Why are Some People Held at the Los Angeles Lynwood Jail?
If you know someone who is being detained at the Lynwood Jail, they are probably there because they have been arrested and charged with a crime in Los Angeles County, which only houses female inmates.
They also used to be housed at Twin Towers in downtown Los Angeles, but now if you're arrested, you're female, you're going to be held at the Lynwood jail.
The Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) is a Women's Jail in Lynwood, California.
This facility can hold over 2,000 inmates and is one of seven correctional facilities operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
In 2006, the Lynwood Jail was turned into a female-only facility. The Los Angeles County detention center is for all women arrested and detained for allegedly committing a California misdemeanor or felony crime.
This women's jail facility is located less than 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles:
Century Regional Detention Facility (Lynwood Jail)
11705 South Alameda Street
Lynwood, CA 90262
(323) 357-5100
Our Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers are providing an overview below to give readers a better understanding of this jail facility.
Searching for an Inmate and Posting Bail
Lynwood Jail – 11705 South Alameda Street Lynwood, CA 90262 Phone: (323) 357-5100
If you have reason to believe someone you know might be in custody in Los Angeles County, you can use the inmate search page provided by the LA County Sheriff's Department.
Call (213) 473-6100 to get LA County inmate information. Most people in the Lynwood Jail will have the chance to post bail for release from custody. You can contact the jail to find out if bail was granted and to obtain specific information.
After an inmate has been assigned a housing facility, they can make outgoing phone calls but must pay for them with a pre-paid call account.
You can send an inmate postal mail, but there is a lengthy list of contraband items. Inmates can also send mail, but they will have to purchase stamps through the commissary.
You can deposit money into an inmate's account so they can make purchases from the jail commissary. If you have questions about making an inmate deposit, call the jail at (323) 568-4535.
Visiting Hours and Policies
The Century Regional Detention Facility's public visiting hours are on Saturdays and Sundays between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
You must pre-register through the Sheriff's Department online system or register in person at the jail. You can also make an appointment online or call jail visitation at (323) 568-4520.
Policies include only two people per visit, and you are not allowed to carry any items or bags into the jail. Minors must have some identification, such as a school ID card.
If you are a convicted felon, you must first obtain advanced permission from jail authorities, which can take up to two weeks.
There is also a dress code that prohibits revealing clothes, tank tops, and clothes that have graphics of nudity, gang signs, or obscenity.
Attorney Visitation for Inmate Clients
We often visit the client at the Lynwood jail. Attorneys can get in fairly easily.
I noticed it is a little more difficult for the general public to visit their loved ones in Lynwood jail, so you want to ensure they're talked to and know that you've hired an attorney for them.
I like to try to get the paperwork related to the case, anything related to their arrest report, so I can sit down and talk with them.
In this manner, I can tell them exactly what the charges are against them and what we will do moving forward about possibly getting them out on bail. Then, finally:
- we'll talk about the case;
- what their involvement is, and
- what evidence do the prosecutors have?
I'm very familiar with the Lynwood jail. Years ago, they used to have a court there.
I've been doing this for over 27 years now, and there have been appearances there, but I haven't made an appearance there in probably at least a decade.
Maybe they're using that facility for something else, but I don't think they're doing criminal cases there.
Getting an Inmate Released from Custody
So, if your loved one is charged with a crime in Los Angeles County and is in the Lynwood jail, you've come to the right place.
The first thing we will try to do is get them out of Lynwood jail. If we can't get them out or an OR release, then we will try to work out a resolution if the government actually has the evidence against them.
That's one of the things we'll discuss with you. Once I get your loved one's permission, we can discuss what's going on within the Lynwood Jail.
We will also discuss how they're doing, what they're looking at regarding the case, and what evidence the prosecutors have against them. Obviously, you can certainly help in setting up a plan.
Mitigation Package
Contact us to review the details of your criminal case. I often use family to set up a mitigation package, where we give the prosecutors character letters and other information about the person they have in custody in Lynwood.
This is so they can consider letting them out, working out a fair resolution, protecting their criminal record, and getting probation instead of prison.
If you have a loved one in the Lynwood jail/Century Regional Center, right there off Alameda near Imperial, you've come to the right place.
Pick up the phone. Make the call. Ask for a meeting with Ron Hedding. Hedding Law Firm is located in Los Angeles County, and we offer a free case evaluation to review the details of your case and legal options.
