Why are Some People Held at Wayside While they Have a Criminal Case Pending in Los Angeles?
Wayside is one of the jails in Los Angeles County that holds inmates. It is a huge ranch just to the north of Magic Mountain, and it has several different facilities on many acres. It's also known as Pitchess Detention Center.
There is the North facility, which usually holds inmates who don't cause any trouble. It's a medium facility. Then there's NCCF, which holds more serious inmates.
In that facility, they have both the general population and areas where inmates are segregated from other inmates, sometimes because of disciplinary problems and other times because of their status in custody.
So, there's an 800 and a 900 area all the way in the back of the North County Correctional Facility. There's also a south facility.
Overflow From Main Los Angeles County Jail
North County Correctional Facility – 29340 The Old Rd, Castaic, CA 91384, Phone: (661) 295-7810
Those are pretty much the main facilities at Wayside. It's a huge ranch, and a lot of inmates are held there. The main reason they're held there is because Los Angeles County has a lot of action going on.
They only have so much room in the county jail on Bauchet Street and in the Twin Towers.
That's why they've got to have that overflow facility. Nobody can really say for sure why inmates are housed in certain areas—whether it be county jail, Wayside, or Twin Towers.
It is also unclear why the sheriffs continue to transfer people back and forth between the county jail, Wayside, and Twin Towers.
I think a lot of it has to do with their funding, as they're moving inmates around somehow.
I believe they're able to work their books so they can raise additional funds. A lot of times, it really doesn't make sense why they're moving inmates between the county jail and Wayside.
But all three of the facilities — Wayside, Twin Towers, County Jail — are all about the same as far as how they hold the inmates and their ability to hold the inmates. However, there have been some escapes from Wayside, but I've never heard of any escapes from county jail or the Twin Towers.
Wayside is much bigger, with much more land, and there's more potential to leave the facility.
Obviously, it's never a good idea to escape from Wayside or any county facility because escaping is a serious felony as well. Once you're caught, you can be thrown in prison, which will just add additional time to your sentence.
Contact Hedding Law Firm If You Have a Pending Criminal Case
So, if you or a loved one is housed in Wayside and you have a criminal case pending in Los Angeles County, pick up the phone. Make the call. I stand at the ready to help you. Contact us to review the details of your criminal case.
I've handled thousands of cases in the county system. I've been to all of the Wayside facilities, know the protocol there very well, and am aware of the lockdowns that can occur there.
I know how to visit people at Wayside and, obviously, how to get a successful result in a criminal case being heard in Los Angeles County. Pick up the phone. Make the call; I stand ready to help you.
Hedding Law Firm is a criminal defense law firm located in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, at 16000 Ventura Blvd #1208 Encino, CA 91436. Call (213) 542-0979 for a free case evaluation.
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