Eureka / Humboldt County jail
Search VINELink or the Sheriff Jail Reports, or call (707) 441-5159, then use this guide for housing-unit visiting at 901 5th Street, mail to the same door, Access Corrections money, and phones. Sheriff HQ at 826 4th Street is not the visitor lobby.
Humboldt County · California
Custody lookup
Humboldt County Correctional Facility inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
VINELink California person search
Official Custody Services page (checked 2026-09-12) links Inmate Search Through VINELink at vinelink.vineapps.com/search/CA/Person. County FAQ: you can also use daily Jail Reports at humboldtgov.org/331/Jail-Reports (booking sheet, alpha population profile, released, DA list — uploaded every morning, filenames yyyymmdd) or call the jail (707) 441-5159. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is the CDCR state-prison locator, not this jail. The facility is downtown Eureka next to the courthouse: about 155,000 square feet, 6 floors, board-rated 417 beds (Custody Services page). Captain Duane Christian is named in the Inmate Orientation Handbook revised September 9, 2024. Sheriff William F. Honsal (Meet the Sheriff page).
Open inmate search ↗VINE
Custody Services and the DA office both point families to VINELink. Register after you confirm the person is in this jail. Jail411 does not host inmate names. Phone 1-877-411-5588.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
Visits are non-contact, first come first served, and tied to a housing unit. Fill out a Visitor Request Form in the public lobby at 901 5th Street, Eureka, and present it with ID at least 30 minutes before the session. Call (707) 441-5159 for the housing unit before you drive.
- 01Confirm custody
Search VINELink or Jail Reports, or call (707) 441-5159.
Ask which housing unit — N339 cells, N219, N320, N334, Medical, S377, S363 (general or workers), S385, S529 cells, S547, or S555 — because each has its own days and windows on the live Visiting Inmates page.
- 02Arrive at 901 5th Street
Not 826 4th Street.
Official Visiting Inmates page: public lobby of Humboldt County Correctional Facility, 901 5th St., Eureka. Sheriff Main Station / HQ is 826 4th Street on the courthouse ground floor — that is not the visitor door. Be in the lobby with items locked up 10 minutes before the session. Registration is 8:00 a.m.–9:20 p.m.; visits end at 10:00 p.m. (Inmate Orientation Handbook, revised September 9, 2024).
- 03Bring ID only
Visitor Request Form + photo ID. Leave bags in the car.
Accepted ID (Visiting Inmates page): any state driver license, any state ID card, federal ID, military ID, passport, or a current DMV printout requesting a driver license or state ID. Two visitors at a time. Under 18 only with a parent or legal guardian and the minor’s birth certificate or court papers (or proof of emancipation). No cameras, recording devices, smoking, eating, drinking, provocative clothing, hand signals, or note writing. Intoxicated visitors are denied. Do not leave minors unattended in the lobby.
01 / Visiting
Humboldt County Correctional Facility visiting hours.
Official Visiting Inmates page (checked 2026-09-12, page dated June 16, 2025): at least two 30-minute sessions per week unless visiting is lost for discipline. Sessions begin on the hour and half hour. One session per inmate per day. First come, first served. Times are subject to cancellation; temporary schedules may not be on the website or the voice recording. If you are commuting from outside greater Eureka, call (707) 441-5159. After the form, the receptionist names the booth, elevator, and floor. Elevators are remote-operated. Leave when asked so the next session is not delayed. Handbook: all visits non-contact and subject to monitoring; video kiosks in the housing unit during tier time. Housing moves change the window. Call (707) 441-5159 or ask the 901 5th Street receptionist before you drive. N334* and S377* / S547* are marked on the live table as units where only one cell can visit at a time (2017 schedule PDF still linked from county search; live 2025 table keeps the asterisks).
Call the jail (707) 441-5159Visiting location
Humboldt County Correctional Facility public lobby, 901 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Sheriff HQ / Main Station is 826 4th Street. Courthouse is 825 5th Street. Clerk’s office is 421 I Street. Public Defender is 1001 4th Street — not visiting.
Not published on the reviewed Visiting Inmates page. Call (707) 441-5159 to ask.
Frequency and group size
- At least two 30-minute visits per week. One visiting session per day. Handbook: two adult visitors, or one adult and one minor.
