Bakersfield / Youth Detention Center
There is no public youth roster. Call (661) 868-4300. This building is 1831 Ridge Road — not adult Lerdo on Industrial Farm Road and not Probation offices at 2005 Ridge. Do not use Securus, Access Corrections, or Keefe.
Also called Juvenile Hall, Youth Detention Center, YDC, James G. Bowles Juvenile Hall.
Kern County · California
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Kern County youth custody confirmation.
There is no public youth roster. The Sheriff Inmate Search is the adult jail roster and will not find someone held here. Probation pages do not publish a searchable list of youth.
Call staff
Call Youth Detention Center (661) 868-4300. Case or court questions go to the assigned Deputy Probation Officer; Juvenile Office (661) 868-4100.
Call (661) 868-4300Different building
Adult custody is a different system: Lerdo Justice Facility (17801 Industrial Farm Road), Pre-Trial (17695), or Mojave (1771 Highway 58), Sheriff Inmate Search, (661) 391-3100. Do not use Securus, Access Corrections, or Keefe for a youth.
Adult jail visiting hoursBefore you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
Youth visiting rules differ from the adult jail. Use this building’s phone and appointment process.
- 01Confirm housing
Call this building first.
There is no public youth roster. Call (661) 868-4300. The adult Sheriff search will not show a youth here.
- 02Right campus
1831 Ridge Road — not 2005 Ridge and not Industrial Farm Road.
Housing is 1831. Probation offices 2005 Ridge, (661) 868-4100. Juvenile court 2100 College Avenue. Adult jail is Lerdo.
- 03Do not use adult vendors
No Securus, no Access Corrections, no Keefe.
Those are adult-jail vendors.
01 / Visiting
James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center visiting hours.
Official Juvenile Hall Visitation (checked 2026-09-12). ALL VISITORS MUST POSSESS PHOTO ID. Only two people may visit at a time with a maximum of five people authorized to visit per day. Initial visits: no Securus. Regular Sunday visiting as published. Level 4 youth: by appointment. Special visits (children of detained youth): Saturday by appointment 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Call to schedule (661) 868-4300Approved family first
Authorized visitors: parents, legal guardians, and stepparents. Grandparents (if case relevant) and persons standing in loco parentis need DPO approval. Spouses must be over 18, have DPO approval, and provide a marriage license. Sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, sons and daughters are not authorized for regular visits unless PO and Duty Supervisor approve special circumstances.
- Two people at a time; maximum five authorized per day.
- Current ID: driver’s license, ID card, passport, U.S. Government, Military ID, or permanent resident card only.
- Initial visit within two days of booking (30 minutes). Regular: Sundays, maximum two hours.
Contraband and items
- Photo ID. Dress code below. Duty Supervisor decides attire not listed.
- No gang-related clothing (including red or blue shirts, jackets, hats, belts with insignias or initials). No obscene or offensive language or drawings. No clothing that exposes body parts or inappropriate tattoos (mini skirts, tank tops, spaghetti straps, unbuttoned shirts, low-cut tops, exposed undergarments). No hats except Duty Supervisor approval. No sharp/pointed body piercing.
- Do not open a Securus adult-jail account for a youth. The YDC visitation page does not publish Zoom hours (Camp Owen does).
Published visiting windows
Source: official visits and mail page, verified 2026-09-12.
| Days | Visit window | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Initial visit | 3:30–8:30 p.m., excluding scheduled meal time, 30 minutes. Must be completed within two days of booking. Level 4 by appointment in these hours. | Each parent and/or guardian is entitled to an initial visit. |
| Regular visits | Sundays 12:30–5:00 p.m., maximum two hours. | Authorized visitors list above. |
| Special visits (youth’s children) | Saturdays by appointment, one hour between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. All visits end at 5:00 p.m. | DPO and YDC approval. Baby must be with an approved visitor. |
| Attorney visits | Anytime, if the youth signs an Attorney Visitation Form first. | Photo ID and BAR card. |
Do not assume
These details are not published.
Ask the facility before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.
- A public searchable roster of youth in custody
- A family commissary or deposit vendor
- Youth telephone vendor and calling hours
- A detailed incoming-mail rules list beyond using this street (call the hall)
02 / Mail and phone
James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center mail address.
Probation visitation page does not print a separate mail-how-to block. Use this housing street — not Securus Tampa and not Lerdo. Call (661) 868-4300 to confirm. Do not use adult-jail digital mail.
Mailing address
(Youth's name)1831 Ridge RoadBakersfield, CA 93305- Letters to the youth’s name at 1831 Ridge Road
- Adult-jail Securus Digital Mail Center, PO Box 25397, Tampa, FL 33622
- Access Corrections / Keefe / Securus video
- Mail to 17801 or 17695 Industrial Farm Road
Call (661) 868-4300.
Postage: Case, court, or aftercare questions go to the assigned Probation Officer, (661) 868-4100 — not hall visiting staff.
