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Public Visiting

Kern County Sheriff's Office

***IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTIFICATION***

PUBLIC VISITATION AT ALL KCSO JAIL FACILITIES

Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility:

  • Visiting Days: Tuesday - Sunday
  • Available visiting days are based on the inmate’s last name:
    • A-F (Tue./Fri.)
    • G-M (Wed./Sat.)
    • N-Z (Sun./Thur.)
  • Visiting Appointments:
    • Morning appointments start 11:00 a.m.
    • Last morning appointments start 2:00 p.m.
    • Evening appointments start 5:30 p.m.
    • Last evening appointments start 7:30 p.m.
  • There can only be 1 adult visitor and 3 children or 2 adults with 2 children for a total of 4 visitors. No more than 2 adults visiting at a time.
  • All children in school need to bring a school ID or a government issued ID.
  • Visitors must provide proof of guardianship for any accompanying child/children. This can be in the form of a birth certificate or court documents that establish the visitor's legal guardianship over the child/children.
  • How to schedule a visitation appointment:
    Please call (661)391-7901 to schedule your visitation appointment. Visitation appointment calls are answered and booked between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.
  • Those persons incarcerated at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility will be allowed a total of two adult visitors (or) one adult visitor and three child visitors (or) two adult visitors and two child visitors per visit. (Max occupancy per visit is 4 due to space restrictions.)
  • Incarcerated persons at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility will be allowed one 60-minute visit (or) two 30-minute visit per week.

Lerdo Justice Facility:

  • For members of the public visiting at the Lerdo Justice Facility, the normal process for scheduling an appointment may be used by following this link: https://securustech.net/
  • Visiting hours will be Tuesday – Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Available visiting days are based on the inmate’s last name: A-F (Tue/Fri), G-M (Wed/Sat), and N-Z (Sun/Thur)
  • Inmates will be allowed a total of one adult visitor (or) one adult visitor and one child visitor. (Each child must be accommodated by an adult, max occupancy per visit is 2 due to space restrictions.)
  • Inmates will be allowed one 60-minute visit (or) two 30-minute visit per week.

*****All appointments are subject to cancellation at any time without notice*****

If you made your appointment by calling the number above, a staff member may attempt to notify you of any cancellations. However, because it is not guaranteed that someone will be available to make contact, visitors are encouraged to plan around the possibility that their visit could be cancelled when they arrive.

  • If you have a fever or symptoms of a respiratory illness, please postpone your visit until you have recovered.
  • All other visiting rules and requirements will still apply. To review visiting rules, please visit https://www.kernsheriff.org/Lerdo_Facilities and click on the name of the facility where you will be visiting.