Section 2902 Of Article 1. Commencement Of Term From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 1.
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. All criminals sentenced to prison by the authority of the
United States or of any state or territory of the United States, may
be received by the Director of Corrections and imprisoned in
California state prisons in accordance with the sentence of the court
by which they were tried. The prisoners so confined shall be subject
in all respects to discipline and treatment as though committed
under the laws of this State and the Director of Corrections is
authorized to enter into contracts with the proper agencies of the
United States and of other states and territories of the United
States with regard to the per diem rate such agencies shall pay to
the State of California for the keep of each prisoner.