No, that's not the jail. That's the mall.
The only mall for a hundred miles in any direction.
Hope you weren't planning on doing any window shopping.
I will say this for Bakersfield - they have perfected the art of Penitentiary Architecture.
Incarceration Chic.
Everything here, from office parks, to schools, the post office, looks like it could be quickly and easily converted to a lock-up.
Just in case...