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CA Penal Code § 2605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Rights|Section 2605.

2605.  (a) During the initial intake and classification process, and in a private setting, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ask each individual entering into the custody of the department to specify all of the following:(1) The individual’s gender identity of female, male, or nonbinary.(2) Whether the individual identifies as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.(3) The individual’s gender pronoun and honorific.(b) A person incarcerated by the department may not be disciplined for refusing to answer, or for not disclosing complete information in response to, the questions pursuant to this section.(c) At any time, a person under the jurisdiction of the department may inform designated facility staff of their gender identity, and designated facility staff shall promptly repeat the process of offering the individual an opportunity to specify the gender pronoun and honorific most appropriate for staff to use in reference to that individual, in accordance with subdivision (a).(d) Staff, contractors, and volunteers of the department shall not consistently fail to use the gender pronoun and honorific an individual has specified in all verbal and written communications with or regarding the individual that involve use of a pronoun and honorific.(e) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Gender pronoun” means a third-person singular personal pronoun, such as “he,” “she,” or “they.”(2) “Honorific” means a form of respectful address typically combined with an individual’s surname.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 182, Sec. 3. (SB 132) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Penal Code § 2620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2620.

2620.  When it is necessary to have a person imprisoned in the state prison brought before any court to be tried for a felony, or for an examination before a grand jury or magistrate preliminary to such trial, or for the purpose of hearing a motion or other proceeding, to vacate a judgment, an order for the prisoner’s temporary removal from said prison, and for the prisoner’s production before such court, grand jury or magistrate, must be made by the superior court of the county in which said action, motion, or examination is pending or by a judge thereof; such order shall be made only upon the affidavit of the district attorney or defense attorney, stating the purpose for which said person is to be brought before the court, grand jury or magistrate or upon the court’s own motion. The order shall be executed by the sheriff of the county in which it shall be made, whose duty it shall be to bring the prisoner before the proper court, grand jury or magistrate, to safely keep the prisoner, and when the prisoner’s presence is no longer required to return the prisoner to the prison from whence the prisoner was taken; the expense of executing such order shall be a proper charge against, and shall be paid by, the county in which the order shall be made.Such order shall recite the purposes for which said person is to be brought before the court, grand jury or magistrate, and shall be signed by the judge making the order and sealed with the seal of the court. The order must be to the following effect:County of ____ (as the case may be).The people of the State of California to the warden of ____:An order having been made this day by me, that A.B. be produced in the ____ court (or before the grand jury, as the case may be) to be prosecuted or examined for the crime of ____, a felony (or to have said motion heard), you are commanded to deliver the prisoner into the custody of ____ for the purpose of (recite purposes).Dated this ____ day of ____, 19__.When a prisoner is removed from a state prison under this section the prisoner shall remain in the constructive custody of the warden thereof. During the prisoner’s absence from the prison, the prisoner may be ordered to appear in other felony proceedings as a defendant or witness in the courts of the county from which the original order directing removal issued. A copy of the written order directing the prisoner to appear before any such court shall be forwarded by the district attorney to the warden of the prison having protective custody of the prisoner.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 429. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 2621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2621.

2621.  When the testimony of a material witness is required in a criminal action, before any court in this state, or in an examination before a grand jury or magistrate in a felony case and such witness is a prisoner in a state prison, an order for the prisoner’s temporary removal from such prison, and for the prisoner’s production before such court, grand jury or magistrate, may be made by the superior court of the county in which such action or examination is pending or by a judge thereof; but in case the prison is out of the county in which the application is made, such order shall be made only upon the affidavit of the district attorney or of the defendant or the defendant’s counsel, showing that the testimony is material and necessary; and even then the granting of the order shall be in the discretion of said superior court or a judge thereof. The order shall be executed by the sheriff of the county in which it is made, whose duty it shall be to bring the prisoner before the proper court, grand jury or magistrate, to safely keep the prisoner, and when the prisoner is no longer required as a witness, to return the prisoner to the prison whence the prisoner was taken; the expense of executing such order shall be a proper charge against, and shall be paid by, the county in which the order shall be made. Such orders shall recite the purposes for which said person is to be brought before the court, grand jury or magistrate, and shall be signed by the magistrate or judge making the order, and sealed with the seal of the court, if any.Such order must be to the following effect:County of ____ (as the case may be).The people of the State of California to the warden of ____:An order having been made this day by me, that A. B. be produced in this court as witness in the case of ____, you are commanded to deliver the prisoner into the custody of ____ for the purpose of (recite purposes).Dated this ____ day of ____, 19__.When a prisoner is removed from a state prison under this section the prisoner shall remain in the constructive custody of the warden hereof. During the prisoner’s absence from the prison, the prisoner may be ordered to appear in other felony proceedings as a defendant or witness in the courts of the county from which the original order directing removal issued. A copy of the written order directing the prisoner to appear before any such court shall be forwarded by the district attorney to the warden of the prison having protective custody of the prisoner.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 430. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 2621.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2621.5.

