Section 4020.7 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4020.7
. The duties and powers of the female deputy sheriff or other
suitable woman assigned to jail duty shall be as follows:
(a) She shall have free access at all reasonable times to the
immediate presence of all female prisoners in the county jail to
which she is assigned, including the right of personal visitation and
conversation with them, and in all cases of searching the persons of
female prisoners in such jail, the female deputy sheriff shall make
such search;
(b) The female deputy sheriff or other suitable woman shall by
example, advice, and admonition employ her best abilities to secure
and promote the health, welfare, and reformation of all such
prisoners.