Maywood Jail

The Maywood City Jail in California has a medium-security holding facility with a capacity for inmates to receive up to one visit per day, with a maximum of two visits each lasting fifteen minutes. Inmates can be looked up by booking date, release date, charges, mugshots, bond, degree and more. The address and contact number for Maywood Jail in California is 4317 Slauson Avenue, Maywood, CA 90270 and 323-562-5008 respectively. The Maywood Jail in California allows visitation hours from Monday to Friday between 8am and 9pm, and on weekends from 9am to 3pm. Up to 1 adult and 3 minors are allowed to visit an inmate at a time, with the children needing to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Video visits are also available on Sundays from 8:30am to 3:00pm. The Maywood Police Department has failed to provide adequate training to its sworn personnel to ensure they are capable of performing their duties. The ACLU has alleged that mentally ill inmates were chained to chairs for days and left to sleep in the Los Angeles County jail. Detainees inside Maywood Jail are waiting to be bailed out, awaiting arraignment, and some may be allowed long-term stay. Inmates have been granted free calls following the halting of visitations last week, and a lawsuit was settled for $750,000 due to failure to protect inmates from poor conditions. Maywood Jail in California is unique in that it houses inmates from low level misdemeanor offenders to those awaiting trial for violent crimes. It also employs police officers with a history of trouble, such as a former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy terminated for abusing jail inmates. Detainees inside Maywood Jail are waiting to be bailed out, awaiting arraignment, or about to be bused out to a different county jail. The correction fee for tickets is $10.

How do I find out if someone has been arrested and booked into the Maywood Jail?

To find out if someone you know has been recently arrested and booked into the Maywood Jail, call the jail’s booking line at 323-562-5008.

There may be an automated method of looking them up by their name over the phone, or you may be directed to speak to someone at the jail. Sometimes the jail staff may ask you the offender’s date of birth to ensure privacy of the offender’s status.

Keep in mind that after an arrest, the information on an offender may not be publicly available for several hours.

If you don’t want to check up on an offender by calling the jail, you can also try looking up people recently booked online.

Maywood Jail Booking Roster

What happens during booking in Los Angeles County?

After being arrested and taken into custody, and after being read their Miranda Rights, an offender will next be transported to the local police or department or the Sheriff’s Department in Los Angeles County for booking.

Booking is very involved and requires multiple steps in the process, however, keep in mind that most attorneys will advise that an offender remain silent and not offer any additional information about the crime they have been arrested for because anything they do say may be recorded and may very well be used against them in court.

What is the booking process like at the Maywood Jail?

Booking includes having their photo (mugshot) and fingerprints taken, as well as being asked a lot of questions about their personal history and state of mind. If it’s a serious felony, their DNA may also be taken. They will also be checked for warrants in Los Angeles County and other California and USA jurisdictions.

If the offender was arrested for a DUI offense, and has refused a breathalyzer test, they may also be forced to have blood drawn by a doctor or nurse.

It is also very likely that the offender will undergo a humiliating full body search while in the nude. This includes bending over, spreading their cheeks in the direction of an officer, and coughing. They will also be walked through a metal detector or x-ray machine, like those used at an airport.

What kind of questions are asked during booking?

The arresting jurisdiction will ask about gang affiliations, tattoos, medical conditions, prescribed medication they are taking, recreational drugs they are on or addicted to, allergies, if they are suicidal, and other relevant information that will help with determining their cell assignment and special needs.

What happens to an offender’s personal property during booking?

During the arrest and booking process an offender will also have all their personal property confiscated and held for either their release from jail, or with the offender’s approval, released to a friend or family member.

Personal property includes the clothing they are wearing, money, wallets, purses, cell phones, jewelry, body rings, earrings, watches, and even glasses if they are deemed a security risk. If they are allowed to keep their shoes or sneakers, the laces are removed.

What happens after booking?

At this point the offender will be allowed to make a free phone call to a person of their choice to notify them of their arrest, and/or arrange a bond or bail for their release.

If the offender is being detained and housed while awaiting arraignment, the Maywood Jail will provide a jail garment and slip-on shoes, a blanket, sheets, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, and a towel.

Often, before they are dressed in the jail outfit and brought to their housing location, they will be forced to take a shower and undergo a disinfectant treatment for body and hair lice, scabies or other pests that may be residing on their person.

How long does the Maywood Jail Booking process take?

Booking can take anywhere from an hour to 24 hours or more. It all depends on the number of people that are awaiting processing, the number of staff on duty at the time, and the behavior of the offender.

If the offender is heavily intoxicated and/or violent, the Booking Officer may decide to stick the offender in a holding cell for several hours until they become more manageable.