Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2730Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 18, 2022An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) of Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2730, as amended, Villapudua. Prisons: rehabilitation programs.Existing law prescribes punishments, including incarceration, for various criminal offenses.This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to sponsor a 5-year pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program. The bill would require eligible inmates to participate in a rehabilitations program and provide them access to specified resources. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program for the purpose of providing opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement a 5-year pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within 2 years, would be eligible to participate. The bill would require the pilot program to provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting. The bill would require program participants to have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, as specified. The bill would require the department, on or before March 1, 2027, to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.(B) Guidance and support.(C) Counseling.(D) Group therapy.(E) Family reunification services.(F) Community resources.(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.(H) Health care services.(I) Recovery groups.(J) Postrelease housing support services.(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read:4.California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050.(a)The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall sponsor a pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program.(b)To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1)Be eligible for release within two years.(2)Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c)Eligible inmates shall participate in a rehabilitation program that includes all of the following:(1)They shall be moved to a lower risk setting with other eligible inmates away from the general population to focus on their rehabilitation.(2)They shall participate in mandatory drug testing and substance abuse counseling, if applicable.(3)They shall participate in an education or training program that leads to employment before they are released.(d)As part of the program, eligible inmates shall have access to all of the following resources:(1)Mental and behavioral health assistance.(2)Guidance and support.(3)Counseling.(4)Group therapy.(5)Family reunification services.(6)Community resources.(7)Education, career technical education, or training programs.(8)Health care services.(9)Recovery groups.(10)Postrelease housing support services.(e)(1)The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall work to find employers looking to hire within a specified period of time before an eligible inmate is released.(2)Once an inmate has completed their education or training program, and before they are released, they shall be connected with their future employer once one has been identified.(3)The future employer shall be allowed to work with the inmate to prepare them to begin work as soon as they are released.(f)Eligible inmates shall be housed in a community campus setting where they will be monitored and will be allowed to move freely during the daytime hours in order to participate in all assigned activities with minor restrictions, as specified.(g)Eligible inmates, once released, shall continue to receive support from outside groups that can provide services, including transitional or permanent housing, if needed.(h)The number of participants in the program shall be no less than 50 and no more than 100. (i)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2730Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 18, 2022An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) of Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2730, as amended, Villapudua. Prisons: rehabilitation programs.Existing law prescribes punishments, including incarceration, for various criminal offenses.This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to sponsor a 5-year pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program. The bill would require eligible inmates to participate in a rehabilitations program and provide them access to specified resources. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program for the purpose of providing opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement a 5-year pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within 2 years, would be eligible to participate. The bill would require the pilot program to provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting. The bill would require program participants to have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, as specified. The bill would require the department, on or before March 1, 2027, to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2730
Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua
February 18, 2022
An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) of Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2730, as amended, Villapudua. Prisons: rehabilitation programs.
Existing law prescribes punishments, including incarceration, for various criminal offenses.This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to sponsor a 5-year pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program. The bill would require eligible inmates to participate in a rehabilitations program and provide them access to specified resources. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program for the purpose of providing opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement a 5-year pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within 2 years, would be eligible to participate. The bill would require the pilot program to provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting. The bill would require program participants to have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, as specified. The bill would require the department, on or before March 1, 2027, to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.
Existing law prescribes punishments, including incarceration, for various criminal offenses.
This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to sponsor a 5-year pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program. The bill would require eligible inmates to participate in a rehabilitations program and provide them access to specified resources. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.
