California Penal Code

§ 2933.7

PEN § 2933.7 Effective Jan 1, 2022Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

In order to foster greater participation in rehabilitative programming and to reduce interruptions in incarcerated people’s growth, self-exploration, improvement and skill building, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall conduct programming in a manner that accomplishes all of the following:

(a)Minimizes transfers from institutions, facilities, or sections of the institutions or facilities from disrupting an incarcerated person’s programming. To accomplish this, the department shall solicit and prioritize voluntary facility transfers first.

(b)Prioritizes, to the greatest extent possible, an incarcerated person that has transferred from institutions, facilities, or sections of the institutions or facilities for nonadverse reasons to resume programming. To accomplish this, an incarcerated person shall be prioritized for similar programs at the new institution, facility, or sections of the institutions or facilities. If a program is temporarily canceled or terminated, the incarcerated person shall be prioritized for similar programming if available.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 579, Sec. 2. (AB 292) Effective January 1, 2022.