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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH BODY ADORNMENTS OR JEWLERY
C-1700
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
03-16-04
07-11-24
07-11-24
APPROVED BY:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
REFERENCE:
POLICY
Body adornments and jewelry represent potential security hazards in Kern County jails
both as a means to defeat security devices and as parts of makeshift weapons.
Because of these hazards, incarcerated persons are prohibited from wearing or
possessing body adornments or jewelry except as provided for in Procedure A.
If an incarcerated person requests staff to assist in removing the adornment, staff may
do so as long as due caution is exercised to prevent injuring the incarcerated person. If
a spreader or other implement is used, it will be sanitized with CaviCide solution prior to
use.
DIRECTIVE #1
Force will not be used to remove a body adornment from an uncooperative inca