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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
ORTHOPEDIC OR PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES
H-900
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
July 11, 1994
07-11-24
07-11-24
APPROVED BY:
REFERENCE:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
Title 15, Section 1207, C.C.R.; Penal Code Section 2656
POLICY
To provide for the health and safety of incarcerated persons who need orthopedic or
prosthetic appliances, incarcerated people who possess such an appliance may keep it
while in custody. However, if the shift supervisor deems that the appliance is a threat to
the security of the facility or an immediate risk to the safety of any person, the appliance
may be confiscated.
Incarcerated persons with an orthopedic or prosthetic appliance may be housed in a
housing unit set aside for this purpose. Facility medical staff may issue an orthopedic or
prosthetic appliance to an incarcerated person in lieu of their personally owned appliance.