Joel Swanson
Sheriff's Chief Deputy
The Detentions Bureau of the Kern County Sheriff's Office has an average daily incarcerated persons population of approximately 1,800 incarcerated persons. We receive approximately 30,000 new arrests a year. The Detention Bureau's primary Inmate Reception Center is located at the Lerdo justice Facility IRC. In addition, the Bureau operates two smaller receiving centers in eastern Kern County, and the Lerdo Detention Complex just North of Bakersfield.