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Northern Branch Jail Populated
Saturday 01/22/2022
The Sheriff’s Office Custody Division has populated the Northern Branch Jail as an additional step to safeguard the wellbeing of inmates and staff while we continually work to mitigate the spread of COVID. The Northern Branch Jail (NBJ) reached final completion in November 2021 but had not been cleared for occupancy until today. Towards the…
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Main Jail COVID Outbreak Update for Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Tuesday 01/18/2022
The Sheriff’s Office Main Jail has identified 3 additional COVID cases related to the outbreak that began on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Since our update on Thursday, January 13, 2022, 45 inmates have recovered. There has been a total of 221 cases in this outbreak that includes 26 active cases, 191 recovered, and 4 released.…
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Main Jail COVID Outbreak Update for Thursday, January 13, 2022
Thursday 01/13/2022
The Sheriff’s Office Main Jail has identified 10 additional COVID cases related to the outbreak that began on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Since our update from Monday, 10 inmates have recovered. There has been a total of 218 cases in this outbreak that include 68 active cases, 146 recovered, and 4 released. All COVID positive…
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Main Jail COVID Outbreak Update for Monday, January 10, 2022
Tuesday 01/11/2022
The Sheriff’s Office Main Jail has identified 26 additional COVID cases related to the outbreak that began on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Since our press release last week, 54 inmates have recovered. There has been a total of 208 cases in this outbreak that include 68 active cases, 136 recovered, and 4 released. All COVID…
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At-Risk Missing Person Rescued
Wednesday 01/05/2022
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) team would like to share a success story from their Project Lifesaver Program and remind the public about this valuable resource. On Saturday, January 1, 2022, at 4:14 a.m., the Santa Maria Police Department requested assistance from the Sheriff’s Office to locate an at-risk missing…
