Cal. PEN § 2061
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 2061, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop and implement, by January 15, 2008, a plan to address management deficiencies within the department. The plan should, at a minimum, address all of the following:
(1) Filling vacancies in management positions within the department.
(2) Improving lines of accountability within the department.
(3) Standardizing processes to improve management.
(4) Improving communication within headquarters, between headquarters, institutions and parole offices, and between institutions and parole offices.
(5) Developing and implementing more comprehensive plans for management of the prison inmate and parole populations.
(b) The department may contract with an outside entity that has expertise in management of complex public and law enforcement organizations to assist in identifying and addressing deficiencies.
(1) Filling vacancies in management positions within the department.
(2) Improving lines of accountability within the department.
(3) Standardizing processes to improve management.
(4) Improving communication within headquarters, between headquarters, institutions and parole offices, and between institutions and parole offices.
(5) Developing and implementing more comprehensive plans for management of the prison inmate and parole populations.
(b) The department may contract with an outside entity that has expertise in management of complex public and law enforcement organizations to assist in identifying and addressing deficiencies.
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