Section 6258 Of Chapter 9.5. Community Correctional Centers From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9.5.
6258
. (a) The Director of Corrections may contract for the
establishment and operation of separate community correctional
reentry centers for men and women, provided that the per-inmate cost
for operating these facilities under contract will be less than the
per-inmate cost of maintaining custody of the inmates by the
department.
(b) The purpose of the community correctional reentry center is to
provide an enhancement program to increase the likelihood of a
successful parole. The objective of the program is to make the
inmates aware of their responsibility to society, and to assist the
inmates with educational and employment training to ensure
employability once on parole.
(c) A community correctional reentry center shall prepare the
inmate for reintegration into society. These centers shall provide
counseling in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, stress, employment
skills, victim awareness, and shall, in general, prepare the inmate
for return to society. The program shall also emphasize literacy
training and utilize computer-supported training so that the inmate
can read and write at least at a ninth grade level.
(d) In awarding contracts pursuant to this section, the director
may entertain proposals for the establishment and operation of
community correctional reentry centers from public and private
entities and shall give preference to community correctional reentry
centers located near large population centers.