Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

62050.7.3 Exclusion of Life Inmates From Level I or II Placement

• An inmate serving any life term whose classification score has reached either level I or level II designation shall not be approved for placement in a Level I or II institution if one or more of the following factors exist.

  • The commitment offense is for multiple murders, crimes of unusual violence or execution-type murders and received high notoriety.

  • They have other sentences, enhancements or holds which constitute a term of 5 years or more.

  • The inmate’s case history includes multiple walkaways or escape from a secure perimeter or escape with force or threat of force.

  • An inmate serving a life term without an established parole date of three years or less shall not be housed in a Level I institution or assigned to a program outside a security perimeter.

  • An inmate serving a life term whose classification score has not reached level I or level II classification level shall not be placed in a level I or II facility except by DRBDepartmental Review Board action.