California Assembly Bill AB1726 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1726INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Swanson FEBRUARY 3, 2010 An act to amend Section 6258 of the Penal Code, relating to inmates. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1726, as introduced, Swanson. Inmates: reentry. Existing law provides that the Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation may contract for the establishment and operation of community correctional reentry centers, as specified. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 6258 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 6258. (a) The  Director of Corrections   Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation  may contract for the establishment and operation of separate community correctional reentry centers for men and women, provided that the per-inmate cost for operating these facilities under contract will be less than the per-inmate cost of maintaining custody of the inmates by the department. (b) The purpose of the community correctional reentry center is to provide an enhancement program to increase the likelihood of a successful parole. The objective of the program is to make the inmates aware of their responsibility to society, and to assist the inmates with educational and employment training to ensure employability once on parole. (c) A community correctional reentry center shall prepare the inmate for reintegration into society. These centers shall provide counseling in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, stress, employment skills, victim awareness, and shall, in general, prepare the inmate for return to society. The program shall also emphasize literacy training and utilize computer-supported training so that the inmate can read and write at least at a ninth grade level. (d) In awarding contracts pursuant to this section, the  director   secretary  may entertain proposals for the establishment and operation of community correctional reentry centers from public and private entities and shall give preference to community correctional reentry centers located near large population centers.