Inmates: reentry program.

Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish parole reentry and assessment programs for inmates in state prison, in order to assess the inmate prior to release and to assist with the inmate's reentry into the community while on parole. This bill would require the department to establish a voluntary prerelease reentry program for inmates in prison, to commence no later than 6 months prior to the inmate's release from prison. The program would include, among other things, education programs, transition programs including employment services and skills, and cognitive behavior therapy, including substance abuse treatment and anger management.