- 30 minutes. Visitors must be in the lobby with items locked up 10 minutes prior.
- Two visitors at a time. Under 18 only with parent/legal guardian and proof of relationship (birth certificate or court documents) or proof of emancipation. Handbook also allows one adult and one minor. Anyone who appears under the influence is denied.
- 901 5th Street, Eureka — not 826 4th Street. Fill out the Visitor Request Form in the public lobby and present it at least 30 minutes before the session with ID. Wait in the lobby until directed through the metal detector to the elevators. Visitors may not bring anything into visiting except one baby bottle or legal papers (handbook).
In-person visiting times by housing module
Saturday and Sunday windows are published for several units (N219, N320, N334, S377, S363, S385, S529, S547, S555). Still match the person’s unit. Medical is Tuesday evening and Friday afternoon only. Find the housing module first, then the day.
Inmate Orientation Handbook (revised September 9, 2024): video visitation kiosks in the housing unit during tier time. Misuse (nudity, sharing accounts) can suspend the account. The public Visiting Inmates page does not publish a video-reservation URL or a named video vendor.
N339 — cells 302–306
30 min- Mon 12:30PM / 1:00PM
- Wed 7:00PM / 7:30PM
- Thu 12:30PM / 1:00PM
N339 — cells 307–311
30 min- Mon 1:30PM / 2:00PM
- Wed 8:00PM / 8:30PM
- Thu 1:30PM / 2:00PM
N339 — cells 402–406
30 min- Mon 3:30 p.m.
- Thu 3:00 p.m.
N339 — cells 407–411
30 min- Mon 3:00 p.m.
- Thu 3:30 p.m.
N219
30 min- Sun 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Tue · Thu 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Fri 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Sat 7:00PM–9:30PM
N320
30 min- Sun 12:30PM–3:30PM
- Tue 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Fri 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Sat 8:30AM–10:30AM
N334*
- Sun · Mon 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Thu 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Sat 12:30PM–3:30PM
Medical Unit
- Tue 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Fri 12:30PM–3:30PM
S377* — cells 371–458
- Mon · Wed 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Sat 12:30PM–3:30PM
S377* — cells 459–462
- Tue 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Wed 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Sat 8:30AM–10:30AM
S363 — general
- Sun 12:30PM–3:30PM
- Mon · Thu · Fri 7:00PM–9:30PM
S363 — workers
- Sun 2:00PM–3:30PM
- Mon 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Tue 2:00PM–3:30PM
- Thu · Fri 7:00PM–9:30PM
S385
30 min- Sun 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Mon 12:30PM–3:30PM
- Thu · Fri 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Sat 7:00PM–9:30PM
S529 — cells 525–528
- Mon 9:00AM / 9:30AM
- Tue · Sat 7:00PM / 7:30PM
S529 — cells 535–538
- Mon 10:00AM / 10:30AM
- Tue · Sat 8:00PM / 8:30PM
S529 — cells 610–613
- Tue 9:30 p.m.
- Sat 9:00 p.m.
S529 — cells 613–619
- Tue 9:00 p.m.
- Sat 9:30 p.m.
S547* — cells 541–546
- Mon 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Wed 12:30PM–3:30PM
- Sat 8:30AM–10:30AM
S547* — cells 625–630
- Sun 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Wed · Fri 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Sat 12:30PM–3:30PM
S555
30 min- Sun 7:00PM–9:30PM
- Tue 12:30PM–3:30PM
- Wed 8:30AM–10:30AM
- Fri 12:30PM–3:30PM
Do not assume
These details are not published.
Ask the jail before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.
- A named current inmate-telephone vendor or friends-and-family login URL on the public Sheriff Inmate Information pages (checked 2026-09-12)
- Per-minute phone or video rates
- A public remote video-visit reservation URL (handbook names in-unit kiosks only)
- Labeled visitor parking, last-mile entrance signage, and locker details at 901 5th Street beyond “items locked up 10 minutes prior”
- A separate inmate-releases webpage (Bail, Booking, Funds, and Visiting are live; a Releases child page was not found at the IDs tried 2026-09-12)
- Whether Access Corrections and mailed money orders post the same day
Phone calls
Humboldt County Correctional Facility phone calls collect or PIN debit.
