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Detentions
Kern County Sheriff's Office
Cindy Cisneros
(Sheriff's Chief Deputy)
The Kern County Sheriff's Office, Detentions Bureau 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.
Contact Information
| Main Number | (661) 391-7500 |
| Work Release Program | (661) 391-7990 |
| Support Services | (661) 391-7800 |
Detention Facilities (Jails and Prisons)
| Central Receiving Facility | The primary facility for receiving inmates arrested in the Bakersfield area. | (661) 868-6850 |
| Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility | Part of the Lerdo Complex, this facility holds inmates of higher security levels. | (661) 391-7900 |
| Lerdo Justice Facility | Part of the Lerdo Complex, this facility holds inmates of higher security levels. | (661) 391-3100 |
| Lerdo Max/Med Security Facility | Part of the Lerdo Complex, this facility holds Federal & State Contract inmates. | (661) 391-7856 |
| Mojave Jail | Used to receive inmates arrested in the Mojave area. Inmates are held here pending release or transfer into Bakersfield. | (661) 824-7147 |
| Ridgecrest Jail | Used to receive inmates arrested in the Ridgecrest area. Inmates are held here pending release or transfer into Bakersfield. | (760) 384-5855 |
General Information