Kern County jail inmate search

To find someone in custody, use the Kern County Sheriff's Office Inmate Search. Enter at least 3 characters from any of the following:

• Name: first, middle, or last
• Birth date
• Booking number, the identification number assigned during the arrest process
• The global search feature

Because intake paperwork takes time to appear online, call the jail if someone was just arrested.

Booking is the intake process every arrested person goes through, and staff write down their name and charges during it. Roughly 30,000 arrests a year are processed at the Inmate Reception Center, Ridgecrest, and Mojave by the Kern County Sheriff's Office Arrest Records Unit. Because staff must finish intake before a name goes online, call (661) 391-7900 or (661)391-7500 to ask about a recent arrest.

The main jail phone lines are listed on the Kern County Sheriff's Office Contact Us page, Public Visiting page, and Kern County Behavioral Health arrest resource page:

• (661) 391-7900: Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility line
• (661)391-7500: Detentions Bureau line
• 661-391-3100: Lerdo Justice Facility line
• 661-391-7901: Lerdo Pre-Trial visit appointments
• 661-391-2677: Care Coordinator for AES Program visits

General custody questions aren't answered on the Visiting lines.

You'll find the Kern County Justice Facility Inmate Receiving Center at 17645 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308. According to the Arrest Records Unit page, you'll need a photo ID when confirming arrest records in person there. High security custody takes place at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility, which is part of the complex. The Lerdo Justice Facility is also on site, with a room for video visitation.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office operates County detention facilities and runs the online custody search. Rules are posted on the Kern County Sheriff's Office Inmate Information page. The Detentions Services Division also has an online contact option.

Every visit takes place by video, on-site or remote. The Kern County Sheriff's Office Public Visiting page has the rules:

• For Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility visits, call 661-391-7901 from 10 AM to 2 PM on weekdays.
• Lerdo Justice Facility visits are booked online through Securus Technologies, anywhere from 24 hours to one week in advance.
• For AES Program visits, call a Care Coordinator at 661-391-2677.
• There's no charge for on-site video visits.

People in custody can receive mail and purchase basic items from the commissary, the jail store. The Kern County Sheriff's Office Detentions Bureau page lists the rules for mail correspondence. To get a housing unit's correct mailing address and deposit rules, call (661)391-7500.

Communication rules are listed on the Kern County Sheriff's Office Inmate Information page. For help with phone rules, the Detentions Bureau can be reached at (661)391-7500. You can also call (661) 391-7900 to ask about Pre-Trial phone accounts.

Names, mugshots, and arrest records aren't shown by County Jail Lookup. To see what the county publishes, go to the Kern County Sheriff's Office Inmate Search and enter at least 3 characters. You can also confirm records at 17645 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308 with photo ID.

Courts accept a bail bond as a financial guarantee, letting a person go home until their court date. Release on a person's own recognizance may be granted, or judges set bail with the Superior Court of Kern County Bail Schedules. A commercial bail agent can post a surety bond, or you can pay cash bail yourself. Check the California inmate search hub, or read the bail process guide. After a court order, a cash bail refund takes about 4 to 6 weeks.

Release times depend on workload and paperwork at the Kern County Sheriff's Office Detentions Bureau. Call the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility at (661) 391-7900 to check if a release is ready, or call (661)391-7500 to ask about pickup.