Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51121.12 CALPIA Employment Dismissal

• An inmate’s pay rate shall not be reduced nor will the inmate be removed from pay status except based on the supervisor’s recommendation, below standard or less than satisfactory work performance, or inmate misconduct as described in Title 15, California Code of Regulations, Division 3, Sections 3312, 3314, or 3315.

• When the dismissal is for misconduct, including willful refusal or failure to work as directed, a CDC Form 101, Work Supervisors Report, shall be prepared and submitted to the factory superintendent for review and approval.

  • The following document(s) and justification reflecting below standard performance, misbehavior or “A” days is required in support of this work history.

  • CDC Form 128-B, General Chrono, CDC Form 128 A, Custodial Counseling Chrono, and CDC Form 115, Rules Violation Report.

  • Inmate Work Supervisor’s Log, CDC Form 1697 which reflect absent with out leave “A” day.

• The CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) Administrator/Lead Manager will review for proper justification and approve the applicable above written documentation. If denied all documentation will be returned to factory Superintendent. Upon approval CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) Administration will generate a CDC Form 128-B-1, Classification Hearing Request/Notice, and submit to Facility Classification Committee for removal of inmate from CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) work program. The CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) Administrator/Lead Manager or designated Superintendent will be required to attend the Facility Classification Committee hearing. The CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) representative will assist the Committee by providing any additional information and/or testimony that may be required to remove the inmate from his/her CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) assignment.

• The inmate shall be placed on “S” time in accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Title 15 Section 3045.3, with the approval of the CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) Administrator/Lead Manager, pending the outcome of the disciplinary process. A finding of guilty to the charge may be accepted as authority for dismissal and/or reduction of the inmate’s pay rate to the lowest CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) pay number, notwithstanding any other penalty imposed at the disciplinary hearing.

• The CDC Form 128-B, General Chrono, requesting that the inmate be placed on “S” time should as an example contain the following verbiage; “Due to the seriousness of the rules violation and the security risk posed to CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) and the institution and because of the inability to maintain constant supervision of this inmate on the job site during an entire work shift, inmate (inmate name) is deemed a security risk to CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) and the institution and shall remain on “S” time pending the adjudication of the CDC Form 115, Rules Violation Report”. (Attach the rough copy of the CDC Form 115 to the CDC Form 128-B).

• Any inmate unassigned from CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) for disciplinary cause will be ineligible for reassignment to another CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) enterprise. If after six months of disciplinary free behavior and a positive CDC Form 101, Work Supervisors Report, from a work assignment other than CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA), an inmate may be eligible for reassignment. The reassignment shall require the approval of the CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) Administrator/Lead Manager.