Report 2018-113 Recommendation 5 Responses

Report 2018-113: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access to In‑Prison Rehabilitation Programs (Release Date: January 2019)

Recommendation #5 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of

To ensure that inmates with the highest risks and needs are wait listed, prioritized, and assigned appropriately, Corrections should update its waiting list system to prioritize inmates with rehabilitative needs and risks in its target population.

6-Month Agency Response

This SOMS system change has been in development since October 2017 and implementation is planned by April 2019. The future waitlists will be automated based upon rehabilitative placement criteria, creating prioritized waitlists based upon risk to reoffend, criminogenic needs, and time left to serve.

POP: See attachments, P-Rehabilitative Program Waitlist Prioritization, Q- SOMS 14.0 Release Notification with Detail, and R- SOMS 14.0 Email - Waitlist Notification indicating to assignments to follow top-down priorities.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

After reviewing the documentation submitted by Corrections, we found that it has updated its waiting list system to prioritize inmates based on their risks and needs.

60-Day Agency Response

This SOMS system change has been in development since October 2017 and implementation is planned by April 2019. The future waitlists will be automated based upon rehabilitative placement criteria, creating prioritized waitlists based upon risk to reoffend, criminogenic needs, and time left to serve.

A copy of SOMS implementation notice will be sent consecutively with the prioritization schema used for rehabilitative academic, career technical, and treatment programming.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2018-113

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.