Chapter 1 – General Administration

13020.10 Tours

• Service clubs, trade associations, labor unions, educational groups, and other civic organizations shall be encouraged to visit facilities and community correctional centers. Arrangements for group tours may include providing meeting facilities for the groups.

• Facilities, camps, and community correctional centers may set aside a regular time one day each week for a conducted tour of individuals. These individuals shall be treated as a group.

  • Facilities where the small number of individual requests or other reasons make weekly tours impractical may set aside one or two days a month for such tours.

  • Spouses or other close relatives of employees may be conducted on a tour as a group at least annually.

• TACTrade Advisory Committee

  • TACs provide an important public information and community relations opportunity. Special efforts shall be made to keep the committees accurately informed through special tours and visits to the various trade areas.

  • TACs shall be encouraged and assisted in the preparation of special articles for trade publications covering their appropriate fields.

• Distinguished Visitors

  • Distinguished visitors assist the Department in being visible to the community. Distinguished visitors include: the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, U.S.United States Senators and Congressmen, State Legislators, foreign dignitaries, noted authors, and other national, State, and local officials. The Director shall be notified, when appropriate, of the impending visit of a distinguished visitor. In the event of a visit by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General or a State Legislator, a full written report of the visit shall be made promptly to the Director, with a copy to the Assistant Director, LLOLegislative Liaison (see OOL). The report shall include the purpose of the visit, together with any comments or other information that may assist the Director in making any necessary response.

  • State Legislators, and other elected California Constitutional Officers shall be permitted to visit and tour facilities, camps, and community correctional centers without prior notice. Appropriate escorts shall be provided. All reasonable access and cooperation shall be given. Access for such officials may be denied only during emergencies, with the approval of the Director. Guests accompanying elected officials may be denied access in absence of prior approval by the Warden, or RPARegional Parole Administrator.

  • An appropriate personal escort from either the YACA or CDC shall be provided for nonpublic tours of institutional facilities for the Legislature, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Insurance Commissioner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Attorney General, members of the State BOEBoard Of Equalization, elected city and county officials, and candidates for political office and members of their staff.

  • A separate tour may be arranged for the news media and other members of the public through the office of the Warden, or RPARegional Parole Administrator, according to provisions of DOMDepartment Operations Manual 13010.