Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.1 Policy

• Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to possess in their quarters or living areas, state-issued and authorized personal property as established in the Authorized Personal Property Schedule (APPS), located in Appendix A; the Religious Personal Property Matrix (RPPM), located in Appendix B; the Non-Disciplinary Segregation Personal Property Matrix (NDSPPM), located in Appendix D; and the Transgender Incarcerated Persons Authorized Personal Property Schedule (TIAPPS), located in Appendix E of the California Code of Regulations (CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations), Title 15, Division 3, and based upon criteria delineated in DOMDepartment Operations Manual Subsection 54030.6. The APPS, RPPM, NDSPPM, and TIAPPS are the primary references for allowable incarcerated person property and identify limitations to the number of items allowed, dimension restrictions, if applicable, cost and value limitations, etc. The APPS, RPPM, NDSPPM and TIAPPS standardize allowable incarcerated person property department-wide based upon assigned Privilege Group, assigned security level, institution mission, constitutional and legal mandates, and gender considerations. Any requests to add or delete items from the APPS, RPPM, NDSPPM, or TIAPPS shall be forwarded to the Deputy Director, Division of Adult Institutions (DAIDivision of Adult Institutions (formerly Institutions Division)), for review and approval prior to implementation. Approved departmental modifications shall be reflected in the institution’s local Operational Procedure regarding incarcerated person Property. The possession of personal property is a privilege and is subject to conditions and restrictions established in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15 Sections 3044, 3314, and 3315.

• Incarcerated persons may not exchange, borrow, loan, give away, sell, or convey personal property to or from other incarcerated persons.

• As a result of the standardization of allowable incarcerated person property, some items that were historically allowed are no longer permissible in accordance with the APPS, RPPM, NDSPPM, and TIAPPS. Non-clear case appliances, which were historically permitted, may be maintained by incarcerated persons who obtained the appliance prior to the change in permissions until the appliance is no longer operational. Incarcerated persons shall be allowed to retain other items of personal property obtained prior to the item’s prohibition until such time as the incarcerated person is either transferred to another institution or for a period of one year after the item was prohibited, whichever occurs first. The item will then be considered disapproved property and disposed of pursuant to CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Title 15, Section 3191 or DOMDepartment Operations Manual subsection 54030.11.2, Processing Unauthorized Property.
  

• The APPS, RPPM, NDSPPM and TIAPPS can be accessed at the following links:

  • Authorized Personal Property Schedule (APPS)

  • Religious Personal Property Matrix (RPPM)

  • Non-Disciplinary Segregation Personal Property Matrix (NDSPPM)

  • Transgender Incarcerated Person’s Authorized Person’s Property Schedule (TIAPPS)