Bakersfield / Lerdo Max-Med — not housing
Official Sheriff pages (checked 2026-09-12): this jail is undergoing construction and is temporarily closed for housing. Confirm the person on Inmate Search. Visiting, mail, and money for people actually in KCSO custody follow Justice Facility or Pre-Trial — not a Max-Med visitor lobby.
Kern County · California
Custody lookup
Kern County Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility inmate search.
Confirm the person is in this jail before you drive, mail a letter, or send money.
Kern County Sheriff Inmate Search
Official Inmate Search (checked 2026-09-12). Official Detentions Bureau: Max-Med 'Currently not housing any incarcerated persons and is under construction.' Bureau table also lists (661) 391-7865. Contact Us lists Maximum-Medium Facility (661) 391-2098. Still designated as the booking facility for contract inmates (USMS, BOP, DSH). USMS Eastern (Fresno) (559) 487-5600; USMS Central (Los Angeles) (213) 894-2485; BOP (916) 930-2010; ICE (661) 328-4500. Street 17645 Industrial Farm Road is the Sheriff station inventory / NOTES address — the live Med Max page did not reprint a street in its mailing block.
Open inmate search ↗California State VINE
California State VINE is release notification, not the live roster. Phone 1-877-411-5588.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
Do not plan a social visit at Max-Med while housing is suspended. Confirm the live building on Inmate Search.
- 01Confirm housing
Inmate Search first.
If Justice Facility, use 17801. If Pre-Trial, use 17695 and (661) 391-7901. If Mojave, use 1771 Highway 58.
- 02Contract / federal questions
Use the agency numbers on the Med Max FAQ.
USMS Fresno (559) 487-5600; USMS Los Angeles (213) 894-2485; BOP (916) 930-2010; ICE (661) 328-4500.
- 03Property
Justice Facility 17801, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Not this door. Valid government photo ID. 30 minutes to 3 hours.
01 / Visiting
Kern County Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility visiting hours.
Official Med Max page: refer to Public Visiting. Official Detentions Bureau: not housing / under construction. Public Visiting last-name tables are Pre-Trial and Justice Facility only. Do not drive here for a social visit until Inmate Search shows this building. Housing is temporarily suspended. A Securus appointment for a person not here will fail.
Call the jail (661) 391-2098Visiting location
Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility, 17645 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308 — not a current visitor lobby.
Not itemized while housing is closed. Call (661) 391-2098.
Frequency and group size
- Not applicable while housing is closed.
- Not applicable while housing is closed.
- County Public Visiting rules apply if housing reopens — confirm on Inmate Search.
- 17645 Industrial Farm Road is this campus. Current visiting doors are 17801 (Justice) and 17695 (Pre-Trial).
Do not assume
These details are not published.
Ask the jail before setting out. Jail411 will not guess at a rule that could cause a missed visit.
- A live Max-Med social visiting table (housing suspended)
- A street reprinted in the live Med Max mailing block (17645 is from Sheriff station inventory / NOTES)
Phone calls
Max-Med phones not a visitor lobby.
Securus 1-800-844-6591 is the county inmate telephone vendor. This building is not housing. Use Inmate Search and the live jail handbook.
- 01Do not come here to visit
Housing is suspended.
Justice Facility 17801 or Pre-Trial 17695 are the current Lerdo visiting doors.
Inmate mail
Kern County Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility inmate mail address.
Use the inmate-mail address below. Include the person’s name and booking number, and add your full return address.
Mailing address
Incarcerated individual's Full Name and Booking Number (7 digits)C/O Securus Digital Mail CenterPO Box 25397Tampa, FL 33622Do not treat 17645 as a live personal-mail door while housing is closed.
- If the person is in KCSO custody at a live jail, personal mail still goes to Securus Tampa with the 7-digit booking number
- Privileged/legal mail to the live housing street
- Mailing to Max-Med as if it were a live housing mailroom
- Cash, money orders, checks, stamps, stickers, greeting cards in personal mail
Use Inmate Search. If housed at Justice or Pre-Trial, Tampa box still applies for personal mail.
Postage when someone has no money: Digital mail effective June 1, 2025.
Money and commissary
How to send money to Kern County Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility.
The published deposit route is Access Corrections. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Correspondence still lists a kiosk at Max-Med Facility along with Metro Court Holding and Justice Facility.
- 02
Online accesscorrections.com/home or 1-866-345-1884 if the person is in KCSO custody.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Use the live housing jail — this door is not housing
Confirm live housing first. Bail questions follow the live jail (Justice or Pre-Trial). Contract USMS/BOP/ICE people use the agency numbers on the Med Max FAQ — not a county social visit.
Justice Facility 17801, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Justice Facility, 17801 Industrial Farm Road. Not this door.
Call (661) 391-3100
Call (661) 391-2098 or (661) 391-3100.
After booking
Court, a lawyer, probation, and parole.
Court, counsel, and probation are separate from the jail. State parole is a different agency. This is the process a family actually has to walk—not a directory of private bondsmen or attorneys.
1415 Truxtun Avenue
Court info after 5:30 p.m. the day of court (Sheriff FAQ). Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.–noon.
1415 Truxtun is court, not this jail.
Ask the judge at arraignment
Ask the judge at arraignment for a Public Defender if you cannot afford an attorney.
Live county.com Public Defender page WAF 403 on 2026-09-12.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release.
Youth hall is 1831 Ridge Road.
Bakersfield parole — 3416-A Sillect Ave
Bakersfield Parole Office, 3416-A Sillect Ave, (661) 634-9620. State parole is not county Probation.
Superior Court
Main metro criminal court.
Official page ↗District Attorney
Cynthia Zimmer.
Official page ↗Probation
Not visiting.
Official page ↗Nearby CDCR parole offices, if the paperwork names one
Do not treat these as the assigned office unless the release instructions say so.
- Bakersfield Parole Office 3416-A Sillect Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308 · (661) 634-9620 · Google Maps ↗
05 / Who to call
Kern County Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
Lerdo Detention Division listing.
Current booking and property. 17801.
Current large housing door. 17695.
Contract inmate questions.
Contract inmate questions.
Board of Prisons contract questions.
Immigration contract questions.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Kern County Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility · Bakersfield · Updated 2026-09-12