South Placer Jail Overview
South Placer Jail is the newer Placer County jail facility and sits at the Santucci Justice Center in Roseville. It is a county jail operated by the Placer County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division, not a CDCR prison. The facility holds pretrial detainees, sentenced county jail inmates, minimum-security inmates moved from Auburn, and people booked from the growing south and west county area.
Construction began in 2008 after Placer County identified long-term capacity needs tied to county growth. Phase one was largely completed in 2012. The official facility page describes a roughly 200,000-square-foot phase-one building rated for 420 inmates. South Placer Jail includes the main jail, a minimum-security complex, a kitchen and laundry, program-services space, visitor and video visitation technology, medical services, intake and booking, and support offices.
The jail opened operations in phases rather than all at once. In FY 2013/2014, the county introduced a budget to begin operations with a four-pod housing unit in the main jail and two minimum-security pods. That first operating stage was for 240 inmates. When the aging Auburn minimum-security facility closed, staff and inmates shifted to South Placer, making the Roseville jail central to current Placer County custody.
South Placer Jail Capacity
South Placer Jail was built for present use and future expansion. The official page says phase one is rated for 420 inmates and that the original operating stage opened with 240 beds. The infrastructure was planned for an eventual 319,000-square-foot buildout with capacity for 980 inmates. Those numbers should not be merged into one current figure. The 980 number is a planned buildout capacity, while 420 is the documented phase-one rating.
Countywide jail population is reported separately through the BSCC Jail Profile Survey. For 2025, the inspected Placer Sheriff's Department monthly average daily population ranged from 761 to 826 across the jail system. That systemwide figure includes more than this one facility. It is useful for understanding jail pressure, but it should not be presented as a South Placer-only head count.
| South Placer Feature | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Location type | County jail at the Santucci Justice Center. |
| Phase-one size | About 200,000 square feet. |
| Rated phase-one capacity | 420 inmates. |
| Initial operations | Four-pod main jail unit and two minimum-security pods for 240 inmates. |
| Planned expansion | 319,000 square feet and 980-inmate capacity. |
South Placer Jail Roster Search
Use the official Placer Who's In Custody portal to search current South Placer Jail inmates. The sheriff's Corrections page describes that portal as the place to view the most recent inmate information. Because the roster runs as a separate ATIMS/LE application, static research could not capture every field or sample profile. The safest method is to use the live county roster, then confirm the facility before taking action.
- Start at the sheriff's Corrections page or go directly to the official Who's In Custody portal.
- Search with the person's legal name or other information requested by the live roster.
- Check whether the profile identifies South Placer Jail rather than Auburn Jail.
- Call South Placer Jail if the booking is recent, the person may have been released, or the result is unclear.
The county roster covers local jail custody. If a Placer County case has moved into a prison sentence, use CDCR CIRIS instead. Federal sentenced inmates are searched through BOP, immigration detainees through ICE ODLS, and victim or family release notifications may also use VINELink. For countywide context, the Placer County inmate population page separates jail, state prison, federal, and immigration custody paths.
South Placer Jail Contact
South Placer Jail's public phone line is the direct channel for same-day custody status, facility-specific visitor questions, and bail arrival questions. Booking records, custody records, and booking photos that are not available through the roster should be requested through the PCSO NextRequest public-records portal. The portal is the official web starting point for sheriff records rather than a general county request sent to the wrong office.
South Placer Jail
11801 Go For Broke Road
Roseville, CA 95678
916-409-8100
Call before traveling for current custody, lobby, visiting, and bail questions.
South Placer Jail Visits
Placer County jail visitation rules apply at South Placer Jail. The official research notes on-site and remote video visitation, plus links to IC Solutions and scheduling instructions. Visitors must check in at least 30 minutes before the visit start time. Valid ID is required, including a driver's license, military ID, passport, immigration card, or state ID. An expired ID may be accepted only if it is within the county's stated two-year limit and still matches the visitor.
