Bakersfield, California

Kern County Jail

United States

Status

Kern County Sheriffs Office

Governmental

Type: 2007 (Last documented use)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)

Detains: Not Available

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
United States

182,869

Migration Detainee Entries (2020)

26,898

Reported Population (Single Day) (2023)

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FACILITY NAMES
Kern County Jail
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Bakersfield, California, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 35.372312, -119.017594

Contact Information
1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, USA
Tel. +1 (661) 868-6850

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2007
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2007
Management

Name Kern County Sheriffs Office

Type Governmental

2007
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2007

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2007

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2007

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

SIZE & POPULATION

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 117

2009

Number 121

2008

Number 158

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1202

2012

Number 15

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2009

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2008

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2007

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

Yes

2008

Yes

2004
Reports of self-harming

Yes

2008

MONITORING & ACCESS

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