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Prisons and jails: employment of inmates.

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CA AB 475 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Feb 2, 2026

What it does

Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to require each able-bodied inmate, including a condemned inmate, to work as prescribed by CDCR regulations. Existing CDCR regulations require each inmate to participate in 8 hours a day of programming, including labor, education, counseling, physical fitness, and other programs, 5 days per week. Under existing CDCR regulations, an inmate who fails to participate as required is subject to a loss of privileges, including the earning of good conduct credit.

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