South Placer Jail was built with visitor and video visitation technology, so video access is part of its facility design rather than an afterthought. Personal visitors can be searched, must pass a walk-through metal detector, and cannot bring cell phones, computers, tablets, or smartphones into visiting areas. Personal visiting phones are monitored and recorded. A no-contact restraining order involving the inmate blocks the visit.
| Visit Topic | South Placer Jail Rule |
|---|---|
| Check-in | At least 30 minutes before the scheduled visit start. |
| Visit size | Two adults and one minor child, or one adult and two minor children. |
| Minor visitors | Must be accompanied by a responsible adult. |
| Recent custody | In-custody status within the past 120 days blocks personal visits, but not video visits. |
| Device rule | No phones, computers, tablets, or smartphones in visiting areas. |
South Placer Mail and Money
Personal mail for South Placer Jail changed on March 24, 2026. Under Placer inmate rules, personal and business mail must be sent to Smart Communications MailGuard in Seminole, Florida, with the South Placer Jail facility name, inmate name, and inmate number. The sheriff no longer accepts personal and business mail at the detention facilities after the MailGuard transition and amnesty period.
Legal mail and court documents still go to the Roseville facility address. Money can be deposited by approved methods, and online commissary orders are available through MyCarePack. Smart Deposit and Access Corrections provide phone deposits and lobby kiosk deposits. The research notes a discrepancy between the public web page and rulebook for the maximum money order or cashier's check amount, so the current cap should be confirmed before sending funds.
| Service | South Placer Jail Detail |
|---|---|
| Personal mail | Smart Communications / Placer County (South Placer Jail), Inmate Name (# Inmate Number), PO Box 9229, Seminole, FL 33775-9229. |
| Legal mail | Placer County Sheriff's Office - South Placer Jail, Inmate Name (# Inmate Number), 11801 Go For Broke Road, Roseville, CA 95678. |
| Tablet and kiosk access | MailGuard-scanned mail and commissary tools are viewed or used through jail tablets and kiosks. |
| Commissary timing | Orders are submitted before the Tuesday lockdown cutoff, with Thursday delivery subject to holiday changes. |
| Phone deposit | Smart Deposit / Access Corrections at 866-394-0490. |
| Gross Deposit | Web | Phone | Lobby Card | Lobby Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01-$19.99 | $3.95 | $4.95 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| $20.00-$99.99 | $6.95 | $7.95 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| $100.00-$199.99 | $8.95 | $9.95 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| $200.00-$300.00 | $10.95 | $11.95 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
South Placer Booking Intake
South Placer Jail has an intake and booking unit, which makes it a key receiving point for local arrests in the Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Loomis, and western county area. After arrest, a person may be transported to South Placer Jail or Auburn Jail depending on location, capacity, classification, medical needs, and operational routing. Booking creates the jail record, property is stored, identification is verified, and medical or mental-health screening may occur.
The inmate rulebook refers to a Jail Identification Number or P#. The last six digits are used for initial tablet and commissary login before an inmate creates a PIN. Classification decides the housing assignment and can affect privileges. The South Placer complex includes medical services, programs, minimum-security housing, and support offices, so a person housed there may move through different jail functions before a roster profile or court event is fully clear.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, bail timing, and MailGuard rules directly with South Placer Jail before making plans.
About South Placer Jail
South Placer Jail reflects Placer County's growth planning. Its official page ties the project to long-term capacity needs and to a larger multi-year justice center plan. The first phase was smaller than the eventual buildout, but the infrastructure was planned so later expansion could be more efficient. That detail helps explain why South Placer has both a documented phase-one rating and a much larger planned capacity.
The facility also absorbed work that Auburn's older minimum-security barracks once handled. When the Auburn barracks closed in 2014, inmates moved to South Placer Jail and staff transferred as operations expanded. Bail may be processed 24 hours a day at South Placer Jail. The official bail page says a person arriving after 7 p.m. with a bail bond should contact the jail before arrival, and holds or no-bail orders can still prevent release.