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2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 8.2 - Office of the Inspector General › Section 6141.

6141. The California Rehabilitation Oversight Board shall meet at least twice annually, and shall regularly examine the various mental health, substance abuse, educational, and employment programs for incarcerated persons and parolees operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The board shall examine the department’s effort to assist incarcerated persons and parolees to obtain postrelease health care coverage. The board shall also examine efforts to address the housing needs of incarcerated persons, including those who are identified as having serious mental health needs, who are released to the community as parolees. The board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature annually, on October 15, and may submit other reports during the year if it finds they are necessary. The reports shall include, but are not limited to, findings on the effectiveness of treatment efforts, rehabilitation needs of incarcerated persons, gaps in rehabilitation services in the department, levels of incarcerated person participation and success in the programs, data indicating the number of parolees who are experiencing homelessness, and the number of those parolees experiencing homelessness who have previously been identified as having serious mental health needs. The board shall also make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature with respect to modifications, additions, and eliminations of rehabilitation and treatment programs. In performing its duties, the board shall use the work products developed for the department as a result of the provisions of the 2006 Budget Act, including Provision 18 of Item 5225-001-0001.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 22. (SB 883) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6200.

6200. There are hereby established, under the jurisdiction of the Director of Corrections, the Sierra Conservation Center, the North Coast Conservation Center and the Southern Conservation Center, hereafter referred to collectively as the “conservation centers.”
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 909.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6201.

6201. The primary purpose of the conservation centers shall be the receiving, employment, care, custody and education of inmates in the custody of the Director of Corrections assigned thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6202.

6202. Work of inmates assigned to the conservation centers may be performed at the conservation centers or branches thereof or in or from permanent, temporary, and mobile camps established pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 2780) of Chapter 5 of Title 1 of Part 3. The provisions of Sections 2780.1 to 2786, inclusive, and Sections 2788 to 2791, inclusive, are applicable to camps established pursuant to this article as well as those established pursuant to that Article 5. The Director of Corrections may, at such times as the director deems proper and on such terms as the director deems wise, enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with any public agency, local, state, or federal, for the performance of other conservation projects which are appropriate for the public agencies under policies which shall be established by the Prison Industry Authority.
Inmates and wards may be assigned to perform public conservation projects, including, but not limited to, forest fire prevention and control, forest and watershed management, recreational area development, fish and game management, soil conservation, and forest watershed revegetation.
No productive industrial enterprise subject to the jurisdiction of the Prison Industry Authority shall be established at any center or branch thereof or camp established pursuant to this chapter except in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 5085) of Title 7 of Part 3.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 732, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6203.

6203. The Director of Corrections shall, in accordance with law, construct and provide equipment for suitable buildings, structures, and facilities for the conservation centers, branches thereof, and permanent, temporary, and mobile camps operated therefrom. The director may, as necessary, lease equipment needed for the operation of mobile camps. The Sierra Conservation Center shall be located in the Tuolumne area of California. The North Coast Conservation Center shall be located in the North Coast area of California. The Southern Conservation Center shall be located on the grounds of the California Institution for Men at Chino. The director may establish such branches of the conservation centers as may be necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 909.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6204.

6204. The Director of Corrections shall make rules and regulations for the government of the conservation centers in the management of their affairs.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6205.

6205. Each conservation center shall be headed by a warden, appointed pursuant to Section 6050, and the Director of Corrections shall appoint, subject to civil service, other officers and employees as may be necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1420, Sec. 24.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6206.

6206. The supervision, management, and control of the conservation centers and the responsibility for the care, custody, treatment, training, discipline, and employment of persons confined therein or in branches thereof or in permanent, temporary, and mobile camps operating therefrom are vested in the Director of Corrections.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6207.

6207. The provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 2000), insofar as applicable, apply to the conservation centers and branches thereof and any permanent, temporary, and mobile camps operating therefrom and to the persons confined therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 165.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9 - Conservation Centers › Section 6208.

6208. Any persons under the custody of the Director of Corrections may be transferred to the conservation centers in accordance with law.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6220.

6220. The Director of Corrections may establish and operate facilities to be known as restitution centers.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6221.

