Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 6404.5 — Prison Visitation
Cal. Penal Code § 6404.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2025-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The department shall expedite a family visitation application process for incarcerated pregnant persons in order to prevent delays for visitation for the incarcerated mother and newborn child following delivery.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 6404.5 — Prison Visitation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The department shall expedite a family visitation application process for incarcerated pregnant persons in order to prevent delays for visitation for the incarcerated mother and newborn child following delivery.
(b) Eligibility for family visitation for the incarcerated mother to see their newborn child shall be allowed as available, unless the department has made a case-by-case determination that the incarcerated mother would pose a threat of harm to their newborn child.