California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6404

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 32. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.

Inmates shall not be prohibited from family visits based solely on the fact that the inmate was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole or was sentenced to life and is without a parole date established by the Board of Parole Hearings.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 6404 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-7-administration-of-the-state-correctional-system/chapter-10-7-prison-visitation/section-6404

Other sections in Chapter 10.7 - Prison Visitation

§ 6400§ 6401§ 6401.5§ 6401.8§ 6402§ 6404§ 6404.5§ 6405

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