AB 2129, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Inmates: reentry program.
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish parole reentry and assessment programs for inmates in state prison, in order to assess the inmate prior to release and to assist with the inmate’s reentry into the community while on parole.
This bill would require the department to establish a voluntary prerelease reentry program for inmates in prison, to commence no later than 6 months prior to the inmate’s release from prison. The program would include, among other things, education programs, transition programs including employment services and skills, and cognitive behavior therapy, including substance abuse treatment and anger management.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Article 2.2 (commencing with Section 3014) is
2added to Chapter 8 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read:
(a) The department shall create and implement a
4voluntary prerelease reentry program, for all inmates, as
5appropriate. Participation in the program is voluntary and shall
6commence no later than six months prior to release from prison.
7(b) The program shall include, but not be limited to, adult basic
8education, career technical education, postsecondary education,
9and transition programs. The transition programs shall include,
10but are not limited to, transition planning, employment services
11and skills, financial literacy, and housing assistance. The program
12shall also include cognitive behavior therapy, including, but not
13limited to, substance abuse treatment, anger management, and
14family relationships.
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