Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 1 – General Administration

Article 15 – Information Practices

Revised July 16, 1996

Although CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records and files containing personal information identifying an individual are not public records and shall not, at any time or under any circumstances, be made accessible to the public or news media, non-personal information obtained from such records and files may be disclosed to individual members of the public and the news media without the individual’s consent. Information shall be disclosed only by CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees who have been trained and specifically designated to disclose personal information (See DOMDepartment Operations Manual 13030.3.1 for further information).
When responding to a request from the news media, the identity of the requester shall be determined, and the information disclosed shall be related to a current newsworthy event.