Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

61020.11 Confidential Material Security

• Every reasonable administrative, procedural, and physical safeguard shall be established and followed to ensure the security and confidentiality of files to protect against disclosure, damage, harm to an individual, or destruction of the information.

• Hand Deliver

  • Material designated as confidential shall be either hand delivered by a staff person to the person responsible for placing it in the confidential folder of the C-file or parole field file, or it shall be placed inside of a sealed envelope which has been marked confidential and mailed to the office which maintains the C-file or parole field file.

• Stamped “CONFIDENTIAL”

  • Any document designated as containing confidential information, either in total or in part, shall be conspicuously stamped at the top and bottom of the document with the word “CONFIDENTIAL” in red ink. If the document consists of more than one page, each page shall be so marked.

• Authorized Limited Disclosure

  • Inmate/parolees shall be permitted to review their own debriefing reports, which may be designated confidential at their request. Disclosure of the debriefing report shall be authorized by the gang coordinator/investigator. Disclosure of reports other than debriefing reports shall be authorized by a CCIII, PAIIIParole Agent III, or higher. Prior to the inmate/parolee’s review, the report shall be reviewed by appropriate staff to ensure other types of confidential information are not contained therein and subsequently wrongfully disclosed.