Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

53130.12.3 Disciplinary Free Periods

• All credit, (100 percent), forfeited through the disciplinary process is restorable, except those credits deemed non-restorable by statute.

• Inmates are eligible to apply for restoration of restorable credits in the percentage amounts shown, following completion of disciplinary free periods as outlined in the following formula:

  • Division A or A-1 offenses.

    • Twenty-five percent following disciplinary free period of one year.

    • If less than one year remains before the inmate’s anticipated release date, an application may be made within 90 days of the anticipated release date when the inmate has remained disciplinary free for a minimum of four months.

  • Division B or C offenses.

    • Fifty percent following disciplinary free period of six months.

    • If less than six months remain before the inmate’s anticipated release date, an application may be made within 90 days of the anticipated release date when the inmate has remained disciplinary free for a minimum of three months.

  • Division D or E offenses.

    • One hundred percent following disciplinary free period of six months.

    • If less than six months remain before the inmate’s anticipated release date, an application may be made within 90 days of the anticipated release date when the inmate has remained disciplinary free for a minimum of two months.

  • Division F offenses.

    • One hundred percent following disciplinary free period of three months.

    • If less than three months remain before the inmate’s anticipated release date, an application may be made within 60 days of the anticipated release date if the inmate has remained disciplinary free for a minimum of one month.

• Disciplinary Defined

  • Disciplinary free, as defined in this section means no guilty finding for a CDC Form 115, Rule Violation Report, classified as either administrative or serious during the required disciplinary free period.

• Additional Applications

  • If less than one hundred percent of the restorable, forfeited credits are restored by the committee, the inmate may make additional applications for restoration upon the completion of additional disciplinary free periods.