Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

61010.9.1 Requesting an Archive File

• To ensure accurate classification and appropriate placement of inmates, available information regarding an inmate’s prior incarceration is to be reviewed and considered as part of a thorough, objective evaluation of the inmate’s security and custody needs. The counselor shall order and review an archive file upon discovery that the inmate has a prior CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation term, Civil Addict commitment, DJJDivision of Juvenile Justice (formerly CYA), or CYASee Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) commitment, which has not been previously reviewed and incorporated into the inmate’s current C-file. If the inmate was incarcerated in a federal institution or out-of-state, an attempt shall be made to get a synopsis of the inmate’s prior incarceration behavior. (See also DOMDepartment Operations Manual § 61020.12.)