{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-4006.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 4006.5","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county board of supervisors or city council may enter into a contract with the federal government, or any department or agency thereof, to manage, control, and operate a federal prison located within the boundaries of that county or city.\n(b) If a city or county enters into a contract pursuant to subdivision (a), the sheriff or chief of police, as appropriate, shall have sole and exclusive authority to keep the prison and the prisoners in it.\n(c) If a city or county enters into a contract pursuant to subdivision (a), the employees working in the prison shall be employees of, and under the authority of, the sheriff or chief of police, as appropriate.","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":"bd64b48cfdd6d7f33edd85b991915aacf32b1f0d0f1206a73a4a15c1fac13c0d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-4006","next":"us-ca/pen-4007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}