6221. The purpose of restitution centers is to provide a means for those sentenced to prison to be able to pay their victims’ financial restitution, which includes direct restitution to victims as well as other restitution fines and fees, as ordered by the sentencing court or as agreed upon by the defendant and his or her victims. Inmates who commit crimes involving a direct victim shall receive priority placement in restitution centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 463, Sec. 2. (AB 2218) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6222.

6222. The location for a restitution center or centers shall be determined by the Director of Corrections with approval from the county board of supervisors or city council in whose jurisdiction the center will be located.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6223.

6223. Restitution centers shall be located in areas which will maximize the employment opportunities of persons sentenced to the centers.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6224.

6224. The supervision, management, and control of the restitution centers and the responsibility for the care, custody, discipline, and employment of persons confined therein are vested in the Director of Corrections.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6224.5.

6224.5. The Director of Corrections may commingle inmates who have been assigned to a restitution center pursuant to Section 6227 with inmates who are in transit for community correctional reentry center placement.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 249, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6225.

6225. Supervision of inmates in the restitution centers may be by contract with private nonprofit or profit corporations, or by peace officer personnel of the Department of Corrections on a 24-hour basis. As a condition to any contract awarded by the state to a vendor for restitution center operations, a peace officer from the Department of Corrections shall be assigned to the site to provide daily oversight and guidance of custody and security activities. The peace officer also shall be the liaison between the vendor and the department. If the supervision is by a private entity, the per inmate cost of operating these facilities under contract shall be less than the per inmate cost of maintaining custody of inmates by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 372, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6226.

6226. The Director of Corrections in establishing a restitution center shall enter into an agreement with the county, city, or city and county in which the facility is located to reimburse the county, city, or city and county for any additional direct law enforcement costs that will occur as a result of the restitution center.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6227.

6227. The court may order the Department of Corrections to place an eligible defendant in a restitution center if the court makes a restitution order, or if a restitution agreement is entered into by the victims and the defendant. The Department of Corrections may send a defendant to a reception center for classification prior to placing the defendant in the restitution center.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6227.5.

6227.5. The Judicial Council shall provide information to sentencing courts to ensure that the judges responsible for sentencing are aware of the existence of the restitution center.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 249, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6228.

6228. A defendant is eligible for placement in a restitution center if the defendant does not have a criminal history of a conviction for the sale of drugs within the last five years, or for an offense requiring registration pursuant to Section 290, or a serious felony, as listed in Section 1192.7, or a violent felony, as listed in Section 667.5, the defendant did not receive a sentence of more than 60 months for the current offense or offenses, the defendant presents no unacceptable risk to the community, and the defendant is employable. The provisions of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2930) of Chapter 7 of Title 1 are applicable to prisoners in restitution centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 222. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6229.

6229. In each county, city, or city and county, in which a restitution center is established, there shall be a restitution center community advisory board to assist the Director of Corrections in establishing and promoting the restitution program of the center. The board shall include the sheriff or chief of police of the local jurisdiction, the district attorney, a superior court judge selected by the presiding superior court judge, the chief probation officer, a member of the city council or the board of supervisors of the local jurisdiction, selected by the council or board, and two public members chosen by the city council or board of supervisors. The public member shall serve for two years. All members shall receive only actual expenses approved by the Director of Corrections. The expenses shall be paid by the Department of Corrections.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6230.

6230. (a) Offenders shall perform all the labor necessary to maintain the restitution center and meet the offenders’ needs unless the director finds that a particular task can be better performed by other persons.
(b) The director may employ and pay compensation to offenders to perform work at a center.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6231.

6231. (a) Wages earned by an offender, less any deductions for taxes, shall be paid directly to the Department of Corrections.
(b) Wage moneys received by the department shall be used to reimburse the offender for costs directly associated with continued employment, including transportation, special tools or clothing, meals away from the center, union dues, and other employee-mandated costs. The remaining wages shall be distributed as follows:
(1) One-third shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the restitution center.
(2) One-third shall be used to pay restitution pursuant to the agreement or court order. After the restitution is paid these moneys shall be paid to the jurisdiction which prosecuted the offender to defray the court costs and attorney fees incurred in the offender’s prosecution. If all restitution, court costs and attorney fees are paid, these moneys shall be paid to the local jurisdiction for crime prevention.
(3) One-third shall be placed in a savings account for the offender, to provide support for the offender’s immediate family, to purchase items necessary for the offender’s employment or to give to the offender to purchase personal accessories. Any moneys in the savings account or not expended pursuant to this paragraph at the time the offender is released from the restitution center shall be paid to the offender.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6233.

