The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for maintaining and operating the Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail.

The facility is a medium-security jail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail only holds adult males and adult females. The facility does not hold any juvenile inmates.

Not all inmates in the Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail have already been sentenced. Majority of inmates in the Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail are inmates who are currently waiting for their trial date, going through their trial, or waiting to be sentenced. Inmates who are have already been sentenced typically carry a sentence of 2 years an less.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail also works closely with other law enforcement agencies other than the sheriff’s department. The facility accepts inmates from the surrounding cities, counties, and even will take in the occasional federal inmate. The facility will take in a federal inmate when they have a court appearance in the area.

The correctional officers in the Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail go through intensive training that surpasses the state and national level. The correctional officers are trained to protect themselves, other inmates, and visitors from any sort of altercation that may arise.

Inmates will be entitled to showers, three meals a day, and medical care. When inmates get booked and processed into the facility they are given uniforms, bed linens, and personal hygiene products.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail
450 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012

Los Angeles County Sheriff Jail Prison Information