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Because Santa Barbara County and California can change their bail bond procedures, it is always best to call either the Northern Branch Jail at 805-554-3100, or the court in the jurisdiction (i.e. Municipal Court, District Court, etc.) where the offender was charged, and do this right after an arrestee has been booked.
Ask the staff at the Northern Branch Jail or the Santa Barbara County Court Clerk these specific questions:
If you feel the bail is too high and you wish to get it reduced, contact a lawyer or the defendant's public defender and get them to look into what they can do to get a bail reduction. The sooner you get working on this the quicker you will get your loved one released.
This entire process will go smoother and faster with a criminal attorney or bail agent handling it for you.
For inmates receiving mail in the Northern Branch Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Northern Branch Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & CID Number
Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail
2301 Black Road
Santa Maria, CA 93455
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
To receive phone calls from inmates in Santa Barbara County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Northern Branch Jail has the phone service you need to communicate with your inmate by the facility lookup here.
2. In the meantime, you can create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account. This account can be controlled by just you, or by both you and your inmate.
4. Last, select Northern Branch Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Santa Barbara County Services that are provided by GettingOut, a GTL company:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Video Visits (from home or jail lobby)
- Email & Photo Sharing
- Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Phone & Voicemail Fees
1. GettingOut charges $0.25 per minute for all phone calls, prepaid or collect, within California.
2. Prepaid calls between California and other states costs $0.21 per minute. International calls are $0.95 per minute.
3. There is a fee of $3.00 every time you add money to your account online, and it costs $5.95 if you add funds over the phone with a live agent.
4. You can also leave an inmate a short voice message for a flat fee of $1.25.
Note: Rates are subject to change.
Types of Phone Calls
Collect Calls
Collect calls allow you to accept and pay for calls to your land line (only) phone account. This means that if you accept your call from your inmate, all the charges for that call will then be billed to your land line phone account and will show up and be listed on your next local phone bill. Additional fees, costs, restrictions may apply.
Prepaid calls (Direct Calls)
With Prepaid Calls you can set up your account so that the inmate can only call you and/or you can just deposit money in their account and they can purchase prepaid phone cards through their commissary and call whoever they choose, provided the Northern Branch Jail approves of the phone number.
Quick Connect
Quick connect is an alternative to collect calls. It allows you to quickly pay for a phone call with your credit card. When your inmate calls you, follow the instructions from the automated voice system to pay for that one phone call, directly billed to your card.
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Northern Branch Jail GettingOut phone services, you can call them at 866-516-0115.
* All the information you need to understand making and receiving phone calls with inmates in Santa Barbara County, can be found on our Inmate Phone Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Northern Branch Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Northern Branch Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Santa Barbara County.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Northern Branch Jail 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 Northern Branch Jail.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Northern Branch Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Northern Branch Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Santa Barbara County.