How youth phone calls work
Hall (661) 868-4300. Probation Juvenile Office (661) 868-4100 for the assigned officer. YDC pages checked 2026-09-12 do not publish a family phone-account vendor. Do not open an adult-jail Securus account and assume it works here. Call (661) 868-4300 rather than the adult jail (661) 391-3100.
Money
Can families send money here?
YDC visitation pages (checked 2026-09-12) do not publish a family commissary, deposit vendor, or “money on the books” path. Do not use Access Corrections, Keefe, or Securus. Call (661) 868-4300. Bail is a Juvenile Court question — the adult jail bond process is not this hall.
This is not the adult jail deposit or commissary process. Do not send adult-inmate funds through a youth-campus workflow.
Read the official FAQ ↗Life inside
School, medical care, and programs.
These details come from the official youth-campus pages. Rules can change; use the linked county pages when you need to act.
Who can be held at this hall
Official YDC page (checked 2026-09-12): secure reception center for youth of Kern County alleged to have committed a law violation, detained for the protection of themselves and/or the community. Food, clothing, living quarters, mental health, medical, educational, and dental care are provided. Pathways Academy and Furlough Treatment and Rehabilitation Program are on site. Adult jail booking is a different system.
Facility inventory does not reprint a live bed count on the 2026-09-12 YDC HTML.
School at YDC
Official YDC page: educational services are provided. Call the hall for classroom questions.
Official education page ↗Medical and mental health
Official YDC page lists mental health services, medical care, and dental care. Call (661) 868-4300.
Necessities including food are provided (YDC page). Call the hall.
PREA
Adult-jail PREA is a Sheriff page and does not apply here. Ask Youth Detention Center (661) 868-4300 or Probation (661) 868-4100.
Official PREA page ↗Programs named on official Probation pages
These are facility programs, not a visiting menu.
- Pathways Academy (on site)
- Furlough Treatment and Rehabilitation Program (on site)
- Outdoor exercise, structured programming, free time
After booking
Probation, Juvenile Court, and records.
This is the family process for youth custody—not a directory of private attorneys or bondsmen.
Kern County Probation Department
Case, court, and aftercare questions go to the assigned Deputy Probation Officer — not hall visiting staff. 2005 Ridge is not 1831 Ridge housing.
Hall (661) 868-4300. Assigned officer via Juvenile Office (661) 868-4100.
Superior Court of California, County of Kern — Juvenile Justice Center
Official Locations (checked 2026-09-12): Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon. DA Juvenile Branch (661) 868-4292 at this building. This courtroom is not the 1831 Ridge housing door.
Juvenile record sealing
Start with the assigned probation officer, (661) 868-4100 — not the adult jail. Juvenile records are confidential.
Addresses families actually use
Youth detention building
Official page ↗Hall (661) 868-4300. Assigned officer via Juvenile Office (661) 868-4100.
Official page ↗Courthouse — not Juvenile Hall
Official page ↗Same campus
Ridge Road youth campus siblings.
Kern County Probation operates James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center at 1831 Ridge Road as the secure reception center, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (official YDC page, checked 2026-09-12). Pathways Academy and Furlough Treatment and Rehabilitation Program are on site. Probation Main / Juvenile Office is 2005 Ridge Road, (661) 868-4100 — not this housing door. Juvenile Justice Center court is 2100 College Avenue, (661) 610-6900. Adult jail is Lerdo Industrial Farm Road.
Larry J. Rhoades Kern Crossroads Facility
Camp Erwin Owen
Who to call
James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center phone numbers.
These numbers come from official probation and youth-campus pages.
Confirm housing, visiting, mail. 1831 Ridge Road.
Assigned officer. 2005 Ridge Road.
2100 College Avenue. Not the housing door.
2100 College Avenue.
17824 Quality Road — different youth door.
14401 Sierra Way, Kernville.
Common questions
James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center FAQ.
Short answers families actually search. Official pages remain the source if a rule changes.
- Is Juvenile Hall the same as Kern County jail?
- No. YDC is 1831 Ridge Road, (661) 868-4300. Adult custody is Lerdo Justice Facility, Pre-Trial, or Mojave. Do not use Securus, Access Corrections, or Keefe for a youth.
- Is there a public roster?
- No. Call (661) 868-4300. The Sheriff Inmate Search will not show a youth here.
- What are the visiting hours?
- Initial visit 3:30–8:30 p.m. within two days of booking (30 minutes). Regular: Sundays 12:30–5:00 p.m., max two hours. Two visitors at a time. Photo ID required.
- Can I put money on the books?
- YDC pages do not publish a family deposit vendor. Do not use adult Access Corrections or Keefe. Call (661) 868-4300.
- How do I write?
- Youth’s name, 1831 Ridge Road, Bakersfield, CA 93305. Not Securus Tampa.
When you need to act
Read the county’s own pages.
James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center · Bakersfield · Updated 2026-09-12