ARTICLE 6. Veterans In State Prisons

Article 6 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.

§§ 2695–2695.5 · 6 sections

• § 2695 The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop guidance policies relative to the release of veterans who are inmates. The policies shall be…
• § 2695.1 At each facility that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a veterans service organization may volunteer to serve as…
• § 2695.2 (a) The advocate shall be authorized to develop a veterans economic recidivism prevention plan for each inmate who is a veteran during the 180-day period…
• § 2695.3 The advocate shall coordinate with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in order to provide each inmate who is a veteran with access to earned…
• § 2695.4 The advocate shall coordinate with the California Department of Veterans Affairs and the county veterans service officer in the county in which the facility is…
• § 2695.5 For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Advocate” means a veterans service organization that is federally certified and has…