Policy Text
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: Incarcerated Person Discipline I-100
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
June 1, 1992 7-28-25 7-28-25 7-28-25
APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Joel Swanson
REFERENCE: Title 15, Article 7, CCR; PC 4019.5; DBPPM Section I-200
POLICY
It is the policy of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office to provide a safe, secure, orderly,
and controlled environment for incarcerated people and staff using a disciplinary
process that provides clear notice of the incarcerated person rules of conduct and
consistently applied sanctions for violations of those rules. This shall be accomplished
by a progressive disciplinary process that promotes the desired behavior. The
provisions of this policy apply to disciplinary actions against any incarcerated person
in the custody of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Nothing in this policy prohibits the Section Manager or Shift Supervisor from
administratively separating any incarc