Custody Division

Published on: 3/15/2016 8:06 AM

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Custody Division is the fifth largest jail system in California, and among the 20 largest systems in the United States. Our jail is among the 100 systems nationwide with an inmate population of more than 1,000. The average daily population for the Santa Clara County Correctional facilities is approximately 4,000 inmates a day.

Approximately 65,000 arrestees are booked into the Main Jail annually. The average length of stay is about 110 days, and 80 percent of the inmate population has a history of drug or alcohol related problems.

The Custody Division consists of several units within the division: Main Jail Facility, Elmwood Correctional Facility, and Custody Administrative Services.

Facilities

Elmwood Men's Correctional Complex
Elmwood Correctional Complex in Milpitas provides care, housing, and retention of approximately 2,600 medium- and minimum-security male inmates.
Elmwood Women's Correctional Complex
The Elmwood Complex Women's Facility, established in 1964, is located in the northeast portion of the Complex.
Main Jail Facility
The Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex is located at 150 West Hedding Street in downtown San Jose and is divided into Main Jail North and Main Jail South.

Inmate Programs

Weekend Work Program / Public Service Program
The Santa Clara County Programs Division delivers services which cover a vast number of recipients including, the Department of Correction, community based organizations, the inmate population and the community at large.
Reentry Services
In order to decrease the number of individuals incarcerated and under probation and parole supervision, the County of Santa Clara is focusing on developing a comprehensive effort that addresses the needs and risks of former offenders. The County's Reentry Program represents a new way of doing business.
Inmate Welfare Fund
The purpose of the Inmate Welfare Fund Committee is to implement the provisions of California Penal Code Section 4025 which allows the County to establish, maintain and operate a store (commissary and vending services) at the jail so that inmates may purchase confectionary items, postage, writing materials, toilet articles, and supplies. All commissions received from commissary sales shall be deposited into an inmate welfare fund. The statute also requires that any money, refund, rebate, or commission received from an inmate telephone service provider be deposited into the inmate welfare fund.

Daily Population Sheets

Daily Population Sheets
A report produced daily about the current inmate population for both Main Jail and Elmwood Custody Facilities.

Prison Rape Elimination Act Report

PREA Annual Report
Statistical Report from 8-1-14 to 7-31-15

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