This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bail, pull official booking records, or change a court or jail record.
Where to Ask First
Use the office that controls the record. A Kern County jail release usually starts with KCSO and the court. A CDCR prison release goes through CDCR, BPH, DAPO, and CDCR records. A federal or ICE matter should go to the federal or immigration custody system.
Kern County Sheriff's Office Records Section
1350 Norris Road, Building B
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Public hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Arrest Records: (661) 391-7624
Crime Reports: (661) 391-7431
KCSO CPRA Requests
KCSO Support Services Building
34970 McMurtrey Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Email: cprarequests@kernsheriff.org
- For a released inmate or release record, start with the home page search and records-request path.
- For post-release supervision, use parole and probation records and the court.
- For a short-window release check, review the 24-hour release list fallback route.
- For a release date or custody alert, use projected release date and VINELink check.
- For CDCR records, use CIRIS, CDCR public records, or the CDCR Identification Unit at (916) 445-6713.
- For federal or immigration custody, use BOP, USMS, ICE ODLS, Mesa Verde contacts, or ICE FOIA.
Other Official Contacts
Several Kern County release questions need more than one office. Court orders, sentence credits, probation terms, and transfer records often live outside the jail file.
| Office | Use for | Contact detail |
|---|---|---|
| KCSO Detentions | Jail information and facility routing | (661) 391-7500 |
| Kern Superior Court | Case records, release orders, sentencing, disposition | 1415 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 for judicial administrative records mail |
| CDCR Identification Unit | State prison record questions | (916) 445-6713, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Pacific excluding holidays |
| DAPO Bakersfield | State parole office contact | 3416-A Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308; (661) 634-9620 |
| Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center | Immigration custody records and facility contact | 425 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 |