Vernon Jail

Vernon Jail is a temporary holding facility managed by the Vernon Police Department. The police department is responsible for keeping the peace in the city and ensuring that the residents are safe at all times.

They do this by identifying suspicious persons, vehicles, or activities; investigating a crime; responding to emergencies; enforcing traffic laws and conducting traffic accidents; filing crime reports; and arresting those who have committed an offense or in the act of committing an offense.

Those who have been arrested within the city and its surrounding neighborhoods will be detained at Vernon Jail for up to 12 hours only.

Persons who have been sentenced by a judge to remain in custody due to felony charges will be transferred to Huntington Park Police Department.

The Vernon Police Department has several divisions, the largest of which is the Vernon Police Department Patrol Division. Several units and programs supplement the said division. Some of these are the following:

• Bicycle Patrol Team
• Canine Team
• A.R.E. Program for the local Vernon Elementary School
• Motor Unit

Arrestees will be booked upon arrival. Taking the arrestees’ fingerprints, mug shot, and checking of personal belongings are some of the things that happens during booking.

A bail bondsman can go to Vernon Jail to sign out a defendant after the defendant has been booked. A defendant will not be released from custody without having his identity checked and recorded first.

What will happen to the defendant after the bail has been posted?

After the bail has been posted and the defendant has been booked, he or she will be released from Vernon Jail.

It is important to note that since the period in which the defendants are kept within the premises is shorter than most jails within the Los Angeles County, the booking process here will be quick.

As the primary reason for bail, the defendant has to come back to court for his future trials including arraignment or the defendant’s first court appearance.

It is during this time when the defendant is formally informed by the judge of the charges being made against him. The defendant will then respond with his plea – guilty, not guilty, or no contest.

If the defendant skips bail or fails to appear in court, the bail bondsman will have 180 days to locate the defendant before a judge forfeits the bail and issues a warrant for the defendant’s arrest.