Inmate & Bail Info for the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta CA

(Inmate, bail and visiting information for the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside County)

The Southwest Detention Center was established in 1992 but didn't open its doors to accommodate inmates for the southwest portion of Riverside County until 1993.

The Southwest Sheriff's Station/Temecula Police Department is right next to the Southwest Detention Center which makes the entire complex the Southwest County Justice Center.

The jail facility is located at 30755 B-Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 in between the cities of Murrieta and Temecula, a neighborhood branded as the French Valley.

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Below our Riverside County criminal lawyers will explain the following:

Procedures on how to post bail
How to get inmate information
How to contact an inmate
Inmate visiting policies and visiting schedule
Rules and regulations for sending mail
How to put money "on the books" for inmates
Procedure on "return of property"
Procedures on how to post bail at the Southwest Detention Center

A bail amount will be set by the Riverside County Bail schedule upon conclusion of the booking process. Once the inmate is booked, a family member or a friend may post bail for his or her release to guarantee appearance in court for sentencing of the criminal offense charged. Two options exist for posting bail at the Southwest Detention Center.

If you have the full amount, bail may be posted in cash. After the court proceedings are concluded, you will be refunded the posted bail. However, you will be charged a small administrative fee. The second option is hiring a Riverside County bail bondsman. If you do not have the full amount of bail, you may hire a bail bondsman to front you the money.

Riverside County Bail bond agents usually charge from between 8 to 10% of the set bail amount in order for them to post a bond for an inmate's release. You may access information on bail bonds via the internet or in the yellow pages. When dealing with bail bond agents, make sure to verify their license and request copies of all documents to keep for your own records.

If you don't post bail immediately upon arrest, the judge may lower bail at the arraignment and may even grant an "OR release." If you need counsel determining the best bail and release strategy, contact one of our Riverside County criminal lawyers for assistance.

How to access inmate information at the Southwest Detention Center

To gain information on inmates incarcerated at the Southwest Detention Center, you may contact the front desk at (951) 696-3050. You must have the inmate's complete and correct spelling of his or her first name (middle name if it applies) and their booking number. You may also go online and access inmate information at the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's website.

How to contact an inmate at the Riverside County Southwest Detention Center

Incoming calls for inmates at the Southwest Detention Center are not allowed. On the other hand, the inmates can make collect calls or they can make outgoing calls using a calling card that they can purchase at the commissary. Anyone can also pre-pay the calling cards on behalf of the inmates by purchasing them online using a credit card.

Global Tell Link is the name of the telephone company that services the jails in the greater Los Angeles area including Riverside County. You can access them online or reach them at 1-877-650-4249. These calling cards can be pre-paid in the increments of $25 and $50 only. If not, to contact the inmates at the Southwest Detention Center, friends and family may send then mail or visit them at the facility.

To contact an inmate via mail:

Inmate Mailing Address as shown below

(Inmate Name & Booking number)
Southwest Detention Center
30755-B Auld Road
Murrieta, CA 92563

Inmate policies and visiting schedule for Riverside County Southwest Detention Center

Anyone visiting the inmates at the Southwest Detention Center is required to provide a valid form of identification upon request. The following forms of identification are accepted at Southwest Detention Center:

A California driver's license

A California identification card

A U.S. passport

An Alien Registration card

Visitations are limited to 2 visits per week for each inmate with a maximum length of 45 minutes per visit. Each visitor who enters the facility is subject to a standard search procedure and warrant checks. Anyone who has an outstanding warrant or is on parole will be denied their visit and may be arrested on the spot.

The minimum age requirement to visit an inmate (without a parent or a legal guardian) at the Southwest Detention Center is 18 years old. Minors visiting an inmate must be accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian at all times. All visits are by appointments only and must be made in advance at least the day before the actual day of visit.

Appointments can be made between the hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm by calling (951) 696-3470. The visitor may not visit any inmate other than the one he or she signed up to visit when the appointment was made. The number of visitors must not exceed 2 adults and 2 children at any given time. Check-in will begin 45 minutes prior to the start of visiting hours and the last appointment must check in at least 20 before their scheduled visit.

Any illegal weapons, any type of objects that may be used to injure another person, alcohol or drugs are not permitted in the visiting area. No food or beverage or smoking are permitted while visiting an inmate at the facility.

Each visitor is required to wear appropriate attire. The proper dress code (1) displays no prints that show any gang affiliation, (2) should not exhibit any images with explicit sexual connotation, and (3) must not be potentially offensive to others. No form of revealing clothing is allowed in the visiting area as well.

