Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
INMATE WORKERS-SHERIFF’S
TITLE: NO: O-100
HEADQUARTERS
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
February 1, 1992 05/11/2018 04/20/2005 05/11/2018
POLICY
Use of inmate labor or Work Release workers at Sheriff’s Headquarters shall be utilized in a
manner that safeguards matters and materials of a confidential nature and in a manner consistent
with officer safety and Sheriff’s Office security.
PROCEDURE
The use of in-custody inmates or persons assigned to the Work Release Program at the Sheriff’s
Headquarters Facility requires approval of the Sheriff or appropriate Chief Deputy. Any
employee desiring to use a Work Release person at the Sheriff’s Headquarters Facility will
submit a written request, including justification, through their chain-of-command to the Chief
Deputy in charge of their Bureau.