California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 3 - Inmate Activities › Article 1 - Religious Program › Section 3210 - Establishment of Religious Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Institution
					 heads shall make every reasonable effort to provide for the religious and spiritual
					 welfare of all interested inmates, including, but not limited to, affording inmates
					 a reasonable accommodation to attend a scheduled Religious Service if they are
					 unable to do so due to conflicting work/education assignments. Reasonable
					 accommodation may include, but is not limited to, modified work schedule, use of
					 accrued time or allowable breaks, granting of a job/assignment change, changes of
					 regular days off, etc. Use of reasonable accommodation shall in no way adversely
					 impact an inmate's credit earning status.
(b) Depending upon the number of inmates of the
					 various faiths, chaplains may be employed or their services may be accepted on a
					 nonpaid volunteer basis. When feasible, separate space for services of the faith
					 groups represented by a substantial number of inmates shall be provided. However, in
					 some facilities, such as camps, it shall be necessary for the various faith groups
					 to share such space as is available for religious services.
(c) Reasonable time and accommodation shall be
					 allowed for religious services in keeping with facility security and other necessary
					 institutional operations and activities. Insofar as possible, other facility
					 activities shall be planned so as not to conflict with or disrupt scheduled
					 religious services.
(d) A request for a
					 religious service accommodation that requires a specific time, location and/or
					 item(s) not otherwise authorized, will be referred to a Religious Review Committee
					 (RRC) for review and consideration. The RRC shall be comprised of designated
					 chaplains, and a correctional captain or their designee. Accommodation for religious
					 services that are not granted, shall be for reason(s) which would impact
					 facility/unit safety and security, and orderly day to day operations of the
					 institution.
1. Amendment
						filed 7-12-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						29).
2. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 8-16-82 (Register 82, No.
						34).
3. Amendment of article heading, section heading, text, and NOTE
						filed 11-1-93; operative 12-1-93 (Register 93, No. 45).
4. Amendment of
						section and NOTE filed 1-17-2006 as an emergency; operative 1-17-2006 (Register
						2006, No. 3). Pursuant to Penal Code section
						5058.3, a
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-26-2006 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5.
						Certificate of Compliance as to 1-17-2006 order transmitted to OAL 6-22-2006 and
						filed 7-27-2006 (Register 2006, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  5009 and
						  5054, Penal Code;
						  and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA),
						  42 U.S.C. §§
														2000cc, et seq.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.