G-1200 Incarcerated People Access To Telephones.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: INCARCERATED PEOPLE ACCESS TO TELEPHONES G-1200 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: July 11, 1994 07-11-24 08-13-13 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Title 15, Section 1067, C.C.R., PC Section 851.5, DBPPM I-100 POLICY Reasonable incarcerated people access to telephones can be effective in reducing tension and anxiety in detentions facilities by allowing incarcerated people to maintain contact with family and the community. Additionally, Penal Code Section 851.5 gives arrestees the right to at least three completed telephone calls, “immediately upon being booked, and, except where physically impossible, no later than three hours after arrest.” Therefore, staff will allow incarcerated people reasonable access to telephones and will ensure that new arrestees are not denied their right to make telephone calls as provided in Penal Code Section 851.5.