2621.5.  The provisions of Sections 2620 and 2621 which impose a charge upon the counties shall not apply to cases coming within the provisions of Section 4750.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1310, Sec. 4.)
CA Penal Code § 2622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2622.

2622.  When the order for personal appearance is not made pursuant to Section 2620 or Section 2621 the deposition of the prisoner may be taken in the manner provided for in the case of a witness who is sick, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1335) of Title 10 of Part 2 shall, so far as applicable, govern in the application for and in the taking and use of that deposition. The deposition may be taken before any magistrate or notary public of the county in which the prison is situated; or in case the defendant is unable to pay for taking the deposition, before an officer of the prison designated by the board, whose duty it shall be to act without compensation. Every officer before whom testimony shall be taken under this section, shall have authority to administer, and shall administer, an oath to the witness that his or her testimony shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 119.)
CA Penal Code § 2623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2623.

2623.  If in a civil action or special proceeding a witness be a prisoner, confined in a state prison within this state, an order for the prisoner’s examination in the prison by deposition may be made.1. By the court itself in which the action or special proceeding is pending, unless it be a small claims court.2. By a judge of the superior court of the county where the action or proceeding is pending, if pending before a small claims court or before a judge or other person out of court.Such order can only be made on the motion of a party, upon affidavit showing the nature of the action or proceeding, the testimony expected from the witness, and its materiality. The deposition, when ordered, shall be taken in accordance with Section 2622.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 431. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 2624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2624.

2624.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court may, upon the submission of a written request by the party calling the witness, order an incarcerated witness to testify in legal proceedings via two-way electronic audiovisual communication.(b) As used in this section, “legal proceedings” includes preliminary hearings, civil trials, and criminal trials.(c) With reference to criminal trials only, the procedure described in this section shall only be used with the consent of both parties expressed in open court, and, in consultation with the defendant’s counsel, upon a waiver by the defendant of his or her right to compel the physical presence of the witness, pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 15 of Article I of the California Constitution. This waiver may be rescinded by the defendant upon a showing of good cause.(d) No inducement shall be offered nor any penalty imposed in connection with a defendant’s consent to allow a witness to testify via closed-circuit television.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 122, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Penal Code § 2626 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses|Section 2626.

2626.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is authorized to accept donated materials and services related to videoconferencing and teleconferencing in order to implement a program, at a prison to be determined by the department, to facilitate the participation of incarcerated parents in dependency court hearings regarding their children.(b) The implementation of this program is contingent upon the receipt of sufficient donations of materials and services by the department.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 482, Sec. 2. (SB 962) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Penal Code § 2635 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2635.

2635.  2635.The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall review informational handbooks regarding sexual abuse in detention published by outside organizations. Upon approving the content thereof, handbooks provided by one or more outside organizations shall be made available to inmates and wards.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2636 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2636.

2636.  For the purposes of this section, all references to classification of wards shall take effect upon the adoption of a classification system for wards developed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in compliance with Farrell v. Allen, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG 03079344.The following practices shall be instituted to prevent sexual violence and promote inmate and ward safety in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation:(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate classification and housing assignment procedures shall take into account risk factors that can lead to inmates and wards becoming the target of sexual victimization or of being sexually aggressive toward others. Relevant considerations include:(1) Age of the inmate or ward.(2) Whether the offender is a violent or nonviolent offender.(3) Whether the inmate or ward has served a prior term of commitment.(4) Whether the inmate or ward has a history of mental illness.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ensure that staff members intervene when an inmate or ward appears to be the target of sexual harassment or intimidation.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2637 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2637.

