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Policy 1005Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/07/05, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Education, Vocation, and Rehabilitation - 1Education, Vocation, and Rehabilitation 1005.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This department provides educational and vocational programs that are designed to help incarcerated persons improve personal skills, assist in their social development, and improve employability after release. The ability of the department to offer educational programs is dictated by available funding, incarcerated person classification, and other required programs and routines. 1005.2 POLICY It is the policy of this department to provide educational and vocational programs to all eligible incarcerated persons subject to schedule, space, personnel, and other resource constraints. 1005.3 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Designated space for incarcerated person education and vocational programs will, whenever practicable, be designed with input from educational/vocational service providers. Adequate funding is required. If the funding source reduces or eliminates funding in these areas, educational and/or vocational programs may be reduced or eliminated. While the housing classification of an incarcerated person has the potential to pose security issues, every effort, to the extent reasonably practicable, will be made to provide individualized educational opportunities (15 CCR 1061). 1005.4 PROGRAMS SUPERVISOR The Programs Supervisor shall be appointed by the Jail Administrator and shall be responsible for managing all aspects of the educational and vocational program. Those duties include but are not limited to collaborating with external programs partners to: (a)Conduct assessments to determine the type of programs needed to serve the incarcerated person population. (b)Develop the program plans. (c)Develop curricula for each educational, vocational, and testing component. (d)Develop and implement individualized programs for high-risk or administrative incarcerated persons, as needed. (e)Coordinate with corrections staff regarding the security issues associated with these programs. (f)Maintain records of all needs assessments, all training offered, all incarcerated person attendees, testing records, and class evaluations. 1005.5 COURSE OFFERINGS Course offerings will be subject to need, available resources, security concerns, available space, and incarcerated person classification. Course offerings should encompass a wide variety of Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Education, Vocation, and Rehabilitation Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/07/05, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Education, Vocation, and Rehabilitation - 2subjects across multiple disciplines including education, technology, socialization, health and wellbeing, vocations, recreation, and the arts. 1005.6 OUTREACH Information about educational opportunities should be included in the general orientation for all new arrivals. At a minimum, incarcerated persons should receive instruction on how to request participation in education programs, along with eligibility requirements and rules for participation. 1005.7 INCARCERATED PERSON REQUESTS Incarcerated person requests will be forwarded to the Programs Supervisor or designee, who will screen and approve the request. The Programs Supervisor or designee will notify the incarcerated person when they have been approved for an education program and provide instruction on how to access the program services and will notify the facility staff about the incarcerated person's approval. Incarcerated persons may also contact the Programs Supervisor at any time and request information regarding educational opportunities by completing and submitting an inmate request form. Incarcerated persons have the right to refuse to participate in programs other than work assignments or programs that are required by statute or court order. 1005.8 SELF-STUDY PROGRAM If reasonably feasible, the basic educational program may be presented by self-paced study programming. Incarcerated persons admitted into the high-school equivalency preparation program will be issued the necessary materials. Studying will be done through a combination of self-paced study and scheduled class times. Upon completion of a GED self-study program, the incarcerated person may be given the opportunity to take the high school equivalency credential examination. 1005.9 HIGH-SECURITY/ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION INCARCERATED PERSONS To the extent reasonably practicable, high-security incarcerated persons and those held in administrative separation may receive individual instruction in the form of a correspondence course. 1005.10 REHABILITATION PROGRAM The Department provides programming addressing rehabilitation that are directed toward relevant lived experiences of the participants and designed to provide incarcerated persons with the opportunity to move beyond past trauma and behaviors. Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Education, Vocation, and Rehabilitation Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/07/05, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Education, Vocation, and Rehabilitation - 31005.11 DISCLAIMER Nothing in this policy is meant to confer a legal right for incarcerated persons to participate in any educational offering. Educational programming is provided at the sole discretion of the Jail Administrator. 1005.12 CLASSROOM USE AND DESIGN The demographics of the incarcerated person population should always be considered when developing educational and other programs. Incarcerated person classification and separation requirements also need to be considered. The Jail Administrator should encourage and include educators in the setup and design of classrooms that have been identified for incarcerated person education programs. To the extent reasonably possible, in consideration of the space design and the ability to provide adequate security, instructional staff should be consulted to ensure that their needs are met. 1005.13