Section 4023.5 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4023.5
. (a) Any female confined in any local detention facility
shall upon her request be allowed to continued to use materials
necessary for (1) personal hygiene with regard to her menstrual cycle
and reproductive system and (2) birth control measures as prescribed
by her physician.
(b) Each and every female confined in any local detention facility
shall be furnished by the county with information and education
regarding the availability of family planning services.
(c) Family planning services shall be offered to each and every
woman inmate at least 60 days prior to a scheduled release date. Upon
request any woman inmate shall be furnished by the county with the
services of a licensed physician or she shall be furnished by the
county or by any other agency which contracts with the county with
services necessary to meet her family planning needs at the time of
her release.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "local detention facility"
means any city, county, or regional facility used for the confinement
of any female prisoner for more than 24 hours.