reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Penal Code § 2934 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 2.5 - Credit on Term of Imprisonment|Section 2934.

2934.  Under rules prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a prisoner subject to the provisions of Section 2931 may waive the right to receive time credits as provided in Section 2931 and be subject to the provisions of Section 2933. In order to exercise a waiver under this section, a prisoner must apply in writing to the Department of Corrections. A prisoner exercising a waiver under this section shall retain only that portion of good behavior and participation credits, which have not been forfeited pursuant to Section 2932, attributable to the portion of the sentence served by the prisoner prior to the effective date of the waiver. A waiver under this section shall, if accepted by the department, become effective at a time to be determined by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 28, Sec. 45. (SB 18 3x) Effective January 25, 2010.)
CA Penal Code § 2935 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 2.5 - Credit on Term of Imprisonment|Section 2935.

2935.  Under the guidelines prescribed by the rules and regulations of the director, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may grant up to 12 additional months of reduction of the sentence to a prisoner who has performed a heroic act in a life-threatening situation, or who has provided exceptional assistance in maintaining the safety and security of a prison.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 28, Sec. 46. (SB 18 3x) Effective January 25, 2010.)
CA Penal Code § 2936 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 2.5 - Credit on Term of Imprisonment|Section 2936.

2936.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit a report to the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature and the Legislative Analyst’s Office whenever the department proposes regulatory changes pursuant to Section 32 of Article I of the California Constitution that would affect inmate credit earning.(b) A report required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include both of the following:(1) An explanation of the rationale for each of the proposed changes to credit earning.(2) An estimate of the impact of the proposed changes to credit earning on the size of inmate and parolee populations.(c) Reports required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted on or before the day that the regulatory changes are first submitted to the Office of Administrative Law.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 25, Sec. 41. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Penal Code § 2947 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 3 - Blacklist or Extortion of Discharged Prisoner|Section 2947.

2947.  Any person who knowingly and willfully communicates to another, either orally or in writing, any statement concerning any person then or theretofore convicted of a felony, and then finally discharged, and which communication is made with the purpose and intent to deprive such person so convicted of employment, or to prevent him from procuring the same, or with the purpose and intent to extort from him any money or article of value; and any person who threatens to make any such communication with the purpose and intent to extort money or any article of value from such person so convicted of a felony is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 165.)
CA Penal Code § 2960 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2960.

2960.  (a) The Legislature finds that there are prisoners who have a treatable, severe mental health disorder that was one of the causes of, or was an aggravating factor in, the commission of the crime for which they were incarcerated. Secondly, the Legislature finds that if the severe mental health disorders of those prisoners are not in remission or cannot be kept in remission at the time of their parole or upon termination of parole, there is a danger to society, and the state has a compelling interest in protecting the public. Thirdly, the Legislature finds that in order to protect the public from those persons, it is necessary to provide mental health treatment until the severe mental health disorder that was one of the causes of or was an aggravating factor in the person’s prior criminal behavior is in remission and can be kept in remission.(b) The Legislature further finds and declares the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation should evaluate each prisoner for severe mental health disorders during the first year of the prisoner’s sentence, and that prisoners with severe mental health disorders should be provided with an appropriate level of mental health treatment while in prison and when returned to the community.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 9, Sec. 6. (AB 46) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 2963 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2963.

2963.  (a) Upon a showing of good cause, the Board of Parole Hearings may order that a person remain in custody for no more than 45 days beyond the person’s scheduled release date for full evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 2962 and any additional evaluations pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 2962.(b) For purposes of this section, good cause means circumstances where there is a recalculation of credits or a restoration of denied or lost credits, a resentencing by a court, the receipt of the prisoner into custody, or equivalent exigent circumstances which result in there being less than 45 days prior to the person’s scheduled release date for the evaluations described in subdivision (d) of Section 2962.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 710, Sec. 2. (SB 1201) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Penal Code § 2968 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2968.

2968.  If the prisoner’s severe mental health disorder is put into remission during the parole period, and can be kept in remission, the Director of State Hospitals shall notify the Board of Parole Hearings and the State Department of State Hospitals shall discontinue treating the parolee.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 9, Sec. 9. (AB 46) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 2970 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2970.

