Lerdo Justice Facility Section

Lerdo Justice Facility
17801 Industrial Farm Road Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 391-3100

The Justice Facility, located at Lerdo, is a Type II jail facility approximately 220,000 sq. ft. with 825 Medium and Maximum Security inmate beds. The Facility includes an Infirmary, Medical and Dental Clinic for Kern Medical and Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. The facility also includes nine inmate program rooms for inmate education, programs and non-denominational religious services.

Please refer to PUBLIC VISITING for further information

Attorneys and their representatives shall have the option to utilize non-contact attorney video visitation rooms or in-person visiting booths to conduct on-site confidential visits with their clients.

• Property releases will be processed on Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• We will not release inmate clothing.
• Inmates may release their money and property to any out of custody person, if the person possesses a valid state or federal government issued picture identification.

Please be aware the process time will take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours. You must be willing to wait. Once the property release has been started you must stay at the facility.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for visitor technical support of the inmate telephone and visitation system. Visitors must report problems or issues with their account or scheduling visits directly to the inmate telephone service provider by visiting their website or calling customer service.

Securus Technologies
Inmate Telephones - (800) 844 - 6591
Video Visitation - www.videovisitanywhere.com

Effective June 1, 2025, all physical personal mail for incarcerated individuals will be scanned and distributed digitally on the incarcerated persons kiosk and tablets. This is to streamline the mail delivery system for our incarcerated person and provide additional safety and security for the Sheriff’s Office Detentions Facilities.

New mailing address:
Incarcerated individual full name and SEVEN-digit booking number
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center
PO Box 25397
Tampa, FL 33622

Normal mail correspondence will no longer be accepted at the Sheriff’s Office Detentions Facilities.

This change does not affect private/privileged mail sent from legal institutions. To sign up and for more information, go to securustech.net

• Letters with the following will not be delivered to the inmate:
  • Sexually explicit material
  • Stickers or tape
  • Blank paper or greeting cards
  • Stamps or address labels
  • Musical greeting cards
  • Cash, money orders, personal or cashier’s checks
  • Lipstick on envelope or letter
  • Hair
  • Perfume
  • Foreign substances
• Appropriate books and periodicals may be sent through the mail “ONLY” if they come directly from the publisher, Barnes and Noble or Amazon (Limit 2 soft bound books per shipment)

You may deposit money by:

• By Phone at 1-866-345-1884 to speak to a live, bilingual agent.
• Our online website: www.accesscorrections.com
• At a kiosk located in the Central Receiving Facility or Max-Med Facility or Justice Facility