6233. (a) An offender shall not leave a restitution center except to go to work or when specifically authorized and shall return to the restitution center immediately after work or when required by the person in charge of the restitution center.
(b) An offender who violates this section is guilty of escape, and notwithstanding any other provision of law shall be punishable as provided in Section 4530.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6234.

6234. (a) The offender shall not be allowed to take employment if the rate of pay or other conditions of employment are less than those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the work is performed.
(b) To help in administering the restitution center programs, the director may use volunteer help.
(c) If an offender does not secure employment within three months after being sent to a restitution center, the director may, at any time thereafter, transfer the offender to another Department of Corrections facility if employment has not been obtained.
(d) If the offender violates any of the rules and regulations governing the restitution center, the director may transfer the offender to another Department of Corrections facility.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6235.

6235. The Department of Corrections shall, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, adopt regulations for administering restitution centers. To the extent practical, the rules and regulations shall be stated in language that is easily understood by the general public.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1520, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.2 - Restitution Centers › Section 6236.

6236. This chapter shall be known as “Restitution Centers.”
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 854, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6240.5.

6240.5. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Substance Abuse Community Correctional Treatment Act.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1594, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6240.6.

6240.6. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Board” means the Board of Corrections.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.
(c) “Center” means a substance abuse community correctional detention center.
(d) “Construction” means new construction, reconstruction, remodeling, renovation, or replacement of facilities, or a combination thereof.
(e) “Facility” means the physical buildings, rooms, areas, and equipment used for the purpose of a substance abuse community correctional detention center.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1594, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6241.5.

6241.5. Because of the difficulties of finding locations for programs described in this chapter, the state shall assist in making state-owned lands available to counties for purposes of this chapter, so long as those efforts do not impede an agency’s operations or planned expansions and are commensurate with public safety requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1594, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6242.5.

6242.5. (a) The board shall establish minimum standards, including security requirements, for the construction of facilities pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The board shall develop an architectural program describing the functions which the facility will be expected to serve, but which deemphasizes the correctional and detention nature of the exterior of the facilities in order to ease the difficulty in finding acceptable sites.
(c) Counties may substitute renovation of an existing structure for new construction, but renovation costs per bed shall not exceed the cost of new construction based on initial cost and useful life of the facility, and shall meet the program design standards established by the board. However, participation by a county or use of existing facilities for programs under this chapter shall not be utilized by a county to avoid meeting its needs for jail-bed construction and housing of jail inmates.
(d) Per-bed cost of secure facilities proposed by a county shall not exceed the cost of current similar construction by the department.
(e) The county shall lease the site on which the facility is located to the state for a term of not less than the period of bond repayment. The department shall pay to the county as lease the sum of one dollar ($1) per year beginning the first month after the first payment for the repayment of the bond to continue through the duration of the bond used to finance construction of the facility.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1594, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6242.6.

6242.6. (a) The board shall provide evaluation of the progress, activities, and performance of each center and participating county’s progress established pursuant to this chapter and shall report the findings thereon to the Legislature two years after the operational onset of each facility.
(b) The board shall select an outside monitoring firm in cooperation with the Auditor General’s office, to critique and evaluate the programs and their rates of success based on recidivism rates, drug use, and other factors it deems appropriate. Two years after the programs have begun operations, the report shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Prisons Committee, participating counties, the department, the State Department of Health Care Services, and other sources the board deems of value. Notwithstanding subdivision (k) of Section 6242, one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is hereby appropriated from the funds disbursed under this chapter from the 1990 Prison Construction Fund to the Board of Corrections to be used for program evaluation under this subdivision.
(c) The department shall be responsible for the ongoing monitoring of contract compliance for state offenders placed in each center.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 81. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6245.

6245. In submitting a proposal, a county’s plan shall include at least all of the following elements that meet standards established by the board in its request for proposal, and demonstrate that its program will have strong links to the community organizations involved in providing those elements, and that those community organizations have helped in designing the proposal:
(a) A rigorous program of substance abuse testing.
(b) A drug-free environment.
(c) Substance abuse treatment.
(d) Employment services.
(e) Basic education services.
(f) Mental health services and family counseling.
(g) A strong linkage to probation and parole.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 273. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.4 - Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers › Section 6246.

