Jail phone calls

Effective August 10, 2020, all phone calls from San Francisco county jail are free. San Francisco is the first county in the nation to provide free phone calls to incarcerated persons.

Please note the following rules.

  • Incarcerated persons housed at county jail who attend educational, vocational and behavioral health programs cannot make phone calls while they attend programs.
     
  • During periods of high demand, individual phone time may be limited.
     
  • COVID-19 safety rules, which require people to keep a safe distance from each other, may affect how long a person can be outside of their housing unit and talk on the phone.
     
  • Outside phone calls to people inside the jail are not permitted unless approved by jail management.

Click here to learn more about how San Francisco became the first county in the nation to provide free phone calls to people housed in jail. 

All phone calls from San Francisco county jail are free.