Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

Article 9 – Special Placements

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62050.6 Incarcerated Persons With Death Sentences

Revised June 3, 2025
  • Reception, Condemned Males

    • SQRC is the reception center for all male incarcerated persons with a death sentence. Upon the completion of reception center processing, SQRC shall schedule the condemned incarcerated person for classification committee and transfer to an appropriate institution commensurate with the incarcerated person’s case factors. The incarcerated person shall return to SQCalifornia State Prison, San Quentin for execution of the death penalty after an execution date has been set.

  • Reception, Condemned Females

    • The CCWFCentral California Women's Facility is the reception center for all female incarcerated persons with a death sentence. Upon the completion of reception center processing, CCWFCentral California Women's Facility shall schedule the condemned incarcerated person for classification committee and transfer to an appropriate institution commensurate with the incarcerated person’s case factors. Upon exhaustion of her appeal and by order of the Deputy Director, Institutions, a female incarcerated person sentenced to death shall be transferred to SQRC within three days of her execution date.