Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

61020.20.6 Placement

• Mandatory Minimum Score Factor:

  • A Mandatory Minimum Score Factor is a case factor that requires the application of a Mandatory Minimum Score.

• Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code

  • A Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code is an alpha code associated with a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor.

    • If an incarcerated person has a case factor that requires the application of a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code, enter the code that applies. If more than one case factor applies, enter the code that appears first on the list.

    • Document the RCReception Centers justification for applying a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code in the readmission summary or ISRSInstitutional Staff Recommendation Summary, as applicable. When the Mandatory Minimum Score Factor is applied other than in the RCReception Centers, justify application in a classification chrono.

    • If eligibility for a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code requires further consideration, refer to DOMDepartment Operations Manual § 61020.19.7.

    • Absent overriding security or safety considerations, incarcerated persons pending case-by-case evaluation to determine eligibility for a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code shall not be transferred, except from the RCReception Centers, until the application of a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code is resolved.

    • Determine if one or more of the case factors listed below apply to the incarcerated person. If no factors apply, proceed to the instructions for Placement Score.

    • Prepare a new reclassification score sheet to record a change in or removal of a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code.

• Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Codes and Scores

  CODE	FACTOR	SCORE
  1	Condemned	19
  2	Life Without Possibility of Parole	19
  3	History of Escape	19
  4	Warrants “R” Suffix	19
  5	Violence Exclusion	19
  6	Other Life Sentence	19

• Specific Criteria for Applying Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Codes:

  • A. Condemned. Apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “1” to incarcerated persons sentenced to death

  • B. Life Without Possibility of Parole. Apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “2” to incarcerated persons sentenced to LWOPLife Without Possibility Of Parole.

  • History of Escape. Apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “3” for those case factors listed below. This code is not to be used to assess risk factors for escape involving any other offenses; (i.e., the sale or possession of large quantities of narcotics).

    • Apply to an incarcerated person with any history of escape from within a secure perimeter or attempted escape from within a secure perimeter, whether or not force was used. This incarcerated person is permanently excluded from minimum custody placement.

    • Apply to an incarcerated person who has a conviction for, or whose commitment offense includes, Escape with Force or Attempted Escape with Force from any correctional setting or armed escort. This incarcerated person is permanently excluded from minimum custody placement.

    • Apply to an incarcerated person who verbalizes that he or she is going to escape and/or states he or she does not wish MSF placement because he or she will be tempted to escape/walkaway, is permanently excluded from minimum custody, MSF, or camp placement.

    • When applying the ten-year exclusion criteria in reference to the following escapes or walkaways, use the date of conviction. If the escape did not result in a conviction, use the date of apprehension. In a case where there is no escape conviction and the date of apprehension is unknown, use the date of the escape, attempted escape, or walkaway.

    • Apply to an incarcerated person who has a history of (one or more) walkaways without force from a nonsecure perimeter facility setting (such as camp, MSF, MCRP, FCRP, CPMP and ACP etc.). The incarcerated person is ineligible for minimum custody placement, camp, MCRP, FCRP, CPMP, ACP or MSF for ten years.

    • Apply to an incarcerated person with a pattern of (two or more) walkaways from CCRCCommunity Correctional Reentry Centers within the last 10 years. These incarcerated persons are excluded from minimum custody for 10 years.

    • Apply to an incarcerated person who has a walkaway from CCRCCommunity Correctional Reentry Centers that resulted in a court conviction for Escape within the last ten years. The incarcerated person is ineligible for minimum custody for 10 years.

• D. Warrants “R” Suffix. Apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “4” when the “R” suffix has been affixed to the incarcerated person’s custody. Criteria for the “R” suffix are provided in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations § 3377.1(b)(1) and DOMDepartment Operations Manual § 62010.4.3.1. Do not apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “4” for a case pending an evaluation.

• E. Violence Exclusion. Apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “5” when an incarcerated person has a current or prior conviction for a violent felony or a sustained juvenile adjudication including, but not limited to, those listed under PCPenal Code § 667.5(c) that does not require case-by-case consideration.

  • A sustained juvenile adjudication is a guilty determination or ruling rendered in a juvenile judicial proceeding.

  • An administrative determination regarding an allegation of a violent act including, but not limited to, those offenses described in PCPenal Code § 667.5(c), has the same force and effect as a current or prior conviction for a violent felony or a sustained juvenile adjudication.

  • Board of Parole Hearings good cause finding, or California Youth Authority/Youthful Offender Parole Board sustained allegation, or a probation violation finding in a court of law.

  • Do not apply the Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “5” pending case-by-case evaluation.

• F. Other Life Sentence. Apply Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code “6” for an incarcerated person serving any current life sentence commitment whose case factors are not already addressed by another mandatory minimum score factor code. This incarcerated person is excluded from consideration for placement in a minimum custody setting until a release date is granted by the BPHBoard of Parole Hearings (formerly Board of Prison Terms). The granting of a release date by the BPHBoard of Parole Hearings (formerly Board of Prison Terms) does not result in the automatic removal of Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code ”6”.

• Mandatory Minimum Score

  • A Mandatory Minimum Score is a numerical value identifying the least restrictive security level for an incarcerated person who has a case factor that requires that they be housed no lower than a specific security level.

  • When the Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code is applied, enter the corresponding point value in the field labeled Mandatory Minimum Score.

  • If more than one factor applies, enter the code that appears first on the list and enter the corresponding numerical value.

• Placement Score

  • If there are no case factors that require the application of a Mandatory Minimum Score Factor Code, enter the New Preliminary Score as the Placement Score.

  • If a Mandatory Minimum Score has been applied, enter the Mandatory Minimum Score or the New Preliminary Score, whichever is greater.

  • The Placement Score is one of the factors used to determine the security level to which the incarcerated person is assigned.