Kern County Juvenile Hall Inmate Locator
We have gathered for you all the available inmate search links and Kern County Juvenile Hall Inmate locator information. Here is information on how to find someone in this jail. The first thing you should consider is that family members have rights for inmate visitation, inmate mail address and policies, and the commissary in Kern County Juvenile Hall facility.
Here is jail inmate information for the Kern County Juvenile Hall
James G. Bowles Juvenile Hall
Juvenile Office Address:
2005 Ridge Road
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Telephone Number: (661) 868-4100
Website: http://www.kernprobation.com/institutions/juvenile-hall/
Kern County Juvenile Hall is located at 1831 Ridge Road, in Kern, California. If you need information on bonds, visitation, inmate calling, mail, inmate accounts, commissary or anything else, you can call the facility at (661) 868-4300.
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To locate an inmate in this facility, click on the following links:General Information for the Kern County Juvenile Hall
The Kern County Juvenile Hall, also known as the James G. Bowles Juvenile Hall, is located at 1831 Ridge Road in Bakersfield, California. This facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and serves as a detention center for minor offenders. All offenders are able to receive mental health, medical, and dental care during their stay at the facility. Additionally, this facility provides counseling, group and individual activities, and educational programs for the minor throughout their time in the facility. Lastly, the Kern County Juvenile Hall creates a behavior report for the Probation Department and the Court that notes an offender’s observed and reported actions while in the facility.
Visitor Information for the Kern County Juvenile Hall
Visits are characterized and placed into 5 separate categories: Initial Visits, Regular Visits, Special Visits, Clergy or Counselor Visits, and Attorney Visits. Regardless of the type of visit you are seeking, all visitors must have a valid photo ID with them on the day of their visit. Moreover, only 2 people are allowed to visit any offender at any given time with a maximum of 5 visitors per day. Lastly, visitors are expected to dress appropriately or will not be allowed to visit. This includes avoiding offensive or gang-related apparel and hats.
Initial Visits take place Monday-Sunday, at any time, for 30 minutes. However, Initial Visits are only granted to the juvenile’s biological parents and/or legal guardians.
Regular Visits take place on Sundays from 1-5:30pm. Regular Visits are available to only an offender’s biological parents, legal guardians, and step-parents. Grandparents and common-law parents are allowed Regular Visits upon receiving approval from the Probation Officer. Additionally, spouses are entitled to Regular Visits with offenders if they are over 18 years old, have a valid marriage license, and have Probation’s approval.
Special Visits occur on Saturdays from 9-11am. Special visits are granted in cases of family illness, death or other circumstances. In order to schedule a Special Visit, the visits must be approved by the Probation Officer and Duty Supervisor and may last up to 2 hours. Babies that have approval from the juvenile’s Probation Officer may visit during Special Visits. However, no glassware may be brought into the facility (aka no glass bottles).
Clergy/Counselor visits take place every day from 8am-8pm and must be arranged by the juvenile’s Probation Officer and Duty Supervisor.
Attorney Visits may occur at any time under the conditions that the offender signs an Attorney Visitation Form before the visit and the Attorney provides a valid photo ID and BAR card.
To plan or schedule a visit to Kern County Juvenile Hall see the map below for more information and directions.