Official Inmate Information page (checked 2026-09-12): most inmates have daily access to telephones in their housing units. Calls 7:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m. except during lock-down. All calls are collect, except free local calls allowed during booking. Inmates cannot receive incoming calls. Staff will not take telephone or in-person messages unless there is a verifiable emergency. Inmate Orientation Handbook: phones during day-room periods only; collect or PIN debit; maximum 30 minutes; no expectation of privacy except attorney calls; staff may monitor. An account is set up in processing before housing. Important numbers are posted in each unit for free calls. The public Sheriff pages checked 2026-09-12 do not name a current phone vendor or publish a friends-and-family login URL. Per-minute rates are not on those pages. Video kiosks are described in the handbook, not on the public Telephone section.
- 01No incoming calls
They have to call you.
Inmate Information page: inmates cannot receive incoming calls. Messages are not taken unless it is a verifiable emergency. Remove collect-call blocks if you want the call to go through.
- 02Hours
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., except lock-down.
Official Inmate Information page. Handbook: day-room periods only, 30-minute max, collect or PIN debit.
- 03Video is in-unit
Kiosks during tier time (handbook).
The public Visiting Inmates page does not publish a remote video-reservation site. Ask the jail (707) 441-5159 if a kiosk visit is available for that housing unit.
Inmate mail
Humboldt County Correctional Facility inmate mail address.
Use the inmate-mail address below. Include the person’s name and booking number, and add your full return address.
Mailing address
(Inmate's full booked name) c/oHumboldt County Correctional Facility901 5th StreetEureka, CA 95501Do not send ordinary inmate mail to 826 4th Street (Sheriff HQ / Main Station), 825 5th Street (courthouse), 421 I Street (court clerk), 1001 4th Street (Public Defender), 515 J Street (Conflict Counsel), 2002 / 2004 / 2006 Harrison Avenue (Probation / NCRF / Juvenile Hall), or CDCR camp mail. Staff do not take lobby or phone messages except a verifiable emergency (Inmate Information page).
- Letters on white paper (plain or lined, not card stock) with a valid return address including the sender’s first and last name (Inmate Information page and Orientation Handbook)
- U.S. Postal money orders (Inmate Funds page) — credited to the trust account with a receipt (handbook)
- Newspapers, magazines, and new softcover books mailed directly from the publisher, or from Amazon, Walden Books, or Barnes & Noble (handbook; Inmate Information page says publisher for newspapers/magazines/softcovers)
- Photographs no larger than 5×7, no more than 10 pictures (handbook)
- Missing return first and last name
- Packages
- Obscene pictures or writings; gang-related materials; escape materials
- Polaroid photos
- Cash or personal checks (Inmate Information and Inmate Funds pages)
- Stickers or stamps; greeting cards; postcards
- Letters written on card stock or colored paper; colored envelopes
- Bubble-wrap envelopes; lipstick, perfume, glue, glitter, or any discoloration of the envelope (handbook)
- Hardbound books
- Tobacco products
- Stationary and/or stamps mailed in (handbook)
- More than 5 books or 10 magazines in personal storage (handbook)
Inmate Information page (checked 2026-09-12): Inmate's Full Name c/o Humboldt County Correctional Facility, 901 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Handbook outgoing mail must show the booked name, current housing unit, and HCCF, 901 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Confidential legal mail is opened and inspected for contraband in the inmate’s presence and is not read. Personal letters are inspected, scanned, and may be read.
Postage when someone has no money: Indigent hygiene kit at booking includes 4 pre-stamped envelopes and 8 sheets of paper (charged to the account). Excess of 20 stamped envelopes is a minor rule violation (handbook).
Money and commissary
How to send money to Humboldt County Correctional Facility.
The published deposit route is Access Corrections / Access Securepak. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Official Inmate Funds page (checked 2026-09-12): lobby kiosk in the public lobby — cash, 7:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
- 02
Access Secure Deposits at accesscorrections.com or toll-free 1-866-345-1884.
- 03
U.S. Postal money order mailed to the inmate at 901 5th Street. Do not send cash or checks.
- 04
Family/friends commissary packages: Humboldt County Correctional Facility Access Securepak at accesscatalog.com/shop/index.html?ProgramID=169.
