BILL NUMBER: AB 1726	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Swanson

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2010

   An act to amend Section 6258 of the Penal Code, relating to
inmates.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1726, as introduced, Swanson. Inmates: reentry.
   Existing law provides that the Secretary of Corrections and
Rehabilitation may contract for the establishment and operation of
community correctional reentry centers, as specified.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 6258 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   6258.  (a) The  Director of Corrections  
Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation  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   secretary  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.