CA AB2257

Authorizes county boards of supervisors to establish a department of corrections and rehabilitation, requiring them to state specific reasons such as protecting public safety, addressing disproportionate jail deaths, civil rights violations, or failure to meet federal or state regulations

Expands the jurisdiction of county corrections departments to explicitly include fire camps alongside county jails, industrial farms, and road camps

Establishes qualification requirements for the appointed executive officer, including corrections management experience, familiarity with Title 15 regulations, knowledge of medical and mental health care in corrections settings, and demonstrated commitment to protecting incarcerated individuals' rights

Transfers sheriff's duties over county jails to the department of corrections and rehabilitation in counties that establish such a department

Updates terminology throughout the statute from "prisoners" to "incarcerated persons" and from "department of corrections" to "department of corrections and rehabilitation"