Cal. PEN § 5035
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 5035, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) The department shall establish and maintain a Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) program.
(b) The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for restorative justice processes between victims, survivors, and next of kin of victims of crime and people who are incarcerated or on parole, which often culminate in a dialogue between those parties.
(c) The VOD program shall be administered and coordinated by the department’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services and shall utilize nonprofit, community-based restorative justice organizations to facilitate the VOD processes.
(d) Participation in the VOD program shall be voluntary.
(b) The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for restorative justice processes between victims, survivors, and next of kin of victims of crime and people who are incarcerated or on parole, which often culminate in a dialogue between those parties.
(c) The VOD program shall be administered and coordinated by the department’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services and shall utilize nonprofit, community-based restorative justice organizations to facilitate the VOD processes.
(d) Participation in the VOD program shall be voluntary.
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