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Section 6133 Of Chapter 8.2. Office Of The Inspector General From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8.2.
6133
. (a) The Office of the Inspector General shall be responsible
for contemporaneous public oversight of the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation investigations conducted by the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation's Office of Internal Affairs. To
facilitate oversight, the Office of the Inspector General shall have
staff physically colocated with the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation's Office of Internal Affairs, within a reasonable
timeframe and without any undue delays. The Office of the Inspector
General shall also be responsible for advising the public regarding
the adequacy of each investigation, and whether discipline of the
subject of the investigation is warranted. Office of the Inspector
General shall have discretion to provide public oversight of other
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation personnel investigations
as needed.
(b) (1) The Office of the Inspector General shall issue regular reports, no less than annually, to the Governor and the Legislature summarizing its recommendations concerning its oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation allegations of internal misconduct and use of force. The Office of the Inspector General shall also issue regular reports, no less than semiannually, summarizing its oversight of Office of Internal Affairs investigations pursuant to subdivision (a). The reports shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Data on the number, type, and disposition of complaints made against correctional officers and staff.
(B) A synopsis of each matter reviewed by the Office of the Inspector General.
(C) An assessment of the quality of the investigation, the appropriateness of any disciplinary charges, the Office of the Inspector General's recommendations regarding the disposition in the case and when founded, the level of discipline afforded, and the degree to which the agency's authorities agreed with the Office of the Inspector General recommendations regarding disposition and level of discipline.
(D) The report of any settlement and whether the Office of the Inspector General concurred with the settlement.
(E) The extent to which any discipline was modified after imposition.
(2) The reports shall be in a form that does not identify the agency employees involved in the alleged misconduct.
(3) The reports shall be posted on the Inspector General's Internet Web site and otherwise made available to the public upon their release to the Governor and the Legislature.
(b) (1) The Office of the Inspector General shall issue regular reports, no less than annually, to the Governor and the Legislature summarizing its recommendations concerning its oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation allegations of internal misconduct and use of force. The Office of the Inspector General shall also issue regular reports, no less than semiannually, summarizing its oversight of Office of Internal Affairs investigations pursuant to subdivision (a). The reports shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Data on the number, type, and disposition of complaints made against correctional officers and staff.
(B) A synopsis of each matter reviewed by the Office of the Inspector General.
(C) An assessment of the quality of the investigation, the appropriateness of any disciplinary charges, the Office of the Inspector General's recommendations regarding the disposition in the case and when founded, the level of discipline afforded, and the degree to which the agency's authorities agreed with the Office of the Inspector General recommendations regarding disposition and level of discipline.
(D) The report of any settlement and whether the Office of the Inspector General concurred with the settlement.
(E) The extent to which any discipline was modified after imposition.
(2) The reports shall be in a form that does not identify the agency employees involved in the alleged misconduct.
(3) The reports shall be posted on the Inspector General's Internet Web site and otherwise made available to the public upon their release to the Governor and the Legislature.
