Ventura East County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Type his name into Ventura County Inmate Search. It shows where he is housed and what his bail is. The Sheriff runs two long-term jails, the Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Ventura and Todd Road Jail in Santa Paula. A new arrest can spend hours in a police cell first, so a blank result early on is common. Still blank later? Call the jail line, 805-654-3335.

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The jail is the main place. The Sheriff says bail is posted at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility, 800 South Victoria Avenue, and lists office hours of Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Superior Court says its walk-up windows at the Hall of Justice, same address, take criminal payments from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. For a night or weekend release, call 805-654-2380 and ask what is open.

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The Sheriff lists these ways to post bail: exact cash, a cashier's or certified check payable to the Ventura County Superior Court, a money order payable to the Ventura County Court, a bail bond, or a card. Cards go through the county's card processor online or by phone at 888-604-7888 with location code 6404, and may cost extra. Ventura doesn't take personal checks.

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Plan on most of a day. The county Grand Jury reported that release after bail can take six to 10 hours. The delay is the jail's paperwork, not your payment. Have a ride ready, and expect him to leave from the Ventura building even if he slept at Todd Road.

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The Superior Court's posted bail schedule, labeled 2024, lists $5,000 for a DUI, $10,000 for second-degree burglary, $50,000 for first-degree burglary, $20,000 for taking a non-emergency vehicle, and $20,000 for corporal injury to a spouse (double with certain prior convictions). Robbery is $100,000 or $50,000 by degree. Crimes the schedule skips default to $10,000 for felonies and $2,500 for other misdemeanors. A judge can change any of these, so check his real amount with Ventura County Inmate Search.

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First find out if a Ventura judge has looked at it yet. The schedule applies only until a judge reviews it, and the judge must weigh public safety, the charge, his record, and whether he will return (Penal Code 1275). Since the 2021 California Supreme Court decision In re Humphrey and the 2026 decision In re Kowalczyk, a judge may not set unaffordable bail just to keep someone locked up when other conditions would work. Have a lawyer request a bail hearing, and gather pay stubs and a lease. Serious or violent felonies and some domestic violence cases need that hearing before release (Penal Code 1270.1). The Public Defender is at 805-654-2201.

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Penal Code 825 requires a first appearance within 48 hours of arrest, not counting Sundays and court holidays. Penal Code 853.6 has officers release many misdemeanor suspects with a notice to appear, though domestic violence and open warrants are exceptions. For his courtroom, call the criminal office, 805-289-8545.

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Ten percent is the common premium, per state insurance regulators. A Ventura family loses that money even if the case is dismissed, apart from rare cases where the agent turns the person in. Agents must charge their filed rates and may not solicit you. Collateral stays until the bail is paid and the case is over. Read and keep a written copy of all terms before signing.

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The Superior Court has an information sheet for property bonds. Ventura requires in-county property with equity of double the bail or more. You need a California title report dated within 30 days and an appraisal dated within three months. A judge approves it at a hearing, and the deed of trust must be recorded before he is released.

Start with the criminal office, 805-289-8545. It is a slow process, so cash or an agent is faster.

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The Sheriff's site lists lobby kiosk, online and app deposits for his own account, and that money covers phone time and commissary. Bail gets paid on its own at the posting desk. Hold on to the receipt naming what you paid, and phone 805-654-2380 with questions.

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Under Article I, section 12, a Ventura judge can withhold bail on capital charges, and on violent or sex felonies or serious threats when strong proof shows freedom would likely get someone badly hurt. An outside warrant, a parole or probation hold, or an immigration detainer can also stall release in Ventura. Cash does not remove a hold. Ask his lawyer which one applies.

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Possibly. The Grand Jury lists short-term cells at the police departments of Oxnard (805-385-7600), Port Hueneme (805-986-6530), Santa Paula (805-933-4236), Simi Valley (805-525-4474) and Ventura (805-339-4400), plus Sheriff patrol stations. The East County Jail is inside the Thousand Oaks station, 805-494-8200; nobody lives there, and people usually stay six to 12 hours.

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One Superior Court covers the county. Criminal and traffic cases are handled in the Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, and at the East County Courthouse, 3855-F Alamo Street, Simi Valley. Both answer at 805-289-8545. The Simi Valley payment window is open only Mondays and Tuesdays.

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At his first Ventura hearing, he should ask the judge to appoint counsel. The county Public Defender sits on the same Victoria Avenue campus as the jail, 805-654-2201. If that office already has the case, call the assigned attorney before you go to court.

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Serious juvenile arrests go to the Ventura County Juvenile Facility, 4333 Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, 805-981-5527, run by the Probation Agency. Minor cases are often released to a parent at the scene. Hearings happen at the Juvenile Justice Center, 805-289-8820. The adult search will not list her.

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Ventura's judge may declare the bail forfeited. Penal Code 1305 says that if he shows up within 180 days of the notice (plus five for mailing), the forfeiture has to be undone. Reach his attorney and 805-289-8545 that day, and tell any bail agent. Cash left with the Ventura court comes back when the case closes, minus charges. An agent's premium is gone for good.

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Generally. In re Kowalczyk (April 2026) says bail must be within a person's reach unless the strict constitutional no-bail rules are met. Ventura and Simi Valley judges also consider ability to pay under Humphrey.

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Ventura's criminal courts are at the Hall of Justice in Ventura, next to the main jail, with juvenile matters in Oxnard:

• Hall of justice: 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 · 805-289-8900
• East County courthouse: 3855-F Alamo Street, Simi Valley, CA 93063 · 805-289-8900
• Juvenile justice center: 4353 East Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036 · 805-289-8820

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Ventura County is in the Central District of California, and hearings usually take place in downtown LA:

• A magistrate judge at First Street U.S. Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 handles the first appearance.
• Pretrial Services interviews him.
• Release terms or detention follow; either side may seek a short continuance.
• When held, a Ventura defendant waits at the Metropolitan Detention Center, 535 N Alameda St, Los Angeles (213-485-0439) or a Marshals-rented bed.

Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 350 West 1st Street, Suite 3001, Los Angeles, 213-620-7676.

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SB 54 prohibits it. The Sheriff may share release timing only after a serious or violent conviction. A TRUTH Act notice comes before any ICE interview.

Los Angeles ICE field office, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Room 7631, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 213-830-7911 covers Ventura. Detainees go to:

• Adelanto ICE Processing Center: 10400 Rancho Road (East) and 10250 Rancho Road (West), Adelanto, CA 92301 · 760-561-6100
• Desert View Annex: 10400 Rancho Road, Adelanto, CA 92301

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• Ventura County Inmate Search: name; booking, bail, court date.
• VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): California; facility.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): register number or name; pretrial: 213-620-7676.
• CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/): CDCR number or name.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): A-number or name and birth country; else 213-830-7911.

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Phone the Ventura court at 805-289-8900. Ask for criminal and check the bail figure on the day you plan to post.

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