Policy Text
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: FAMILY NOTIFICATION OF HOSPITALIZED INCARCERATED PERSON H-250
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
October 12, 2018 07-11-24 07-11-24
APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
REFERENCE: DBPPM E-500; H-350, Kern Medical Correctional Medicine Policy
114.00, Kern Medical Policy PCS-PC-830, COM-IM-355
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office, based on availability of contact information, will attempt
to facilitate communication between a hospitalized incarcerated person and members of
their immediate family when the incarcerated person has been medically determined to be
nearing the end stage of a terminal illness, is in danger of dying or is expected to be in the
hospital for an extended amount of time (generally more than ten days), and their release
from custody or return to a jail facility is not imminent.