The California Department of Corrections has enacted emergency regulations to ban all weightlifting programs and equipment. Public comment period on the new regulations ends 23 February 1998. A hearing will also be held on that date.
The California Department of Corrections has enacted emergency regulations to ban all weightlifting programs and equipment. Public comment period on the new regulations ends 23 February 1998. A hearing will also be held on that date.The regulations are changed to read, "Inmate weight lifting programs and equipment shall not be permitted at departmental institutions/facilities. Exceptions shall be permitted as specifically authorized by the director in compliance with Penal Code section 5010." Cal. Code Regs., title 15, 3320(g).
Written comments can be mailed to:
Regulation and Policy Management Branch Department of Corrections P.O. Box 942883 Sacramento, CA 94283-0001We encourage our readers to write to the address above and to tell the California Department of Corrections your feelings on this issue. We also encourage you to reference this web site, www.strengthtech.com in your letter and to tell them about or include a copy of the listing of issues.
On Feb. 13, 1998, we visited with the "Officer of the Day" at California DOC. He told us the weights were banned on Feb. 2nd and the ban was not in response to a specific incident.
Senate Bill 842
VOTES - ROLL CALL
MEASURE: SB 470
AUTHOR: Leonard
TOPIC: Prisoners: work: parole: prohibited activities.
DATE: 04/04/95
LOCATION: SEN. CRIM. PRO.
MOTION: Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
(AYES 1. NOES 4.) (FAIL)
AYES
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Kopp
NOES
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Polanco Watson Boatwright Marks
ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
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Beverly Campbell
SB 470 Status
CURRENT BILL STATUS
MEASURE : S.B. No. 470
AUTHOR(S) : Leonard.
TOPIC : Prisoners: work: parole: prohibited activities.
HOUSE LOCATION : SEN
LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 04/04/95
LAST HIST. ACTION : Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes
1. Noes 4. Page 604.)
COMM. LOCATION : SEN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
COMM. ACTION DATE : 04/04/95
COMM. ACTION : Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee.
31 DAYS IN PRINT : 03/23/95
TITLE : An act to amend Sections 308, 2601, 2700, 3000, and 5005
of, to add Section 2603 to, and to repeal Section 5010
of, the Penal Code, relating to prisoners.
SB 872 HISTORY
COMPLETE BILL HISTORY
BILL NUMBER : S.B. No. 842
AUTHOR : Committee on Criminal Procedure
TOPIC : Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure.
BILL HISTORY
1995
May 8 To Com. on RLS.
Apr. 27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Apr. 27 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes
0. Page 934.) To Assembly.
Apr. 24 To Special Consent Calendar.
Apr. 19 Read second time. To third reading.
Apr. 18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 735.)
Apr. 6 Set for hearing April 17.
Mar. 8 To Com. on RLS.
Feb. 24 From print. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
Feb. 23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To
print.
SB 872 STATUS
CURRENT BILL STATUS
MEASURE : S.B. No. 842
AUTHOR(S) : Committee on Criminal Procedure (Senators Marks (Chair),
Beverly, Boatwright, Campbell, Polanco, and Watson). ÿ
TOPIC : Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure.
HOUSE LOCATION : ASM
LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 05/08/95
LAST HIST. ACTION : To Com. on RLS.
COMM. LOCATION : ASM RULES
31 DAYS IN PRINT : 03/26/95
TITLE : An act to amend Sections 9144 and 15819.8 of the
Government Code, and to amend Sections 999j, 4415, 5010,
6029.1, 13752, 13810, and 13881 of the Penal Code,
relating to the Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure,
and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.
SB 872 Committee Vote 4/17/95
VOTES - ROLL CALL
MEASURE: SB 842
AUTHOR: Committee on Criminal Procedure
TOPIC: Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure.
DATE: 04/17/95
LOCATION: SEN. RLS.
MOTION: Do pass.
(AYES 4. NOES 0.) (PASS)
AYES
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Ayala Petris Beverly Lockyer
NOES
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ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
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Lewis
SB 872 Floor Vote 4/27/95
VOTES - ROLL CALL
MEASURE: SB 842
AUTHOR: Committee on Criminal Procedure
TOPIC: Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure.
DATE: 04/27/95
LOCATION: SEN. FLOOR
MOTION: BY Marks CONSENT CALENDAR
(AYES 29. NOES 0.) (PASS)
AYES
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Alquist Ayala Beverly Boatwright
Calderon Campbell Costa Haynes
Hurtt Johannessen Johnston Kelley
Killea Kopp Leonard Leslie
Lewis Lockyer Maddy Marks
Mello Monteith O'Connell Rogers
Rosenthal Russell Thompson Watson
Wright
NOES
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ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
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Craven Dills Greene Hayden
Hughes Mountjoy Peace Petris
Polanco Solis Vacancy
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SBX1 22 Vote 8/31/94
VOTES - ROLL CALL
MEASURE: SBX1 22
AUTHOR: Peace
TOPIC: Corrections: inmates.
DATE: 08/31/94
LOCATION: SEN. FLOOR
MOTION: UNFINISHED BUSINESS SB 22 PEACE FIRST EXTRA SESSION
(AYES 24. NOES 0.) (PASS)
AYES
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Alquist Ayala Bergeson Beverly
Boatwright Campbell Dills Greene
Hughes Johannessen Johnston Kelley
Leslie Lewis Maddy Mello
Peace Petris Presley Roberti
Rogers Thompson Torres Watson
NOES
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ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
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Calderon Craven Hart Hayden
Hurtt Killea Kopp Leonard
Lockyer Marks McCorquodale Rosenthal
Russell Wright Wyman Vacancy
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