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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
INCARCERATED PEOPLE SHOWERS
D-500
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
July 11, 1994
4-10-25
4-10-25
4-10-25
APPROVED BY:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Joel Swanson
REFERENCE:
Title 15, Section 1266.
POLICY
Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to shower upon assignment to a housing unit
and at least every other day or more often if possible. Absent exigent circumstances, no
person shall be prohibited from showering at least every other day following assignment
to a housing unit. If showering is prohibited, it must be approved by the facility manager
or designee, and the reason(s) for prohibition shall be documented in the logbook..
Incarcerated people housed in Pods, Modules, Dorms, or Barracks have access to
showers during out-of-cell time, which is provided daily and may be used at their
discretion.
DIRECTIVE #1
In instances where a housing u