Lerdo Minimum Security Facility, CA Video Visitation

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Lerdo Minimum Security Facility

Address:
17635 Industrial Farm Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone:
661-391-7802

MINIMUM FACILITY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Always call 661-391-7802 ahead of time to confirm visitation.
The Minimum Facility bus will transport visitors to the visiting yard from the Lerdo main Gate parking lot.
The bus begins transporting at 7:30 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. on both Saturday and Sunday.
Transportation continues until the last bus times listed below.
If visitors fail to make the last bus times, they will not be allowed to enter the facility for visiting and must wait until the inmate’s next eligible visiting time.
Inmates shall be allow one visit, of at least one hour, per week. Each inmate will be allowed a total of four visitors per table.

INMATES	DAYS	TIME	LAST BUS
A - H	SAT	7:30AM-10:30AM	Leaves at 8:45AM
I - Q	SAT	12:30PM-3:30PM	Leaves at 1:45PM
R - Z	SUN	7:30AM-10:30AM	Leaves at 8:45AM
Females	SUN	12:30PM-3:30PM	Leaves at 1:45PM

What is a video visit?

Video visitation, also known as remote visitation, is quickly becoming the preferred method for visiting an inmate in jail or prison for the following reasons:

•   It requires little to no staff, versus the staff required to move inmates to and from the visit and watch over the visit. It saves the Lerdo Minimum Security Facility money.
•   It removes any opportunity for contraband (drugs) to enter the facility.
•   It can become a profit center for the facility, given that the revenue generated by visits is shared with the jail.
•   While inmates prefer to see family and friends in person, video visitation allows them to visit with them more often, and on a whim.
•   Video visitation gives the inmates and their visitors the feeling of more privacy.

Video visitation from the perspective of the visitor allows them to visit from their home, their car, at work, and even allows them to take their device to a family or religious gathering. It allows them to give their inmate the feeling of belonging and not being forgotten.

Video visitation can take place on a computer, a tablet or a phone.

Video visitation saves time. Instead of spending hours driving to the jail, checking in, filling out paperwork, potentially being searched, waiting, and then having a 15–30-minute visit, if it isn’t cancelled at the last minute, the visit can be done from anywhere during a short break in the visitor’s day.

If the visitor does not have access to a phone or computer, they can make an appointment ahead of time and use terminals in the lobby of the jail.

You must also be on the inmate's approved list, even for a video visit.

What are the companies that work with the jails and prisons that allow video visits?

There are several different companies that contract with all the jails and prisons that allow video visitation:

These are the companies in alphabetical order:

CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Correct Solutions Group
Correct Pay
Ctel
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Canteen
Inmate Sales
iwebvisits
JailATM
Jpay
Gettingintouch (netvisit)
NCIC
Prodigy Sales
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications
Tiger Services
Visitel
In addition, some jails use Microsoft Meeting and Zoom.

Lerdo Minimum Security Facility Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Lerdo Minimum Security Facility there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.

All mail is to be shipped to the Lerdo Minimum Security Facility:
Inmate's first and last name and booking ID #
Kern County Lerdo Minimum Security Facility
17635 Industrial Farm Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308

For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Kern County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Lerdo Minimum Security Facility follow these steps:

Select California, then select Lerdo Minimum Security Facility, and then select the 'Send a Package Order' option.
Register and create an account with Access Securepak, for Kern County.
Choose the inmate and the products you want shipped to them, and input your payment method.
NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Kern County at any one time.

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Lerdo Minimum Security Facility check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Kern County.

How to Send Money to an Inmate in Kern County

To send commissary money to an inmate in Lerdo Minimum Security Facility follow these steps:

Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
Select California, then select Lerdo Minimum Security Facility, and then the inmate you want to send money to.
Choose the amount of money you want to send, and input your payment method.

For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Lerdo Minimum Security Facility.

How an Inmate Makes a Phone Call to You or Others from Lerdo Minimum Security Facility

To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Kern County do the following:

1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.

2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose [facility_name_1}, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.

To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Kern County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.