5225 Corrections and Rehabilitation
Program Descriptions

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.