Section 6031.6 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
6031.6
. (a) Any privately operated local detention facility
responsible for the custody and control of any local prisoner shall,
as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1208, operate pursuant to a
contract with the city, county, or city and county, as appropriate.
(b) (1) Each contract shall include, but not be limited to, a
provision whereby the private agency or entity agrees to operate in
compliance with all appropriate state and local building, zoning,
health, safety, and fire statutes, ordinances, and regulations, and
with the minimum jail standards established by regulations adopted by
the Board of Corrections, as set forth in Subchapter 4 (commencing
with Section 1000) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 15 of the
California Code of Regulations.
(2) The private agency or entity shall select and train its
personnel in accordance with selection and training requirements
adopted by the Board of Corrections as set forth in Subchapter 1
(commencing with Section 100) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 15
of the California Code of Regulations.
(3) The failure of a privately operated local detention facility
to comply with the appropriate health, safety, and fire laws, or with
the minimum jail standards adopted by the Board of Corrections, may
constitute grounds for the termination of the contract.
(c) Upon the discovery of a failure of a privately operated local
detention facility to comply with the requirements of subdivision
(b), the local governmental entity shall notify the director of the
facility that sanctions shall be applied or the contract shall be
canceled if the specified deficiencies are not corrected within 60
days.