The Lake County Juvenile Hall is the main jail in Lake County California. While the police in the cities and towns in Lake County can arrest and detain offenders, the Lake County Juvenile Hall is the facility that is accredited by California to hold inmates for more than 72 hours.
The Lake County Juvenile Hall is located at:
Lake County Juvenile Hall
Lakeport, CA 95453
It can be reached 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by calling .
The main reason that people call is to find out if a particular person is in custody, although you can look up an inmate online by going here. You can also get answers to whatever questions about an inmate, and the services for Lake County Juvenile Hall that you may have by clicking on any of the questions below:
How to search for an inmate?
Can you look up an inmate’s mugshot?
How do you look up an offender’s criminal charges, bond or inmate number?
How do you visit an inmate?
What are the visitation hours?
Can you visit inmates in Lake County by video from home?
How do you get phone calls from an inmate?
Can you send mail, books, or newspapers to an inmate?
How do you send an inmate money?
Does Lake County Juvenile Hall have inmate commissary?
Can an inmate receive and/or send email or text messages?
Do inmates in Lake County have access to computers or tablets?
How do you pay an inmate’s bail or bond?
Every year the Lake County Juvenile Hall has approximately 800 bookings, with a daily average of 40 inmates and maintains control of the facility with a staff of 10.
Inmates in this jail range from low level misdemeanor offenders to those being held and awaiting trial for violent crimes like robbery, rape, and murder. Therefore, given the mix of potentially dangerous inmates, the security level is very high.
The Lake County Juvenile Hall is equipped with a state-of-the-art locking system, closed circuit cameras covering every area where inmates are located, and jail staff that utilize a communication system that keeps each of the guards and civilian staff in constant contact.
Guards that circulate in the same general area of the inmates are armed with eye-blinding mace that will turn an inmate having a violent outburst into a weeping child. They also carry stun weapons, short clubs, flashlights that have dual use as both a light source and as a weapon, and handcuffs. Guards at entrances and in areas not frequented by inmates are armed with various firearms. The goal of such tight security is to keep both the staff and the inmates safe.
Go to this page for other jails in Lake County, jails in neighboring counties, and local police jails and juvenile detention centers for young offenders under age 18 in this county.
Unlike the California Department of Corrections, where inmates are sent once convicted of a crime and sentenced to a period of more than a year, the Lake County Jail System is populated by short-term offenders; those who have just been arrested and awaiting to be bonded out by friends or family, those who cannot afford or get bailed and are awaiting trial, or those who have already been convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of less than one year. Many of the latter inmates become ‘workers’, who can reduce their sentence by performing jail maintenance or working in the kitchen. An upside to being a worker is they also get paid a small stipend so when they get released, they have a few dollars in their pocket.
When an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the California Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Inmates that are convicted of a misdemeanor and/or sentenced to less than one year of a state crime serve their time in the Lake County Juvenile Hall.
Illegal immigrants convicted of a state or federal crime will first do their time, then may be transferred into ICE custody for deportation.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Lake County Juvenile Hall follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Lake County Juvenile Hall check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lake County.
To receive phone calls from inmates in Lake County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
Note: All your calls with an inmate are recorded, stored and shared with law enforcement if the conversation deals with your case or any criminal activity. Anything communicated can be used against you or your inmate in court.
For all the information regarding phone calls with Lake County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To visit an inmate in Lake County follow these steps:
For full instructions on all the benefits of using IC Solutions to visit a Lake County inmate, visiting an inmate at the jail itself, rates, policies, rules, dress codes, bringing children, attorney and clergy visits and more, go to our official Visit Inmate Page.
Lake County Juvenile Hall
| STATE | COUNTY | BEDS |
|---|---|---|
| California | Lake | 40 |
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Lake County Juvenile Hall
Lakeport, CA 95453
INMATE MAIL
Inmate's First and Last Name
Lake County Juvenile Hall
Lakeport, CA 95453
This facility, known as "Lake County Juvenile Hall" is also known as Lake County Juvenile Hall, California, Lake.
