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George Bailey Custody Role

George Bailey Detention Facility is operated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Office at 446 Alta Road in Otay Mesa. The Sheriff describes it as a maximum-security jail and the largest detention facility under Sheriff's jurisdiction. It was constructed in the early 1990s, opened in 1993, and sits near several other custody institutions that use different locators and agencies.

That Otay Mesa context is important. George Bailey, East Mesa, Rock Mountain, Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, and Otay Mesa Detention Center are all in the broader area, but they are not the same kind of custody. George Bailey is a county jail facility. RJD is a state prison searched through CDCR. Otay Mesa Detention Center is ICE contract detention. A missing Sheriff roster result may mean release, transfer, a spelling issue, another agency, or a custody stage outside county jail.

George Bailey Capacity

The Sheriff's facility profile lists George Bailey Detention Facility with a rated capacity of 1,380 and a facility size of 189,050 square feet. The research identifies it as the largest Sheriff detention facility and a maximum-security site. Those two facts shape what users should expect: George Bailey is not a short-term city lockup and not a reentry dormitory. It is a major county detention facility for higher-security housing.

Capacity does not confirm a current person's location. Use the roster detail page for the facility field, then call the custody line when a transfer, court movement, release, medical move, or hold may have changed the public status.

George Bailey Inmate Search

Current George Bailey custody is searched through the Sheriff's Who's In Jail roster. The visible form has first-name and last-name fields with a two-character minimum, plus a human-verification challenge. The Sheriff notes Wednesday noon maintenance, legal-use cautions, and release-date warnings. Those warnings matter at George Bailey because maximum-security custody can involve court transport, classification changes, and holds that make a simple release estimate unreliable.

1. Search by first and last name in Who's In Jail.
2. Open the record and confirm the facility field says George Bailey Detention Facility.
3. Record the booking number for mail, records, and custody questions.
4. Call (619) 409-5000 if the person may have moved or if release timing matters.

For formal filed charges, use San Diego Superior Court records. For state-prison custody, use CDCR CIRIS. For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator. The jail inmate records page explains those lookup boundaries in more detail.

George Bailey Contact

Use the custody information number for facility confirmation. Because Otay Mesa has several detention addresses, confirm the exact suite and facility before travel. Report copies and local criminal-history records are handled through Sheriff Records & ID, not through the George Bailey visit line.

George Bailey Visit Rules

George Bailey visitation is handled through centralized reservations and facility scheduling. The research notes that George Bailey visitors must check in 60 minutes before the scheduled visit, that no same-day scheduling is available, and that no visits occur on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Reservation hours for George Bailey are noted as 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the visiting page. Video visits are available through SmartInmate or Smart Communications where offered.

Visitors 18 or older need valid identification. Minors must be with a parent, court-appointed guardian, or other adult with legal custody. Probation or parole status can require authorization before a visit.

George Bailey Mail and Funds

Mail for George Bailey custody uses the Sheriff's mail processing center. The envelope must include the incarcerated person's name, booking number, facility, sender name, and return address. Mail sent directly to detention facilities is rejected or returned under the county rules captured in the research. Books and magazines must come directly from a reputable vendor or publisher, and all non-legal mail is inspected and scanned for safety and security.

George Bailey Classification

George Bailey is not described as the county's primary intake point. Intake may begin at San Diego Central Jail, Las Colinas, Vista, or another booking channel, then classification and security needs can move a person to George Bailey. Classification means the jail's housing and security assessment. It can consider behavior, charges, holds, medical concerns, court status, and safety needs.

Booking itself includes a photograph, booking number, search, medical screening, temperament screening, vital-sign clearance, and identification steps. Once housed at George Bailey, the public roster detail may show facility and housing information, but it should not be treated as a complete criminal-history report or a guarantee of release timing.

For bail questions, the Sheriff detail template points to California Penal Code section 1269b and explains that bail may be accepted in cash or surety bond. That same local note warns that posting bail does not guarantee release when another hold, case, warrant, probation matter, parole matter, or agency request remains active. George Bailey families should confirm both the jail status and the court status before assuming a person will leave custody after payment.

George Bailey Otay Mesa Context

George Bailey is part of the local custody geography that causes frequent search errors. A person in the Otay Mesa area may be in Sheriff custody at George Bailey, lower-classification Sheriff custody at East Mesa, maximum-security Sheriff custody at Rock Mountain, state-prison custody at RJD, or civil immigration detention at Otay Mesa Detention Center. The operator and locator decide where to search.

The safest search path is custody-stage based. Newly booked or county-held people belong in the Sheriff roster. Sentenced California prisoners belong in CDCR CIRIS. Federal inmates belong in the BOP locator, and immigration detainees belong in ICE ODLS.