Title PEN, California Penal Code

The Legislature finds and declares the following: that overcrowding in correctional institutions is not a desirable method of housing state inmates; that other methods of housing should be developed for appropriate state inmates, particularly if they can be less costly; that reen…

(a) To the extent that public and private nonprofit and profit corporations have available beds and satisfy the criteria specified in this chapter, the Department of Corrections shall contract with them to provide reentry work furlough programs for all inmates 120 days prior to s…

The Department of Corrections may contract with a public or private nonprofit or profit corporation meeting all the following conditions: (a) Availability of a work furlough facility in compliance with standards established by the Department of Corrections. (b) Location of a faci…

(a) The Department of Corrections shall deny placement in a reentry work furlough program if it determines that an inmate would pose an unreasonable risk to the public, or if any one of the following factors exist, except in unusual circumstances, including, but not limited to, t…