Holding Facility (Jail)

Misdemeanor Charges: Court Times and Video Monitoring

Individuals arrested on City of Mesa misdemeanor charges will remain in the facility until their Initial Appearance.

• Initial Appearances are conducted Monday through Thursday (excluding holidays) at 7:30 a.m.
  • Sessions can be viewed by the public through video monitors located in the Mesa City Court building at 250 E. 1st Avenue.
• Initial Appearances are conducted Friday through Sunday (and holidays) at 7:00 a.m.
  • These sessions may be viewed by the public through a monitor located in the lobby of the Mesa Police Headquarters building at 59 S. Hibbert.
• If you are the victim in the case and wish to make a statement or request a Protective Order to the presiding Judge during the Initial Appearance regarding the release conditions of the defendant, please contact the City Prosecutor's Office/Victim Services Unit at 480-644-2188 or visit City Prosecutor's Office Victim Services.

Non-Mesa Charges: Court Times

• Individuals who are arrested on non-City charges are processed at the Mesa Holding Facility and then transported to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Intake, Transfer, Release at MCSO ITR.
• Initial Appearances are conducted every day (including holidays) at the following times:
  • 5:00 am; 8:00 am; 11:00 am; 2:00 pm; 5:00 pm; 8:00 pm; and 11:00 pm.
• The public can obtain booking and holding information by calling the Maricopa County Jail Information line at 602-876-0322 and using the name and date of birth of the prisoner.
• If you are a victim in the case and wish to make a statement to the presiding judge regarding release conditions of the defendant, please contact the Maricopa County Victim Services Unit at 602-876-8276 or visit MCSO Inmate Information.

The Arizona VINE System (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) is a service that enables victims of crime to register to receive notification (phone, text, e-mail, app) when the offender's custody status changes. For more information call 1-928-970-5489 or TTY 1-866-847-1298, or visit the VINE website to learn about this FREE online service. Download the mobile app.

• Inmates who are arrested and held by the Mesa City Municipal Court Judge will be held at CoreCivic in Florence, Arizona.
• The public can obtain information concerning visitation days and hours, and how to place currency on an inmate's books by calling CoreCivic at 520-868-9095 and using the name, date of birth, and booking number of the inmate or visit CoreCivic.

 Mailing address for inmate mail:

Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex
Inmate Name and Facility Number
P.O. Box 6300
Florence, Arizona 85132

520-868-9095
520-868-3668

• Persons paying a bond should go to the Mesa Municipal Court (250 E. 1st Ave.) during regular business hours, or to the Mesa Police Department Headquarters (59 S. Hibbert) after business hours and on weekends.
• Bonds can be paid with cash, any major credit card, or through a bail bond agent.
• If a person is arrested on a warrant with a bond, they must be seen by an Initial Appearance Judge prior to release, unless the bond is paid through the Mesa Municipal Court.

Work Release/Self-Surrender

When a person has been arrested by the Mesa Police Department, it is our policy to retain property for a period of 30 days. After 30 days, the property is up for disposal. Inmates may acquire their property themselves upon release (if they are being released from custody before the 30-day period) or they can have someone else pickup their property on their behalf.

To pickup your property yourself

Nothing is required. DO NOT fill out this form. Simply report to the location the property is being held at (listed below) with a photo identification (such as a driver license, passport, state ID, etc.).

To designate someone else on your behalf

If the inmate is still in custody:

• At any jail/prison other than Mesa PD’s Holding Facility or CoreCivic, DO NOT complete this form. Obtain that facility’s required Inmate Property Release form and hand-deliver the accurately completed for at the location where the property is being held.
• At Mesa PD’s Holding Facility, the inmate will complete form HFM F2(PDF, 172KB) (Sections 1 and 2); jail staff will witness the form.

If the inmate has been released from custody:

• Complete this form(PDF, 172KB), filling out Section’s 1 and 3 (do not complete section 2); Section 3 must be notarized. We cannot provide notaries for you.

This form must be completed each time the inmate is booked into the jail and has property for pickup. The form expires upon use and cannot be re-used.

Any authorized representatives must take the completed form and a photo identification to the location the property is held for pickup. Property will be held at one of the following locations:

Inmate Property
Mesa PD Holding Facility
1333 N. Power Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85205

Hours: Open 24/7, please call for pickup times
480-644-2323

OR

Safekeeping
Mesa PD Evidence
154 N. Robson
Mesa, AZ 85201

Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
480-644-2334