Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.10.2 Legal Materials

• Inmates may possess legal materials, documents, and books in their quarters or living area consistent with the six cubic foot limitations, except as otherwise set forth in this subsection. In addition to the six cubic feet limitation of authorized property as set forth in this Article, inmates may possess up to one cubic foot of legal materials or documents related to their active cases in their assigned quarters or living area. Inmates may request that the institution securely store excess legal materials or documents related to their active case(s) when such materials or documents exceed this one cubic foot additional allowance. Only that material in excess of the additional one cubic foot shall be stored.

• (b)Note: An active case may be defined as any legal action, cause, suit, writ, etc. that an inmate is currently involved in writing or responding to.

• A suitable area as designated by the Warden shall be reserved for the storage of excess legal material. A log record of material(s) stored showing inmate’s name, CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation number, date of storage, and the materials receipt and removal shall be required.

• The material shall be placed in a box and sealed at the time of storage with the initials of the inmate and staff member involved. When the material is removed, the inmate shall acknowledge its removal by signing the log record.

• Upon an incarcerated person’s request, staff shall schedule appointments for the inmates to have access to their stored materials. Inmates shall have access to their stored legal material one time per week, if they have an active case.

• Incarcerated persons assigned to RHU shall provide the necessary identifying information for staff to access stored legal material. The incarcerated person is responsible for organizing stored legal material in a manner that allows staff to identify a specific box for exchange.

• Legal books shall not be stored by the institution. Inmates who require access to the excess active case legal materials or documents from secured storage may exchange such documents for active case materials or documents in their quarters or living area upon written request to the property coordinator or designee on a box-for-box basis while adhering to the limitations set forth in this subsection. Legal materials or documents and books that do not pertain to the inmate’s active case(s) and are in excess of the allowable property limitation shall be disposed of pursuant to Subsection 54030.12.2.