Santa Clarita Valley Jail

Those who have been arrested within the City of Santa Clarita will be taken to Santa Clarita Valley Jail where they will be booked upon arrival. This city jail is located within the Santa Clarita Valley Station – a substation of the North Patrol Division of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

Santa Clarita Valley Station provides policing services in the following areas as well:

• Angeles National Forest
• Bouquet Canyon
• Canyon Country, Castaic
• Gorman
• Hasley Canyon
• Neenach
• Newhall
• Sand Canyon
• Saugus
• Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Sleepy Valley
• Southern Oaks
• Stevenson Ranch
• Sunset Point
• Tesoro Del Valle
• Val Verde
• Valencia
• West Hills
• Westridge

Both the jail and the station were established in 1972. The jail has 11 cells that can accommodate approximately 40 detainees. One of the main priorities of the Santa Clarita Valley Station is to apprehend graffiti vandals.

In order to do this, Santa Clarita Valley Station partners with the City of Santa Clarita in conducting surveillance and sting operations. Since the operations began, they’ve arrested more than 1,000 graffiti vandals and 31 prolific taggers who are responsible for more than $250,000 in damages. Twenty tagging crews has ceased operation in Santa Clarita as well.

How will I know if my loved one is eligible for bail?

The defendant will inform the family member if he or she is eligible for bail during the booking process. It is during this time when the defendant is allowed to make a phone call to his loved one, an attorney, or a bail bondsman. Defendants who are charged with less serious offenses are usually allowed to post bail immediately after they’ve been booked.

For more serious crimes, the defendant will have to be wait for a day or two for a bail hearing. During a bail hearing, the judge will inform the defendant if he or she is allowed to post bail and how much the bail amount will be.

Why is bail required?

A bail will serve as a guarantee that the defendant will stay true to his obligations of returning for his future trials once released from Santa Clarita Valley Jail. A bail is simply a release and return agreement that the defendant will have with the court.