Antelope Valley Inmate Search
If you’re looking for information on an inmate, you can use the web inmate search tool. The minimum information you need to provide is the inmate’s name or DOC number. You can also add middle and first names to narrow your search results.
The website also offers mugshots for the inmates. However, some mugshots may not be available for all inmates.
Inmate Search
The inmate search feature on this website will allow individuals to locate information regarding an incarcerated person by entering their first and last name or DOC number. The results page will list the names of those who match your search query in tabular form. The information provided will include the inmate’s age, CDCR number, admit date, current location, and classification. To obtain more specific information about an inmate’s status or classification, it is best to contact the individual institution.
As part of the Settlement Agreement, the monitors will conduct outreach and engagement with community members in the Antelope Valley to build trust and improve communications between the sheriff’s department and the community. The monitoring team will be attending community meetings and events, engaging with the community through this website, and conducting an annual community survey designed to seek feedback from residents. If you have questions or concerns about this process, please feel free to contact the monitors using the information listed below.
Los Angeles County Jail
The Los Angeles County Jail houses those who are arrested and awaiting trial or have been convicted of a crime. It is one of the largest jails in the United States. The sheriff’s department offers an online inmate search, which allows friends and family members to locate their loved ones. You can search by name or XREF number. The website will display a list of all prisoners who meet your criteria, along with their booking numbers.
The sheriff’s department is under pressure to do more to reduce the jail death rate. It recently received a visit from a panel appointed by the United Nations, and health care workers have complained that staffing shortages are making it impossible to provide adequate care.
The jail uses the VINE program to notify family and friends of inmates’ release and transfer dates. The system also allows people to register up to two phone numbers to receive notifications about an inmate’s status.
Los Angeles County Prisons
Los Angeles County prisons house individuals who are arrested and awaiting trial or sentencing, as well as those with open charges in other cases. The county’s jails are overcrowded, and conditions are deteriorating. Civil rights groups have reported violence by guards, medical neglect, arbitrary detention and extended use of solitary confinement. Some prisoners are denied adequate food and access to proper medications for mental health conditions.
In the case of Barclay, Kerlin decided to divert her from jail by sending her to a program that offers housing and treatment for people with mental illness. This program is a new effort to keep homeless mentally ill people out of jails and off the streets.
The two-year diversion program is a step in the right direction, but it will take more than money to change the culture of LA County’s jails. A long-standing system of racial discrimination and a sense of impunity has led to violence against Black people in jails, says Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson, executive director of the local nonprofit Dignity and Power Now.
Mugshots
A mugshot is a police photo of an arrested individual taken during the booking process. It is generally not flattering. It is a unique record of the person’s physical appearance and has been used in criminal jurisdiction since the 1850s. Mugshots are considered public information and can be accessed by anyone who wants them.
Unfortunately, mugshots are often made public on websites that scrape arrest records and post them for anyone to see. These sites claim they have First Amendment protection and are within their rights to publish booking photos without a fee.
Several federal courts have ruled that individuals have a privacy interest in their mugshots. These courts use a balancing test to determine whether the privacy interest outweighs the public’s right to know. If you have a mugshot posted online, you can take legal action to get it removed. However, this is not always easy.