Kern County Jail, CA Inmate Search, Mugshots, Prison Roster

Inmate Search

The Kern County Sheriff’s Department manages and operates the Kern County Jail. Keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all current inmates is a big responsibility. That is what the Kern County Jail does.

The Kern County Jail has its jail roster open to the general public by the Kern County Sheriff's Department with their current arrests. This database can be found on the Kern County Sheriff’s Department official website.

The Kern County Jail roster is set up in alphabetical order. You will need to keep scrolling until you find the inmate’s full name.

You will click on the inmate's name when you see it. When doing a successful inmate search you will see the information listed below:

• Inmate’s Full Name
• Sex
• Date of Birth
• Race
• Booking Date
• Booking Time
• Release Time
• Release Date
• Mugshots
• Street Address
• Weight
• Height
• Arresting Officer
• Arresting Agency
• Charges

However, you will only be able to see the charges they were convicted of. You will not be able to see the inmate’s histories.

Sending a Mail

Inmates in the Kern County Jail can receive written letters from their family and friends. These letters will be checked by jail staff upon arrival for safety issues. After the staff examines all the mail, they will pass them out to the correct inmates. 

When sending items to the prison along with your letters, there are a lot of things you should refrain from sending. Such as the following: 

• Glitter
• Stamps
• Plastic
• Confetti
• Metal
• Ribbons
• String
• Gang Related Items
• Polaroids
• Lipstick/Lip Gloss/Chapstick
• Perfume
• Writing Paper
• Pens
• Pencil
• Envelopes
• Music Cards
• No photographs larger than 5x7”

Inmates in the Kern County Jail can also receive books, magazines, and newspapers. The books, magazines, and newspapers will need to be delivered directly to the prison from the bookstore or publisher. All incoming books will be required to be paperback. All hardcover books are prohibited. If a hardcover book is sent, it will be sent back to the sender. Keep in mind that all books will need to be new too. Used books are not permitted. 

The mailing address for inmates in the Kern County Jail is: 

Inmate Name
1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, CA, 93308

Sending Money

The Kern County Jail inmates will need funds to buy things from the commissary. If you would like to deposit funds into an inmate’s account, you can send a postal money order straight to the Kern County Jail. Make sure you make the money order payable to the inmate. 

You can drop off the money orders or cashier’s checks at the jail as well or you can mail them to the jail at the address listed below: 

Kern County Jail
1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, CA, 93308

You will need to make sure you have a return address on the envelope if you decide to mail the postal money order. It will take several days for the money orders to be deposited into the inmate’s bank account. 

You can also use the kiosk in the Kern County Jail lobby which is available for deposits 7 days a week. The kiosk takes credit cards, debit cards and cash. However, there is a processing fee of $3.

Phone Calls

The Kern County Jail inmates are allowed to make phone calls to their family and friends. Incoming calls from friends and family are not allowed for the inmates at the Kern County Jail. 

Inmates at the Kern County Jail are not allowed to use any calling features which include three-way calling and call forwarding. The call will be immediately disconnected if an inmate is caught using these features. Disciplinary action will be taken up against the inmate as well. 

At the Kern County Jail, there are a couple of ways inmates can call you. The Kern County Jail inmates are allowed to make collect calls. Inmates are only able to call those who possess a landline. Those who have cell phones will not be able to get these collect calls. The individual receiving the collect call is the one responsible for any and all charges from the phone call. The Kern County Jail is not responsible for any charges from the collect calls.

Most of the inmates at the Kern County Jail opt-in with using the Global Tel*link (GTL). The Global Tel*link contracts with the Kern County Jail to provide phone services. You will be required to create an account. You call them at 1-888-415-0377 can visit them on the web at their GTL website.

Visiting Rules

The Kern County Jail inmates are allowed to have visitors. All visitors under the age of 18 will are allowed to visit, however, they must be with their legal guardian. Before being allowed in the visitation area all visitors at the Kern County Jail will need to show either their driver’s license, state identification card, or their United States Passport.

Keep in mind, all your personal belongings will need to stay in your car. In the visitation area, no personal belongings will be allowed.

You will need to make an appointment if you would like to visit an inmate. You can schedule your visit by visiting this site. If you haven't already created an account, you will need to do so.

The Kern County Jail inmates are allowed to have 2 30-minute visitation sessions per calendar week.

Kern County Prison Statistics

Kern County Jail Held Inmates

Jail Population Held for State Prison	655
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison	51
Jail Population Held for State Jail	214
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies	145
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail	9
Jail Population Held for ICE	-

Kern County Jail Admissions By Race

Black Jail Population	331
Asian Jail Population	49
White Jail Population	738
Native Jail Population	8
Latino Jail Population	941

Kern County Prison Population By Race

Native Prison Population	15
Other Prison Population	42
Latino Prison Population	1,738
Asian Prison Population	12
White Prison Population	977
Black Prison Population	774

Kern County Jail Admissions

Total Jail Admissions	35,093
Male Jail Population	1,751
Total Jail Population	2,321
Female Jail Population	334

Kern County Pretrial Jail Population

Pretrial Jail Population	1,304
Female Pretrial Jail Population	188
Male Pretrial Jail Population	1,495

Kern County Prison Admissions

Total Prison Admissions	1,383
Black Prison Admissions	234
Other Prison Admissions	13
Native Prison Admissions	-
Latino Prison Admissions	733
White Prison Admissions	397
Male Prison Admissions	1,297
Asian Prison Admissions	6
Female Prison Admissions	86

Kern County Prison Population

Female Prison Population	149
Total Prison Population	3,558
Male Prison Population	3,409

Kern County, California Warrants, Arrests

Kern County Arrest Warrants

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