California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2642

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall:

Develop guidelines for allowing outside organizations and service agencies to offer resources to inmates and wards, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)Rape crisis agencies.
(2)Hospitals.
(3)Gay rights organizations.
(4)HIV/AIDS service providers.
(5)Civil rights organizations.
(6)Human rights organizations.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 2642 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-1-imprisonment-of-male-prisoners-in-state-prisons/chapter-3-civil-rights-of-prisoners/article-3-sexual-abuse-in-detention/section-2642

Other sections in Article 3 - Sexual Abuse in Detention

§ 2635§ 2636§ 2637§ 2638§ 2639§ 2640§ 2641§ 2642§ 2643§ 2644

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