There is a section about the history of capital punishment in California and a list of state prisons and their addresses. There is also a section containing numerous public reports and statistics about California inmates and parolees, including the numbers, locations, characteristics, behaviors, time served, and projections of population growth. The regulations governing CDC are found in the California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Crime Prevention and Corrections. These regulations, in addition to proposed regulation changes, administrative bulletins, and informational bulletins, can also be found on CDC's web site. CDC's Communications Office processes all media requests for access to San Quentin State Prison to cover scheduled executions.
Communications also coordinates media requests to witness executions.
In the event of an actual or suspected escape, the public information officer or designee shall notify radio and television stations and newspapers in the surrounding communities and the missing inmate's home community. The prison will provide the missing inmate's physical description, estimated time of disappearance, an identification photograph, the facility's search efforts and cooperation with law enforcement agencies.