5225 Corrections and Rehabilitation
Program Descriptions

10 - CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION

The objective of the Corrections and Rehabilitation Administration program is to provide policy direction, accountability, administrative oversight, and support to ensure the overall success of all adult and juvenile correctional and rehabilitation programs. The program consists of the Office of the Secretary; Legislative Affairs; Public and Employee Communications; Internal Affairs; Victim and Survivor Rights and Services; Office of Civil Rights; Support Services; Enterprise Information Services; Audits and Court Compliance; Labor Relations; Policy, Analysis and Planning; Research; Legal Affairs; Leasing and Facility Management and Ombudsman.

15 - CORRECTIONS STANDARDS AUTHORITY

The Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) provides leadership in the development of programs and program planning efforts that focus on local juvenile and adult correctional effectiveness. In addition, the CSA administers federal and state grants that support collaborative planning efforts and provide funding for county facility construction projects for the purpose of enhancing public safety and conditions of confinement, provides technical assistance and training in planning and program implementation, and conducts research and evaluations. The CSA also sets minimum standards and assists local agencies in meeting these standards for juvenile and adult detention facilities, administers grant funds to maximize the protection of the public while assuring safety of detention staff and offenders in local custody, and is responsible for administering the Compliance Monitoring Program.

The CSA works with local corrections officials to ensure the performance of complex tasks by local corrections professionals, engages the local corrections community in the establishment of minimum standards for personnel selection and training, and is designated by the federal Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, as the responsible state planning agency to administer federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention funds designated for California.

20 - JUVENILE OPERATIONS AND JUVENILE OFFENDER PROGRAMS

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) accepts commitments from California courts provided that the person to be committed was under 18 years of age at the time the offense was committed, can materially benefit from institutional programs, and there are adequate facilities available to care for the individual.

The objective of the Juvenile Operations program is to ensure the operation of safe and secure juvenile facilities, to perform tasks related to routine day-to-day operations of institutions and camps, and to provide juvenile offenders necessary services such as security, feeding, clothing, and facility operations. In addition, this program provides staff training, juvenile offender intake and court services, population management services, and facility maintenance, and maintains juvenile offender master files. This program currently oversees operations for 5 facilities and 2 conservation camps.

Treatment programs begin by performing diagnostic studies, program assignment, objective setting and progress evaluation, and parole planning for each individual. Based on the results of this evaluation, various counseling and treatment programs are available, including mental health programs (i.e. intensive treatment, specialized counseling, sex offender treatment, special behavior treatment, correctional treatment centers, intermediate care facilities, and general population outpatient services), substance abuse treatment programs, camp programs, and work employability programs.

21 - JUVENILE ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

The objective of the Juvenile Academic and Vocational Education program is to reduce the number of individuals who re-offend by providing basic academic education, vocational education, and treatment programs to help juvenile offenders develop acceptable socialization and employment skills.

Education programs for juveniles include core academic and career/technical preparation high school courses, general education development preparation, basic skills enhancement, and college preparation. All curriculum presented to students is infused with values-based character education. Supplemental services include library services, special education, English learner services, basic skills enhancement, high school credit work experience, and community service.

22 - JUVENILE PAROLE OPERATIONS

The objective of the Juvenile Parole Operations program is to assist juveniles to successfully reintegrate into the community after release to parole. Parole services staff implement structured and intensive parolee supervision through enforcement of conditions of parole, crisis intervention, supportive services, specialized services, intervention and corrective action, and temporary detention sanctions. Other major parole services activities include transitional aftercare services for specific high-risk offenders, including mental health, sex offender, and substance abuse services.

23 - JUVENILE HEALTH CARE SERVICES

The mission of the Juvenile Health Care Services program is to provide medical, dental, and mental health care to juveniles consistent with adopted standards for quality and scope of services within a custodial environment. The program strives to achieve this mission by providing cost-effective, timely, and competent care.

25 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - GENERAL SECURITY

The Department is required by statute to accept convicted felons and civilly committed non-felon narcotic addicts from California courts when their sentence is imprisonment in a state correctional facility. The objective of the Adult Operations - General Security program is to provide safe and secure detention facilities to protect society from further criminal activities. The Adult Operations - General Security program consists of 33 operating correctional institutions, seven of which have reception centers.

