Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54090.4.2 Submission

• When seeking a response or outcome to a written request for an interview, item or service, the inmate/parolee shall complete the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 22 to describe his or her request.

  • The inmate shall deliver or mail via institutional mail the completed form to any staff member who is able to respond to the issue.

  • The parolee shall deliver or mail via the United States Postal Service the completed CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 22 to his or her parole agent who shall respond to the issue or, as appropriate, route the form to another staff member able to respond to the issue.

  • However, if the parolee mails the form, the receipted copy of their request may also be returned by staff via external mail services/USUnder Supervisor Mail.

  • The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 22 process does not stay the time constraints for filing an appeal and therefore does not preclude the inmate or parolee from filing an appeal on the same issue prior to receiving a response to their written request. However, the appeal may be rejected by the appeals coordinator or designee and an extension granted to complete the request form process before resubmitting the appeal.

  • An employee shall not refuse the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 22 unless exigent circumstances described in this article apply.