Detentions | KCSO

Joel Swanson

(Sheriff's Chief Deputy)

The Detentions Bureau of the Kern County Sheriff's Office has an average daily inmate population of approximately 1,700 inmates. We receive approximately 30,000 new arrests a year. The Detention Bureau's primary Inmate Reception Center is the Central Receiving Facility. In addition, the Bureau operates two smaller receiving centers in eastern Kern County, and the Lerdo Detention Complex just North of Bakersfield.

Detention Facilities (Jails and Prisons)

Metro Court Holding	Currently not housing any Incarcerated persons. The facility is used only as a holding facility for court services.	(661) 868-6850
Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility	Part of the Lerdo Complex, this facility holds incarcerated persons of higher security levels.	(661) 391-7900
Lerdo Justice Facility	Part of the Lerdo Complex, this facility holds and is the primary facility for receiving incarcerated persons arrested.	(661) 391-3100
Lerdo Max/Med Security Facility	Receives Federal Contract inmates for booking process. Currently not housing any incarcerated persons, and is under construction.	(661) 391-7856
Mojave Jail	Receives inmates arrested in the Mojave area. Inmates are held here pending release or transfer into Bakersfield.	(661) 824-7141
Ridgecrest Jail	Currently not housing any incarcerated persons, and is under construction.	(760) 384-5919
Minimum Facility	Currently not housing any incarcerated persons, and is under construction.	(661) 391-7967

Main Number	(661) 391-7500
Work Release Program	(661) 391-7990
Support Services	(661) 391-7800