Section 3054 Of Article 3. Paroles From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 3.
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. (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall establish three
pilot programs that provide intensive training and counseling
programs for female parolees to assist in the successful
reintegration of those parolees into the community upon release or
discharge from prison and after completion of in-prison therapeutic
community substance abuse treatment programs.
(2) The Director of Corrections shall determine the counties in
which the pilot programs are established.
(b) (1) The services offered in the pilot programs may include,
but shall not be limited to, drug and alcohol abuse treatment,
cognitive skills development, education, life skills, job skills,
victim impact awareness, anger management, family reunification,
counseling, vocational training and support, residential care, and
placement in affordable housing and employment opportunities.
(2) Ancillary services such as child care and reimbursement of
transportation costs shall be provided to the extent necessary to
permit full participation by female offenders in employment
assistance, substance abuse treatment, and other program elements.
(3) The pilot programs shall include a case management component
to assess the social services and other needs of participating in the
social services, education, job training, and other programs most
likely to result in their recovery and employment success.
(c) With respect to a female parolee who violates her parole, the
Board of Prison Terms may order initial or continued participation in
a program under this section, in lieu of revocation pursuant to
Section 3060, provided the department approves the program
participation, the parolee meets all eligibility criteria for the
program, and the parole violation was nonviolent.
(d) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prepare an
informational handout explaining the pilot programs created by this
section.
(2) A copy of this informational handout shall be given to each
female inmate eligible for any of the pilot programs and to each
female parolee eligible for any of the pilot programs pursuant to
subdivision (c).
(e) Subject to appropriation of funds, the department is
authorized to enter into contracts, or amend existing contracts, for
community residential treatment services for offenders and minor
children in an offender's custody in order to carry out the goals
stated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(f) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the programs
demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of providing the enhanced services
described in subdivision (b), based upon an annual evaluation of a
representative sample of female parolees, in order to determine the
impact of these services upon the criminal recidivism, employment,
and welfare dependency of the offenders and their families.
(2) The department, with the assistance of an independent
consultant with expertise in criminal justice programs, shall
complete a report evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the pilot
programs in regard to the effect of the programs (A) on the
recidivism of participating female offenders compared with a
comparable nonparticipating group of female offenders and (B) on the
employment of female offenders and the welfare dependency of a female
offender's family. The report shall be provided to the Governor and
the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the
chairpersons of the fiscal committees of both houses of the
Legislature by January 1, 2002.