California Penal Code

§ 11189

PEN § 11189Title 1 · Part 4 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

The Interstate Corrections Compact as set forth in this section is hereby adopted and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining therein. The provisions of the interstate compact are as follows: INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT This section may be cited as the Interstate Corrections Compact. The Interstate Corrections Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with any other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Interstate Corrections Compact Article I Purpose and Policy The party states, desiring by common action to fully utilize and improve their institutional facilities and provide adequate programs for the confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of various types of offenders, declare that it is the policy of each of the party states to provide such facilities and programs on a basis of cooperation with one another, thereby serving the best interests of such offenders and of society and effecting economies in capital expenditures and operational costs. The purpose of this compact is to provide for the mutual development and execution of such programs of cooperation for the confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders with the most economical use of human and material resources. Article II Definitions As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 667.