AB 966,
as amended, Bonta. begin deleteLocal government. end deletebegin insertPrisoner Protections for Family and Community Health Act.end insert
Under existing law, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is responsible for the administration of the state prisons. Existing law makes it a crime to engage in sodomy while incarcerated in a state prison and existing regulation prohibits inmates from participating in illegal sexual acts.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require the department to develop a 5-year plan to extend the availability of condoms in all California prisons.
end insertExisting law generally regulates the governance of cities, counties, and cities and counties.
end deleteThis bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would amend the Government Code.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the
2Prisoner Protections for Family and Community Health Act.
begin insertChapter 10.9 (commencing with Section 6500) is added
4to Title 7 of Part 3 of the end insertbegin insertPenal Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert
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Based on the recommendations contained in the
10“Evaluation of a Prisoner Condom Access Pilot Program
11Conducted in One California State Prison Facility” report, and
12in light of the successful pilot project conducted at California State
13Prison, Solano, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
14shall develop a five-year plan to expand the availability of condoms
15in all California prisons.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
17subsequent legislation to amend the Government Code, relating
18to local government.
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