6246. Each recipient county shall set up a program oversight committee, under rules and guidelines the Board of Corrections formulates, which shall include representatives from the following groups:
(a) Parole officials.
(b) Probation officials.
(c) Sheriff’s department officials.
(d) County alcohol and drug abuse officials.
(e) Program contractors.
(f) Local judiciary personnel.
(g) Social welfare agency personnel.
(h) Local labor and employment representatives.
Responsibilities of the program oversight committee shall include, but not be limited to, regular reviews of program operations and criteria for offenders being placed into it, discussion and resolution of problems that may arise, costs, and other duties that may be assigned it by the Board of Corrections.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1594, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6250.

6250. (a) The Director of Corrections may establish and operate facilities to be known as community correctional centers. The director may enter into a long-term agreement, not to exceed 20 years, for transfer of prisoners to, or placement of prisoners in, community correctional centers.
(b) No later than 30 days after the department has designated a site as a potential site, the director shall notify the county board of supervisors or city council in whose jurisdiction the center may be located. The notification shall set forth the specifics of the site location, design, and operational characteristics for the facility. The department shall not contract for the facility until it has received and reviewed the comments of every local agency notified under this section or the expiration of 60 days after having given notice to the local agency, whichever occurs first.
Upon receipt of the notice, the city, county, or city and county may hold a public hearing concerning the impact of the facility on the community. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the city, county, or city and county may make a recommendation to the department as to the appropriateness of the proposed site, specific design and operational features to help make the facility more compatible with the community, and alternative locations, if appropriate.
Upon receipt of comments and recommendations, the department shall determine whether to proceed with the facility, to modify the proposal, or to select an alternative site. If the department selects a site recommended by the local agency after a hearing conducted pursuant to this section, no further review or hearings are required by this subdivision.
(c) The notice referred to in subdivision (b) may be delivered by hand or sent by any form of mail requiring a return receipt. Failure to provide the notice shall be grounds for extinguishing the contract upon motion of the board of supervisors or city council.
(d) The Director of Corrections shall not change the use of or significantly increase the capacity of a community correctional center established pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the director has first notified the county board of supervisors or city council in whose jurisdiction the center is located at least 30 days prior to the change of use or capacity. Failure to provide the notice shall be grounds for enjoining the change in use or capacity.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 643, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6250.5.

6250.5. (a) The Director of Corrections may contract for the establishment and operation of community correctional facilities that offer programs for the treatment of addiction to alcohol or controlled substances based on the therapeutic community model, only if the cost per inmate of operating the facilities will be less than the cost per inmate of operating similar state facilities. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of a therapeutic community program, which emphasizes alcohol and controlled substance rehabilitation, is to substantially increase the likelihood of successful parole for those inmates.
(b) Each facility under contract pursuant to this section shall provide programs that prepare each inmate for successful reintegration into society. Those programs shall involve constant counseling in drug and alcohol abuse, employment skills, victim awareness, and family responsibility, and generally shall prepare each inmate for return to society. The programs also shall emphasize literacy training and use computer-supported training so that inmates may improve their reading and writing skills. The program shall include postincarceration counseling and care in order to ensure a greater opportunity for success.
(c) The department may enter into a long-term agreement, not to exceed 20 years, for transfer of prisoners to, or placement of prisoners in, facilities under contract pursuant to this section.
(d) The department shall provide for the review of any agreement entered into under this section to determine if the contractor is in compliance with the terms of this section. The review shall be conducted at least every five years. The department may revoke any agreement if the contractor is not in compliance with this section.
(e) Notwithstanding the Public Contract Code or Article 10 (commencing with Section 1200) of Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations, the Department of Corrections shall select an independent contractor to conduct an annual audit and cost comparison evaluation of any programs established under this section. Any contract for annual audits and evaluation shall provide that the annual report, whether in final or draft form, and all working papers and data, shall be available for immediate review upon request by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 643, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6251.

6251. The primary purpose of such facilities is to provide housing, supervision, counseling, and other correctional programs for persons committed to the Department of Corrections.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1931.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6252.

