Orange County Men's & Women's Central Jails

The Men's and Women's Central Jails are traditional style cell block and dormitory jail facilities which house both sentenced and pre-trial maximum security inmates. The linear design physical plant requires inmates to be moved to services such as meals, roof recreation, visiting, either individually, in small groups or via mass movement. Both the Central Men's Jail and the Central Women's Jail provide for the custody of persons arrested for crimes within Orange County pending disposition by due process of law as well as those sentenced to the County Jail. In addition to providing for the care and custody of the persons in the jails, the Sheriff's Department provides opportunities for vocational and educational training for inmates housed in these facilities.

Public visiting occurs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Address:
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Central Jail Complex
550 N. Flower St.
Santa Ana, Ca. 92702 

Orange County Intake Release Center (IRC)

The Intake Release Center (IRC) is one of three facilities in the Sheriff's Department Central Jail Complex (CJX) located in Santa Ana. The IRC is the entry point for all new arrestees brought into the Orange County Jail system. Inmates are screened for medical and mental health needs upon entry, booked, and then classified to determine appropriate housing. The booking process serves to correctly identify inmates through photographs and fingerprints while preparing them for housing assignments in one of the Sheriff's Department's multiple jail facilities. Approximately 66,000 arrestees are processed each year.

The IRC contains five maximum security housing modules holding male and female inmates. Inmates receive three meals a day, public and official visits, commissary, religious services, outdoor recreation, and dayroom activites. A myriad of educational and self-help classes to include a G.E.D certification program are also offered. The IRC serves as a focal point for transportation of CJX inmates to court and in-custody transfers to other law enforcement and correctional agencies to include state prison.

Public visiting occurs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Address:
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Central Jail Complex
550 N. Flower St.
Santa Ana, Ca. 92702