BlackletterCalifornia law

Penal Code § 2642

ARTICLE 3. Sexual Abuse in Detention

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 2642Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall:

Develop guidelines for allowing outside organizations and service agencies to offer resources to inmates and wards, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Rape crisis agencies.

(2) Hospitals.

(3) Gay rights organizations.

(4) HIV/AIDS service providers.

(5) Civil rights organizations.

(6) Human rights organizations.