Opened by Sheriff’s Department in 1991. Rated Capacity: 760, Site Size: 8 acres Located in Otay Mesa, the East Mesa Reentry Facility (EMRF) was initially built as a probation camp in conjunction with the George F. Bailey Detention Facility. It was turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department in 1991. In 2014 the East Mesa Reentry Facility not only completed an expansion project but went through a name change as well. The name now reflects its new mission in the Detention Services Bureau; to operate the Reentry services for the Sheriff’s Department.

EMRF is a Type II medium security facility situated on eight acres in south San Diego County. It consists of six housing dormitories, recreation areas, a mess hall, several classrooms, counselor, medical, probation and administrative offices. The landscaping and surrounding grounds are maintained by the inmate workers participating in the Landscaping Program. Benefits for inmates assigned to EMRF include the opportunities to work, educational incentives and the ability to learn job skills due to the lower classification levels of the inmates at this facility.