Police Department

Vernon City Jail

The Vernon Police Department operates it's own city jail. The California State Board of Corrections classifies the jail as Type I. This means that our city jail is used to to hold prisoners for not more than 96 hours, excluding holidays.

The Jail facility has four cell blocks. Each cellblock has one or two separate cells; each cell has one to four beds (total nineteen), a sink, toilet and drinking fountain. Additionally, each cellblock has a shared shower and a bench/table area. One of the cellblocks is used for female prisoners. There is also a sobering cell used for housing our intoxicated prisoners. In this cell there is a sink and toilet. The walls, floor, ceiling, door, and separation partition are padded. Intoxicated prisoners are less likely to injure themselves in a fall.

The Vernon jail facility also has a booking cell, holding cell, fingerprint room, and complete kitchen. Each prisoner is given three meals a day, as required by the Board of Corrections.

All areas of the jail including the intake area, where officers drive the prisoners into the facility are monitored at all times.

The Police Department employs full time Corrections Officers, called Vernon Service Officers. Each Vernon Service Officer or VSO has attended a 256-hour academy as required by the Board of Corrections. VSO's are non-sworn employees whose primary responsibility is the 24-hour a day care of the prisoners. VSO's receive, search, fingerprint, photograph, and feed the inmates. When an inmate is due to leave the facility, the VSO will complete the necessary paperwork and release the prisoner to another agency or transport them to court.

The Vernon Service Officers are trained and directed by a civilian Jail Manager (Lieutenant). During non-business hours the VSO's report directly to the on-duty Watch Commanders.

Anyone with questions regarding the jail facility or the status of an inmate should contact the on-duty Watch Commander at (323) 587-5171.