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 Supervisor/Court Officer. The Jail Supervisor reports to a 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 Court Officer or on-duty VSO at (323) 587-5171.
