Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51121.4 CALPIA Inmate Worker Hiring Requirements

• CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) shall fill vacant job/training positions based on the following factors:

  • Skill – Demonstrating expertise of technical skills and knowledge.

  • Ethnic Balance – Parity should be maintained with the institution’s yard ethnic breakdown.

  • Behavior – Relationship with others. Demonstrates ability to deal with authority figures, job supervisors, and other inmates.

  • Attitude/Adaptability – Demonstrating willingness to learn, take directions, and orders.

  • Work Habits – Punctuality, dependability, care of equipment, and safety practices.

  • Formal Education/Training. Preparation for work and the ability to read, write, and speak effectively.

  • The ability to perform the essential functions of the program, with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Definitions of inmate worker skill levels are as follows:

  • Clerical

    • Special Skills:

      • Lead clerk who has the most responsible clerical position in administration, factory, farm, office, or warehouse.

    • Technicians:

      • Lead clerk of a section or an operating unit of the facility whose supervisor does not have a civil service typist.

    • Semi-skilled:

      • Lead clerks whose positions require less responsibility and skill than the above classifications, or who are working with clerks of higher classifications.

      • General clerical positions.

  • Trades

    • Special Skills:

      • Set up and layout men who are responsible for guiding products through production lines or are responsible for the operation of many complex machines.

      • Mechanics and craftspersons who are responsible for difficult and technical work and have only limited or intermittent supervision. Assist in training other inmates.

    • Technicians:

      • Journeyperson mechanics, craftpersons, Inspector IIs, and heavy equipment operators who have only intermittent supervision.

    • Semi-Skilled:

      • Apprentice mechanics, Inspector Is, medium equipment operators, and medium machine operators.

      • Lead floor persons who assist in the training of laborers.

    • Laborers:

      • Janitors.

      • Trainees.

  • Farm Workers

    • Special Skills:

      • Herdsmen and licensed pasteurizers.

    • Technicians:

      • Milkers.

    • Semi-Skilled:

      • Persons in farming, animal production, and animal husbandry.

    • Laborers:

      • Farm/barn crew or entry level position to CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA).