Bakersfield / Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility
Search Inmate Search or call (661) 391-7900 and confirm this is Pre-Trial at 17695 Industrial Farm Road — not Justice Facility IRC at 17801 and not Mojave. Book on-site visits at (661) 391-7901 Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Mail is Securus Tampa. Money is Access Corrections.
Kern County · California
Custody lookup
Kern County Lerdo Pre-Trial 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). Jail411 does not host inmate names. You need the 7-digit booking number for Tampa mail. This door is Pre-Trial at 17695 Industrial Farm Road. Justice Facility IRC is 17801. Mojave is 1771 Highway 58. Official Pre-Trial page: largest Sheriff jail, capacity 1,232, male and female, higher security; also houses some contract state/federal people. Medical 24/7; psychiatric 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily. CIRIS is CDCR. ICE locator is Mesa Verde / California City.
Open inmate search ↗California State VINE
Sheriff Victim Notification Links point to California State VINE. Not the live roster. Phone 1-877-411-5588.
Register with VINE ↗Before you leave home
Three things to confirm before the trip.
Pre-Trial on-site visits are booked by phone, not the Justice Facility Securus walk-up. Confirm the person is at Pre-Trial first.
- 01Confirm Pre-Trial
Search kernsheriff.org/inmate-search or call (661) 391-7900.
If the person is at Justice Facility, use 17801 and Securus. If Mojave, use 1771 Highway 58. If AES Center H-Pod, call a Care Coordinator at (661) 391-2677.
- 02Book by phone
Call (661) 391-7901 Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Official Public Visiting Pre-Trial block (checked 2026-09-12): visitation appointment calls are answered and booked in that window only. Last names A–F Tuesday and Friday; G–M Wednesday and Saturday; N–Z Thursday and Sunday. 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and 5:30–7:30 p.m.
- 03Arrive at 17695 Industrial Farm Road
Not 17801 (Justice / property) and not 1415 Truxtun.
Bring government photo ID. Proof of guardianship (birth certificate or court papers) for children. School ID or government ID for school-age children. Max 4 visitors. Keys and ID only.
01 / Visiting
Kern County Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility visiting hours.
Official Public Visiting Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility (checked 2026-09-12): Tuesday–Sunday by last name. A–F Tuesday and Friday 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and 5:30–7:30 p.m. G–M Wednesday and Saturday same hours. N–Z Thursday and Sunday same hours. Call (661) 391-7901 Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. to schedule. One 60-minute visit or two 30-minute visits per week. 1 adult + 3 children, or 2 adults + 2 children (max 4; no more than 2 adults). AES H-Pod: (661) 391-2677. Remote Securus hours Sunday–Saturday 8:00–11:45 a.m., 12:30–5:45 p.m., 6:30–8:00 p.m. All visits recorded/monitored. If Inmate Search shows Justice Facility or Mojave, do not use this door. Max-Med and Minimum are not housing. Housing moves cancel visits.
Call the jail (661) 391-7900Visiting location
Kern County Sheriff Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility, 17695 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308.
Not itemized beyond the county Public Visiting rules. Call (661) 391-7900.
Frequency and group size
- One 60-minute visit or two 30-minute visits per week.
- 60 minutes or two 30-minute sessions.
- 1 adult and 3 children, or 2 adults and 2 children. Max occupancy 4. No more than 2 adults.
- 17695 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308 — Pre-Trial visiting. Not 17801 (Justice Facility / property releases).
In-person visiting times by housing module
Saturday (G–M) and Sunday (N–Z) are on the last-name schedule. Find the housing module first, then the day.
Securus videovisitanywhere.com / 1-800-844-6591. Remote hours 8:00–11:45 a.m., 12:30–5:45 p.m., 6:30–8:00 p.m. daily.
Last names A–F
- Tue · Fri 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Last names G–M
- Wed · Sat 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Last names N–Z
- Sun · Thu 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 5:30–7:30 p.m.
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 Pre-Trial lobby kiosk (Correspondence lists Metro Court Holding, Max-Med, and Justice Facility kiosks)
- Remote-video dollar rate on the 2026-09-12 Public Visiting HTML
- Public Defender street and phone on the archived homepage
Phone calls
Pre-Trial phones and video Securus.
