Penal Code section 3601

Every female person, upon whom has been imposed the judgment of death, shall be delivered to the warden of the Central California Women’s Facility, there to be held pending decision upon appeal.

Source: Section 3601, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=3601. (updated Jan. 1, 1991; accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_3601

Original Source: Section 3601, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=3601. (last accessed May 12, 2025).