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Someone you love is held at the George Bailey Detention Facility? We can post their bail at the jail right now, 24 hours a day.
We can post bail at the George Bailey Detention Facility now
The George Bailey Detention Facility accepts bail bonds 24 hours a day. Call and we start right away.
Have this ready when you call
- Their full name, as it would be on their ID
- Their date of birth
- Booking number (if you have it — we can find it)
- The bail amount (if you know it — we’ll confirm it)
Jail details
- Address: 446 Alta Rd., Ste. 5300, San Diego, CA 92158
- Run by: San Diego County Sheriff’s Office
- About: A maximum-security jail on Otay Mesa
- Bail bonds accepted: Yes, 24 hours a day
The Gaslamp Quarter sign on Fifth Avenue in downtown San Diego. This jail is on Otay Mesa, in the City of San Diego. Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0. Credits
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You don’t need to track down the jail’s phone line or wait on hold. Tell us who was arrested and we handle the calls, confirm the bail amount and post the bond.
Our San Diego County office answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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About George Bailey
The George F. Bailey Detention Facility was finished in 1991 and fully running by 1994. It is a maximum-security jail for men, with a rated capacity of 1,380, and in 2017 it held more people than any other county jail.
It stands on Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border, at 446 Alta Road, which it shares with East Mesa and Rock Mountain. San Diego Central Jail is about 17 miles away.
What happens after booking at the George Bailey Detention Facility
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Booking
People are housed at George Bailey after booking at another Sheriff’s jail.
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We post the bond
We post the bail bond at the George Bailey Detention Facility’s custody information office, 24 hours a day.
In between, you call us and a co-signer signs the bail paperwork. Paying the full bail yourself or using a bail bond? See how bail works →
George Bailey Detention Facility questions
Can you post bail at the George Bailey Detention Facility?
Yes. The George Bailey Detention Facility accepts bail bonds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We can start right now.
Where is the George Bailey Detention Facility?
The George Bailey Detention Facility is at 446 Alta Rd., Ste. 5300, San Diego, CA 92158. It is one of three Sheriff’s facilities at 446 Alta Rd. on Otay Mesa, with the East Mesa Reentry Facility and the Rock Mountain Detention Facility. People are not booked there: they are moved there from a booking jail.
Is George Bailey a maximum-security jail?
Yes. It houses men at maximum security, with a rated capacity of 1,380.
We can post bail at the George Bailey Detention Facility now
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- Open 24/7
- Licensed since 1996
- Confidential
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Information on this page was checked against official San Diego County Sheriff’s Office and Superior Court of California, County of San Diego sources and our agents’ experience on September 28, 2026. Fastrak Bail Bonds is a private bail bond agency and is not affiliated with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.