2970.  (a) Not later than 180 days prior to the termination of parole, or release from prison if the prisoner refused to agree to treatment as a condition of parole as required by Section 2962, unless good cause is shown for the reduction of that 180-day period, if the parolee’s or prisoner’s severe mental health disorder is not in remission or cannot be kept in remission without treatment, the medical director of the state hospital that is treating the parolee, or the community program director in charge of the parolee’s outpatient program, or the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, shall submit to the district attorney of the county in which the parolee is receiving outpatient treatment, or for those in prison or in a state mental hospital, the district attorney of the county of commitment to prison, a written evaluation on remission. If requested by the district attorney, the written evaluation shall be accompanied by supporting affidavits.(b) The district attorney may then file a petition with the superior court for continued involuntary treatment for one year. The petition shall be accompanied by affidavits specifying that treatment, while the prisoner was released from prison on parole, has been continuously provided by the State Department of State Hospitals either in a state hospital or in an outpatient program. The petition shall also specify that the prisoner has a severe mental health disorder, that the severe mental health disorder is not in remission or cannot be kept in remission if the person’s treatment is not continued, and that, by reason of the person’s severe mental health disorder, the prisoner represents a substantial danger of physical harm to others.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 9, Sec. 10. (AB 46) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 2974 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2974.

2974.  Before releasing any inmate or terminating supervision of any parolee who is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder, and who does not come within the provisions of Section 2962, the Director of Corrections may, upon probable cause, place, or cause to be placed, the person in a state hospital pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 9, Sec. 12. (AB 46) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 2976 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2976.

2976.  (a) The cost of inpatient or outpatient treatment under Section 2962 or 2972 shall be a state expense while the person is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the State Department of State Hospitals.(b) Any person placed outside of a facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the purposes of inpatient treatment under this article shall not be deemed to be released from imprisonment or from the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prior to the expiration of the maximum term of imprisonment of the person.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 41. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Penal Code § 2977 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2977.

2977.  A person committed to the care of the State Department of State Hospitals because he or she is a mentally disordered offender, including a person who is found not guilty by reason of insanity, is eligible for compassionate release pursuant to Section 4146 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. In any case in which the criteria for compassionate release apply, the State Department of State Hospitals shall follow the procedures and standards in Section 4146 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to determine if the department should recommend to the court that the person’s commitment be suspended for compassionate release. This section applies to persons committed for treatment during parole and persons committed pursuant to Section 2970. If the person for whom compassionate release is recommended is on parole, notice shall be given to the Board of Parole Hearings.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 715, Sec. 3. (SB 955) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Penal Code § 2978 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2978.

2978.  (a) Any independent professionals appointed by the Board of Parole Hearings for purposes of this article shall not be state government employees. The independent professionals appointed shall have at least five years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders and shall include psychiatrists and licensed psychologists who have a doctoral degree in psychology.(b) On July 1 of each year the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the State Department of State Hospitals shall submit to the Board of Parole Hearings a list of 20 or more independent professionals on which both departments concur. The professionals shall not be state government employees and shall have at least five years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders and shall include psychiatrists and licensed psychologists who have a doctoral degree in psychology. For purposes of this article, once the Board of Parole Hearings receives the list, it shall only appoint independent professionals from the list. The list is not binding on the Board of Parole Hearings until it has received the list, and is not binding after June 30 following receipt of the list.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 9, Sec. 13. (AB 46) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 2980 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2980.

2980.  This article applies to persons who committed their crimes on and after January 1, 1986.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 228, Sec. 5. Effective July 27, 1989.)
CA Penal Code § 2981 (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 7 - Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment|ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge|Section 2981.

2981.  For the purpose of proving the fact that a prisoner has received 90 days or more of treatment within the year prior to the prisoner’s parole or release, the records or copies of records of any state penitentiary, county jail, federal penitentiary, or state hospital in which that person has been confined, when the records or copies thereof have been certified by the official custodian of those records, may be admitted as evidence.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 687, Sec. 11.)
CA Penal Code § 3000.02 (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 8 - Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3000.02.

