Where is the South Gate Jail?

8620 California Ave, South Gate, CA 90280 — the South Gate Police Department facility on California Avenue, in the southeast county, along the 710 between Huntington Park and Lynwood.

What is the phone number?

(323) 563-5400 reaches the South Gate Police Department, which can confirm whether a defendant is still in custody at this facility or has already been transferred.

Which courthouse hears a South Gate case?

Most likely the East Los Angeles Courthouse in Monterey Park. South Gate's own courthouse appears to have closed in the 2013 consolidation wave, so cases are believed to route there — but this is less certain than the same-city pairings elsewhere in the county. Confirm the address on the paperwork before driving.

Can bail be posted here at night?

Yes. Bail set at booking under the Los Angeles County schedule can be posted 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays included.

How long does the South Gate Jail hold someone?

Usually hours. It is a municipal booking and short-hold facility; without a bond, custody moves into the county jail system.

Where do transfers from South Gate go?

Men are processed at the Inmate Reception Center downtown and housed in the Twin Towers and Men's Central complex. Women go to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

What do you need to write a bond?

A full legal name and date of birth. We locate the booking, confirm the facility, verify the amount, and post — 10% premium, 1% down on approved credit.

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8620 California Ave · South Gate

South Gate Jail
Bail Bonds Guide

The South Gate Jail is the South Gate Police Department's booking and holding facility on California Avenue, in the southeast county, along the 710 between Huntington Park and Lynwood. Booking, transfers, and bail — 24 hours a day.

Call (213) 295-7796

South Gate Police Department

South Gate Jail

8620 California Ave, South Gate, CA 90280

(323) 563-5400

Bail bonds posted here 24 hours a day, every day of the year — including nights, weekends, and holidays.

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Facility Overview

Hours & Visiting

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Charges We Handle

Booking & Custody Process

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Facility Overview

The South Gate Jail operates at 8620 California Ave, South Gate, CA 90280, in the southeast county, along the 710 between Huntington Park and Lynwood. It is a municipal booking and short-hold facility rather than a place where anyone serves time.

It books and briefly holds arrests made in South Gate, a dense southeast city on the 710 corridor — identification, fingerprints, warrant checks, and a cell for the hours between an arrest and either a bail release or a transfer into Los Angeles County custody.

The court picture here deserves a caveat. South Gate's local courthouse appears to have closed during the same 2013 consolidation that shuttered Huntington Park's, and cases from this part of the 710 corridor are believed to route to the East Los Angeles Courthouse. We are not going to state that with the confidence we use for same-city pairings — the appearance address printed on the release paperwork is the only authority worth acting on.

No case is heard at the jail address, and no bail is accepted at a court counter. The bond always goes to the facility physically holding the defendant.

At A Glance

South Gate Jail
8620 California Ave, South Gate, CA 90280
(323) 563-5400
South Gate Police Department
Bail bonds accepted 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays included

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Hours & Visiting

Visiting runs on a scheduled, restricted calendar. Bail posting at South Gate Jail does not — a bond can be accepted at any hour of any day.

Bail bonds accepted	24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Front counter	Staffed around the clock for custody inquiries
Booking to bailable	Commonly a few hours once records checks clear
Typical local release	Often within a couple of hours of the bond being accepted
Midnight Bail Bonds	Open 24 hours, every day

Jail hours and court hours are separate systems. The East Los Angeles Courthouse keeps weekday business hours; a bond is accepted at this facility overnight, on weekends, and on holidays.

Booking has to clear before anything posts. That is the usual reason a family is told to wait after an arrest.

Transfers run on the Sheriff's schedule, not on request. Once one leaves, the release point moves.

Visiting arrangements at a municipal facility are limited and change often — call (323) 563-5400 before driving out.

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Our Reviews

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Charges We Handle

Every charge type and financing option we write bonds for on defendants held at South Gate Jail. Open any page for statutes, bail schedule figures, and payment terms.

1% Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1% bail bonds.

1275 Hold Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1275 hold bail bonds.

2% Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 2% bail bonds.

24-Hour Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 24-hour bail bonds.

Affordable Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for affordable bail bonds.

Assault & Battery Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for assault & battery bail bonds.

Burglary Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for burglary bail bonds.

Domestic Violence Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for domestic violence bail bonds.

Drug Charge Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for drug charge bail bonds.

DUI Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for dui bail bonds.

Elder Abuse Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for elder abuse bail bonds.

Failure To Appear Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for failure to appear bail bonds.

Felony Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for felony bail bonds.

Gun & Weapons Charge Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for gun & weapons charge bail bonds.

Manslaughter Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for manslaughter bail bonds.

Misdemeanor Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for misdemeanor bail bonds.

Murder Charge Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for murder charge bail bonds.

No-Collateral Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no-collateral bail bonds.

No Money Down Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no money down bail bonds.

Online Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for online bail bonds.

Probation Violation Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for probation violation bail bonds.

Robbery Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for robbery bail bonds.

Theft Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for theft bail bonds.

Traffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for traffic & vehicle code bail bonds.

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Booking & Custody Process

From a South Gate arrest to a release on California Avenue.

Arrest And Transport

The arrestee is brought to 8620 California Ave, South Gate, CA 90280, where city custody and booking begin.

Booking & Records Checks

Photograph, fingerprints, identification, and warrant checks must clear before a bond can be accepted.

Bail Set From The County Schedule

The amount comes from the Los Angeles County bail schedule for the booked charge and is postable immediately.

Local Posting Window

Posting while South Gate Police Department still holds custody produces a release from this building, usually the same night.

County Transfer

Without a bond, custody passes to the Sheriff's Department: men to the Inmate Reception Center downtown, women to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

Release Or Court Transport

A bailed defendant leaves with a court date printed on the release paperwork. A defendant still in custody is transported to the East Los Angeles Courthouse for arraignment and returned afterward.

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How To Post Bail At South Gate Jail

Premium on a California bail bond is set by the rate filed with the Department of Insurance under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, the starting figure comes from the Los Angeles Superior Court bail schedule, and review or reduction runs under Penal Code §1270.1.

Bail on a South Gate arrest is set at booking under the county schedule. No hearing is required and no courtroom has to be open, which is why a bond can be written at three in the morning.

Where the bond lands decides the wait. Posted here, it is a quick local release; posted after a county transfer, it runs through the far slower downtown discharge process instead.

Arraignment at the East Los Angeles Courthouse is the first judicial review of the amount — it can be kept, raised, reduced, or replaced with own-recognizance release, and either side can move to revisit bail later.

Under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, a licensed bail agent is the party authorized to post a surety bond on a defendant's behalf. Call with a full legal name and date of birth; we confirm the booking and facility, verify the amount, and post at any hour — 10% premium, 1% down on approved credit.

If A Court Date Is Missed After Release

A bond written at South Gate Jail stays live through every appearance until the case resolves. A missed date can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day, with a limited statutory window to bring the defendant back before the forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner. Failure to appear bail bonds →

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Nearby Courthouse

This is the honest version: South Gate lost its local court, and the replacement assignment is inferred rather than published.

East Los Angeles Courthouse

4848 E Civic Center Way, Monterey Park, CA 91754

Believed, not confirmed. South Gate's own courthouse appears to have closed in the same 2013 consolidation wave that took Huntington Park's, and cases from this corridor are understood to have moved to East Los Angeles. We hold this one more loosely than the same-city pairings elsewhere — read the appearance address off the release paperwork.

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