When someone is arrested in Santa Clarita, their experience in police custody can be different from someone who was arrested in another city. While the initial arrest and booking process is more or less the same for everyone, the time it takes to go through the process as well as the length of time an inmate will remain at the police station are greatly influenced by the city in which they were arrested. These factors can also influence the bail bond process and how long it will take to get them out of jail
For example, when an arrestee first arrives at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station, they have to go through the booking and processing procedure. Processing someone into the system doesn’t take all that long by itself, and can sometimes be done in about 45-minutes to an hour. However, if the station is busy, an arrestee will likely have to wait their turn to be processed in – a wait that can last several hours. Just how long an arrestee will have to wait to go through booking and processing will depend on when they were arrested. Weekends and holidays (especially those holidays associated with alcohol consumption) tend to be busy, while weekdays can see a decrease in the amount of arrests.
The jail at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station is what’s known as a “type II facility” – a designation indicating that it is intended only for the short-term housing of inmates. Once an inmate has gone through booking and processing, they may be held at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station jail for up to 72-hours. However, the length of time they remain there will once again be influenced by how busy the jail is. The station jail has room for about 40 inmates, and when the number of arrestees exceeds the room available, inmates will begin to be transferred to either Twin Towers Correctional Facility (in the case of men) or the Lynwood Jail (in the case of women).
When someone is transferred, they will need to go through additional processing at the larger jail. It will take much longer to be processed in at Twin Towers than it did at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station, and inmates will have to wait anywhere from 12 to 24-hours before they can be processed in. During this waiting period, an inmate can’t be bailed out of jail.
So, what’s the quickest way to bail someone out of jail who has been arrested in Santa Clarita? Start the bail bond process early. When the bail bond process has begun while an inmate is still located at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station jail, they will usually not be selected for transfer when the station gets overcrowded, thus keeping them in Santa Clarita and avoiding the 24-hour transfer period.
