Title PEN, California Penal Code

There shall be kept at said institution a record of the history and progress of every woman confined therein during the period of her confinement, and so far as practically possible, prior and subsequent thereto, and all judges, courts, officials and employees, district attorneys…

Every woman upon being committed to said institution shall be examined mentally and physically, and shall be given the care, treatment and training adapted to her particular condition. Such care, treatment and training shall be along the lines best suited to develop her mentality…

When there is any reasonable grounds to believe that a prisoner may be forcibly removed from the California Institution for Women, the warden shall report the fact to the Governor, who may order the removal of the prisoner to any California State prison for safekeeping, and it is…

(a) A condition or restriction shall not be imposed upon the obtaining of an abortion by an incarcerated person, pursuant to Sections 1 and 1.1 of Article I of the California Constitution and the Reproductive Privacy Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 …

(a) Any incarcerated person shall have the right to summon and receive the services of any physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant of their choice in order to determine whether they are pregnant. The warden may adopt reasonable rules and reg…

(a) An inmate known to be pregnant or in recovery after delivery shall not be restrained by the use of leg irons, waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body. (b) A pregnant inmate in labor, during delivery, or in recovery after delivery, shall not be restrained by the wrists, ank…

(a) A person incarcerated in the state prison who is identified as possibly pregnant or capable of becoming pregnant during an intake health examination or at any time during incarceration shall be offered a test upon intake or by request. Pregnancy tests shall be voluntary and n…

Within seven days of arriving at the prison, each incarcerated pregnant person shall be referred to a social worker who shall discuss with the incarcerated person options for parenting classes and other classes relevant to caring for newborns and options for visiting with the new…

(a) A plan of care for an incarcerated pregnant person developed pursuant to Section 3408 shall include a meal plan with additional meals and beverages, in accordance with medical standards of care. (b) Following delivery at a medical facility as required by Section 3408, the inc…

(a) A person incarcerated in state prison who menstruates or experiences uterine or vaginal bleeding shall, without needing to request, have ready access to, and be allowed to use, materials necessary for personal hygiene with regard to their menstrual cycle and reproductive syst…

(a) The department may revoke any ammunition vendor license or remove any firearms dealer or firearms manufacturer from any centralized list maintained by the department pursuant to Sections 26715, 28450, and 29060, upon notification from the California Department of Tax and Fee …

The duties of the department are to determine: (a) That the risks to the prisoners consenting to research are outweighed by the sum of benefits to the prisoners and the importance of the knowledge to be gained. (b) That the rights and welfare of the prisoners are adequately prote…

No behavioral research shall be conducted on any prisoner in this state in the absence of a determination by the department consistent with this title. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1553, Sec. 16.)

The department shall promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary for the effective administration of the provisions of this title. Action on proposals submitted shall be taken within 60 days. The regulations shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee f…

The department shall promulgate rules and regulations prescribing procedures to be followed by any person who has a grievance concerning the operation of any particular research program conducted pursuant to this title. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1553, Sec. 18.)

The department shall evaluate the impact of research on human subjects approved and conducted pursuant to this title, including any adverse reactions. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1553, Sec. 19.)

The department shall make a report due on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year containing a review of each research program which has been approved and conducted. The report shall be transmitted to the Legislature and shall be made available to the public. (Amended by St…

(a) The court in which a criminal proceeding stemming from a hate crime or alleged hate crime is filed shall take all actions reasonably required, including granting restraining orders, to safeguard the health, safety, or privacy of the alleged victim, or of a person who is a vic…

It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage counties, cities, law enforcement agencies, and school districts to establish education and training programs to prevent violations of civil rights and hate crimes and to assist victims. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 16. Eff…

All state and local agencies shall use the definition of “hate crime” set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 422.55 exclusively, except as other explicit provisions of state or federal law may require otherwise. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 18. Effective Jan…

The Department of Corrections and the California Youth Authority, subject to available funding, shall do each of the following: (a) Cooperate fully and participate actively with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and community hate crime prevention and response ne…

(a) Every state and local law enforcement agency in this state shall make available a brochure on hate crimes to victims of these crimes and the public. (b) The Civil Rights Department shall provide existing brochures, making revisions as needed, to local law enforcement agencies…

(a) It is the public policy of this state to protect the public from crime and violence by encouraging all persons who are victims of or witnesses to crimes, or who otherwise can give evidence in a criminal investigation, to cooperate with the criminal justice system and not to p…

(a) The Hate Crime Vertical Prosecution Pilot Grant Program (HCVP) is hereby created to be administered by the Department of Justice. (b) Beginning January 1, 2023, and subject to an appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the department shall award grants to prosecutorial age…

This chapter applies to prisoners confined in city, county, or city and county jails, or industrial farms or road camps established pursuant to this title, who are under a sentence of 30 days or more. (Added by renumbering Section 4250 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 138.)

Any prisoner, to whom this chapter applies, may voluntarily donate blood to a blood bank duly licensed by the State Department of Public Health. Prior to blood donation the prisoner shall be given an examination with all clothes removed by a physician and surgeon of the blood ban…

Bonds in the total amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this title and to be used to reimburse the Ge…

The bonds authorized by this title shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions o…

(a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this title, the 1988 County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Finance Committee is hereby created. For purpose…

The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 4496.12 and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be aut…

There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year, and it is the duty of …

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following: (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and inte…

For the purposes of carrying out this title, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond coun…

All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 264, Sec. 1. Approved i…

The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 264, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 86 at the November 8, 1988, election.)

The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed th…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this title are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the lim…

(a) The Department of the Youth Authority is hereby directed to administer the moneys intended for juvenile facilities in the County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Bond Act of 1988, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) It is the int…

Funds appropriated to the Department of the Youth Authority for allocation under this chapter shall be allocated as provided by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1327, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989.)

Two million three hundred fifty-seven thousand seven hundred seventy-eight dollars ($2,357,778) shall be set aside initially for the counties that did not have juvenile facilities on January 1, 1987. These funds shall be used to construct county juvenile facilities and are hereby…

Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be set aside initially for counties that do not have efficient and adequate facilities for youth with special problems. Two or more counties may apply jointly to construct those facilities regionally. No more than three million three hundre…

Forty-eight million nine hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred twenty-two dollars ($48,967,222) shall be set aside initially for counties to alleviate overcrowding and eliminate health, fire, and life safety deficiencies in juvenile facilities or provide efficient and adequate…

(a) Two million two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($2,225,000) shall be set aside initially for bond interest costs, and two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be set aside to conduct a statewide assessment of the counties’ needs for juvenile facilities. (b) N…

(a) Funds which were set aside initially as provided by Sections 4497.24 to 4497.30, inclusive, that are not used and funds that were allocated under the provisions of the County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure Bond Act of 1986 that are not used shall be allocated by th…

(a) Counties with overcrowded juvenile facilities shall not be eligible to receive funds to construct, reconstruct, remodel, or replace juvenile facilities unless they have adopted a plan to correct overcrowded conditions within their facilities which includes the use of alternat…