H-1200 Incarcerated People with Disabilities.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES H-1200 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: September 10, 2003 07-11-24 08-07-17 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Title II, Americans with Disabilities Act, Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger (94-CV-02307-CW), Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger (94-CV-00671-LKK-GGH), CDCR Form 1824 – Reasonable Modification or Accommodation Request, DBPPM: I-200, Title 15, Section 1057 POLICY In an effort to ensure Sheriff’s Office detentions facilities are operated in such a manner that provides appropriate classification and housing for incarcerated people with disabilities, and to the degree reasonably possible, equal access to services and protection, the Detentions Bureau has established the following policy. This policy establishes procedures for the identification of incarcerated people with disabilities and establishes reasonable accommodations tha