Long Beach Bail Bonds
Service area — the city with its own jail, served from our La Habra office
Serving Southern California Since 1997 · Open 24 Hours · California bail licence 1841014
La Habra (562) 690-8303Anaheim (714) 520-2002Brea (657) 286-5038
Long Beach is the second largest city in Los Angeles County, with roughly 450,000 residents. For bail purposes it is also the most self-contained place in our entire Los Angeles County footprint — and understanding why will save you the most common wasted journey in the county.
Long Beach has its own police department and its own city jail
The Long Beach Police Department is headquartered at the Public Safety Building, 400 W. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802. The Long Beach City Jail is at the same address.
That single fact changes the shape of a Long Beach call. Almost every other city we cover in Los Angeles County is either sheriff-policed with no jail, or has a small municipal facility. Long Beach operates a full city police force and jail operation at the scale of a mid-sized city in its own right.
For a Long Beach arrest, check the city jail on West Broadway first — not the county. Families who assume every Los Angeles County arrestee ends up at the Inmate Reception Center downtown routinely drive an hour in the wrong direction. The Long Beach Police Department publishes inmate information for people held in its own facility.
Do not assume a bond is needed. Since 1 October 2023 the Superior Court’s Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols mean many people arrested in Los Angeles County for non-violent, non-serious felonies and misdemeanours are cited and released at the scene, or booked and released on their own recognisance, with no money bail at all. Money bail still applies to serious and violent felonies, to arrests on a warrant, where a judge sets or increases bail under Penal Code sections 1269c or 1270.1, and where the court restricts the source of bail under Penal Code section 1275.1. Our Los Angeles County guide explains it in full — and if you do not need us, we will tell you.
If the case does move into county custody
Where someone is held
Los Angeles County books men and women into different facilities, which is the single most common reason families here are told there is no record of their relative. Men are processed at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles — 24-hour intake (213) 473-6080. Women are held at the Century Regional Detention Facility, 11705 S. Alameda Street, Lynwood — (323) 568-4500.
So there are effectively three possible answers for a Long Beach arrest — the city jail on West Broadway, the Inmate Reception Center downtown, or Century Regional in Lynwood. Establishing which one applies is the first thing we do, and it usually takes minutes.
Which courthouse
- Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse — 275 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 256-2312
- Superior Court of Los Angeles County, South District, which also includes the Catalina Courthouse
The courthouse is a short distance from the Public Safety Building, so for many Long Beach cases the police station, the jail and the court are all within the same downtown area — unusual in this county.
A city with an unusually wide spread of arrests
Long Beach combines a major port, a large university, a downtown entertainment district, an airport and 450,000 residents across very different neighbourhoods. The result is a broader range of arrest circumstances than anywhere else we cover — from downtown weekend incidents to cases involving people who live nowhere near the city.
Our nearest office to Long Beach
American Freedom Bail Bonds has no Los Angeles County office. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra, all in Orange County. Long Beach is a service area we cover from our La Habra office, which sits directly on the county line.
Long Beach is toward the western edge of the area we work from La Habra, and we are not going to claim a Long Beach storefront. What matters operationally is that the paperwork is electronic and posting happens at whichever facility holds the person — and for Long Beach that is frequently the city jail on West Broadway rather than anything requiring a trip downtown.
Charges we are called about
- Warrants — in Los Angeles County this is now the most common reason a bond is genuinely required, because the release protocols address arrest without a warrant.
- Domestic violence — Penal Code section 1270.1 requires a hearing in open court, on two court days’ written notice, before release on own recognisance or at a non-schedule amount for certain of these charges.
- Felony charges — where the serious-or-violent test decides whether the protocols apply at all.
- DUI, drug charges and misdemeanours — frequently within the protocols, so ask before assuming.
- All bail services and payment plans.
Nearby areas we serve
- Lakewood — to the north, sheriff-policed with no city jail
- Bellflower — to the north-east, sheriff-policed
- Cerritos — to the north-east
- Seal Beach and Los Alamitos — over the line in Orange County
See also Los Angeles County bail bonds and our service areas.
Common questions
Is my relative at the city jail or downtown?
For a Long Beach arrest, the city jail at 400 W. Broadway is the most likely first answer — and it is the one families most often skip. We check there before the county. If the case has moved into county custody, then it is the Inmate Reception Center for men or Century Regional in Lynwood for women.
Do we need a bail bond at all?
Quite possibly not. Since October 2023, Los Angeles County’s release protocols mean many non-violent, non-serious arrests are resolved by citation or release on own recognisance with no money bail. Call us and we will find out what actually applies before you spend anything.
The arrest happened near the Orange County line.
Worth pinning down. Seal Beach and Los Alamitos are Orange County, which still runs a uniform bail schedule rather than LA’s release protocols. We work both sides of that line.
You have no Long Beach office. Does that slow things down?
Rarely. The limiting factors are how quickly the facility completes booking and how quickly the paperwork is signed — and documents can be completed electronically from anywhere. An agent can meet you at the Public Safety Building or the Deukmejian Courthouse.
La Habra office — (562) 690-8303Anaheim office — (714) 520-2002
Please note: American Freedom Bail Bonds is a licensed bail bond agency, not a law firm. 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 court and jail information can change — always confirm details directly with the facility or the court. California bail licence 1841014.