Wilshire Area Jail

Wilshire Area Jail is the correctional facility of Wilshire Community Police Station – a substation of the Los Angeles Police Department. It is equipped with holding cells that houses arrestees temporarily.

Those who have been arrested in the following areas will be booked and await their arraignment in Wilshire Area Jail:

• Arlington Heights
• Brookside Park
• Carthay Circle
• Country Club Park
• Fairfax
• Greater Wilshire
• Hancock Park
• Larchmont Village
• Little Ethiopia
• Melrose
• Mid-City
• Mid-Wilshire
• Miracle Mile
• Park La Brea
• South Carthay
• Wellington Square
• Wilshire Center
• Wilshire Vista
• Windsor Square

After the arraignment, the defendants will be transferred to a much larger county jail such as Men’s Central Jail, Twin Towers Correctional Facility, or Century Regional Detention Facility.

However, an inmate can be moved to a larger facility even before his or her arraignment is over. This happens when the jail becomes overcrowded. We can still bail your loved one out even if they have been transferred. The process will take much longer than when they are in smaller jails such as Wilshire Area Jail.

Loved ones of inmates including friends are permitted to visit from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on weekends.

Why are some bails being put on hold?

This is referred to as a “PC 1275 Bail Hold”. This is mandated by Section 1275 of the California Penal Code. When the judge, police officer, or a prosecutor is not satisfied where the money or property that is being used to post bail comes from, they will put a hold on it.

The judge will need to verify first that the money or property does not come from illegal means. One of the ways in which they do this is by thoroughly checking the defendant’s financial history.

There are certain cases where a bail is withheld. These are mostly felony charges such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Bank fraud
• Drugs
• Check fraud
• Embezzlement
• Extortion
• Mortgage fraud
• Theft

If the judge, police officer, or a prosecutor believes that there is a probable cause, the defendant will not be allowed to post bail. A declaration under penalty of perjury will be filed. The declaration will state that there is a probable cause.

When this happens, the defendant must submit a preponderance of evidence in order to prove that the money or property that will be used to post bail or pay a bail bondsman comes from legal sources. Call us immediately if you need help with a PC 1275 Bail Hold.