Health Records staff at institutions (for currently incarcerated inmates), and HRC staff (for paroled and discharged inmates) are responsible for processing all other requests for health information.
It may contain errors or omissions, and may not reflect the true name, age, CDCR number, current location, admitted date, or parole eligible date of any individual. CDCR makes no representation, express or implied, that the information on this site is complete, timely or accurate. Information about some inmates is not included in this website.
When staff receive a completed CDCR 7385 or any type of authorization for release of information (does not have to be on a CDCR 7385), they shall review it for validity and follow the steps below:
· P.O. Box 290066 (Admin/Inmate) Represa, CA 95671-0066 DVI – Deuel Voe. Institute P .O. Box 400 (Admin) 23500 Kasson Rd. Tracy, CA 95378-0004
A “custodial counseling” chrono (chronological documentation) or CDC-128-A (is issued) if similar or minor misconduct recurs after verbal counseling. The CDC-128-A is placed in the prisoners “C-File” (central file) where it will remain always.
The source items shall be based on the following criteria: (1) Symbols (Two Points): Hand signs, distinctive clothing, graffiti, etc., which have been certified by CDCR in accordance with Section 3378.1(f) as being used by and distinctive to specific STGs. Staff shall describe the symbol in detail.
$200If you are leaving a California state prison and you are (1) paroled, (2) placed on post-release community supervision (PRCS), or (3) discharged from a CDCR institution or reentry facility, you are entitled to $200 in state funds upon release. These funds are known as “gate money” or “release allowance.”
When an inmate in a state prison run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is accused of violating one of the disciplinary rules of the prison by a prison official or guard, he or she will receive a Rules Violation Report. These are commonly known as a “Form 115” or just a “115.”
In California, people leaving prison each receive $200 as a release allowance, known as “gate money.” This money, given in the form of a debit card, is meant to help with the immediate fiscal costs of reentry back into non-prison life, which might include paying for transportation to get back to one's community, buying ...
After release, most California offenders are subject to 1 year of parole su- pervision. Generally, a parolee must be re- leased to the county where he or she lived before entering prison.
California's prison authorities have not increased a $200 allowance for just-released prisoners—known as “gate money”—since 1973. Adjusted for inflation, that $200 is worth about $33 today. The allowance is only offered after spending at least six months in a state prison.
documented on a Rules Violation Report (RVR); the RVR will state the type of rule violation, the. basic information about what happened, and the name of the staffperson who is reporting the. misconduct.4 The charge will be classified as “administrative” or “serious,” depending on the degree.
The CDCR rules govern how many credits can be lost for various divisions of serious disciplinary offenses: A-1 (181 to 360 days), A-2 (151 to 180 days), B (121 to 150 days), C (91 to 121 .
The CDCR rules also permit trained prison staff to perform a field test of any urine sample taken from a person in prison or of any suspected controlled substance or alcohol found on prison grounds.100The results of a field test may be used to charge a person with a drug or alcohol related rule violation.
being charged with the rule violation has been transferred out of CDCR custody or there are exceptional circumstances.56 Failure to hold a hearing within 30 days of the notice (or within 30 days of notification of the outcome of a criminal prosecution referral or within
person who is found guilty of a serious prison rule violation can face a variety of punishments, including those that will significantly affect the person’s release date.
The disciplinary hearing must then be held within 30 days. 76
Prison officials may refer misconduct which is a crime to the local district attorney (DA) for possible criminal prosecution.72 The DA will decide whether to actually bring criminal charges against the person. There is no time limit for a DA to decide whether to bring criminal charges based on a prison disciplinary offense, other than the statute of limitations for the crime, which is usually at least several years for a felony offense.73
Notice may also be delayed for up to a total of 45 days if the misconduct is referred to the district attorney for possible prosecution, and the district attorney requests in writing that the person not be notified in order to protect the confidentiality of the criminal investigation. Penal Code § 2932(f).
The CDCR amended the California Code of Regulations Title 15 § 3054 Religious Diet Program on February 2, 2010 and the Department Operations Manual (DOM) on July 13, 2010 to include the Religious Meat Alternate Program. This program began to be implemented in all CDCR adult institutions beginning in late June 2010, with the exception of the California Institution for Men. The program consists of two vegetarian meals (breakfast and lunch) and dinner with halal meat.3
The Religious Diet Program was enacted on April 24, 2006, after a California state prisoner reached a settlement agreement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) requiring it to provide religious meals at his institution.1 The purpose of the program is to offer prisoners meals that will meet their food-based religious requirements.
Vegetarian Meals are available at all CDCR adult institutions. Vegetarian Meals are lacto-ovo vegetarian, meaning they may include dairy products and eggs. Vegetarian meals may also include fish, as specified on the printed menu.
Each California prison has facilities for “family visits” (sometimes called “conjugal” visits) with “immediate family members.”80 These visits allow a person in prison to be with their family for approximately 30 to 40 hours in a private space, usually a small trailer on the prison grounds. There is no cost to the person in prison or visitors, but the visitors must provide food for themselves and the person in prison. An eligible person must put in an application for a family visit with their correctional counselor.
An attorney can arrange to have legal visits with a person in prison through the prison’s litigation coordinator.88 Legal visits may be carried out by the attorney or by a representative of the attorney such as an investigator, law student or paralegal.89 However, people who are representing
Prison officials may limit people to non-contact visiting if there is a “reasonable relationship” between the restriction and a legitimate penological interest.71 Non-contact visits usually take place in a booth where the visitor and person in prison can see each other through glass and speak through a grating or a phone handset; these conversations may be monitored by prison staff.
Under CDCR regulations, almost any person may write to a person in prison and a person in prison may write to almost any person; there is no requirement that correspondents be placed on an “approved” list and no limit on how many letters a person may send or receive.101
A CDCR Form 115 discipline report is the form that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation uses to document rule violations in prison.
A CDCR Form 115 discipline report is the form that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation uses to document rule violations in prison. Form 115 is used for administrative violations. Form 115A is used for serious rule violations.
An administrative violation is a relatively minor rule violation in a CDCR prison. Administrative violations are rule infractions that do not involve: misconduct that would constitute a misdemeanor or a felony offense, using or threatening force or violence against someone else, breaching facility security,
A serious rule violation is a more serious infraction in a CDCR prison. It includes any act or attempt to commit a violation that would not be an administrative violation. Serious rule violations include: conduct that would be a misdemeanor or a felony, had it happened outside of prison,
Form 115 is used for administrative violations. Form 115A is used for serious rule violations. These actions trigger a hearing to determine if rule violations occurred. If it is determined that the inmate did in fact commit a violation, then disciplinary action can be imposed.
The penalties for a rule violation generally come in the form of a loss of credits for good conduct. These can forfeit up to 360 days of good conduct credits for the most serious violations, like murder, manslaughter, or rape. 16 This can drastically alter an inmate’s release date.
The inmate also has a right to a staff assistant to help in their defense, including at the hearing, if the inmate: is illiterate or does not speak English, the case is complex enough that the assistance is necessary to ensure that the inmate understands the charges and the disciplinary process, or.
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