BILL NUMBER: SB 601	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 28, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 31, 2011
	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
prisons.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 601, as amended, Hancock. Corrections: prisons: accountability
report.
   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 Corrections
Accountability Report containing specified information regarding each
institution, including, among other information,  the number
of inmates disciplined and the number of inmate appeals related to
disciplinary actions   the total budget, including
actual expenditures, staff vacancies, overtime, sick leave; and the
number of authorized staff positions, and the   average
length of lockdowns  , on  a monthly basis 
 January 10, March 15, and a fiscal year-end report,  and to
post  the report once a month   those reports
 on the department's Internet Web site  , as provided 
.
   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 Corrections Accountability Report as
described in subdivisions (b) and (c) for each institution on January
10, March 15, and a fiscal year-end report and post those reports on
the department's Internet Web site. The department shall post both
current fiscal-year reports and reports for the immediately preceding
three fiscal years for each institution. The department shall also
post corrections made to inaccurate or incomplete data to current or
previous reports.
   (b) Each report shall include the three-year recidivism rate, a
brief biography of the warden, including whether he or she is an
acting or permanent warden, contact information for the warden, and a
brief description of the prison, including the total number of
inmates.
   (c) Each report 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 indicators:
   (1) Total budget, including actual expenditures, staff vacancies,
overtime, sick leave, and number of authorized staff positions.
   (2) Rehabilitation programs, including capacity, enrollment, and
diploma and GED completion rate.
   (3) Medical inspection grade.
   (4) Average length of lockdowns.
   (5) Number of deaths, specifying homicides, suicides, unexpected
deaths, and expected deaths.
   (6) Number of use of force incidents.
   (7) Number of inmate appeals, including the number being
processed, overdue, and dismissed.
   (8) Number of inmates in administrative segregation.
   (9) Total contraband seized, specifying the number of cell phones.
 
  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 Corrections Accountability Report as
described in subdivision (b) for each institution on a monthly basis
and post the report once a month on the department's Internet Web
site. The department shall post both current and all previous monthly
reports for each institution on the Internet Web site.
   (b) Each report 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) The number of prisoner incidents at the prison.
   (2) The number of inmates disciplined.
   (3) The number of inmate appeals of disciplinary actions.
   (4) Academic programs, including capacity, enrollment, attendance,
waiting lists, if any, and number of programs completed.
   (5) Inmate reading levels.
   (6) Vocational programs, including capacity, enrollment, waiting
lists, if any, and program outcomes.
   (7) 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.
   (8) The number of staff vacancies.
   (9) Overtime and sick leave totals.
   (10) The number of workers' compensation claims, including the
number of staff persons on leave due to accepted or pending claims.
   (11) Work orders for repairs.
   (12) The adverse actions regarding staff.
   (13) Contraband seized.
   (14) The budget for the prison, including whether the operations
are under or over budget.