This bill would create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program for the purpose of providing opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement a 5-year pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within 2 years, would be eligible to participate. The bill would require the pilot program to provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting. The bill would require program participants to have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, as specified. The bill would require the department, on or before March 1, 2027, to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.(B) Guidance and support.(C) Counseling.(D) Group therapy.(E) Family reunification services.(F) Community resources.(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.(H) Health care services.(I) Recovery groups.(J) Postrelease housing support services.(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read:4.California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050.(a)The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall sponsor a pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program.(b)To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1)Be eligible for release within two years.(2)Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c)Eligible inmates shall participate in a rehabilitation program that includes all of the following:(1)They shall be moved to a lower risk setting with other eligible inmates away from the general population to focus on their rehabilitation.(2)They shall participate in mandatory drug testing and substance abuse counseling, if applicable.(3)They shall participate in an education or training program that leads to employment before they are released.(d)As part of the program, eligible inmates shall have access to all of the following resources:(1)Mental and behavioral health assistance.(2)Guidance and support.(3)Counseling.(4)Group therapy.(5)Family reunification services.(6)Community resources.(7)Education, career technical education, or training programs.(8)Health care services.(9)Recovery groups.(10)Postrelease housing support services.(e)(1)The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall work to find employers looking to hire within a specified period of time before an eligible inmate is released.(2)Once an inmate has completed their education or training program, and before they are released, they shall be connected with their future employer once one has been identified.(3)The future employer shall be allowed to work with the inmate to prepare them to begin work as soon as they are released.(f)Eligible inmates shall be housed in a community campus setting where they will be monitored and will be allowed to move freely during the daytime hours in order to participate in all assigned activities with minor restrictions, as specified.(g)Eligible inmates, once released, shall continue to receive support from outside groups that can provide services, including transitional or permanent housing, if needed.(h)The number of participants in the program shall be no less than 50 and no more than 100. (i)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.(B) Guidance and support.(C) Counseling.(D) Group therapy.(E) Family reunification services.(F) Community resources.(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.(H) Health care services.(I) Recovery groups.(J) Postrelease housing support services.(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.(B) Guidance and support.(C) Counseling.(D) Group therapy.(E) Family reunification services.(F) Community resources.(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.(H) Health care services.(I) Recovery groups.(J) Postrelease housing support services.(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.(B) Guidance and support.(C) Counseling.(D) Group therapy.(E) Family reunification services.(F) Community resources.(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.(H) Health care services.(I) Recovery groups.(J) Postrelease housing support services.(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program
CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program
9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.(B) Guidance and support.(C) Counseling.(D) Group therapy.(E) Family reunification services.(F) Community resources.(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.(H) Health care services.(I) Recovery groups.(J) Postrelease housing support services.(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
9050. (a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.
(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:
(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole or postrelease community supervision within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.
(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.
(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.
(B) Guidance and support.
(C) Counseling.
(D) Group therapy.
(E) Family reunification services.
(F) Community resources.
(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.
(H) Health care services.
(I) Recovery groups.
(J) Postrelease housing support services.
(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.
(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.
(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.
(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.
(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term community campus means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.
(e) Upon release to parole or postrelease community supervision, program participants may continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.
(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and for the supervision of individuals that are placed in the program.
(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot program.
(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.
(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.
(B) A list of public and private employers who participate in the program.
(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.
(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.
(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.
(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.
(j) The department shall utilize existing funding for prison rehabilitation to operate this pilot program.
(k) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
(a)The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall sponsor a pilot program to help inmates reintegrate into their communities, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall find a suitable location and provide the resources necessary to fully implement the program.
(b)To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet both of the following criteria:
(1)Be eligible for release within two years.
(2)Be selected to participate by the warden or the wardens designee.
(c)Eligible inmates shall participate in a rehabilitation program that includes all of the following:
(1)They shall be moved to a lower risk setting with other eligible inmates away from the general population to focus on their rehabilitation.
(2)They shall participate in mandatory drug testing and substance abuse counseling, if applicable.
(3)They shall participate in an education or training program that leads to employment before they are released.
(d)As part of the program, eligible inmates shall have access to all of the following resources:
(1)Mental and behavioral health assistance.
(2)Guidance and support.
(3)Counseling.
(4)Group therapy.
(5)Family reunification services.
(6)Community resources.
(7)Education, career technical education, or training programs.
(8)Health care services.
(9)Recovery groups.
(10)Postrelease housing support services.
(e)(1)The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall work to find employers looking to hire within a specified period of time before an eligible inmate is released.
(2)Once an inmate has completed their education or training program, and before they are released, they shall be connected with their future employer once one has been identified.
(3)The future employer shall be allowed to work with the inmate to prepare them to begin work as soon as they are released.
(f)Eligible inmates shall be housed in a community campus setting where they will be monitored and will be allowed to move freely during the daytime hours in order to participate in all assigned activities with minor restrictions, as specified.
(g)Eligible inmates, once released, shall continue to receive support from outside groups that can provide services, including transitional or permanent housing, if needed.
(h)The number of participants in the program shall be no less than 50 and no more than 100.
(i)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.