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Find the person before you assume a bond is needed

Los Angeles County has operated Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols since 1 October 2023. For many non-violent, non-serious felonies and misdemeanors a person is cited and released, or released on their own recognizance, with no money bail at all.

So the first question is not how fast a bond can be written. It is where the person is and what release terms have already been set. We will find that out with you, and if the answer is that you do not need us, we will say so.

We do not have a Los Angeles County office. Our La Habra bail bonds office sits on the county line, and that is the area we work.

That caution is stronger in Los Angeles County than anywhere else we work. Since 1 October 2023 the county bail schedules have designated most non-violent, non-serious offenses for release at $0 bail before arraignment — cite and release, book and release, or magistrate review. For a large share of arrests that means no bond is needed at all. See Los Angeles County pre-arraignment release and the 2026 bail schedules explained. Domestic violence offenses and nearly all serious or violent felonies are excluded and still carry money bail.

Locate someone

Inmate search

We route you to the official Sheriff’s system rather than a third-party site. We are not a records service and we do not host inmate data.

GuideFind an InmateHow to search for someone in custody in either county, what information you need, and what to do when the record has not appeared yet.How to searchOfficialLA County Inmate Locatorapp5.lasd.org
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Information Center — the official county source. Opens on the Sheriff’s own website.Open official locator

The facilities

Where people are held in Los Angeles County

Men and women are processed separately. Check which facility before traveling.

MenInmate Reception CenterDowntown Los Angeles
The central processing point for male prisoners. The Sheriff publishes a 24-hour inmate information and intake line at (213) 473-6080.Visiting, bail & releaseLos AngelesTwin Towers Correctional Facility450 Bauchet Street, on the same downtown site as the Inmate Reception Center. Housing facility — releases are processed at the IRC.Facility detailsLos AngelesMen’s Central Jail441 Bauchet Street, beside the Inmate Reception Center. Housing facility — releases are processed next door at the IRC.Facility detailsWomenCentury Regional Detention Facility11705 S Alameda St, Lynwood, CA 90262
Holds female inmates only. Intake and administration (323) 568-4500; inmate information (213) 473-6100.Visiting, bail & release

Stations & city jails

Sheriff’s stations and city jails

Before anyone reaches the Inmate Reception Center or Century Regional, they are normally booked at the station or city jail covering the place of arrest. These are the ones nearest our La Habra office.

IndustryIndustry Sheriff’s Station150 N Hudson Avenue, City of Industry
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department station, operating around the clock. Station phone (626) 330-3322.Custody, bail & releaseNorwalkNorwalk Sheriff’s Station12335 Civic Center Dr, Norwalk
Serving Norwalk, La Mirada and unincorporated Whittier. Station phone (562) 863-8711.Custody, bail & releasePico RiveraPico Rivera Sheriff’s Station6631 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera
Serving Pico Rivera, El Rancho, Los Nietos and West Whittier. Station phone (562) 949-2421.Custody, bail & releaseWalnutWalnut / Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station21695 E Valley Blvd, Walnut
Serving Walnut, Diamond Bar and Rowland Heights. Walnut (909) 595-2264 · Diamond Bar (626) 913-1715.Custody, bail & releasePomonaPomona Police Department Custody490 W. Mission Blvd, open 24 hours. Where a Pomona arrest goes, and whether a bond is needed at all.Facility detailsWest CovinaWest Covina Police Department Custody1444 W. Garvey Ave, open 24 hours. Desk officer, dispatch, and the San Gabriel Valley routing.Facility detailsLong BeachLong Beach City JailIts own jail and its own visiting rules — including two that turn visitors away at the counter.Facility detailsDowneyDowney Police Department Custody10911 Brookshire Ave, open 24 hours. Where a Downey arrest goes next.Facility detailsMontebelloMontebello Police Department Custody1600 W. Beverly Blvd, open 24 hours. Routes to the Whittier Courthouse.Facility detailsLakewoodLakewood Sheriff’s StationType I station jail on Clark Avenue — 96 hours rather than 24.Facility detailsCerritosCerritos Sheriff’s StationType I station jail on Bloomfield Avenue, serving communities along the Orange County line.Facility detailsWhittierWhittier City Jail13230 Penn Street, Whittier
A Type I city jail authorised to hold up to 96 hours. Jail (562) 567-9220.Custody, bail & release

How the county custody system fits together

The Sheriff’s Department states that the Inmate Reception Center has functional supervision over the reception unit at Century Regional and over the booking functions at all Sheriff’s stations. So both routes lead into one county system — but they are physically different places, and going to the wrong one costs you hours.

The Inmate Reception Center is a booking and release processing function, not a housing jail in its own right. The county operates other major facilities in the same downtown complex. We have not published pages for those yet, because we will not describe a facility’s current custody role until we have verified it against official Sheriff’s Department sources.

Custody resources

• Who made the arrest matters here. The Sheriff patrols 42 of the county’s 88 cities under contract; the rest run their own police departments. That decides which station holds the paperwork and where the person is taken.
• Some cities hold people locally first. Santa Fe Springs contracts policing to the Whittier Police Department, so an arrestee there may be held in the Whittier city jail rather than entering county custody at all.
• Booking has to finish before any bond can be posted, and release timing is controlled by the facility.
• A warrant is the most common reason a Los Angeles County caller genuinely does need a bond — see warrants.

More detail: Los Angeles County bail bonds, Los Angeles County courthouses, frequently asked questions and California bail bond resources. Cost options are on payment plans.

Bail by charge in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County runs on its own timetable and its own rules, including Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols that mean a bond is not always required. What applies depends on the booking charge.

• Domestic violence bail — one of the significant exceptions to those protocols, and the charge where § 1270.1 timing matters most.
• DUI, warrants, felony, misdemeanor and drug charge bail.

Men are processed through the Inmate Reception Center and women through the Century Regional Detention Facility. Sheriff’s station arrests in our area often begin at Industry Station. Our La Habra office sits on the county line and is open 24 hours.

Los Angeles books men and women into different facilities, which makes a wasted trip especially easy here. Before travelling, see visiting someone in jail.

All three of our offices are in Orange County. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. California bail license number 1841014. See also the global jail and custody index.

Please note: American Freedom Bail Bonds is a licensed bail bond agency, not a law firm, and is not affiliated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and we cannot guarantee a bail amount, a release time, eligibility for release, or the outcome of any case. Los Angeles County release rules changed substantially in October 2023, and facility information, phone numbers and visiting rules change — always confirm directly with the facility. California bail license 1841014.