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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
RELIGIOUS ITEMS
G-625
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
June 5, 2015
01-01-25
01-01-2025
01-01-2025
APPROVED BY:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
REFERENCE:
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000
(RLUIPA), DBPPM Section I-200, Penal Code 2607, Penal Code
4027.5
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office will allow approved religious items to incarcerated
people who demonstrate that the requested item is necessary for them to adhere to
beliefs that are sincerely held and religious in nature provided that the request does not
conflict with a compelling governmental interest (e.g., security, safety, order within the
detentions facilities).
Each request for religious items will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. A list of
approved items will be maintained on SheriffNet, under the Inmate