6252. The Director of Corrections shall make rules and regulations for the government of the community correctional centers in the management of their affairs.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1931.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6253.

6253. (a) The Director of Corrections may transfer inmates whose terms of imprisonment have been fixed from the state prisons and facilities of the Department of Corrections to community correctional centers, and place parolees in the community correctional centers. The director may charge the resident reasonable fees, based on ability to pay, for room, board and so much of the costs of administration as are allocable to such resident. Fees may not exceed actual, demonstrable costs to the department. No fees shall be collected from an inmate or parolee after his or her residency in the center has terminated.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no inmate or parolee shall be denied placement in a community correctional center on the basis of inability to pay fees authorized by this section.
(b) Inmates transferred to community correctional centers remain under the legal custody of the department and shall be subject at any time, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Director of Corrections, to be detained in the county jail upon the exercise of a state parole or correctional officer’s peace officer powers as specified in Section 830.5, with the consent of the sheriff or corresponding official having jurisdiction over the facility.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 961, Sec. 4. Effective September 10, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6254.

6254. The Director of Corrections may grant furloughs to residents of community correctional centers for the purpose of employment, education, including vocational training, or arranging a suitable employment and residence program.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 772.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6255.

6255. The provisions of Title 5 (commencing with Section 4500) of Part 3 shall apply to all persons placed in a community correctional center by the Director of Corrections except that those persons who are on active parole shall be subject to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 3040) of Chapter 8, Title 1, Part 3.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1931.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6256.

6256. The Director of Corrections may enter into contracts, with the approval of the Director of General Services, with appropriate public or private agencies, to provide housing, sustenance, and supervision for such inmates as are eligible for placement in community correctional centers. Prisoners in the care of such agencies shall be subject to all provisions of law applicable to them.
The Department of Corrections shall reimburse such agencies for their services from such funds as may be appropriated for the support of state prisoners.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1168.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6258.1.

6258.1. An inmate shall not be transferred to a community correctional reentry facility unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The inmate applies for a transfer to a community correctional reentry facility.
(b) The inmate does not have a current or prior conviction for an offense that requires registration as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1.
(c) The inmate has less than two years left to serve in a correctional facility.
(d) The inmate does not have a history, within the prior 10 years, of an escape pursuant to Section 4532 of the Penal Code.
(e) The department determines that the inmate would benefit from the transfer.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 21. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.5 - Community Correctional Centers › Section 6259.

6259. (a) For the purposes of acquiring the 2,000 community correctional facility beds and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the procurement and performance of any contracts authorized pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Part 3 of Title 7 of the Penal Code shall be conducted under the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, as a contract for services.
(b) The procurement shall include requirements that the contractor provide to the state options to purchase all or a portion of the facilities and equipment used by the vendor in the performance of the contract and that the consideration of the proposals include the terms of these options. The contract shall provide specifications for the vendor’s acquisition of sites, compliance with environmental requirements, preparation of plans and specifications for, and development and operation of, facilities, and such other matters as may be reasonably incidental to the development, operation, and potential future acquisition by the state pursuant to an option to purchase the facilities.
(c) The exercise of an option to purchase shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Public Works Board and the requirements of the master plan for prison construction, Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7000) of Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, the State Contract Act, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, the State Building Construction Act of 1955, Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800) of Division 3 of the Government Code, and the Property Acquisition Law, and Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of the Government Code, but these provisions shall not apply to the procurement of the option to purchase or the procurement and performance of the contract.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 500, Sec. 3. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.6 - Work Furlough Programs › Section 6260.

6260. The Legislature finds and declares the following: that overcrowding in correctional institutions is not a desirable method of housing state inmates; that other methods of housing should be developed for appropriate state inmates, particularly if they can be less costly; that reentry programs for inmates who are nearing the completion of their term of incarceration provides a more normal environment and an opportunity to begin reintegrating into society; and that work furlough programs are appropriate only for specified types of inmates for a limited period of time prior to release back into society; and that existing law already recognizes the appropriateness of placing inmates in community facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 596, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.6 - Work Furlough Programs › Section 6261.

