Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52060.8 Confidential Telephone Calls

• Wardens may delegate authority to specific staff members to authorize confidential telephone calls between an inmate and the inmate’s attorney, or any other person when designated staff determines that confidentiality is warranted.

• Approval and clearance for a confidential phone call between an inmate and their attorney shall be conducted according to Section 3282 of the Title 15. The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106-A shall be used to document clearance. The information in the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106-A shall be updated regularly, but no less frequently than annually.

• Authorized confidential calls shall not be monitored or recorded. However, inmates will be under constant visual observation during the confidential phone call.

• Confidential calls shall not be placed on designated inmate telephones.