3000.02.  (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the California MAT Re-Entry Incentive Program.(b) A person shall be eligible for a 30-day reduction to the period of parole for every six months of treatment that is not ordered by the court, up to a maximum 90-day reduction, if the person meets all of the following requirements:(1) The person has been released from state prison and is subject to the jurisdiction of, and parole supervision by, the department pursuant to Section 3000.08.(2) The person has been enrolled in, or successfully participated in, a post-release substance abuse program.(3) The person successfully participates in a substance abuse treatment program that employs a multifaceted approach to treatment, including the use of United States Food and Drug Administration approved medically assisted therapy (MAT), and, whenever possible, is provided through a program licensed or certified by the State Department of Health Care Services, including federally qualified health centers (FQHS), community clinics, and Native American Health Centers.(c) The sentence reduction shall be contingent upon successful participation in treatment, as determined by the treatment provider.(d) This section shall not apply to inmates that are any of the following:(1) Sentenced for an offense specified in paragraph (3), (4), (5), (6), (11), or (18) of subdivision (c) of Section 667.5.(2) Convicted of an offense for which the inmate has received a life sentence pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 209, with the intent to commit a specified sex offense, or Section 667.51 , 667.61, or 667.71.(3) Convicted of, and required to register as a sex offender for the commission of, an offense specified in Section 261, 262, 264.1, 286, or 287, paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 288, Section 288.5 or 289, or former Section 288a, in which one or more of the victims of the offense was a child under 14 years of age.(e) (1) Operation of this section is contingent upon the appropriation to the State Department of Health Care Services of funds received pursuant to a federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) opioid use disorder or substance use disorder grant. To the extent consistent with the terms of the grant, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) of the grant funds appropriated for these purposes shall be allocated to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for use in implementing this section.(2) The department shall collect data and analyze utilization and program outcomes and shall provide that information in the report required pursuant to Section 2694.5.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 59, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2022. Conditionally operative by its own provisions.)
CA Penal Code § 3000.03 (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 8 - Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3000.03.

3000.03.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall not return to prison, place a parole hold on pursuant to Section 3056, or report any parole violation to the Board of Parole Hearings or the court, as applicable, regarding any person to whom all of the following criteria apply:(a) The person is not required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1.(b) The person was not committed to prison for a serious felony as defined in Sections 1192.7 and 1192.8, or a violent felony, as defined in Section 667.5, and does not have a prior conviction for a serious felony, as defined in Section 1192.7 and 1192.8, or a violent felony, as defined in Section 667.5.(c) The person was not committed to prison for a sexually violent offense as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 6600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and does not have a prior conviction for a sexually violent offense as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 6600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(d) The person was not found guilty of a serious disciplinary offense, as defined in regulation by the department, during his or her current term of imprisonment.(e) The person is not a validated prison gang member or associate, as defined in regulation by the department.(f) The person did not refuse to sign any forms, or provide any samples, as required by Section 3060.5.(g) The person was evaluated by the department using a validated risk assessment tool and was not determined to pose a high risk to reoffend.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 43, Sec. 34. (SB 1023) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Penal Code § 3000.05 (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 8 - Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3000.05.

3000.05.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may contract with a private debt collection agency or with the Franchise Tax Board, whichever is more cost-effective, to make collections, on behalf of a victim, from any person who is or has been under the jurisdiction of the department and who has failed to make restitution payments according to the terms and conditions specified by the department.(b) If a debt is referred to a private debt collection agency or to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section, the debtor shall be given notice of that fact, either by the department or the private debt collection agency in writing to his or her address of record, or by his or her parole officer.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 105. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Penal Code § 3000.07 (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 8 - Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3000.07.

3000.07.  (a) Every inmate who has been convicted for any felony violation of a “registerable sex offense” described in subdivision (c) of Section 290 or any attempt to commit any of the above-mentioned offenses and who is committed to prison and released on parole pursuant to Section 3000 or 3000.1 shall be monitored by a global positioning system for the term of his or her parole, or for the duration or any remaining part thereof, whichever period of time is less.(b) Any inmate released on parole pursuant to this section shall be required to pay for the costs associated with the monitoring by a global positioning system. However, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall waive any or all of that payment upon a finding of an inability to pay. The department shall consider any remaining amounts the inmate has been ordered to pay in fines, assessments and restitution fines, fees, and orders, and shall give priority to the payment of those items before requiring that the inmate pay for the global positioning monitoring. No inmate shall be denied parole on the basis of his or her inability to pay for those monitoring costs.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 579, Sec. 45. Effective October 13, 2007. Note: This section was added on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 83.)