Chapter 1 – General Administration

The Director, Division of Rehabilitative Programs (DRPDivision of Rehabilitative Programs), reports to the Undersecretary of Operations. The Director of DRPDivision of Rehabilitative Programs serves as advisor to the Secretary and supervises the following programs.

The Education, Vocation and Offender Programs administers CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation policies and procedures governing:

• Academic education.

• Funding allocations.

• Curriculum development of basic literacy instruction.

• High school courses and/or equivalency programs.

• Vocational education.

• Funding allocations.

• Curriculum development of basic entry level to advanced skills in a wide variety of vocational programs.

• Recreation/physical education programs.

• Institutional recreation programs.

• Physical fitness and physical fitness training in those institutions responsible for providing inmate firefighters.

• Inmate libraries and law libraries.

• Funding allocations for general libraries as well as the contents of the general collection.

• Guidelines for law library access and materials that meet court requirements.

• Apprenticeship programs – For qualified inmates in vocational education allowing the opportunity to use on-the-job training and related classroom instruction to increase skill level in a trade area.

• Pre-release programs – Voluntary program offered to inmates emphasizing employability skills, communication skills, money management skills, community resources, and parole resources.

• Federal Education Grants – Grant funds are allocated to specific education programs in accordance with State Administrative Manual (SAMState Administrative Manual), the United States Department of Education guidance, and the California State Department of Education State Plan.

The Office of Education, Vocation and Offenders Programs assists in the development of education programs for new prisons and for special projects within the above fields.

In-Prison Services

Community and Re-Entry Services

The Office of Recovery Services serves as the centralized point of substance abuse treatment and recovery program development, management, coordination, and program fund administration. The ORS:

• Develops CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation standards for substance abuse treatment and recovery programs to ensure that offenders housed within the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities and those supervised within the community receive consistent, quality programs likely to impact the drug use and crime continuum.

• Develops new and innovative pilot substance abuse and recovery programs in CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities and community settings.

• Monitors program implementation and audits program operation.

• Drafts regulations pertinent to the operation of substance abuse programs to ensure consistent program development.

• Provides grant management for substance abuse-related grant projects, and seeks potential grant sources which may provide assistance in furthering CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s programs.

• Establishes a strategic plan to address offender needs for treatment and recovery services.

• Assesses strategic plan progress.

• Assesses the status of the delivery of program services to CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s offender population.

• Manages the Joint Venture Program (JVPJoint Venture Program) pursuant to the 1990 Inmate Labor Initiative.

The Director, Division of Rehabiliative Programs or designee is responsible for ensuring that the content of this Article are kept current and accurate.

CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations 15 (3).