Bakersfield / Lerdo Minimum — not housing
Official Sheriff Lerdo Minimum page (checked 2026-09-12): the facility is undergoing construction and is temporarily closed. Search Inmate Search. Visiting and mail for people actually in custody follow Justice Facility or Pre-Trial.
Kern County · California
Custody lookup
Kern County Lerdo Minimum 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 Lerdo Minimum page: temporarily closed / under construction. BSCC rated capacity 792 when open (male 696 / female 96). Detentions Bureau table lists (661) 391-7967; facility page and Contact Us list (661) 391-7802. This is not Justice Facility 17801 and not Pre-Trial 17695.
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 Minimum while it is closed. Confirm the live building on Inmate Search.
- 01Confirm housing
Inmate Search first.
Justice Facility 17801, (661) 391-3100. Pre-Trial 17695, (661) 391-7900 / visiting (661) 391-7901. Mojave (661) 824-7147.
- 02Property
Justice Facility 17801, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Official Minimum page: property releases are processed at the Justice Facility, not here.
01 / Visiting
Kern County Lerdo Minimum Facility visiting hours.
Official Minimum page: refer to Public Visiting. Official notice: temporarily closed. Public Visiting last-name tables are Pre-Trial and Justice Facility only. Housing is closed. Do not drive here for a visit.
Call the jail (661) 391-7802Visiting location
Lerdo Minimum Facility, 17635 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308 — not a current visitor lobby.
Call (661) 391-7802.
Frequency and group size
- Not applicable while closed.
- Not applicable while closed.
- County Public Visiting rules apply at the live jail.
- 17635 Industrial Farm Road is this campus. Current visiting doors are 17801 and 17695.
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 Minimum social visiting table (facility closed for construction)
Phone calls
Minimum phones not a visitor lobby.
Securus 1-800-844-6591 is the county vendor. This building is closed. Use Inmate Search.
- 01Do not come here to visit
Temporarily closed.
Justice Facility 17801 or Pre-Trial 17695.
Inmate mail
Kern County Lerdo Minimum 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 17635 as a live personal-mail door while closed.
- Personal mail to Securus Tampa if the person is in KCSO custody at a live jail
- Privileged/legal mail to the live housing street
- Mailing to Minimum as if it were a live housing mailroom
- Cash, money orders, checks, stamps, stickers, greeting cards in personal mail
Use Inmate Search. Live housing uses the Tampa box 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 Minimum Facility.
The published deposit route is Access Corrections. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Kiosks listed: Metro Court Holding, Max-Med, or Justice Facility.
- 02
Online 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
Use the live housing jail. Metro court 1415 Truxtun, (661) 610-6000.
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.
Call (661) 391-3100
Call (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. 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 Minimum Facility phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
Listed line on the facility page.
Current booking and property. 17801.
Current large housing door. 17695.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Kern County Lerdo Minimum Facility · Bakersfield · Updated 2026-09-12