Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

61020.8 Confidential Material Criteria

• The following types of information shall be classified as confidential:

  • Information which, if known to the inmate, parolee, or others would endanger the safety of any person.

  • Information which would jeopardize the security of the institution.

  • Specific medical or psychological information which would be medically/psychologically detrimental if known to the inmate or parolee.

  • Information provided and classified confidential by another governmental agency.

  • Notwithstanding the above, information provided by an inmate/parolee, which is documented in a debriefing or other report, providing the inmate/parolee has requested a confidential designation and the gang coordinator/investigator or other staff per DOMDepartment Operations Manual § 61020.10 has determined security or safety would best be served by filing the report in the inmate/parolee’s confidential folder rather than another section of the C-file.