Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Hollister, California, in San Benito County, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hollister is held at the county jail, run by the San Benito County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Hollister
The county jail, run by the San Benito County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hollister, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the San Benito County Sheriff's Office at sanbenitocountyca.gov/departments/sheriff-s-office (page title: Office of the Sheriff | San Benito County, CA), phone 831-801-9225, 2301 Technology Parkway Hollister, CA 95023, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 831-801-9225.
The San Benito County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 142 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
San Benito County has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the San Benito County Jail
The San Benito County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hollister (filed by the FBI as Hollister Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Hollister.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in San Benito County: Union Pacific Railroad in San Benito County (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hollister's 678 for 2025 and the San Benito County Sheriff's Office's 586 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in San Benito County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,264 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Hollister arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hollister?
Ask the San Benito County Sheriff's Office at 831-801-9225; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sanbenitocountyca.gov.
How many people are in the San Benito County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 142 beds.
What is the phone number for the San Benito County jail?
831-801-9225, the number on the page of the San Benito County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in San Benito County go?
To a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Is this the official Hollister website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.