BILL NUMBER: SB 601	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 26, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to add Section 5055.5 to the Penal Code, relating to
 prison wardens   prisons  .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 601, as amended, Hancock. Corrections: prisons:  warden
 report card.
   Existing law provides that the supervision, management, and
control of the state prisons, and the responsibility for the care,
custody, treatment, training, discipline, and employment of persons
confined therein are vested in the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation.
   This bill would require the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop a  warden 
 department  report card containing specified information
regarding each  warden and the warden's prison  
institution  , including, among other information, the number
of inmates disciplined and the number of inmate appeals related to
disciplinary actions, on a monthly basis and to post the 
warden report card once a month on the department's Internet
Web site.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5055.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   5055.5.  (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation shall develop a  warden  
department  report card as described in subdivision (b) for each
 warden   institution  on a monthly basis
and post the  warden  report card once a month on
the department's Internet Web site. The department shall post both
current and all previous monthly  warden  report
cards for each  warden   institution  on
the Internet Web site.
   (b) Each  warden  report card shall be created
using, when possible, information collected using the Compstat
(computer assisted statistics) reports for each prison and shall
include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
   (1) A brief biography of the warden, whether he or she is an
acting or permanent warden, and contact information for the warden.
   (2) A brief description of the prison and the total number of
inmates currently residing at the prison.
   (3) The number of prisoner incidents at the prison.
   (4) The number of inmates disciplined.
   (5) The number of inmate appeals of disciplinary actions.
   (6) Academic programs, including capacity, enrollment, attendance,
waiting lists, if any, and number of programs completed.
   (7) Inmate reading levels.
   (8) Vocational programs, including capacity, enrollment, waiting
lists, if any, and program outcomes.
   (9) Substance abuse and treatment programs, including the number
of beds, the percentage of beds occupied, the number of meetings
held, and the attendance at those meetings.
   (10) The number of staff vacancies.
   (11) Overtime and sick leave totals.
   (12) The number of workers compensation claims, including the
number of staff persons on leave due to accepted or pending claims.
   (13) Work orders for repairs.
   (14) The adverse actions regarding staff.
   (15) Contraband seized.
   (16) The budget for the prison, including whether the operations
are under or over budget.