CA SB990

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and county jails to use an inmate's new name in all verbal and written communications if the inmate has obtained a court-ordered name change.

Mandates that during initial intake and classification, correctional and jail staff must allow individuals to specify their gender identity, preferred first name, gender pronoun, and honorific.

Requires staff and contractors to consistently use the specified gender pronoun and honorific in all communications with or about incarcerated individuals.

Ensures that individuals placed in non-general population housing for more than 5 days due to safety concerns or investigations have equal access to educational programs, vocational training, life skills classes, work opportunities, and volunteer opportunities as those in general population.

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to report annually to the Legislature on progress toward providing equal access to programs and work opportunities, with first report due by January 31, 2020.