Santa Maria Jail Information

General Information

Santa Maria Jail
812-A West Foster Rd.
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone 805-934-6159
Santa Barbara County Bail Bonds

The Santa Maria jail facility is a remote booking facility, which can only house inmates for up to 96 hours.  Those arrested in this area will be held there temporarily until they are released or transferred to the Main County jail located in Santa Barbara, which is the main jail in Santa Barbara County.

The main jail is a secure correctional facility which holds pre-trial detainees (both male and female sentenced inmates).

Inmate Visiting and Call Information

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1/2 Cent for New Santa Barbara Jail

In a push to get the new Santa Barbara County Jail off of the ground, Sheriff Bill Brown says it will take a half-cent public tax increase. This would essentially amount to an added $30 million a year over 10 years for the new jail facility. The funding would also be aimed at recidivism programs.

Through Assembly Bill 900, the state has committed $56.3 million toward the construction of the new jail facility. It seems as though everything has come into alignment for the build. However, there are bridges yet to be crossed.

Budget costs just to run and operate the new facility would be in excess of $15 to 17 million per year. When you add the states fiscal woes to the mix, it creates an overal proposal that some believe can’t be met. The County would still have to come out of pocket another $23.7 million to meet the needs of the facility. However, Brown Read more »