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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: MAILING FREE MATTER FOR SIGHT IMPAIRED INCARCERATED PEOPLE F-150
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
January 20, 2015
07-11-24
07-11-24
APPROVED BY:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
REFERENCE:
United States Postal Service Publication 347; Title 36 CFR
701.10(b)(2)(i); Title 39 USC 3403; Title 2 USC 135a; Title 2 USC
135a-1; Title 2 USC 135b, DBPPM H-1200
POLICY
It is the policy of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office to allow all persons in custody to use the
United States Postal Service. This includes incarcerated people who are blind or who
cannot read or use conventionally printed matter due to a visual or other physical
impairment, as certified by a competent authority. All personal mail may be subject to
limitation and regulation as detailed in Detentions Bureau policy F-100 for facility security,
safety, order, discipline, and for any other necessary penolo