United States · California · San Bruno
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San Francisco County Jail #5 is a county jail located in San Mateo County, California. Rated capacity: 768. Reported population: 676. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
768
Current population
676
Occupancy
88%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
California
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
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World Prisons. (2026). San Francisco County Jail #5. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/san-francisco-county-jail-5
"San Francisco County Jail #5." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/san-francisco-county-jail-5.
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title = {San Francisco County Jail #5},
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urldate = {2026-07-21}
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