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 6 - Adult Parole
Article 1 - Parole Supervision
Section 3500 - General Policy

Universal Citation: 15 CA Code of Regs 3500

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code (PC) section 3000, when an incarcerated person is sentenced under PC section 1168 or 1170 by a court, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) shall release the incarcerated person on parole unless it is waived by the Board of Parole Hearings.

(b) Release on parole means the legal and physical transfer of an incarcerated person from confinement in an institution to the supervision of a parole agent of the CDCR, Division of Adult Parole Operations.

(c) The function of parole is:

(1) To provide for the supervision and surveillance of supervised persons, including the judicious use of revocation actions.

(2) To provide educational, vocational, family and personal counseling necessary to assist in the transition between imprisonment and discharge, when feasible.

(d) Public safety and security.

(1) Consistent effort will be made to ensure that the public is protected and the effectiveness of incarcerated or supervised person treatment programs are within the framework of departmental security and safety.

(2) Each CDCR employee within the parole process will be trained to understand how employee behavior, supervision levels, personnel, and operative procedures affect the maintenance of public safety and security.

(3) The requirement of compliance with conditions of parole, the law, and the need to protect the public will take precedence over all other considerations in the operation of all programs and activities of the parole process.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 1168, 1170, 3000 and 5054, Penal Code.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 1168, 1170, 3000 and 5054, Penal Code.

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