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Detentions

Kern County Sheriff's Office
Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros

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
Useful Link: Coping With Incarceration
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