Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54100.12 Referral for Review

• After logging an appeal, the appeals coordinator shall assign the appeal for first or second level review as appropriate. Time limits for reviewing appeals shall commence the day following the date of receipt of the appeal form by the appeals office. An appeal response shall not be assigned to any staff member who participated in the action, decision, determination, or review being appealed. Another appropriate person at the same or higher level shall be assigned this responsibility instead.

• This does not preclude the following:

  • The use of staff to research the appeal issue(s) who are at a lower level than the staff whose actions or decisions are being appealed.

  • The involvement of staff who may have participated in the event or decision being appealed, but whose involvement with the appeal response is necessary to determine the facts or provide an administative remedy, as long as the staff person is not the reviewing authority for the appeal and/or their involvement in the process would not reasonably be expected to compromise the integrity or outcome of the process.

• Staff at an Associate Warden or Parole Administrator level shall review and sign off on first level decisions, and the hiring authority (Warden, Regional Parole Administrator, etc.) or designee shall review and sign off second level decisions.