Chapter 1 – General Administration

15000.14 Standardized Procedures Liaison Unit

• Administers the statewide inmate Disability Placement Plan (DPPDisability Placement Plan).

• Analyzes and coordinates the activities required by major litigation affecting the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

• Coordinates legislative proposals and bill analysis, chaptered law implementation, and modifications to the CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Division 3 and the DOMDepartment Operations Manual.

• Prepares analyses, issues memos, and recommendations for divisional and departmental consideration on a variety of correctional issues, policies, and practices.

• Prepares written responses to inquiries concerning correctional operations and practices received from elected officials, public, State agencies, inmates’ families, and inmates.

• The Institution Procedures Liaison Unit is comprised of the two following sections:

  • Institution Standards and Operations Section

    • The Institution Standards and Operations Section (ISOS) develops, implements, administers, and monitors the DPPDisability Placement Plan to ensure effective access to programs, services, and activities for disabled individuals incarcerated within the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The ISOS provides DPPDisability Placement Plan management and guidance to all institutions concerning placement, accommodation, and access issues related to disabled inmates. The Facility Captain, ISOS, serves as CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s coordinator as mandated by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  • Litigation Management Section

    • In coordination with the OLAOffice of Legal Affairs, the Litigation Management Section:

      • Provides litigation coordination for the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in response to major litigation actions filed by or on behalf of inmates.

      • Provides the focal point for the analysis, review, and interpretation of issues raised in legal suits and their applicability to correctional policy and practices.

      • Prepares required court reports.

      • Serves as litigation liaison for the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the affected institutions, divisions, house counsel, OAGOffice of the Attorney General, plaintiffs’ attorneys, and inmates.

      • Provides functional support to the institutional litigation coordinators.

      • Coordinates the divisions activities related to reviewing, interpreting, and evaluating issues impacting correctional policies.

      • Coordinates with the Regulation and Policy Management Branch (RPMBRegulation and Policy Management Branch) for issues impacting Title 15 and DOMDepartment Operations Manual.

      • Coordinates activities to develop legislative proposals.

      • Provides assistance to field inquiries concerning policy issues.

      • Maintains direct responsibility for the correctional visiting policy.