Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center

To locate someone who may be at Pitchess Detention Center, you can search for a Los Angeles County inmate online or call (213) 473-6080 or (213) 473-6100. The inmate information phone lines are available 24 hours a day. Pitchess, also known as Wayside Jail, consists of four adjacent facilities: East, North, South and the North County Correctional Facility. For North Facility information and administration, call (661) 295-8840. For East Facility information and administration, call (661) 295-8815. The North Facility is at 29320 The Old Rd, and the East Facility is at 29310 The Old Rd, both in Castaic, CA 91384. The sheriff’s website is https://lasd.org/.

Match your destination to your loved one’s housing component before visiting Pitchess Detention Center, also called Wayside jail. The complex has four adjacent components with different street numbers: East is at 29310 The Old Rd, North at 29320 The Old Rd, South at 29330 The Old Rd and North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) at 29340 The Old Rd, all within the Castaic complex. North’s address is not the destination for every visitor. You must schedule your visit online in advance. Before you travel, call (661) 295-8840 to confirm visiting hours and instructions.

You can put money on a Pitchess inmate’s books in person or by mail, as described in Shouse Law Group’s jail guide. These are account-funding instructions, not bail-payment instructions. Pitchess has no cashier and does not accept money directly at the facility. For an in-person deposit, go to the Inmate Reception Center at 450 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Deposits are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The reception center’s contact number is (213) 893-5875. To mail a deposit, use a California bank-drawn cashier’s check, a U.S. Postal Service money order or a California state money order. Make it payable to the inmate’s name and booking number. Address the payment with the inmate’s complete name and seven-digit booking number, followed by Terminal Annex P.O. Box 86164, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164.

Send letters to someone at Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center using their complete name and seven-digit booking number, followed by Terminal Annex P.O. Box 86164, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164, per Shouse Law Group’s jail guide. You may also send up to five printed photos in either 2×3-inch or 4×6-inch sizes. Books and magazines use a different route. You may have up to three softcover books and three magazines sent each week, but they must come directly from a physical or online bookstore or a publisher. Personally mailed packages are prohibited; care packages can be ordered separately through the Keefe Commissary website. According to Shouse Law Group’s guide, people held at Pitchess cannot receive incoming calls, but they may make outgoing calls to you during designated times. For questions about telephone contact or photo acceptance, contact North Facility information and administration at (661) 295-8840 or East Facility information and administration at (661) 295-8815. The sheriff’s contact website is https://lasd.org/.