Official Pre-Trial page: Securus 1-800-844-6591. Video videovisitanywhere.com. On-site visits are booked at (661) 391-7901 — not the Justice Facility Securus self-schedule path.
- 01Book on-site by phone
(661) 391-7901 Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
That is the Pre-Trial appointment line. Justice Facility uses Securus self-schedule.
- 02Remote video
Securus daily windows.
8:00–11:45 a.m., 12:30–5:45 p.m., 6:30–8:00 p.m. Technical support is Securus, not the jail lobby.
- 03AES H-Pod
Different booking line.
Care Coordinator (661) 391-2677 for AES Program visits at Pre-Trial.
Inmate mail
Kern County Lerdo Pre-Trial 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 send ordinary letters to 17695. Do not use 17801, 1415 Truxtun, 1831 Ridge, Wasco, or Mesa Verde for this person's county-jail personal mail.
- Personal letters via Securus Digital Mail Center Tampa with full name and 7-digit booking number (effective June 1, 2025)
- Privileged/legal mail from legal institutions to the housing facility — not Tampa
- Publisher / Barnes and Noble / Amazon soft-bound books, limit 2 per shipment
- Ordinary personal mail dropped at Lerdo
- Sexually explicit material; stickers; tape; blank paper; greeting cards; stamps; cash; money orders; checks; lipstick; hair; perfume
- Youth or CDCR / ICE mail using this Tampa box
Personal: Full Name and 7-digit Booking Number / C/O Securus Digital Mail Center / PO Box 25397 / Tampa, FL 33622. Legal: 17695 Industrial Farm Road, not Tampa.
Postage when someone has no money: Scanned to kiosk/tablets. Sign up at securustechnologies.com/consumer.
Money and commissary
How to send money to Kern County Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility.
The published deposit route is Access Corrections (deposits); Keefe Commissary; Access SecurePak. Confirm the person is still housed here and keep the booking number ready before depositing.
- 01
Kiosk at Metro Court Holding, Max-Med, or Justice Facility (not a published Pre-Trial kiosk on the Correspondence page).
- 02
Phone 1-866-345-1884 bilingual agent.
- 03
Online accesscorrections.com/home.
- 04
Access SecurePak care packages; Keefe commissary; indigent kit if under $3.00.
Release and property
Bail, property, and commissary pickup
Search first — Metro court is 1415 Truxtun
Confirm custody on Inmate Search or (661) 391-7900. Cash or a licensed bond. Bail release can take up to 8 hours (Sheriff FAQ). Felony Bail Schedule 2026 on the court site. Metro court 1415 Truxtun, (661) 610-6000. Time-served releases 8:00 a.m.–midnight. Holds can block release. An ICE detainer alone is not a lawful California hold (Gov. Code § 7284.6).
Pick up at Justice Facility 17801, not this door
Property releases Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at the Justice Facility, 17801 Industrial Farm Road — not at 17695. No clothing. Valid government photo ID. 30 minutes to 3 hours; stay once started. Court clothes only from the attorney of record.
Call (661) 391-7900
Not printed. Call (661) 391-7900.
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
People go to court from Lerdo via Metro Court Holding. 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. portal.kern.courts.ca.gov.
1415 Truxtun is court, not visiting at 17695.
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. Wayback 2024 names Peter Kang. Street/phone not on that archive homepage.
Probation is not parole
A probation hold can block release. Adult Office 1415 Truxtun, (661) 868-4500.
Youth hall is 1831 Ridge Road, (661) 868-4300.
Bakersfield parole — 3416-A Sillect Ave
Bakersfield Parole Office, 3416-A Sillect Ave, (661) 634-9620. State parole is not county Probation.
Superior Court locations
Main metro criminal court.
Official page ↗DA 4th floor.
Official page ↗District Attorney
Cynthia Zimmer. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Official page ↗Probation offices
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 Pre-Trial Facility phone numbers.
For visiting, housing, bail, property, mail, or deposit questions, use the custody information line first.
Housing. 17695 Industrial Farm Road.
Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
AES Program visits.
Releases Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at 17801.
Telephone accounts.
Deposits.
Emergencies only.
1415 Truxtun.
1215 Truxtun, 4th Floor.
When you need to act
Search, pay, or read the county’s own pages.
Kern County Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility · Bakersfield · Updated 2026-09-12