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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Work Release Program
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
Program Authority and Operational Organization
A-100
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03-13-06
REVISED; 11-01-2019
APPROVED BY:
Lieutenant Cindy Cisneros
REFERENCE:
PC 4024.3, PC 4024.2, PC 4019
POLICY
On 8-18-87 the Kern County Board of Supervisors created the Sheriff's Work Release
Program under statute authority of Penal Code Section 4024.2. The program was
established to promote the successful reintegration of law violators into society, and
reduce jail population, by providing a work program. The program benefits the
community by providing labor to governmental agencies. Additionally, the program
provides the Sheriff with an alternative to incarceration. The Work Release Program
has been established as a component of the criminal justice system within Kern County.
The program must work closely with the courts, probation, parole, and the detention
facilities.