Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51070.16 Responsibility of Associate Warden Business Services

• The Associate Warden, Business Services, has a variety of duties pertaining to the death of an inmate that include, but are not limited to:

  • Assure that the institution has a valid service agreement with local mortuaries to provide for such services as embalming, cremation, caskets, transportation, burial, and other related services in connection with the disposition of the deceased inmate.

  • Assure that a process has been established for disposition of personal property, funds, and any other resources held in trust for the deceased.

  • Provide burial clothing and make special arrangement for the use of State materials or services when necessary.

• Deceased’s Funds

  • When an institution holds U.S.United States Savings Bonds or other securities belonging to a deceased inmate and the institution is entitled to recover costs incurred in connection with the death of an inmate (PCPenal Code 5061), bonds or securities not exceeding the actual expenses and charges should be liquidated through the office of the public administrator of the county. Excess monies over actual expenses shall be credited to the deceased inmate’s trust account.