{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-9500","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 9500","heading":"","body":"As used in this title, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 9.5. PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED DETENTION FACILITIES [9500. - 9506.]"],"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":"a1771524f2cefd094ac15619a3548e3a7d1871cafb8d2a5d1c662c16cf4b90cf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-9003","next":"us-ca/pen-9501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}