Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

61020.19.2 Annual/6 Month Review Period Dates (Boxes 33‑45)

• An inmate’s case shall be reviewed at least annually to consider the accuracy of the inmate’s Placement Score, custody designation, program, work and privilege group, and facility placement, including recommendation for transfer.

• Review Periods are to be recorded in precise six-month increments of time. The six-month intervals establish the period of time in custody for which, Placement Scores are adjusted based on favorable behavior. If a CDC Form 840 is being prepared within 30 days of a Review Period Ending Date for a six-month interval, then the complete six-month review period in custody shall be recorded. For an annual reclassification review, two six-month review periods may be counted.

• If six months in custody has not elapsed since the inmate’s Review Period Beginning Date, leave this Section blank.

• For an annual review, count two six-month review periods in custody. When updating an inmate’s score in custody for the purpose of an annual review, place an “X” in the Annual box (Box 39).

• Determining the Annual/6 Month Review Period Dates Review Period Beginning Date:

  • If the inmate’s Review Period Dates have not already been established, then the inmate’s Review Period Beginning Date is either the date received at the reception center (RCReception Centers) or the first day of the last month considered for favorable behavior points, whichever is the most recent.

• Enter the Review Period Beginning Date in Boxes 33-38.

• Review Period Ending Date:

  • The Review Period Ending Date is determined by adding six months or 12 months to the Review Period Beginning Date and subtracting one day.

• Enter the Review Period Ending Date in Boxes 40-45.

• For subsequent reviews, the Review Period Beginning Date shall be the previous Review Period Ending Date plus one day.

• Inmate Example’s Review Period Beginning Dates:

  • Inmate Example was received in a CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation RCReception Centers on 10-12-02. This date is the Review Period Beginning Date for the first review period. The only acceptable Review Period Beginning Dates thereafter are 10-12 or 4-12. Only the year will change as time progresses until the inmate paroles.

• Inmate Example’s Review Period Ending Dates:

  • For inmate Example, the only acceptable Review Period Ending Dates are 10-11 or 4-11. Only the year changes until the inmate paroles.

• When a six-month review period in custody ends in February and the date calculated is 29 or 30, use February 28 as the Review Period Ending Date. For leap year, use February 29.

• Except for the instance noted above, once the Review Period Dates are established, the month and day remains the same. Only the year changes as time progresses until the inmate paroles. Whether a classification committee hearing is held earlier or later, an inmate escapes from custody, returns from out-to-court, or returns from release on appeal bond, the month and day of the Review Period Dates remain the same.

• The Review Period Dates change when the inmate paroles and subsequently returns as an RTCReturn To Custody or WNTWith a New Term. (See DOMDepartment Operations Manual § 61020.20.2 for Readmission Review Period Calculation.)

  • An inmate who refuses to sign conditions of parole and whose parole is revoked by the BPHBoard of Parole Hearings (formerly Board of Prison Terms), shall be re-scored on a CDC Form 841, not a CDC Form 840.

• Number of Full Review Periods:

  • For item number B4, record the number of six-month review periods being considered for Favorable Behavior on the line provided.