Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54100.7 Group Appeal

• A group of inmates or parolees may appeal a specific issue that affects all group members. In this situation, one CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602 shall be accompanied by an Inmate/Parolee Group Appeal (CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G), containing the name, Department identification number, assignment, housing, and dated signature of the inmate or parolee who prepared the appeal.

  • This appeal shall be logged as one appeal.

  • Each CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G shall state the appeal issue, the action requested and affirmation that the undersigned agree with the appeal issue/action requested.

  • The legible names of the other participating inmates or parolees with dated signatures, departmental identification numbers, assignments, and housing shall be entered on the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G.

  • Only signatures submitted on a CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G shall be accepted for purposes of a group appeal.

  • Sufficient interviews (one or more) with the participating inmates or parolees shall be held to clarify the issue under appeal.

  • At each level of review, a response shall be attached to the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602 and returned to the appellant who shall then share the response with all inmates or parolees who signed the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G.

  • If the inmate or parolee submitting the group appeal is transferred, released, or requests withdrawal from the appeal, the response shall be addressed to the next name on the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G, who shall then share the appeal response with the other group appellants.

  • Group appeals shall not be cancelled at the request of the original individual appellant unless all of the inmate or parolee signatories are released, transferred, or agree to withdraw the appeal.

  • A group appeal shall not be accepted or processed if the matter under appeal requires a response to a specific set of facts (such as disciplinary and staff complaint appeals) which are not the same for all participants in the appeal. In such case, the group appeal shall be screened out and returned to the original appellant with direction to advise all those who signed the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 602-G to submit individual appeals of their separate issues.

  • An inmate or parolee who signs a group appeal is ineligible to submit a separate appeal on the same issue.

  • A group appeal counts toward each appellant’s allowable number of appeals filed in a 14 calendar day period.