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The San Mateo County Jail, located at 400 Log Cabin Ranch Road, La Honda, CA, 94020 is a County Jail and serves San Mateo County. It has a capacity of 60. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the San Mateo County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 650-363-4373.

General Information

The San Mateo County Jail, located at 400 Log Cabin Ranch Road, La Honda, CA, 94020 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of 60.

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at San Mateo County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call 650-363-4373 for scheduling a visit. http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/Probation/menuitem.6f4139bc8feba4e844caa096e17332a0/?vgnextoid=202df725dce33210VgnVCM1000001937230aRCRD&vgnextfmt=DivisionsLanding website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at San Mateo County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to San Mateo County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the San Mateo County Jail’s http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/Probation/menuitem.6f4139bc8feba4e844caa096e17332a0/?vgnextoid=202df725dce33210VgnVCM1000001937230aRCRD&vgnextfmt=DivisionsLanding.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the San Mateo County Jail directly on 650-363-4373.

How to send money?

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at San Mateo County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at 650-363-4373 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

How to make Phone Calls?

Inmates held at San Mateo County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at San Mateo County Jail, call 650-363-4373.

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San Mateo County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: San Mateo County Jail
CITY: La Honda
STATE: California
ZIP: 94020
POPULATION:
NO. OF CONVICTED:383
CONFINED POPULATION:983
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS:
NO. OF ADULT MALE:850
NO. OF ADULT FEMALE:133
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
WHITE:253
BLACK:244
HISPANIC/LATINO:332
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE:2
ASIAN:88
NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER:22
OTHER RACE:42

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