Section 6250.5 Of Chapter 9.5. Community Correctional Centers From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9.5.
6250.5
. (a) The Director of Corrections may contract for the
establishment and operation of community correctional facilities that
offer programs for the treatment of addiction to alcohol or
controlled substances based on the therapeutic community model, only
if the cost per inmate of operating the facilities will be less than
the cost per inmate of operating similar state facilities. The
Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of a therapeutic
community program, which emphasizes alcohol and controlled substance
rehabilitation, is to substantially increase the likelihood of
successful parole for those inmates.
(b) Each facility under contract pursuant to this section shall
provide programs that prepare each inmate for successful
reintegration into society. Those programs shall involve constant
counseling in drug and alcohol abuse, employment skills, victim
awareness, and family responsibility, and generally shall prepare
each inmate for return to society. The programs also shall emphasize
literacy training and use computer-supported training so that inmates
may improve their reading and writing skills. The program shall
include postincarceration counseling and care in order to ensure a
greater opportunity for success.
(c) The department may enter into a long-term agreement, not to
exceed 20 years, for transfer of prisoners to, or placement of
prisoners in, facilities under contract pursuant to this section.
(d) The department shall provide for the review of any agreement
entered into under this section to determine if the contractor is in
compliance with the terms of this section. The review shall be
conducted at least every five years. The department may revoke any
agreement if the contractor is not in compliance with this section.
(e) Notwithstanding the Public Contract Code or Article 10
(commencing with Section 1200) of Title 15 of the California Code of
Regulations, the Department of Corrections shall select an
independent contractor to conduct an annual audit and cost comparison
evaluation of any programs established under this section. Any
contract for annual audits and evaluation shall provide that the
annual report, whether in final or draft form, and all working papers
and data, shall be available for immediate review upon request by
the department.