Plain English Breakdown
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Study on Prison Security Classification
This law requires a study to review how California prisons sort people by security level and location.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to hire an independent research group for a new study.
- Asks the Office of the Inspector General to pick the research group based on specific rules, including expertise in prison policy and data.
- Directs the study to look at the whole security classification system used in state prisons.
- Needs the final report to include ideas to make the current sorting system work better.
- Sets a deadline for publishing the report by January 1, 2030.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- The Office of the Inspector General
- Research groups that are part of California State University or governed by the University of California Board of Regents
Terms To Know
- Security classification system
- The rules used to decide which prison a person goes to based on their risk level.
- Independent research entity
- A university or group hired to study the topic without being part of the prison department, specifically from CSU or UC systems with relevant expertise.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not say what specific changes will happen after the study is done.
- This bill ends and stops working on January 1, 2031, unless new laws are passed.