Los Angeles County jail inmate search

The Inmate Information Center, operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Custody Operations, lets you see who is in custody. To run your search, type the person's name and their birth date.

Records do not appear in this system for about 2 hours after intake. For a very recent arrest, call (213) 473-6100 or read about how to find someone in jail.

Once arrested, men are taken by deputies for intake at the Inmate Reception Center beside Men's Central Jail. The Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood is where women are taken. New records need about 2 hours before they appear online, according to Custody Operations: LASD.

You can also check the Booking Log Home page, or call (213) 473-6100 to ask about a recent intake.

You save time on custody updates by calling the right desk. These numbers appear on the Custody Operations: LASD page and on county location pages:

• (213) 473-6100: Inmate information for custody questions, location help, and 24 hour Inmate Reception Center intake.
• (213) 473-6080: 24 hour information and intake for Twin Towers and the Inmate Reception Center.
• (213) 974-4921: Men's Central Jail main line.
• (213) 893-5100: Twin Towers administrative line, not for inmate location.

On Bauchet Street in Los Angeles, three main custody buildings stand side by side. Before driving downtown, confirm which facility you need:

• Visiting is Thursday through Sunday at Los Angeles County Sheriff: Men's Central Jail, 441 Bauchet St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
• At 450 Bauchet St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, you'll find Los Angeles County Sheriff: Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
• Intake happens at Los Angeles County Sheriff: Inmate Reception Center, 450 Bauchet St. Los Angeles CA 90012.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: A Tradition of Service has Custody Operations, which manages county jails and the web lookup. To find anyone held in county custody, open the Portal Home: Inmate Information Center on the sheriff's site.

You can't visit without an appointment. ViaPath runs the ViaPath Visitor Kiosk 8.0 page, where the LASD Inmate Visitation Scheduling System lets you book a visit online. Follow these rules:

• You can schedule your visit up to 7 days ahead.
• Get to Men's Central Jail 60 minutes early, and get to other locations 30 minutes early.
• At Men's Central Jail, visiting runs Thursday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., with a later block from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

The commissary, meaning the jail store, lets people in custody use account money for supplies. The ViaPath Visitor Kiosk 8.0 page links to accesscorrections.com and the Access Corrections app, where you can deposit funds.

Another option is mailing a postal money order, bank cashier's check, or money order toward an inmate's account. Mail it to P.O. The Cashier's Office/Clothing and Property: LASD page gives the LASD Inmate Mail Regulations to follow; use Box 86164, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164.

For help with phone calls or reaching someone in custody, call the custody information line at (213) 473-6100. You can also check the rules on the sheriff's Custody FAQ page.

Names, photos, and arrest records never appear on County Jail Lookup. To view the custody details the county publishes, type a name and birth date into the Inmate Information Center.

The payment or pledge that guarantees someone will return to court is called a bond. Countywide bail schedules guide judges. Release on own recognizance may be ordered instead, meaning the person promises in writing to appear and pays no bail.

Bail is taken 24 hours a day at the Century Regional Detention Facility and at the Inmate Reception Center cashier. Cashier's checks should be payable to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, as the Cashier's Office/Clothing and Property: LASD page explains. It's also possible to hire a bail agent who posts a surety bond, and you can read about bailing someone out of jail.

Release processing starts when a judge orders it or when you pay bail. At the Inmate Reception Center, the cashier stays open 24 hours a day. Call (213) 473-6100 or (213) 473-6080, listed on Custody Operations: LASD, to check a release status.