CA SB337

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to establish body-worn camera policies that prohibit deactivation simply because no incarcerated person is present, while allowing deactivation during confidential medical appointments with documentation requirements

Grants incarcerated individuals the right to request an advocate (non-CDCR employee) during strip searches, body cavity searches, body scans, and medical appointments, with documentation of requests and outcomes required

Extends the grievance filing deadline for incarcerated persons from 60 to 120 calendar days and allows anonymous sexual violence grievances to be filed directly with the Office of the Inspector General

Prohibits CDCR from hiring or promoting anyone convicted of sexual abuse, murder, kidnapping, rape, sex offenses requiring registration, or domestic violence to positions involving contact with incarcerated persons, and requires criminal background checks every 5 years

Mandates termination of any CDCR employee convicted of sexual activity with an incarcerated person (previously only felony violations triggered termination) and requires adoption of a zero-tolerance Prison Rape Elimination policy

Requires internal affairs investigators to disclose conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from cases involving staff members with whom they have personal relationships