Chapter 4 – Information Technology

47050.1 Policy

• The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) requires that in the institutional setting two-way radios shall be used to communicate information necessary for the effective custody and control of wards, inmates, and parolees. Radios shall be issued to personnel operating where fixed communication devices (telephones and intercoms) are not available, practical, or will not meet critical institutional communications needs. In the field setting two-way radios shall be issued to departmental peace officers and will be used as necessary to communicate with departmental personnel and other law enforcement agencies as needed to meet parole supervision and other field operational needs. Where appropriate and necessary, field units may utilize/communicate via Federal Communication Commissions (FCCFederal Communications Commission) approved local law enforcement telecommunications systems and utilize FCCFederal Communications Commission approved local law enforcement radios.