Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility

To search for an inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility, 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 707-565-1400 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up a list of criminal courts for Sonoma County and every other county in California.

Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility Inmate Search

The Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility maintains an average of 1473 offenders in custody on any given day. The Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility 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 Sonoma County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 39,680 offenders.

The following charts of Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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, and a database of most wanted criminals for Sonoma County, neighboring counties and the state of California.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Sonoma County and California state prisons, click the button below.
Sonoma County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility? What is the Schedule?

Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility ON SITE INMATE VISITATION SCHEDULE

2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-565-1400

• Inmates housed at the MADF are allowed one, 30 minute visit per visitation day.
• Module Workers are eligible to receive two 30-minute visits per day on their visiting day. Visits can be consecutive if time and space permits. 
• In non-contact visiting the inmate’s visitors may only use two seats in the booths.
• Small children (40 inches or smaller) may be held on a visitor’s lap.
• Children over 40 inches must occupy a seat and will be counted as a visitor.
• All visitors 18 years and older, must have a valid and current state or federal government picture ID. No other forms of identification will be accepted.
• Visitors are required to secure all of their property in the lockers provided in the lobby or in their vehicles. The lockers require two quarters to operate, use is at own risk. Visitors must be able to clear the metal detector to visit.
• Minors (age 17 and under) must be accompanied at all times by an adult. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times and may not be left unattended in the lobby.
• Convicted felons who wish to visit must have prior written approval.
• If you are a recently released inmate of the Detention Division, you must wait 30 days from the day of your release before returning to visit unless you are visiting your spouse.

ALL Visitors MUST sign up at least 25 minutes prior to the start of visiting. Failure to do so and your visit may be cancelled.

Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility?

Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility ON SITE INMATE VISITATION SCHEDULE

2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-565-1400

• Inmates housed at the MADF are allowed one, 30 minute visit per visitation day.
• Module Workers are eligible to receive two 30-minute visits per day on their visiting day. Visits can be consecutive if time and space permits. 
• In non-contact visiting the inmate’s visitors may only use two seats in the booths.
• Small children (40 inches or smaller) may be held on a visitor’s lap.
• Children over 40 inches must occupy a seat and will be counted as a visitor.
• All visitors 18 years and older, must have a valid and current state or federal government picture ID. No other forms of identification will be accepted.
• Visitors are required to secure all of their property in the lockers provided in the lobby or in their vehicles. The lockers require two quarters to operate, use is at own risk. Visitors must be able to clear the metal detector to visit.
• Minors (age 17 and under) must be accompanied at all times by an adult. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times and may not be left unattended in the lobby.
• Convicted felons who wish to visit must have prior written approval.
• If you are a recently released inmate of the Detention Division, you must wait 30 days from the day of your release before returning to visit unless you are visiting your spouse.

ALL Visitors MUST sign up at least 25 minutes prior to the start of visiting. Failure to do so and your visit may be cancelled.

How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility?

There are FOUR options for putting money on an inmate's books:

Option 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail
Bring money to the jail in person. 
Either the jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment or you will use a Jail ATM self-serve kiosk in the lobbies that accepts cash, debit or credit cards.

Option 2 - Deposit Inmate Money Online
Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility uses Jail ATM to process all online deposits to an inmate's account. The company charges you a small fee for doing so, but the fee probably isn't as much as gas and parking would cost to take it to the jail in person.

Option 3 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person and you don't have a debit/credit card for online deposits. Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office, a reputable bank or Western Union. Call the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility first as they may want you to do this online or at the jail kiosk instead.
Make the Money Order out to the inmate's name and put their Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.
Inmate Name
Main Adult Detention Facility
2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Option 4 - Make an Inmate Deposit with Jail ATM over the Phone by calling 877-810-0914
To do this you will need the inmate's offender # (inmate ID #) and full legal name.

How to Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Sonoma County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility follow these steps:

• 
• Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Sonoma County.
• After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
• Choose California, then choose Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility
• Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
• Select your inmate.
• Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility, and then input your payment method. 
• NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Sonoma County at any one time.
• If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914.

For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Sonoma County.

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility?

How Do You Communicate with an Inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility by Phone

Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)

• Advance Pay - This phone account allows you to prepay so that your inmate can call you (and only you) whenever he/she wants and the cost of each call is deducted from your balance. You can even be notified by text when your balance gets low. You still have the option of accepting or rejecting each call.
• Pin Debit  -  This option allows you to fund an inmate's commissary account and lets him pay for phone calls to you and others with the money. You will have no control over who your inmate calls.
• Voicemail  -  You can leave a secure voicemail without having to contact the facility. When you call the local phone number for a facility offering Inmate Voicemail (call Customer Service at 877-650-4249 to get the local voicemail number for Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility, you will be informed of the cost for leaving a message. To leave your message, simply select the inmate by ID number. Then, record your voicemail.

For full instructions on the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.

How do I Mail an Inmate in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility, and what can I send them?

Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards
The Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.

Envelopes
The Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.

Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope. 

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate Name
Main Adult Detention Facility
2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Legal Mail

Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate Name
Main Adult Detention Facility
2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.

Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.

Books
The Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility standards will be disposed of. 
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.

All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate Name
Main Adult Detention Facility
2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility 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, newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to the Sonoma Main Adult Detention Facility:
Inmate Name
Main Adult Detention Facility
2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.

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