Digital Mail Center

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.

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 Securus Technologies.

New Mailing address:

Incarcerated individual's Full Name and Booking Number (7 digits)
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center
PO Box 25397
Tampa, FL 33622

• 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)

Money

• You may deposit money at a Kiosk located at the: Metro Court Holding or Max-Med Facility or Justice Facility.
• You may deposit money by Phone at 1-866-345-1884 to speak to a live, bilingual agent.
• You may deposit money online through the website: Access Corrections.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for visitor technical support of the incarcerated persons telephone. Visitors must report problems or issues with their account directly to the incarcerated persons telephone service provider by calling customer service.

Securus Technologies

Incarcerated Persons Telephones: 1-800-844-6591

Vistation

Please refer to Public Visiting for further information.

Property Releases

Property releases will be processed Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Justice Facility, located at 17801 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308.

• We will not release incarcerated persons clothing.
• Incarcerated persons 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.