Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

62070.8.4 Employment/Training Leave Verification/Processing (Responsibilities)

• The reentry specialist, upon notification by the inmate of a proposed employment/training program, shall take the following actions:

  • Evaluate the proposed employment/training program.

  • Contact and inform the proposed employer of:

    • Inmate’s status.

    • Limits placed on inmate.

    • Need for cooperation between employer and agent.

    • Frequency of contacts required.

  • Ensure that employer is reputable, possesses a business license, pays by check, withholds State/Federal Income Tax, and State Disability Insurance.

  • Assess distance of job/training program from facility.

  • Evaluate means of transportation to be used.

  • Ensures that inmate’s criminal background/case factors does not preclude job assignment.

  • Verify that job/training hours do not violate the 12-hour daily time limit.

  • If proposed program is for education/vocational training:

    • Determine a well defined need exists for inmate to participate in the program.

    • Determine that program will lead to employment before or shortly following parole.