26 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - SECURITY OVERTIME

The objective of the Adult Operations - Security Overtime program is to identify overtime expenditures associated with providing safe and secure detention facilities to protect society.

27 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - INMATE SUPPORT

The objective of the Adult Operations - Inmate Support program is to provide necessary services to inmates such as feeding, clothing, record keeping, inmate classification assessments, and employee training at 33 operating correctional institutions and 44 conservation camps. The camps perform public conservation projects including, but not limited to, forest fire prevention, watershed management, and soil conservation.

28 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - CONTRACTED FACILITIES

The objective of the Adult Operations - Contracted Facilities program is to reduce overcrowding within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation consistent with the Governor's Proclamation and Assembly Bill 900 and to provide meaningful rehabilitative programs in the least restrictive housing. These facilities are the Community Correctional Facilities, Female Rehabilitative Correctional Community Center, California Out-of-State Correctional Facilities, Community Prisoner Mother Program, and Family Foundation Program.

29 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - INSTITUTION ADMINISTRATION

The Adult Operations - Institution Administration program is responsible for the management and operation of 33 adult institutions, 44 conservation camps, and contracted facilities. The programs maintained by the Division of Adult Institutions are responsible for focusing management attention and specific program resources to facilitate continuous program improvement and operational reforms.

30 - PAROLE OPERATIONS - ADULT SUPERVISION

The Parole Operations - Adult Supervision program has as its primary objective, consistent with the need for public safety, increasing the rate and degree of successful reintegration and release to society of offenders paroled from state prison. The program is responsible for providing direct supervision, surveillance, and necessary apprehension of the state's parolee population. The main components of supervision include Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring and general caseload supervision.

Standard and specialized caseloads and the degree of supervised monitoring are determined by case factors related to the offender's propensity for violence, past criminal history, and current service needs. When case assessments indicate, parolees are placed in a higher supervision category intended to prevent, detect, or interrupt behavior likely to endanger the community. Case supervision, reassessment, and reclassification, based on parolee behavior and stability in the community are regularly scheduled.

The other integral program component is the Parole Planning and Placement Program which identifies parolee needs and matches them with state and local programs to ensure a successful transition into local communities.

31 - PAROLE OPERATIONS - ADULT COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS

Parole Operations - Adult Community Based Programs utilizes a variety of rehabilitation and assistance programs designed to promote successful reintegration of parolees, while protecting public safety. These programs include, but are not limited to, Drug Treatment, Transitional Housing for Parolees, Parolee Services Centers, and Police and Corrections Teams. The Program also includes a full continuum of transitional programs, including evidence-based substance abuse treatment, preparation for inmates released on parole, and community-based continuing care upon parole. Parolees who did not receive in-prison treatment are also eligible for community-based residential and outpatient treatment.

The Program also provides mental health services/treatment to parolees though the Department's Parole Outpatient Clinics. The objective of these services is to ensure public safety and to reduce recidivism through the stabilization and monitoring of the parolees' mental health issues.

32 - PAROLE OPERATIONS - ADULT ADMINISTRATION

The Parole Operations - Adult Administration programs work in conjunction with those in the field to ensure the safety of the public and parolees. In addition to the headquarters office, the Office of Training and Professional Development, the Sex Offender Management Board and SARATSO Review Committee, and the Office of Correctional Safety ensure that field personnel are properly trained, sex offender treatment and supervision policies mirror national standards, and field operations run smoothly.

35 - BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS - ADULT HEARINGS

The objective of the Board of Parole Hearings - Adult Hearings is to promote public safety through fair parole processes and decisions and to provide the required due process to inmates throughout the hearing process.

For adult offenders, the Board of Parole Hearings is responsible for setting the terms and conditions of parole; conducting parole consideration hearings for eligible inmates serving life sentences; conducting probable cause hearings and parole revocation hearings for parolees charged with violating parole; issuing warrants; determining eligibility for Non-Revocable Parole status; and determining whether parolees should be considered for discharge from parole. Screenings are also conducted for mentally disordered offenders and sexually violent predators, and subsequent hearing referrals are made to the Department of Mental Health. In addition, at the Governor's request, the Board investigates applications and forwards recommendations for pardons and commutations of sentence, including those involving the death penalty. It also has the discretion to recommend to the court that a prisoner be re-sentenced in situations calling for compassionate release.

