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Cal. Penal Code § 2640

Sexual Abuse in Detention

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall collect data as follows:

(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall keep statistics on the sexual abuse of inmates and wards. Sexual abuse incidents shall not be classified as “other” nor simply included in a broader category of general assaults.

(b) Statistics shall include whether the abuse was perpetrated by a staff member or other inmate, the results of the investigation and any resolution of the complaint by department officials and prosecution authorities.

The data shall be made available to the Office of the Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination Ombudsperson.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.