Lakewood Jail

Lakewood Jail Information

The Lakewood Jail is a 25 bed jail in the city of Lakewood, Los Angeles County, California.

This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.

Phone: 562-866-9061

Physical Address:
5130 N. Clark Ave.
Lakewood, CA 90712

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name-booking #
PO BOX 86164
Terminal Annex
Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164

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How Do You Find Someone in the Lakewood Jail?

To search for an inmate in the Lakewood Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 562-866-9061 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up a list of criminal courts for Los Angeles County and every other county in California.

Lakewood Jail Inmate Search

The Lakewood Jail maintains an average of 25 offenders in custody on any given day. The Lakewood Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 529,180 offenders.

The following charts of Los Angeles County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the Los Angeles County Corrections Department, the state of California Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Los Angeles County.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Los Angeles County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Los Angeles County, neighboring counties and the state of California.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Los Angeles County and California state prisons, click the button below.
Los Angeles County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

Los Angeles County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 12/1/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 0 0.00%
Black 2,677 12.86%
Hispanic or Latino 22,071 106.00%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0 0.00%
Asian 1,894 9.10%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 0 0.00%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 26,642 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Los Angeles County Inmate Criminal Charges - 12/1/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 7,454 35.80%
Felony (2rd Degree) 9,648 46.34%
Felony (1st Degree) 7,468 35.87%
State Jail Felony 7,868 37.79%
Felony (Uncategorized) 7,544 36.23%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 6,684 32.10%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 57 0.27%
Holds 2,590 12.44%
Uncategorized 1,735 8.33%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Los Angeles County Inmate Sex - 12/1/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 18,191 87.37%
Female 2,630 12.63%
Total 20,821 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Los Angeles County Inmate Age - 12/1/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 245 1.18%
18-20 1,116 5.36%
21-24 2,010 9.65%
25-30 3,113 14.95%
31-35 3,805 18.27%
36-40 3,244 15.58%
41-45 2,979 14.31%
46-50 1,169 5.61%
51-55 876 4.21%
56-60 1,274 6.12%
61-65 517 2.48%
66-75 339 1.63%
76-85 134 0.64%
Total 20,821 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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About the Lakewood Jail
The Lakewood Jail in California has a capacity of 27 inmates. The Lakewood Jail in California is located at 5130 N. Clark Avenue, Lakewood, CA 90712. The contact number for the jail is 562-866-9061. Visitation hours at the Lakewood Jail in California vary depending on the type of visit. Inmates are allowed one to two visits of 15-30 minutes each per week, and visitors can schedule a video visit or traditional visit up to 1 day to 7 days in advance. Visits typically take place Tuesday and Sunday between 3:30 pm and 10 pm, and family members can visit daily between 9 am and 6 pm. Lakewood Jail in California has been subject to allegations of mentally ill inmates being chained to chairs for days and left to sleep. It has also seen an increase in burglaries, which is related to prison overcrowding. The case of a federal prison in Texas illustrates the prison conditions throughout state and federal prisons in California. The Lakewood Sheriff's Station provides contact information for those seeking more information about inmate issues and conditions. Lakewood Jail in California is unique in that it is a temporary housing facility, meaning some of the amenities of a longer-term facility are not available. It houses inmates with low level misdemeanor offenses to those awaiting trial for violent crimes such as robbery, rape, and murder. Additionally, California law allows incoming jail detainees to make a few local phone calls free of charge, and anyone who doesn't bail out is held at the Lakewood Jail.
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This facility, known as "Lakewood Jail" is also known as Lakewood Jail, California, Los Angeles.