Chapter 1 – General Administration

15050.1 Office of Correctional Safety

• The Chief of the Office of Correctional Safety (OCSOffice of Correctional Safety) reports to the Undersecretary of Operations. The OCSOffice of Correctional Safety supports the mission of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

• The OCSOffice of Correctional Safety mission is to protect the public and serve the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigative and security interests.

• The OCSOffice of Correctional Safety is the primary departmental link with allied law enforcement agencies and the California Emergency Management Agency.

• The OCSOffice of Correctional Safety is comprised of six sub-units:

  • The Special Services Unit is the primary unit assigned to handle Security Threat Groups (STGSecurity Threat Group STG), criminal and administrative investigations, and acts as the primary law enforcement liaison.

  • The Fugitive Apprehension Teams conduct field arrest operations of high risk parole violators/absconders.

  • The Emergency Operations Unit oversees special departmental operations such as special transports; hostage rescue; riot suppression firearms, less lethal weapons, and armories; critical incident response; and protective vests.

  • The Emergency Planning and Management Unit facilitates departmental emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery needs.

  • The Criminal Intelligence and Analysis Unit identifies and conducts trend and link analyses between criminal suspects and criminal enterprise organizations operating within California’s correctional systems and assists with internal and external suppression efforts.

  • The Juvenile Gang Operations unit is responsible for oversight of juvenile STGSecurity Threat Group STG management issues.

• The Chief, OCSOffice of Correctional Safety, has line authority over all OCSOffice of Correctional Safety staff and operations.