Ventura County Jail Overview
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office Pre-Trial Detention Facility page identifies this jail as the Main Jail on the county government center campus. It is operated by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Detention Services Division, the division that handles reception, booking, classification, jail services, courtroom security, and pretrial security. The sheriff's research material also notes that the Pre-Trial Detention Facility and East County Jail accept arrestees from every law enforcement agency in Ventura County, so a person arrested by a city police department can still enter the sheriff jail system.
The facility holds sentenced and unsentenced inmates. Its housing mix is broader than a short-stay lockup because the sheriff lists general population inmates, violent or assaultive inmates, psychiatric inmates, and inmates who need medical services. That mix matters for Ventura County inmate lookup work: the public roster is the right first search for county jail custody, but the displayed housing or status can change after classification, court action, medical review, or transfer within the sheriff's three-jail system.
The official facility image is shown on the sheriff's Pre-Trial Detention Facility overview.
The image source ties the Ventura County jail record search to the official county facility page, not a third-party roster site.
Ventura County Jail Capacity
The sheriff reports that Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility opened in 1980 and can house approximately 890 sentenced and unsentenced inmates. The same source states that the facility has more than 250 employees, including deputies, Sheriff Service Technicians, intake and release specialists, food service staff, medical service staff, and clerical support. The broader sheriff detention overview says the jail system processes more than 23,000 bookings and releases each year.
Current inmate population and demographic figures are not repeated here because the research file did not extract live dashboard numbers. The sheriff's Detention Services overview says its jail dashboard is updated every 30 days and includes current population, demographics, length of custody, bookings, arrest charges, and housing. That dashboard is summary data. It does not replace the individual Ventura County inmate search for finding one person in custody.
Lookup Ventura County Jail Inmates
The correct lookup tool for this county jail is the Ventura County Sheriff inmate information page. The captured search form supports a name search or a booking-number search. For a name search, last name and first name are required. Middle name and date of birth can narrow the result. For a booking-number search, the booking number is used by itself, and the sheriff's JavaScript tries to open the detail result directly.
- Open the sheriff inmate information page and choose either the name fields or the Booking # field.
- Use first and last name for a name search. Add middle name or date of birth when the name is common.
- Use the Booking # field when the booking number is known, since the official form treats it as the direct route.
- Scroll to the search result and verify that the person is the right inmate before using email, visiting, or deposit options.
- If no match appears, call the jail line, check VINELink, or use CDCR, BOP, or ICE locators if the person may have left county custody.
| Search field | How it is used |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Required for name search, minimum two characters. |
| First Name | Required for name search, minimum one character. |
| Middle Name | Optional field to narrow a common name. |
| DOB | Optional date field in mm/dd/yyyy format. |
| Booking # | Alternative direct search field when the booking number is known. |
County custody has limits. Sentenced California prison custody belongs in CDCR CIRIS, federal custody belongs in the BOP inmate locator, and immigration custody belongs in the ICE detainee locator. For custody notifications, the sheriff links users to VINELink. For booking sheets, booking photos, or formal records, use the sheriff's Records and Licensing request process. For more county roster detail, the Ventura County jail inmate records page covers search fields and request routes in one place.
Ventura County Jail Contact
Use the facility phone for inmate availability and visiting questions before traveling. The sheriff's headquarters and the jail share the government center campus, but the jail public reception process is separate from ordinary county business. Records requests for booking sheets or booking photos go through the sheriff Criminal Records Unit, not the public visiting desk.
Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
805-654-3335
Public desk: 6:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. daily; lobby phone available when the counter is closed.
Sheriff Criminal Records Unit
800 S. Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
805-654-2336
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., excluding county holidays.
Ventura County Jail Visiting
The Main Jail visiting schedule says visitors should call for inmate availability and check in at the Public Reception Lobby one hour before the visit starts. Each inmate receives two 30-minute visits per week, with two visitors at one time. Valid photo identification is required, minors must be with an approved adult, and every person entering the facility is subject to search.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1:30-4:30 p.m., 7:00-9:00 p.m. | In-person by housing unit |
| Thursday | 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1:30-4:30 p.m., 7:00-9:00 p.m. | In-person by housing unit |
| Saturday | 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1:30-4:30 p.m., 7:00-9:00 p.m. | In-person by housing unit |
| Sunday | 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1:30-4:30 p.m., 7:00-9:00 p.m. | In-person by housing unit |
| Daily | 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. | Securus remote video for eligible inmates |
The sheriff's visiting-guidelines page also lists banned items, including wallets, purses, backpacks, cell phones, smart watches, books, magazines, cameras, food, tobacco, and loose papers. There are no storage lockers, and staff will not hold property during a visit.
Mail and Money at Ventura County Jail
Ventura County jail mail uses the inmate's name and booking number at the central jail mailing address. The sheriff's mail rules allow enveloped mail and postcards, while books, newspapers, and magazines must come directly from a publishing company or internet bookstore. Legal mail is opened and screened in the inmate's presence. Personal email is incoming only, text only, and delivered with mail after printing.
| Service | Provider or detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Inmate name and booking number, P.O. Box 6929, Ventura, CA 93006. |
| Trust deposits | JPay lobby kiosk, JPay Direct 1-800-574-5729, online at www.jpay.com, or public counter deposits. |
| Phone calls | Securus Advance Connect prepaid accounts. |
| Video visits | Securus Video Connect, $6.00 scheduled remote visit fee. |
| Phone blocking or refund help | Securus line 1-800-844-6591. |
The official mail screenshot comes from the Ventura County inmate mail rules.
The mail rules reinforce the same record point used in the roster search: the booking number is the key identifier for jail services.
Ventura County Jail Intake
Booking at Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility follows the sheriff's detention-service chain: reception, booking, classification, records entry, medical or mental-health screening, housing assignment, and later court movement. The jail receives arrestees from sheriff patrol areas, sheriff contract cities, and city police departments. A recent booking may not appear in the public search at once because the sheriff did not publish a roster refresh time in the research material.
Classification means the jail reviews risk, needs, medical factors, and housing options before assigning a person to a unit. A person may start at the Main Jail, move to East County for booking or housing, or transfer to Todd Road when the sheriff's system assigns a different bed or program path. A booking charge is not the same as a final court charge, and a release from the jail roster does not always mean a criminal case is over.
About Ventura County Pre-Trial
The Main Jail is part of a three-facility sheriff detention system with Todd Road Jail and East County Jail. The sheriff states that Detention Services is the largest sheriff division by staff and budget and that the Board of State and Community Corrections conducts regular inspections for local detention standards. The Ventura County inmate population overview places this jail in the broader county jail system.
Note: Confirm custody, housing, and visiting status with the facility before traveling because jail assignments can change after booking.