BILL NUMBER: SB 601 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 20, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
An act to amend Section 3016 of, and to add Section
5055.5 to to, the Penal Code, relating
to prisons.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 601, as amended, Hancock. Corrections: prisons:
accountability report. reports.
Existing law provides that the supervision, management, and
control of the state prisons, and the responsibility for the care,
custody, treatment, training, discipline, and employment of persons
confined therein are vested in the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing law requires the
Secretary to establish the Case Management Reentry Pilot Program for
specified offenders who are likely to benefit from a case management
reentry strategy. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation to submit a final report of the findings from its
evaluation of the pilot program to the Legislature and the Governor
by a specified date.
This bill would require the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to submit a final report of the findings from its
evaluation of the Case Management Reentry Pilot Program to the
Legislature and the Governor by no later than July 31, 2017.
This
The bill would also require the Secretary of
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop a
Corrections Accountability Report on
January 10, March 15, and a fiscal year-end report,
Data Dashboard on a quarterly basis containing specified
information regarding each institution, including, among other
information, the total budget, including actual expenditures, staff
vacancies and the number of authorized staff positions, overtime,
sick leave, and the average length of lockdowns
number of use of force incidents , and to post those
reports on the department's Internet Web site, as provided.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3016 of the Penal
Code is amended to read:
3016. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation shall establish the Case Management Reentry Pilot
Program for offenders under the jurisdiction of the department who
have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment under Section 1170 and
are likely to benefit from a case management reentry strategy
designed to address homelessness, joblessness, mental disorders, and
developmental disabilities among offenders transitioning from prison
into the community. The purpose of the pilot program is to implement
promising and evidence-based practices and strategies that promote
improved public safety outcomes for offenders reentering society
after serving a term in state prison and while released to parole.
(b) The program shall be initiated in at least three counties over
three years, supported by department employees focusing primarily on
case management services for eligible parolees selected for the
pilot program. Department employees shall be experienced or trained
to work as social workers with a parole population. Selection of a
parolee for participation in the pilot program does not guarantee the
availability of services.
(c) Case management social workers shall assist offenders on
parole who are assigned to the program in managing basic needs,
including housing, job training and placement, medical and mental
health care, and any additional programming or responsibilities
attendant to the terms of the offender's reentry requirements. Case
management social workers also shall work closely with offenders to
prepare, monitor, revise, and fulfill individualized offender reentry
plans consistent with this section during the term of the program.
(d) Individualized offender reentry plans shall focus on
connecting offenders to services for which the offender is eligible
under existing federal, state, and local rules.
(e) Case management services shall be prioritized for offenders
identified as potentially benefiting from assistance with the
following:
(1) Food, including the immediate need and long-term planning for
obtaining food.
(2) Clothing, including the immediate need to obtain appropriate
clothing.
(3) Shelter, including obtaining housing consistent with the goals
of the most independent, least restrictive and potentially durable
housing in the local community and that are feasible for the
circumstances of each reentering offender.
(4) Benefits, including, but not limited to, the California Work
Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, general assistance,
benefits administered by the federal Social Security Administration,
Medi-Cal, and veterans benefits.
(5) Health services, including assisting parolee clients with
accessing community mental health, medical, and dental treatment.
(6) Substance abuse services, including assisting parolee clients
with obtaining community substance abuse treatment or related 12-step
program information and locations.
(7) Income, including developing and implementing a feasible plan
to obtain an income and employment reflecting the highest level of
work appropriate for a reentering offender's abilities and
experience.
(8) Identification cards, including assisting reentering offenders
with obtaining state identification cards.
(9) Life skills, including assisting with the development of
skills concerning money management, job interviewing, resume writing,
and activities of daily living.
(10) Activities, including working with reentering offenders in
choosing and engaging in suitable and productive activities.
(11) Support systems, including working with reentering offenders
on developing a support system, which may consist of prosocial
friends, family, and community groups and activities, such as
religious activities, recovery groups, and other social events.
(12) Academic and vocational programs, including assisting
reentering offenders in developing and implementing a realistic plan
to achieve an academic education, or vocational training, or both.
(13) Discharge planning, including developing postparole plans to
sustain parolees' achievements and goals to insure long-term
community success.
(f) The department shall contract for an evaluation of the pilot
program that will assess its effectiveness in reducing recidivism
among offenders transitioning from prison into the community.
(g) The department shall submit a final report of the findings
from its evaluation of the pilot program to the Legislature and the
Governor no later than three years after the enactment of
Assembly Bill 1457 or Senate Bill 851 of the 2013-14 Regular Session.
The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the
Government Code. July 31, 2017.
(h) Implementation of this article is contingent on the
availability of funds and the pilot program may be limited in scope
or duration based on the availability of funds.
SECTION 1. SEC. 2. Section 5055.5 is
added to the Penal Code, to read:
5055.5. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation shall develop a Corrections Accountability
Report Data Dashboard as described in
subdivisions (b) and (c) for each institution on January 10,
March 15, and a fiscal year-end report a quarterly
basis and post those reports on the department's Internet Web
site. The department shall post both current fiscal-year reports and
reports for the immediately preceding three fiscal years for each
institution. The department shall also post corrections made to
inaccurate or incomplete data to current or previous reports.
(b) Each report shall include the three-year statewide
recidivism rate, a brief biography of the warden, including
whether he or she is an acting or permanent warden, contact
information for the warden, and a brief description of the
prison, including the total number and level of inmates.
(c) Each report shall be created using , when possible,
the following information already
collected using the Compstat COMPSTAT
(computer assisted statistics) reports for each prison , or
other verifiable information collected by the department,
and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following
indicators:
(1) Total budget, including actual expenditures, staff
Staff vacancies, overtime, sick
leave, and number of authorized staff positions.
(2) Rehabilitation programs, including enrollment
capacity, actual enrollment, and diploma and GED
completion rate.
(3) Average length of lockdowns.
(4)
(3) Number of deaths, specifying homicides, suicides,
unexpected deaths, and expected deaths.
(5)
(4) Number of use of force incidents.
(6)
(5) Number of inmate appeals, including the number
being processed, overdue, and dismissed , and
upheld .
(7)
(6) Number of inmates in administrative segregation.
(8)
(7) Total contraband seized, specifying the number of
cellular telephones and drugs .
(d) Each report shall also include the following information,
which is not currently collected or displayed by COMPSTAT:
(1) Total budget, including actual expenditures.
(2) Number of days in lockdown.