Refusal to abide by the rules stated above will result in denial of visitation privilege. Southwest Detention Center reserves the right to refuse anyone of their visitation privilege if they potentially feel that the visitor is a risk to security of the facility.

The list below indicates the visiting days and visiting hours at the Riverside County Southwest Detention Center:

NOTE: Inmates have different categories and are assigned to different housing locations. Make sure to inquire about the inmate's proper category and designated housing location when making an appointment to get the correct visiting schedule.

Also note that the schedule below applies to family and friends. Riverside County criminal lawyers enjoy a much more liberal schedule in terms of their access to clients in jail.

SUNDAY
1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm
For dayroom 1 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G
All inmates in housing unit A

MONDAY
8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm
For dayroom 2 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G

TUESDAY
8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm
For dayroom 3 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G

WEDNESDAY
8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm
For dayroom 4 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G
All inmates in housing unit A

THURSDAY
8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm
For dayroom 1 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G

7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm
For dayroom 3 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G

FRIDAY
8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm
For dayroom 4 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G

SATURDAY
1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm
For dayroom 1 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G
All inmates in housing unit A

7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm
For dayroom 2 only of housing units B, C, D, E, F, G
All inmates in housing unit A

NOTE: The visiting schedule and the housing locations of inmates are subject to change without notice to the public. Therefore it is important to coordinate with the inmate and make the appointment before you arrive at the facility.

Rules and Regulations for sending mail to inmates at the Southwest Detention Center

When sending mail to an inmate at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta CA, it must contain the inmate's complete name and booking number as it is shown below:

Inmate Mailing Address

(Inmate Name & Booking number)
Southwest Detention Center
30755-B Auld Road
Murrieta, CA 92563

All mailings sent without a return address will not reach the inmate, will be placed in the inmate's property, and remain unrecovered.

Any items received in the mail that are dirty or stained will also not be delivered to the inmate and will be returned to sender as contaminated caused by an unknown substance.

Below is a list of items that are not permitted to be sent by mail to the inmates at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta:

Letters that contains more than 5 photographs in each letter (Inmates are not allowed to keep more than 5 photographs in their possession at any given time)

Photographs with nudity, sexually explicit material, or images of violent acts and/or gang-related signs or activities

Any mail that is written in gel-type ink

Any mail that is written in crayon

Any mail with lipstick mark on it

Polaroid, stickers, labels, stick-on return address labels

Odor-causing substances like perfume or cologne that has seeped into the mail

Any mail that contains glue or white-out

Marking pens, felt-tip pens

Care packages, flowers, candy, ribbons

Phone cards, greeting cards, postcards

Plastic, glitter, tape

Stationery, envelopes, post-it notes

Craft materials, parchment paper, and black paper

Staples, paperclips

Postage stamps (loose or book)

Cash or personal checks (Money orders are accepted as long as it is issued by the United States Postal Service)

Hardback or leather-bound books (all reading materials that is allowed must come directly from the publishing company)

How to put money "on the books" at Southwest Detention Center

Once an inmate goes through the booking process, any cash in his or her possession not released

to anyone at the time of arrest will be deposited into an account. They may withdraw from this account to purchase items at the commissary such as snacks, hygiene items, and writing materials. With that being said, family members or friends may also deposit money into this account for the inmates to access for their convenience.

The two forms of payment accepted at the jail to make a deposit into an inmate's account are U.S. currency and/or US Postal money orders.

If using a money order, make sure to write down the inmate's name and booking number on the front of the money order. If not, it will not reach the inmate and will be returned to sender.

Money can be deposited into the inmates' account 7 days a week between the hours of 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, and 6:15 pm to 9:00 pm in the jail lobby.

Procedure on "Return of Property" at Riverside County's Southwest Detention Center

Upon conclusion of the booking process, (with the permission of the inmate) any property in the inmate's possession at the time of the arrest can be released to a designated party by signing a release form, with the exclusion of cash and clothing. Cash can only be released within 24 hours from the time the booking process was completed.

Cash will only be allowed to be released if withdrawn from the inmate's account with a court order after the 24-hour period of the booking process. Any other items besides clothing may be released to anyone as specified in the release form once the process has been completed and signed by the inmate. To claim these items, you will need to provide proof of identification before they can be released to you.

Property can be released 7 days a week at the jail lobby from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. It is recommended that you coordinate with the inmate in advance to make sure necessary steps are performed before arriving at the facility so that retrieval of property will go as smoothly as possible.