LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center

The LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center is a city jail located right in front of City Hall, and is just a few steps away from the Old Parker Jail or Glass House. It stands as a replacement for a jail that was built in 1953.

The three-story correctional facility is operated by the Los Angeles Police Department, and houses approximately 511 persons prior to or after they have been convicted, but only for a short period of time.

This is also where persons who have been arrested from the following areas will be booked:

• Chinatown
• Jewelry District
• Financial District
• Historic Core
• South Park
• Central City East
• Artists’ Lofts
• South Park-Entertainment
• Olvera Street
• Toy District
• Little Tokyo
• Fashion District
• Bunker Hill
• Solano Canyon
• The Convention Center

The LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center is often confused with the Metropolitan Detention Center.

While the latter serves a similar purpose, the difference between the two is that the Metropolitan Detention Center houses federal detainees and is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Bail Bond Process at LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center

Bail-eligible arrestees will be released from prison on bail once they have undergone the booking process. Bail can be posted 24 hours a day at LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center.

While the arrestee is being booked, he or she will be allowed to call a bail bondsmen. Our goal is to get the defendant out as soon as possible, that’s why we don’t require family members, friends, or bail bond co-signers to come to our office to get the paperwork done.

You can get a bail bond immediately regardless of where you’re located and the time in which you need it by opting for our DigitalBond.

We’ll send you all the necessary documents that needs to be signed via our secured online transaction management service. All you need is an internet access for this. Once the documents are signed and the bond premium is paid, we’ll immediately send our bail bondsman to LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center to post bail.

If bail is not posted, the defendant will be transferred to a larger county jail while awaiting arraignment.

What are there available payment options?

We understand the financial constraints of getting a bail bond that’s why we offer various convenient payment options. You can pay the bail bond premium (usually 10% of the bond amount) by choosing one of our available payment options, or a combination of them.