CDCR Adult and Juvenile Parole Services
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Offender Services
The CDCR houses both adult and juvenile offenders and parolees and supervises them on parole. The following is a description of the various programs within CDCR.
Adult and Juvenile Institutions
Division of Adult Institutions
The Division of Adult Institutions (DAI) is responsible for housing adult felons committed to state prison by the 58 California counties. This division strives to provide an innovative, collaborative environment while maintaining safety and security for the public, staff and inmates. The Division also ensures necessary medical and mental health services are incorporated in the day-to-day operations. In addition, meaningful rehabilitative opportunities are provided through a wide variety of substance abuse, educational, work, vocational and self-help programs.
The Division, through its administrative oversight of the Mission-Based Institutions and associated Programs, also ensures continuous alignment with Departmental strategic objectives. In carrying out this role, the Division directly contributes to the primary mission of the CDCR which is to improve public safety through implementation of evidence-based crime prevention and recidivism reduction strategies.
Please, take a look at the various programs and classifications that offenders are placed while incarcerated in California prisons.
Did you know that the Division of Juvenile Justice houses some of the most challenging juveniles in the state? Those youths, committed by the juvenile and criminal courts to the California Department of the Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), are sent here for treatment, training, and education. The DJJ is one of the largest youth corrections agencies in the nation providing services to juvenile offenders in facilities and on parole.
As part of the state's criminal justice system, the DJJ works closely with law enforcement, the courts, district attorneys, public defenders, probation and a broad spectrum of public and private agencies concerned with, and involved in, the problems of youth.
Please, take a look at the various programs we provide youthful offenders and the community at large.
Adult and Juvenile Parole Services
Division of Adult Parole Operations
The Division of Adult Parole Operations is responsible for the following area of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which include:
Protecting the community by enabling the parole agents to be an active part of the community’s public safety plans; providing a range of resources and services to offer the opportunity for change; and encouraging and assisting parolees in their effort to reintegrate into the community.
The Division of Adult Parole Operations produces a number of guidance documents as well as reports that provide information to parolees and the general public.
Division of Juvenile Justice Parole Operations
The Division of Juvenile Justice Parole Operations is responsible for the following, within the CDCR:
The Juvenile Parole Operations’ promotes public safety while assisting parolees to become responsible, law-abiding citizens through case management. This case management includes enforcement of parole conditions, application of appropriate interventions and providing specialized services.
Parole staff works closely with law enforcement and the Youth Authority Board to promote public protection. The Youth Authority Board (YAB) is an administrative agency charged with the responsibility for parole decisions with regard to violations. The Department of Juvenile Justice is concerned with gang suppression and cooperates with many community agencies to achieve this objective.