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The Century Regional Detention Center ? Where L.A. County Female Inmates are Housed

By Neil Shous, Esq.

When female celebrities like Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton are sentenced to jail?and actually serve their time?they, like all other female Los Angeles County inmates serve their time at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California. The Century Regional Detention Center, sometimes interchangeably referred to as the ?Lynwood Jail? or simply ?Lynwood? houses (1) female arrestees who have just been arrested and are waiting to be bailed out or to attend their arraignments, as well as (2) female convicted defendants who have been sentenced to serve time in a county jail. Fortunately for those inmates who must serve lengthy sentences, Century Regional offers a number of services for its inmates. The jail has a commissary where the inmates can purchase cosmetics, magazines and food, a library, and a variety of counseling services such as drug/alcohol, religion and mental health...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on March 03, 2011 (boomark / email).