Twin Towers Jail Overview
Twin Towers Correctional Facility, or TTCF, is operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as part of the county jail system. It is adjacent to Men's Central Jail and the Inmate Reception Center at the downtown Bauchet Street custody campus. The research identifies TTCF as a major male jail with medical and mental-health custody functions. Its population can include general custody inmates, court-return populations, people housed for medical or mental-health reasons, and inmates moving back to MCJ or other facilities when cleared for general population housing.
TTCF is not a CDCR prison. It is also not a BOP federal detention center. A Los Angeles County inmate at Twin Towers remains in local sheriff custody unless the person is released, moved within LASD, sent to court, or transferred to another system after sentencing or a federal or immigration process. This is why the official roster path is LASD IIC, while CDCR CIRIS, the BOP locator, and ICE ODLS are fallbacks only when the custody type changes.
Twin Towers Inmate Population
The LASD 2024 Year End Review lists Twin Towers Correctional Facility with a BSCC rated capacity of 2,432 and a 2024 yearly facility ADIP of 2,345 in the rated-capacity table. A separate security-level table gives a 2024 yearly average total of 2,478, divided into 195 low-security inmates, 1,790 medium-security inmates, and 493 high-security inmates. The Correctional Treatment Center is treated as unrated in the capacity tables and had 2024 ADIP of 114.
| Security Level | 2024 Yearly Average |
|---|---|
| Low security | 195, or 8 percent |
| Medium security | 1,790, or 72 percent |
| High security | 493, or 20 percent |
| Security-level facility total | 2,478 |
The medical and mental-health role affects user expectations. A person listed at TTCF may have visit limits due to temporary housing, treatment status, classification, or security. LASD population figures should also be read with care because rated capacity, ADIP, and security-level totals are separate report measures.
Twin Towers Custody Search
Use the LASD Inmate Information Center for Twin Towers Correctional Facility inmate lookup. The required fields are last name and first name, with optional middle name and date of birth. The portal requires reCAPTCHA and warns that inmate records are not available for bookings that occurred within the last two hours. If the person was just arrested or moved from IRC, the roster may lag behind the actual custody event.
- Search LASD IIC by last name and first name.
- Use date of birth or middle name for common names.
- Review the location field for Twin Towers Correctional Facility or another LASD site.
- Call inmate information at (213) 473-6100 if the record is too new, the location is unclear, or the person may be in temporary housing.
Federal and state locators should not be used first for a regular county jail inmate at TTCF. Use CDCR CIRIS only after a sentenced prisoner transfers to state custody. Use the BOP Inmate Locator for federal custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention. VINELink can help with custody or release notification, but it is not a full county roster substitute.
Twin Towers Contact Card
Twin Towers contact information is centered on the shared LASD inmate information line. For immediate healthcare concerns, LASD separately lists the medical command center. That distinction is important for TTCF because medical and mental-health housing are part of the facility's work.
Twin Towers Correctional Facility
450 Bauchet Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Inmate Information: (213) 473-6100
Downtown Los Angeles County custody campus
Medical Command Center
Immediate healthcare concerns
(213) 893-5544
Use for urgent healthcare assistance listed by LASD.
Records requests and proof-of-incarceration letters do not come from a generic web search. LASD records research points to the Records and Identification Bureau and the department's record request routing page for custody CPRA, law-enforcement records, and related request types.
Twin Towers Visiting Rules
TTCF visitation must be checked through the LASD scheduling portal and the LASD visit advisement. The research does not provide fixed TTCF public visiting hours. LASD states that public visiting guidelines differ for each jail facility, and visit status can be blocked by classification, discipline, security, temporary housing, or existing appointments. This caution is especially relevant at Twin Towers because medical or mental-health placement can affect access.
| Visit Issue | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Use the official LASD visit portal for the facility-specific appointment window. |
| Visit status N | Call (213) 473-6100 if the roster or portal shows no visit access. |
| Former prison, parole, or probation history | Unit Commander approval is required before visiting a county jail inmate. |
| Clearance timing | Approval can take up to one month depending on the submitted information. |
| Legal Unit | Call (213) 974-0103 for clearance process or status. |
Bring government photo identification and follow the current portal rules. A scheduled visit can still be affected by a facility move, hospital or treatment placement, court return, or security restriction.
Twin Towers Mail and Money
Most county jail mail for Twin Towers inmates uses the LASD central inmate mail address unless a current official instruction says otherwise. The mail must include the inmate's name and booking number. Envelopes and paper must be free of debris, illegal substances, perfume, cologne, powders, lipstick, and dried liquids. Rejected books, periodicals, or publications may have an appeal path through the custody portal complaint process within the time frame described in LASD mail notes.
| Service | TTCF Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Inmate Name, Booking Number, PO Box 86164, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164 |
| Online deposits | LASD IIC says online inmate deposits are no longer accepted. |
| Care packages | LASD links Access Catalog for eligible care package orders. |
| Phone accounts | LASD FAQ links GTL/ViaPath resources for prepaid calling accounts. |
| Trust and bail/fine accounts | Maintained through IRC custody processing functions. |
Because Twin Towers may house inmates with medical or mental-health needs, mail and money steps should begin only after confirming current location and booking number through IIC or the inmate information line.
Twin Towers Classification Context
Classification is the jail process that weighs security, safety, medical need, mental-health status, age, sex, charge severity, and institutional needs before housing an inmate. For TTCF, that can mean general custody, medical or mental-health housing, the Correctional Treatment Center, or return to Men's Central Jail when fit for general population housing. A family member may see a county roster location change as the person moves through treatment, court return, or a new housing decision.
LASD IIC remains the main lookup path while the person is still in county custody. For booking-photo and custody-field context, the Los Angeles County jail mugshots page explains why the research does not confirm a public mugshot gallery and how booking-photo access differs from a regular inmate location search.
Note: Confirm Twin Towers housing and visit status before travel, since treatment placement can change access without much notice.