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AB-2642 • 2026

Prisons: employment of inmates.

Prisons: employment of inmates.

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Sponsor
Elhawary
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Pending Referral
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms changes are 'technical' but does not list exactly which words or phrases were changed.

Prisons: Employment of Inmates

AB-2642 makes small technical updates to the law requiring able-bodied prisoners in state prisons to work daily.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing rules about prisoner employment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Able-bodied prisoners imprisoned in a state prison
  • The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change how many hours inmates must work.
  • No new rules are added because the changes are technical only.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Pending Referral

Official Summary Text

Prisons: employment of inmates.