California Penal Code

§ 1170.05

PEN § 1170.05 Effective Jan 1, 2020Title 7 · Part 2 · Ch. 4.5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may offer a program under which inmates, as specified in subdivision (c), who are not precluded by subdivision (d), and who have been committed to state prison may be allowed to participate in a voluntary alternative custody program as defined in subdivision (b) in lieu of their confinement in state prison. In order to qualify for the program an offender need not be confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Under this program, one day of participation in an alternative custody program shall be in lieu of one day of incarceration in the state prison. Participants in the program shall receive any sentence reduction credits that they would have received had they served their sentence in the state prison, and shall be subject to denial and loss of credit pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2932. The department may enter into contracts with county agencies, not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, and others in order to promote alternative custody placements.

(b)As used in this section, an alternative custody program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)Confinement to a residential home during the hours designated by the department.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 256, Sec. 11. (SB 781) Effective January 1, 2020.