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Santa Clara County Correctional Facility in Milpitas, California

Also known as Elmwood jail, has facilities for minimum- and medium-security men and women. GoMilpitas.com, where you are now, is NOT related to the jail, but is a resource for those with relatives incarcerated there.

Fentanyl overdoses reported at Santa Clara County jails
One inmate died Saturday at the Main Jail; 13 others at Elmwood Correctional Facility were treated at area hospitals

SAN JOSE – As the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office contends with a spike in fentanyl overdoses at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, the medical examiner-coroner’s office has identified a 44-year-old inmate who died after apparently coming into contact with the opioid last week at the Main Jail in San Jose.

Deputies at the Main Jail were conducting welfare checks around 8:20 a.m. on March 11 when they found 44-year-old Roland Wrigley unresponsive on the floor of his cell, Sgt. Michael Low said in a statement.

Wrigley was given CPR as well as Narcan, a medicine used to counteract an opioid overdose, but he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, Low said.

The in-custody death follows a “substantial amount” of fentanyl overdoses last week at the Elmwood Correctional Facility, Low said. The first two cases were reported on March 8, with a total of 13 inmates eventually being treated at hospitals.

COVID vaccinations to expand for jailed, unhoused people in Santa Clara County
PUBLISHED: February 25, 2021 at 1:36 p.m. | UPDATED: February 25, 2021 at 1:38 p.m.
Expansion occurs alongside various Bay Area efforts to ramp up vaccine access in jails, encampments, homeless shelters.
Santa Clara County, however, is going beyond that, moving into Phase 1B, Tier 2 of the state’s vaccination priority framework, which offers broad vaccine eligibility to incarcerated and unhoused people, as supplies allow.

Santa Clara County inmates report unsafe conditions, go on hunger strike as COVID-19 cases soar
Surge of coronavirus cases surfaced this week in a single housing unit, authorities and inmates confirm
PUBLISHED: January 16, 2021
Inmates in Santa Clara County’s jails are on a hunger strike as cases of COVID-19 rage through the correctional system amid reports of unsanitary, unsafe and cruel conditions.
As of Jan. 14, there were 109 active cases of COVID-19 among county inmates, a slight dip from a high of 127 earlier in the week.
The report included first-person stories from those inside the jails detailing unsafe and negligent conditions.
“(I am housed in a) dorm setting at M-8-C Elmwood. There are approximately 65 beds and approximately 61 beds full,” said one anonymous inmate in the report. “Last week, every bed was full. The bunks are 2 1/2 feet apart. No room at all for social distancing – if your neighbor coughs, it goes right in your face.”

Elmwood Jail

How do I find information on an inmate?

Find an Inmate
To obtain inmate booking information you must provide the Person File Number (PFN) or Booking Number (CEN), or Name, and Date of Birth or Booking Date of the inmate.

How to send money to someone at Elmwood
There are several ways to deposit money in inmates’ accounts.

My Family Member Has Been Arrested – What Do I Do?
A practical guide on what to do if your family member or friend has been arrested in Santa Clara County, and has a mental health and/or addiction diagnosis.

What time do inmates get released from Elmwood?

A majority of inmates are released because their time has been served. They are free to leave, pending processing, at 12:01 A.M. of their release date, provided they have prearranged transportation. The Elmwood staff releases inmates at 12:01 A.M.

About the Elmwood Jail

Department of Correction
DOC operates three major institutions, the Main Jail, the Elmwood Correctional Facility and the Correctional Center for Women.

Elmwood Jail
This is one of two facilities operated by the Santa Clara County Department of Corrections. It includes the Men’s Correctional Facility and the Correctional Center for Women (CCW).  The Elmwood complex houses minimum and medium security inmates at 701 South Abel, Milpitas.

Elmwood Jail – Contact Information & Map
Address, phone numbers, directions and map.

Elmwood Jail – Outreach Programs
Education, training, ministries, and other outreach programs at both the men’s and women’s facilities.

Daily Jail Population Statistics
Updated daily at 5AM.

Visitors Information
Check this link for information about how to visit with inmates in both the men’s and women’s facility.

Bail Bonds

Bail Bondsmen – San Francisco Bay Area
Do you know what a bail bond or bail bondsman is? There are a several ways of explaining bail bonds and how a person in jail can get out of jail.

Tales of Elmwood

History confined in jail
Elmwood jail and Milpitas have had a long and turbulent relationship. The jail has gone through several reincarnations: first as a rich man’s mansion, then as a homeless shelter, and then a jail.

Yelp Reviews of Elmwood Jail by Visitors and Inmates
“The food is a little better but, man! Food is one reason to stay out of jail if you like good food.”
“3 meals a day a bed to sleep in. Even got a TV was livin’ like a king for free. Now i spend 80 bucks a day for the same s**t minis on TV. When I need to vacation, I’ll take a trip back. Gotta love the ranch.”
“What can I say? This place has got to be the most affordable resort in the South Bay region! Free lodging, free food, and extra clothes! What a deal!!”

Who’s Been In Elmwood?

This new feature will be updated as news stories appear about notorious inmates incarcerated in Elmwood Jail. Be aware of the dates. I’m never told when these folks leave the jail, only when they enter.

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