Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

53140.8 Criteria for Inmate Placement in the JVP

• Inmate participation in the JVPJoint Venture Program is voluntary as evidenced by their written consent (see CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 1872, Inmate Participation Agreement-Joint Venture Program (JVPJoint Venture Program)). Each institution, in cooperation with the JVE, shall establish participation eligibility criteria. These criteria shall address custody level, excluded commitment offenses, previous work history, disciplinary record, length of time to serve, required skills and abilities, and education level. The decision to hire an eligible inmate shall be made by the JVE. The JVE shall determine the number of inmates required to maintain production, and shall determine when increases/decreases in the inmate workforce are required.

• Inmates with an “Immigration Hold/Detainer” shall not be permitted to participate in the JVPJoint Venture Program as stipulated under Federal Immigration guidelines.

• Inmate employment is “at will” and as such, is at the complete discretion of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the JVE, and may be lawfully terminated with or without cause, but not for unlawful reasons.

• As a condition of employment, all inmate-employees agree to participate in random urine testing.