Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 4 – Information Technology

Article 45 – Information Security

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49020.18 Inmate/Ward Use of Computers

  • It is the policy of the Department to allow inmates, wards or parolees access to computers, computer terminals, or computer keyboards only within the constraints of the policies contained in this Article. For the purpose of this section, “Inmate” means a male or female offender who is committed under sentence to or confined in a penal or correctional institution under the authority of CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which includes youth offenders under the jurisdiction of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of Juvenile Justice. Any request for exception shall be referred to the AISO ISOInformation Security Officer for review.