- 05
Handbook (revised September 9, 2024): money via the lobby kiosk or inmatedeposits.com; cashier’s checks, money orders, and certified checks made out to the inmate; personal checks returned; no inmate-to-inmate transfers. Family packages also at humboldtcountypackages.com, delivered Thursdays with commissary.
- 06
Deposit by Sunday (Inmate Funds) / by 5:00 p.m. Sunday (handbook) so the person can order commissary. Orders by 9:00 a.m. Monday on tablets/phones; delivered after 5:00 p.m. Thursday. Weekly commissary cap $225 (handbook).
- 07
If released before commissary arrives: five business days from the Thursday delivery to pick up at the reception window (handbook).
- 08
The jail does not accept property for any inmate. Court clothing only through the attorney. Property may be released once (all-or-nothing from the property bag; clothing cannot be released). Trust-account funds may be released once, and only within the first seven days, by Inmate Request Form; pickup with ID as a check.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Exact amount to Humboldt Superior Court, or a licensed bond
Official Bail page (checked 2026-09-12): two methods. Cash bail — cash, traveler’s checks, money orders, or certified checks in the exact amount, made out to “Humboldt Superior Court.” Personal and business checks are not accepted. Anyone, including the inmate, may post cash bail. Bail bond — a licensed bail agent; phone numbers are in the phone book or on the lobby bulletin board. Jail411 does not publish a bondsman directory. “The Humboldt County Correctional Facility will never contact you to collect a bail payment.” Humboldt Superior Court 2026 Bail Schedule (humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/fee-and-bail-schedules) plus 2026 Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedules. Confirm the person is still here on VINELink, Jail Reports, or (707) 441-5159. Booking page: bail information may not be available until booking is complete; court is the next two court days (not weekends/holidays). Posting a bond does not guarantee release if a probation hold, parole hold, or out-of-county warrant applies. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6).
One release; clothing stays; lobby pickup with ID
Inmate Funds page: the jail does not accept property for any inmate. Court clothing only through the attorney. One property release during incarceration from the personal property bag; clothing cannot be released. Trust funds may be released once within the first seven days. Named person comes to the public lobby with ID; money is a check. Handbook: Patrol Division property is held 60 days — contact the Property Department. Call (707) 441-5159.
Five business days after Thursday delivery — call (707) 441-5159
Handbook: if released before commissary is delivered, five business days from the Thursday delivery to pick up at the reception window. Call (707) 441-5159.
After booking
Court, a lawyer, probation, and parole.
Court, counsel, and probation are separate from the jail. State parole is a different agency. This is the process a family actually has to walk—not a directory of private bondsmen or attorneys.
825 5th Street
Public case portal: cms.humboldt.courts.ca.gov. Booking page: the inmate is taken to court within the next two court days (not weekends or holidays). Call the clerk or read the calendar posted outside the courtrooms. Remote appearances: humboldt.courts.ca.gov courtroom remote appearance page. Official Locations page (checked 2026-09-12): Clerk’s Office for case inquiries, filing, or payment is 421 I Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Office hours 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Drop box 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Phone (707) 445-7256. Criminal/Traffic is option 1 at that number. Family/Juvenile/Adoptions option 3. Hearings are at the 825 5th Street courthouse. Jury Services 825 5th St., Room G03, (707) 269-1270.
825 5th Street is the courthouse — not the jail visitor lobby at 901 5th Street and not Sheriff HQ at 826 4th Street. Criminal clerk counter is 421 I Street.
1001 4th Street
Public Defender page: attend the first court appearance. Ask the judge for a Public Defender and fill out the financial form. Do not complete the online intake form unless the court has already appointed the office. Conflicts go to Conflict Counsel.
Official Public Defender page (checked 2026-09-12): 1001 4th Street, Eureka. Open to the public Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00–1:00 p.m.); Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Same hours by phone. Shared_PublicDefender@co.humboldt.ca.us to send documents to the attorney. Luke Brownfield is listed as Public Defender in the staff directory. This office is not visiting. Conflict Counsel is a different door at 515 J Street, (707) 445-7475.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release after bail. Chief Coral Sanders. Hours Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m. Fax (707) 445-1627. Youth detention is Juvenile Hall at 2006 Harrison — (707) 445-7644 — not this admin line.
