Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 9500 — PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED DETENTION FACILITIES
Cal. Penal Code § 9500
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2020-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
As used in this title, the following terms have the following meanings:
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 9500 — PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED DETENTION FACILITIES is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
As used in this title, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Detention facility” means any facility in which persons are incarcerated or otherwise involuntarily confined for purposes of execution of a punitive sentence imposed by a court or detention pending a trial, hearing, or other judicial or administrative proceeding.
(b) “Private detention facility” means a detention facility that is operated by a private, nongovernmental, for-profit entity, and operating pursuant to a contract or agreement with a governmental entity.