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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
MEDIA ACCESS TO INCARCERATED PEOPLE
A-600
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
June 30, 1990
07-11-24
10-22-13
07-11-24
APPROVED BY:
REFERENCE:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
Title 15, Section 1045, C.C.R.
POLICY
All inquiries received from the media regarding access to incarcerated people will be
referred to the section manager or the on-duty Shift Supervisor.
Incarcerated people are allowed to correspond freely with, or be interviewed by, the
media as long as such access will not disrupt the security, order, or safety of the facility.
All news releases will be conducted pursuant to DPPM I-100. Incarcerated people that
are victims of a crime within a facility will be identified by age and gender only due to
safety and security concerns.
Procedure A: Media Access to Incarcerated People
Prior to an interview with an incarcerated person being granted; the