Kern County Sheriff's Office Headquarters
Kern County Sheriff's Office

Justice Irc Section

Location/Directions and Contact Information

Lerdo Justice Facility
17801 Industrial Farm Road Bakersfield, CA 93308
1-661-391-3100

General Information

The Kern County Inmate Reception Center is located on the Lerdo Jail Complex at 17801 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, California 93308. The Inmate Reception Center is the main hub for booking and releasing new arrests. The Deputies assigned to the Inmate Reception Center process approximately 30,000 new arrests a year.

Professional Visits

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.

Inmate Reception Center Visitation

Please refer to Public Visiting for further information.

Property Releases

  • Property releases will be processed on Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • 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.

Incarcerated Persons Telephones and Video Visitation

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: 1-800-844-6591
Video Visitation - Securus Technologies

Incarcerated Persons Mail

Please refer to Correspondence for further information.

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.

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.