F-0300 Legal Mail and Confidential Mail.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: LEGAL MAIL / CONFIDENTIAL MAIL F-300 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: June 30, 1990 07-11-24 10-05-18 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Title 15, Sections 1063 and 1068, C.C.R., PREA DOJ §115.401 POLICY Incarcerated people in the Kern County Jail system may correspond, confidentially, with: • State and Federal Courts • Any member of the State Bar • Any person holding public office • The Board of State and Community Corrections • The facility/system administrator and/or the facility manager • Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs • Any rape crisis center • Any sexual violence advocacy organization • The current PREA auditor • Any government office or agency. DIRECTIVE #1 Staff may open and inspect legal mail only for the purposes of searching for contraband, currency checks or money orders.