California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 4 - General Institution Regulations
Article 1 - Public Information and Community Relations
Section 3261.2 - Authorized Release of Information

(a) Only an employee designated by the institution head shall inform the media regarding a facility incident or newsworthy event.

(b) Except as provided by applicable federal and state law, no person shall disclose any protected health information that identifies an individual without a valid written authorization from the individual.

(c) Information pertaining to a Division of Juvenile Justice incarcerated person shall not be released to the media or the public, except as provided in subsection 3261.7(c)(3).

(d) Information derived from a person's Criminal Identification and Investigation Report shall not be provided to the media or to the public. Information about the State prison history of supervised persons or former offenders who have been arrested or are under investigation by an outside law enforcement agency will only be released with authorization from the arresting or investigating agency.

(e) Including the limitations of (c) and (d) above, the only incarcerated or supervised person data which may be released without a valid written authorization from the incarcerated or supervised person to the media or to the public includes the incarcerated or supervised person's:

(f) The only employee data which may be released to the media or to the public by other than the employee concerning their involvement in a facility incident or newsworthy event includes:

(g) Information endangering an employee or concerning an employee who is a crime victim shall not be released to the media or to any member of the public.