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CA SB551
Bill
Status
Passed
10/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dave Cortese
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AI Summary
- Establishes "normalization" as a guiding principle for California prisons, requiring conditions to be as close to normal life as possible aside from the loss of liberty
- Codifies "dynamic security" principle emphasizing direct, ongoing, respectful communication between correctional staff and incarcerated persons to improve safety and health outcomes
- Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a mission statement consistent with normalization and dynamic security principles and facilitate access for community-based programs
- Adds "personal growth for all residents" as a primary objective of adult incarceration alongside rehabilitation, education, treatment, and successful community reintegration
- Directs the department to develop training for all correctional staff on normalization and dynamic security principles
Legislative Description
Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 225, Statutes of 2025.
10/1/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations6/17/2025
Public Safety6/5/2025
Appropriations4/23/2025
Public Safety4/2/2025
Rules2/20/2025
Full Bill Text
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