Section 3345 - Restricted Housing Unit Programming Credit(a) Restricted Housing Unit Programming Credit (RHUPC) may be awarded to reduce time spent in restricted housing through a rehabilitative programming reward system. The RHUPC applies to inmates with projected, imposed or re-imposed active Determinate Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) terms.(b) For every twenty (20) hours of completed rehabilitative programming, restricted housing inmates may receive five (5) days credit off their Restricted Housing Unit Maximum Release Date (RHU MRD), not to exceed 25% of the set term.(1) RHUPC are awarded in increments of not less than five (5) days.(2) No RHUPC program hours shall be counted towards credits in other programs that were established to advance an inmate's court-sentenced release date (e.g., Rehabilitative Achievement Credit, Milestone Completion Credit), except in accordance with subsection 3043.3(f)(2).(c) The award of RHUPC requires successful participation in, and completion of, rehabilitative programs including mental health group treatment, therapeutic programs, and social life skills programs. To be awarded credit, the inmate shall participate in all required program activities for the duration of the program, including any subcomponents required in the curriculum for that program. Passing an exam alone shall not qualify for the award of RHUPC credit.(d) Upon completion of any approved programming hours, staff shall have ten (10) business days to input the hours into the information technology system.(e) RHUPC for completed hours in the information technology system shall be applied to the inmate's RHU MRD at the next scheduled Institution Classification Committee, as detailed in subsections 3340(c) and 3341(b), (c) and (g).(1) All hours awarded on a projected or imposed RHU term must be completed subsequent to placement in restricted housing for the behavior warranting that RHU MRD. Any RHUPC earned but not applied shall be forfeited upon expiration of the RHU MRD or suspension of the RHU term.(2) If the inmate has more than one established projected or imposed RHU term, the RHUPC shall be applied to the controlling projected or imposed RHU MRD.(A) If the credit was applied on a projected, imposed or re-imposed RHU MRD and the inmate subsequently receives an additional Rules Violation Report (RVR) for a violation listed on the RHU term matrix, those credits will not be reapplied to the new projected, imposed or re-imposed RHU MRD.(B) If an RVR is dismissed or the administrative findings for the RVR are overturned, any credit applied to the RHU MRD for that RVR shall be applied to an existing RHU MRD if appropriate and eligible.(3) Credit shall not be applied in an amount rendering the inmate overdue for release from restricted housing.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3345
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code.
1. Repealer and new section filed 10-24-2023 as an emergency; operative 11/1/2023 (Register 2023, No. 43). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-9-2024 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealer and new section refiled 4-8-2024 as an emergency; operative 4/11/2024 (Register 2024, No. 15). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-10-2024 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.