California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4006.5

Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 468, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county board of supervisors or city council may enter into a contract with the federal government, or any department or agency thereof, to manage, control, and operate a federal prison located within the boundaries of that county or city.
(b)If a city or county enters into a contract pursuant to subdivision (a), the sheriff or chief of police, as appropriate, shall have sole and exclusive authority to keep the prison and the prisoners in it.
(c)If a city or county enters into a contract pursuant to subdivision (a), the employees working in the prison shall be employees of, and under the authority of, the sheriff or chief of police, as appropriate.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 4006.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-4-county-jails-farms-and-camps/chapter-1-county-jails/section-4006.5

Other sections in Chapter 1 - County Jails

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