Policy Text
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM INCARCERATED PEOPLE H-100
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
June 30, 1990 07-11-24 03-22-21 07-11-24
APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
REFERENCE: Yeager v. County of Kern (Case #CV-F-87-493);
Penal Code 4023.8; DBPPM C-300, C-400, E-500, H-200, I-200
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the Kern County Sheriff's Office that all of the terms and conditions
listed in the final settlement agreement in the case of Yeager v. County of Kern (Case
#CV-F-87-493) will be fully implemented and will be strictly enforced by all staff members.
Section Managers will be responsible for ensuring that their personnel are properly
trained in these policies and procedures.
All personnel assigned to the Sheriff’s Detentions Facilities shall adhere to the policies
and procedures involving the confinement of class members identified as being either
pregnant or postpartum.