Section 2985.2 Of Article 5. Supportive Housing Program For Mentally Ill Parolees From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 5.
2985.2
. (a) Pursuant to Section 3073, the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation shall provide a supportive housing program that
provides wraparound services to mentally ill parolees who are at risk
of homelessness using funding appropriated by the Legislature for
that purpose.
(b) Providers participating in this program shall comply with all
of the following:
(1) Provide services and treatment based on best practices.
(2) Demonstrate that the program reduces recidivism and
homelessness among program participants.
(3) Have prior experience working with county or regional mental
health programs.
(c) (1) An inmate or parolee is eligible for participation in this
program if all of the following are applicable:
(A) He or she has a serious mental disorder as defined in Section
5600.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and as identified by the
department, and he or she has a history of mental health treatment in
the prison's mental health services delivery system or in a parole
outpatient clinic.
(B) The inmate or parolee voluntarily chooses to participate.
(C) Either of the following applies:
(i) He or she has been assigned a date of release within 60 to 180
days and is likely to become homeless upon release.
(ii) He or she is currently a homeless parolee.
(2) First priority for the program shall be given to the lowest
functioning offenders in prison, as identified by the department, who
are likely to become homeless upon release.
(3) For purposes of this subdivision, a person is "likely to
become homeless upon release" if he or she has a history of
"homelessness" as that term is used in Section 11302(a) of Title 42
of the United States Code and if he or she satisfies both of the
following criteria:
(A) He or she has not identified a fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence for release.
(B) His or her only identified nighttime residence for release
includes a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed
to provide temporary living accommodations, or a public or private
place not designed for, or is not ordinarily used as, a regular
sleeping accommodation for human beings.