Section 9500.

CA Penal Code § 9500 (2019) (N/A)
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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.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 739, Sec. 2. (AB 32) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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