; first drunk-driving charge, $5,000; felony domestic violence injury, $30,000; grand theft, $20,000. Read the full schedule; the cover page carries a tentative label, so confirm which version applies.

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The schedule calls its figures presumptive. A judge may go up or down, and the departure must be stated on the record. Public safety is the primary concern. For felonies, the schedule says bail must be consistent with In re Humphrey (2021), which gives his attorney room to say he simply can’t afford the number. Penal Code 1270.1 also requires an open-court hearing for serious felonies. The state Supreme Court's April 2026 decision in In re Kowalczyk (case S277910) adds that any cash amount has to fit what he can really come up with.

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Bail is paid at the jail in U.S. U.S. cash, or a cashier's check payable to the San Joaquin County Superior Court. In some cases bail can also be posted with the court instead; the jail at 7000 Michael Canlis Boulevard, French Camp, CA 95231 (209-468-4562) can say whether that applies. The 24-hour lobby is at the same Michael Canlis address. No posting hours are published, so ask the information line, 209-468-4562, before you go. Families can also hire a state-licensed bondsman. Lobby kiosks for jail account deposits run around the clock, but those deposits are not bail.

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Through October 30, 2026, the clerk's counter and phone lines run 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. The court's regular hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Stockton Criminal Department answers at 209-992-5691. Closed on court holidays.

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Stockton Courthouse, 180 East Weber Avenue, with the Criminal Department on the second floor, Suite 202. The county also has courthouses at 315 West Elm Street in Lodi and 315 East Center Street in Manteca, but ask the Criminal Department, 209-992-5691, where the case is set. California courts for criminal cases are all Superior Courts.

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Penal Code 825 puts him in front of a judge inside 48 hours, leaving out Sundays and holidays. Call the Criminal Department at 209-992-5691 for the first date, with his full name, birth date, and booking number in hand.

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Perhaps. Call the Criminal Department, 209-992-5691, before pulling any deed. Find out the equity required, if property beyond San Joaquin's borders qualifies, and which office signs off. Do not expect same-day release.

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Most bondsmen take ten percent as their fee, per state insurance regulators, though a few charge under that. Look up the agent's license and put the fee, any property pledged, and the rules for a no-show into a signed paper. French Camp staff won’t recommend anyone.

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The schedule shows no bail for murder. California's constitution, article I, section 12, also permits holding someone without bail on a death-penalty charge. The same applies to violent crimes, sexual assaults, and felony threats if the evidence is solid and the judge sees a grave risk. Probation, parole, or another county's warrant can hold a person as well. Adult Probation is at 24 South Hunter Street, 209-468-4100.

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Each city has its own police department, and the city may process the arrest before the Sheriff takes him to French Camp. Get the report number and charge from that police department, and then look in San Joaquin County Inmate Search. If he is not there, call 209-468-4562 and ask which agency delivered him.

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At arraignment, ask for an appointed lawyer. San Joaquin's Public Defender works out of 102 South San Joaquin Street, Stockton, 209-468-2730. Bring the charge, the court date, and proof of income.

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Juvenile cases belong to Juvenile Probation, 575 West Mathews Road, French Camp, 209-468-4000; walk-ins are welcome weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Youth are held under Probation's Juvenile Division at that address, and the business line is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Juvenile court is at the Juvenile Justice Center, 535 West Mathews Road. Youth files stay confidential, and the jail search shows adults only.

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The judge can forfeit the bail. Penal Code 1305 gives 180 days to get him back to court, with five extra days when the notice is mailed on bonds above $400. Call the Criminal Department and a lawyer the same day.

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The 2026 Kowalczyk ruling says a court can't use out-of-reach bail to hold someone unless the narrow grounds for denying bail are proven. Stockton, Lodi and Manteca judges must consider what the person can reasonably pay.

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Most San Joaquin cases are heard at the Stockton courthouse; Lodi and Manteca have branches:

• Stockton courthouse: 180 East Weber Avenue, Stockton, CA 95202 · 209-992-5691
• Lodi branch: 217 West Elm Street, Lodi, CA 95240 · 209-992-5521
• Manteca branch: 315 East Center Street, Manteca, CA 95336 · 209-239-1316
• Juvenile justice center: 535 West Mathews Road, French Camp, CA 95231 · 209-992-5698

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San Joaquin belongs to the Sacramento division of the Eastern District of California:

• He's taken to Sacramento federal courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 for a magistrate judge.
• Pretrial Services checks his ties and history.
• The judge rules on release; a pause of three days (government) or five (defense) may come first.
• Detained defendants stay with the Marshals.

Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 501 I Street, Suite 5600, Sacramento, 916-930-2030.

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SB 54 says no extra holding. The jail may tell ICE about release only if the person has a serious or violent conviction. A TRUTH Act notice is required before ICE interviews.

San Francisco ICE field office, 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-365-8800 covers San Joaquin. 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

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• San Joaquin County Inmate Search: name; booking and bail at French Camp.
• VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): California; facility.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): register number or name; pretrial: 916-930-2030.
• CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/): CDCR number or name; the state's prison hospital in Stockton appears here.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): A-number or name and birth country; else 415-365-8800.

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The San Joaquin court at 209-992-5691 has the case file. Ask what bail is set at and when he is due back in court.

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