For juvenile offenders, the Juvenile Parole Board is responsible for discharges of commitment, orders to parole and conditions thereof, revocation or suspension of parole, and disciplinary appeals.

36 - BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS - ADMINISTRATION

The Board of Parole Hearings - Administration handles administrative duties in support of the Board's headquarters and field operations. The Administration is comprised of the Executive team; the Administrative Services Division, which handles the business services functions for the Board; and the Workforce Development Unit tasked with ensuring compliance with the numerous court mandates affecting parole and hearing processes.

45 - ADULT EDUCATION, VOCATION, AND OFFENDER PROGRAMS - ADULT EDUCATION

The objective of the Office of Correctional Education is to contribute to public safety by designing and operating education programs that enable adult offenders to successfully reenter society. The Office provides functional oversight to educational programs, including academic and vocational at 33 adult schools. The CDCR's schools are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) as post-secondary schools for the purpose of providing adult offenders a comprehensive adult education. The Office develops education programs, curriculum, and policy to guide delivery of services to inmate students. Departmental academic and vocational programs provide inmates with an opportunity for self-improvement through acquiring basic education and career training. The Office also oversees Adult Basic Education; Adult Secondary Education; Volunteer Literacy Program; Career Technical Education; Academic Assessment Program; Federal Grant Programs; Court Mandated Programs; Television Specialists; as well as Recreational and Physical Fitness Training.

46 - ADULT EDUCATION, VOCATION, AND OFFENDER PROGRAMS - ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

The objective of the Office of Substance Abuse Treatment Services is to plan, develop, implement and monitor addiction and recovery services within the CDCR. The Office is responsible for overseeing and implementing a full continuum of evidence-based substance abuse treatment, including in-prison substance abuse treatment programs and community-based aftercare, to reduce recidivism and relapse, and to promote pro-social behavior and successful reintegration of adult offenders. These programs include, but are not limited to, the in-custody substance abuse treatment programs, residential aftercare programs, the Female Offender Treatment Employment program, the Parolee Services Network, and the community and jail-based in-custody drug treatment programs.

47 - ADULT EDUCATION, VOCATION, AND OFFENDER PROGRAMS - ADULT INMATE ACTIVITES

The Adult Education, Vocation, and Offender Programs - Adult Inmate Activities provides inmates with activities and programs such as the canteen, photo project and handicraft. These programs allow inmates to productively participate in activities while incarcerated. For inmates, these programs create a sense of accomplishment and provide inmates an opportunity for employment while incarcerated.

48 - ADULT EDUCATION, VOCATION, AND OFFENDER PROGRAMS - ADULT ADMINISTRATION

The Office of Program Support (OPS) provides fiscal, budgetary, personnel, business, and information technology services to the various offices within Adult Programs. The OPS was established as part of the fiscal year 2009-10 budget reductions in an effort to streamline and consolidate the Adult Programs administrative functions. In addition, OPS serves in a liaison capacity between CDCR headquarters' offices (i.e. Human Resources, Budget Management Branch, Facilities and Leasing, etc.).

The Office of Rehabilitative Program Planning and Accountability (ORPPA) was established to ensure CDCR's rehabilitative programs are developed, implemented, and monitored according to evidence-based principles that are most likely to reduce recidivism. The ORPPA serves a critical role in the implementation and improvement of the delivery of rehabilitative programs and consists of the following four units: Assessments and Case Management Unit; Data and Performance Management Unit; Fidelity Unit; and the Training and Program Development Unit.

The Office of Community Partnerships (OCP) develops and manages the following programs: Volunteer and Self-Help Groups; Visitor Centers; Case Management Services; Transition and Employment Services; and Community Support Services. Additionally, OCP maintains meaningful collaborations with community stakeholders to ensure a continuum of service delivery and seamless reintegration into the community by promoting shared responsibility for reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety. These stakeholders include local law enforcement, local governments, the Employment Development Department, California and local Workforce Investment Boards, faith-based and community organizations.

50 - ADULT HEALTH CARE SERVICES

The objective of the Correctional Health Care Services program is to provide medical, dental, and mental health care to the inmate population consistent with adopted standards for quality and scope of services within a custodial environment. The program strives to achieve this mission by providing cost-effective, timely, and competent care. Additionally, the program promotes inmate responsibility for their health.