New $126 million Kern County jail unveiled at Lerdo

Natalie Tarangioli

8:38 AM, May 9, 2018

8:09 AM, May 10, 2018

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood is calling it the "best facility in the state."

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A dedication ceremony for a new Kern County jail was held Wednesday morning north of Bakersfield.

The new facility has been 10 years in the making and expands the current 2,400-inmate capacity by 822 beds, includes three separate buildings and covers 220,000 square feet.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood is calling the facility the best in the state.

The ribbon-cutting for the $126.7 million state-of-the-art jail was at Kern County Jail - Lerdo at 10 a.m.

Inmates are expected to move into the medium to maximum facility on Saturday.

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