6261. (a) To the extent that public and private nonprofit and profit corporations have available beds and satisfy the criteria specified in this chapter, the Department of Corrections shall contract with them to provide reentry work furlough programs for all inmates 120 days prior to scheduled release and who are not excluded under this chapter.
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of all reentry work furlough beds, unless the department determines these beds are not available or do not comply with this chapter. The department shall report annually in writing to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of the Legislature of the actions performed to locate those beds or reasons for noncompliance. This provision shall not be interpreted to impair existing contracts.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1608, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.6 - Work Furlough Programs › Section 6262.

6262. The Department of Corrections may contract with a public or private nonprofit or profit corporation meeting all the following conditions:
(a) Availability of a work furlough facility in compliance with standards established by the Department of Corrections.
(b) Location of a facility in proximity to geographical areas providing employment opportunities and public transportation services.
(c) Cost proposals equal to or less than the per capita amount for housing in a correctional institution, including administrative costs.
(d) Criteria for placement that does not differ significantly from the policies of the Department of Corrections.
(e) Submission by the agency of operational guidelines that are approved by the Department of Corrections pursuant to its classification manual.
(f) Compliance with other requirements deemed appropriate by the Department of Corrections, including, but not limited to, visiting procedures, 24-hour security, and recreation.
(g) Efficient fiscal management and financially solvent.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 596, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.6 - Work Furlough Programs › Section 6263.

6263. (a) The Department of Corrections shall deny placement in a reentry work furlough program if it determines that an inmate would pose an unreasonable risk to the public, or if any one of the following factors exist, except in unusual circumstances, including, but not limited to, the remoteness in time of the commission of the offense:
(1) Conviction of a crime involving sex or arson.
(2) History of forced escape, or of drug use, sales, or addiction.
(3) Parole program or employment outside the area served by the facility.
(4) History of serious institutional misconduct.
(5) Prior placement in a protective housing unit within a correctional institution, except a person placed there while assisting a public entity in a civil or criminal matter.
(6) More than one conviction of a crime of violence.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit the discretion of the Department of Corrections to deny placement when the provisions of subdivision (a) do not apply.
(c) Inmates transferred to reentry work furlough remain under the legal custody of the department and shall be subject at any time, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Director of Corrections, to be detained in the county jail upon the exercise of a state parole or correctional officer’s peace officer powers as specified in Section 830.5, with the consent of the sheriff or corresponding official having jurisdiction over the facility.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 961, Sec. 5. Effective September 10, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.6 - Work Furlough Programs › Section 6264.

6264. The Department of Corrections shall review each inmate for work furlough consideration at least 120 days prior to his or her scheduled parole date.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 596, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.6 - Work Furlough Programs › Section 6265.

6265. Any inmate violating the conditions of the work furlough prescribed by the Department of Corrections shall be subject to the disciplinary procedures identified in its classification manual.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 596, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 9.7 - Special Facilities › Section 6267.

6267. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the program authorized under this section is to address the special needs of inmates with regard to the provision of long-term care in skilled nursing facilities.
(2) The department may contract with public or private entities for the establishment and operation of skilled nursing facilities for the incarceration and care of inmates who are limited in ability to perform activities of daily living and who are in need of skilled nursing services. The skilled nursing facility under contract pursuant to this section shall address the long-term care of inmates as needed. In addition, the facility shall be designed to maximize the personal security of inmates, to maximize the security of the facility, and to ensure the safety of the outside community at large.
(b) The department shall provide for the security of the facility in order to ensure the safety of the outside community at large.
(c) The department shall enter into an agreement for transfer of prisoners to, or placement of prisoners in, skilled nursing facilities pursuant to this section.
(d) The facility contractor shall ensure that the facility meets all licensing requirements by obtaining a license for the skilled nursing facility, as that term is defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
(e) The department shall provide for the review of any agreement entered into under this section to determine if the facility contractor is in compliance with the requirements of this section, and may revoke the agreement if the facility contractor is not in compliance.
(f) The Department of Corrections ombudsman program shall provide ombudsman services to prisoner residents of the department-contracted skilled nursing facilities.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 9700) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall be exempt from advocating on behalf of, or investigating complaints on behalf of residents of any skilled nursing facilities operated either directly or by contract by the Department of Corrections.
(h) As used in this section, “long-term care” means personal or supportive care services provided to people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities who need assistance with activities of daily living including bathing, eating, dressing, toileting, transferring, and ambulation.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)