2637.  The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ensure that its protocols for responding to sexual abuse include all of the following:(a) The safety of an inmate or ward who alleges that he or she has been the victim of sexual abuse shall be immediately and discreetly ensured. Staff shall provide the safest possible housing options to inmates and wards who have experienced repeated abuse. Housing options may include discreet institution transfers.(b) Inmates and wards who file complaints of sexual abuse shall not be punished, either directly or indirectly, for doing so. If a person is segregated for his or her own protection, segregation must be nondisciplinary.(c) Any person who knowingly or willfully submits inaccurate or untruthful information in regards to sexual abuse is punishable pursuant to department regulations.(d) Under no circumstances is it appropriate to suggest that an inmate should fight to avoid sexual violence or to suggest that the reported sexual abuse is not significant enough to be addressed by staff.(e) Staff shall not discriminate in their response to inmates and wards who are gay, bisexual, or transgender who experience sexual aggression, or report that they have experienced sexual abuse.(f) Retaliation against an inmate or ward for making an allegation of sexual abuse shall be strictly prohibited.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2638 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2638.

2638.  Thoughtful, confidential standards of physical and mental health care shall be implemented to reduce the impact of sexual abuse on inmates and wards in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that include all of the following:(a) Victims shall receive appropriate acute-trauma care for rape victims, including, but not limited to, treatment of injuries, HIV/AIDS prophylactic measures, and, later, testing for sexually transmittable diseases.(b) Health practitioners who conduct or encounter an inmate or ward suffering from problems that might indicate sexual abuse, such as trauma, sexually transmissible diseases, pregnancy, or chronic pain symptoms, shall ask whether the patient has experienced sexual abuse.(c) Practitioners should strive to ask frank, straightforward questions about sexual incidents without shaming inmates or displaying embarrassment about the subject matter.(d) Confidential mental health counseling intended to help the victim to cope with the aftermath of abuse shall be offered to those who report sexual abuse. Victims shall be monitored for suicidal impulses, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health consequences.(e) Any adult inmate in mental health counseling for any reason shall be entitled to speak confidentially about sexual abuse.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2639 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2639.

2639.  The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ensure that the following procedures are performed in the investigation and prosecution of sexual abuse incidents:(a) The provision of safe housing options, medical care, and the like shall not be contingent upon the victim’s willingness to press charges.(b) Investigations into allegations of sexual abuse shall include, when deemed appropriate by the investigating agency, the use of forensic rape kits, questioning of suspects and witnesses, and gathering of other relevant evidence.(c) Physical and testimonial evidence shall be carefully preserved for use in any future proceedings.(d) Staff attitudes that inmates and wards cannot provide reliable information shall be discouraged.(e) If an investigation confirms that any employee has sexually abused an inmate or ward, that employee shall be terminated. Administrators shall report criminal sexual abuse by staff to law enforcement authorities.(f) Consensual sodomy and oral copulation among inmates is prohibited by subdivision (e) of Section 286 and subdivision (e) of Section 287 or former Section 288a, respectively. Without repealing those provisions, the increased scrutiny provided by this article shall apply only to nonconsensual sexual contact among inmates and custodial sexual misconduct.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 102. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Penal Code § 2640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2640.

2640.  The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall collect data as follows:(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall keep statistics on the sexual abuse of inmates and wards. Sexual abuse incidents shall not be classified as “other” nor simply included in a broader category of general assaults.(b) Statistics shall include whether the abuse was perpetrated by a staff member or other inmate, the results of the investigation and any resolution of the complaint by department officials and prosecution authorities.The data shall be made available to the Office of the Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination Ombudsperson.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2641.

2641.  (a) The Office of the Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination Ombudsperson is hereby created in state government to ensure the impartial resolution of inmate and ward sexual abuse complaints. The office shall be based within the Office of the Inspector General. The duties of this office may be contracted to outside nongovernmental experts.(b) The ombudsperson shall have the authority to inspect all of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation institutions and to interview all inmates and wards.(c) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall allow all inmates and wards to write confidential letters regarding sexual abuse to the ombudsperson.(d) Information about how to confidentially contact the ombudsperson shall be clearly posted in all of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation institutions.(e) The Office of the Inspector General shall investigate reports of the mishandling of incidents of sexual abuse, while maintaining the confidentiality of the victims of sexual abuse, if requested by the victim.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2642.

2642.  The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall:Develop guidelines for allowing outside organizations and service agencies to offer resources to inmates and wards, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Rape crisis agencies.(2) Hospitals.(3) Gay rights organizations.(4) HIV/AIDS service providers.(5) Civil rights organizations.(6) Human rights organizations.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 2643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 1 - IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Rights of Prisoners|ARTICLE 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention|Section 2643.

2643.  The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)