Section 6263 Of Chapter 9.6. Work Furlough Programs From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9.6.
6263
. (a) The Department of Corrections shall deny placement in a
reentry work furlough program if it determines that an inmate would
pose an unreasonable risk to the public, or if any one of the
following factors exist, except in unusual circumstances, including,
but not limited to, the remoteness in time of the commission of the
offense:
(1) Conviction of a crime involving sex or arson.
(2) History of forced escape, or of drug use, sales, or addiction.
(3) Parole program or employment outside the area served by the
facility.
(4) History of serious institutional misconduct.
(5) Prior placement in a protective housing unit within a
correctional institution, except a person placed there while
assisting a public entity in a civil or criminal matter.
(6) More than one conviction of a crime of violence.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit the
discretion of the Department of Corrections to deny placement when
the provisions of subdivision (a) do not apply.
(c) Inmates transferred to reentry work furlough remain under the
legal custody of the department and shall be subject at any time,
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Director of Corrections,
to be detained in the county jail upon the exercise of a state
parole or correctional officer's peace officer powers as specified in
Section 830.5, with the consent of the sheriff or corresponding
official having jurisdiction over the facility.