Prisons: facilities for female offenders.
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- Introduced
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Overview
This bill aims to improve the care and treatment of female offenders in California’s prison system. It proposes restructuring the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to create a dedicated Division of Female Programs and Services, with a director possessing specific experience in working with this population. The bill also mandates the establishment of a Gender Responsive Strategies Commission to foster community partnerships and develop gender-responsive programs, along with updates to staffing analyses and a comprehensive review of existing policies.
Key provisions
- Creation of a Division of Female Programs and Services within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- Appointment of a director for the new division with a minimum of five years of experience working with female correctional populations.
- Establishment of a Gender Responsive Strategies Commission to advise on gender-responsive practices.
- Requirement for an updated staffing analysis of female prisons every three years.
- Mandatory review of office policies and practices to enhance safety and rehabilitative efforts for female offenders.
- Expansion of the prison ombudsperson program to include a dedicated ombudsperson for female institutions.
- Development of gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive program and policy development approaches.
- Requirement for annual training for staff working in female prisons focused on working with the female population.
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