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Cal. Penal Code § 9500

PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED DETENTION FACILITIES

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case The Geo Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom (2021)

Most recently applied in The Geo Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom (October 2021)

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 739, Sec. 2

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.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.