{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-4000","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 4000","heading":"","body":"The common jails in the several counties of this state are kept by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are respectively situated, and are used as follows:\n1. For the detention of persons committed in order to secure their attendance as witnesses in criminal cases;\n2. For the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;\n3. For the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by other authority of law;\n4. For the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment therein upon a conviction for crime.\n5. For the confinement of persons pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3454 for a violation of the terms and conditions of their postrelease community supervision.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 4. COUNTY JAILS, FARMS AND CAMPS [4000. - 4351.]","CHAPTER 1. County Jails [4000. - 4033.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2a8ae1f00366962c3db14cf10cea1f5bbbcdca554b6f00763781fcfec5cf7922","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-3706","next":"us-ca/pen-4000.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}