Asistencia a veteranos encarcelados en prisiones estatales de California

Explicación Simple

Esta ley ayuda a los veteranos que están en prisión a obtener beneficios que les corresponden. Cada cinco prisiones estatales tiene un empleado que se encarga de ayudarles con esto.

Es como tener un consejero en la escuela que te ayuda a encontrar becas y apoyos para tus estudios. Así, los veteranos en prisión tienen a alguien que les guía para recibir lo que necesitan.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un veterano encarcelado, quiere acceder a beneficios de salud. Gracias a la ley, un empleado del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos está disponible en su prisión para ayudarle a llenar formularios y entender cómo recibir esos beneficios.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000 - 10008] ( Part 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS [2000 - 3105] ( Title 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) CHAPTER 2. Administration of State Prisons [2051 - 2541] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) ARTICLE 1. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Department and Director of Corrections [2051 - 2068] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2256. ) 2066. (a) Pursuant to Section 715 of the Military and Veterans Code, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide one employee, trained and accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs, for every five state prisons to assist incarcerated veterans in applying for and receiving any federal or other veterans’ benefits for which they or their families may be eligible. (b) The department shall give a Department of Veterans Affairs’ employee described in subdivision (a) access to the hardware, software, and those computer networks as are reasonably necessary to perform his or her duties while at the prison, while taking all necessary safety precautions. (c) The department shall cooperate and collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a Department of Veterans Affairs’ employee described in subdivision (a) has the greatest access and effectiveness practicable, while taking all necessary safety precautions, in order to assist veterans incarcerated within the state prisons. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 599, Sec. 2. (SB 776) Effective January 1, 2018.)