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Men'S Central Jail

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Men'S Central Jail is a county jail located in Los Angeles County, California. Rated capacity: 6,750. Reported population: 4,281. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

6,750

Current population

4,281

Occupancy

63%

Year opened

1963

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1963

Region

California

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Richard Ramirez
    Richard Ramirez
    1960–2013 · serial killer

    Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez (; February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013), better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, sex offender and burglar whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California.

  • Scott Weiland
    Scott Weiland
    1967–2015 · singer

    Scott Richard Weiland (, WY-lənd; né Kline; October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter.

  • Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    1960 · film actor

    Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker.

  • Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    1955 · actor

    Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor.

  • Phil Spector
    Phil Spector
    1939–2021 · record producer

    Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter.

  • Todd Bridges
    Todd Bridges
    1965 · film director

    Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965) is an American actor.

  • Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    1940–2005 · television actor

    Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

  • Tommy Lee
    Tommy Lee
    1962 · drummer

    Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; Greek: Τόμας Λι Μπας, October 3, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder and drummer of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

  • Shorty Rossi
    1969 · television actor

    Luigi Francis "Shorty" Rossi (born February 10, 1969) is the star of the canceled Pit Boss, a reality series on Animal Planet.

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Contact & address

441 Bachet Street, Los Angeles 90012
(213) 974-4921
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 63% · peers avg: 93% (32%)
Capacity (beds)this: 6750 · peers avg: 546 (+1136%)

Data completeness

74%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Men'S Central Jail. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/men-s-central-jail
Chicago
"Men'S Central Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/men-s-central-jail.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-men-s-central-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Men'S Central Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/men-s-central-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}