Section 3078.7 - Community Participant Mother Program - General Policy(a) The Community Participant Mother Program (CPMP) provides a community treatment program that provides for the release of the mother and up to two children to a public or private facility in the community suitable to the needs of the mother and child(ren), which will provide the best possible care for the mother and child(ren).(b) If any woman received by or committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), has a child under six years of age, or gives birth to a child(ren) while an inmate under the jurisdiction of CDCR, the child(ren) and their mother shall, upon their request, be admitted to and retained in the CPMP, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements for approval.(c) The CPMP is a voluntary custody program that allows eligible pregnant inmates and inmate mothers the opportunity to be housed with their child(ren) in a supervised facility away from the prison setting while serving their prison sentence.(d) Inmates released for placement in CPMP shall be subject to applicable rules and regulations governing inmates pursuant to the California Code of Regulation, Title 15, Division 3.(e) Child(ren) may participate in CPMP until they reach the age of six years old, at which time CDCR will assist the inmate mother in arranging for the child's care elsewhere under any procedure authorized by statute. If the inmate mother is not pregnant and has no other child(ren) in CPMP, they shall be returned to institution for review by a classification committee to determine appropriate placement. Consistent with PC section 3421, the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) may give approval to retain the child and mother for a longer period of time. A CDCR Form 415-E (Rev. 07/23) Community Participant Mother Program -- Recommendation to Board of Parole Hearings for Retain/Return, which is incorporated by reference, shall be submitted to BPH for approval or denial.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3078.7
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3414, 5058 and 6252, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 3416, 3417, 3421 and 5054, Penal Code.
1. New section filed 6-19-2024; operative 7/1/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 25).