E-0700 Visiting - Monitoring and Recording Visits.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: VISITING - MONITORING/RECORDING VISITS E-700 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: July 11, 1994 07-11-24 04-12-10 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Title 15, Section 1062, C.C.R. California Penal Code Sections 636, 2600, 2601. People v. Loyd (2002) 27 Cal. 4th 997Lanza v. New York (1962) 370 U.S. 139 POLICY The Kern County Sheriff’s Office maintains the authority to record and monitor conversations between incarcerated people and their visitors within its facilities. The Detentions Bureau will ensure that the Incarcerated Person Visit Monitoring System is utilized only for legitimate law enforcement needs and in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws. Incarcerated person visiting conversations will be recorded and may be randomly monitored to detect threats to the safety and security of Detentions Bureau facilities and to aid in criminal investigations.