Community Corrections Resource Center (CCRC) is 404 H Street, Eureka, (707) 267-9320, same weekday hours. PRCS is supervised by this department, not CDCR parole.
Eureka parole
CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026 lists Eureka at 2326 3rd Street, Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 445-6520. State parole is not Humboldt County Probation. Report to the office named in the release papers.
Superior Court locations
Hearings. Jury Room G03 (707) 269-1270. Self-Help Room 305.
Official page ↗9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Drop box 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Criminal/Traffic option 1. Public portal cms.humboldt.courts.ca.gov.
Official page ↗Public Defender offices
District Attorney
Stacey Eads, District Attorney (live DA homepage checked 2026-09-12). Phone and Fourth Floor address from the office’s 2023 letterhead and the live Victim/Witness FAQ (checked 2026-09-12), which publishes 707-445-7411 for the Victim/Witness Services Unit. Same courthouse block as 825 5th Street — not the 901 5th Street visitor lobby. Daily court calendars: infax.com/docket/CA-Humboldt.
Official page ↗Live Victim Witness FAQ (checked 2026-09-12): contact the Humboldt County Victim/Witness Services Unit at 707-445-7411. Crisis intervention, case status, courtroom support, restitution, CalVCP applications. VINE at vinelink.com.
Official page ↗Probation offices
Chief Coral Sanders. Fax (707) 445-1627. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m.
Official page ↗Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m. Fax (707) 268-8353. Not the jail visitor door.
Official page ↗Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one
Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.
- Eureka Parole Office 2326 3rd Street, Eureka, CA 95501 · (707) 445-6520 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
Humboldt County Correctional Facility phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
Confirm custody and housing unit, visiting, mail, bail, property. 901 5th Street lobby.
826 4th Street, courthouse ground floor. Records, warrants, general questions. Not visiting.
826 4th Street. Not the visitor door.
Not a jail roster.
Put money on the books.
Custody-status alerts after you confirm this jail.
421 I Street. Portal for hearings.
1001 4th Street after appointment.
515 J Street if the Public Defender has a conflict.
825 5th Street, Fourth Floor.
2002 Harrison Ave. A hold can block release.
2006 Harrison. Youth visiting and mail only.
Common questions
Humboldt County Correctional Facility FAQ.
If a rule changes, confirm with the jail or the agency that published it.
- Is there an online inmate search for Humboldt County Correctional Facility?
- Yes. Official Custody Services page links VINELink (vinelink.vineapps.com/search/CA/Person). Daily Jail Reports (booking sheet, alpha population) are at humboldtgov.org/331/Jail-Reports. You can also call (707) 441-5159. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is for CDCR prisons, not this jail.
- When are visiting hours?
- Non-contact, first come first served, by housing unit, at 901 5th Street. At least two 30-minute visits per week; one session per day. Fill out a Visitor Request Form in the lobby at least 30 minutes ahead with ID. Call (707) 441-5159 for the unit. Example: N219 Sunday 8:30–10:30 a.m.; Medical Tuesday 7:00–9:30 p.m. and Friday 12:30–3:30 p.m. Full grid is on this page and humboldtgov.org/312/Visiting-Inmates.
- Where do I send mail?
- Inmate’s full booked name c/o Humboldt County Correctional Facility, 901 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Not 826 4th Street. Return first and last name required. Softcovers from the publisher or Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Walden Books. Money orders — not cash.
- How do I send money?
- Lobby kiosk 7:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m. daily, Access Corrections (accesscorrections.com or 1-866-345-1884), or a U.S. Postal money order in inmate mail. Securepak packages at accesscatalog.com (Program ID 169). Deposit by Sunday for Monday commissary. $225 weekly cap (handbook). Do not bring property.
- Who provides phones and video?
- The public Inmate Information page does not name a current vendor. Calls are collect or PIN debit, 7:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m. except lock-down. No incoming calls. Video kiosks are in the housing unit during tier time (handbook); there is no public reservation URL.
- Is 826 4th Street the visitor door?
- No. Visiting and inmate mail are 901 5th Street. 826 4th Street is Sheriff HQ / Main Station (records, warrants, general questions). The courthouse is 825 5th Street. The clerk counter is 421 I Street.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Humboldt County Correctional Facility · Eureka · Updated 2026-09-12