Cal. Codes » Penal Code / PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY / TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS / CHAPTER 7. Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment / ARTICLE 2.5. Credit on Term of Imprisonment
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Cal. Penal Code § 2933.6 (2026)

Credit on Term of Imprisonment

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The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, no later than July 1, 2017, establish regulations to allow specified inmates placed in segregation housing to earn credits pursuant to Section 2933 or 2933.05, or credits as otherwise specified in regulation, during the time he or she is in segregation housing. The regulations may establish separate classifications of serious disciplinary infractions to determine the rate of restoration of credits, the time period required before forfeited credits or a portion thereof may be restored, and the percentage of forfeited credits that may be restored for those time periods, not to exceed those percentages authorized for general population inmates. The regulations shall provide for credit earning for inmates who successfully complete specific program performance objectives.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 2011–2016 · leading case: Kernan v. Hinojosa, 578 U.S. 412 (2016).
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Kernan v. Hinojosa, 578 U.S. 412 (2016). “At the time of Hinojosa's *1605 offense and conviction, California law had permitted prisoners placed in a secured housing unit solely by virtue of their prison-gang affiliations to continue to accrue good-time credits.”
Damous Nettles v. Randy Grounds, 788 F.3d 992 (9th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “Cal. Penal Code § 2933.6 . Santos administratively appealed his gang validation.”
Antonio Hinojosa v. Connie Gipson, 803 F.3d 412 (9th Cir. 2015). · cites it 4× “4 Under the version of California Penal Code § 2933.6 in effect at the time of Hinojosa’s 2003 conviction and 2009 validation, he was eligible to earn good-conduct credits while housed in the SHU, albeit at a rate lower than prisoners housed in the general population.”
In re Efstathiou, 200 Cal. App. 4th 725 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). “(Pen. Code, § 2933.6, subd. (a); hereafter, section 2933.”
In re Fernandez, 212 Cal. App. 4th 1199 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “(c); Pen. Code, § 2933.6, subd. (a); see also Efstathiou, supra, 200 Cal.”
In re Alvarez, 222 Cal. App. 4th 1064 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “) 3 Effective January 25, 2010, Penal Code section 2933.6, subdivision (a) was amended to read: “Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is placed in a Security Housing Unit.”
In re Salinas, No. D065052 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2015). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 2933.6, subd. (a).) Salinas petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging the gang- validation procedures employed by California's prison system violated his due process rights under Wolff v.”
In re Alvarez, No. F063995 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 8, 2014). “As a result, CDCR denied petitioner time credits pursuant to Penal Code section 2933.6.3 3 Effective January 25, 2010, Penal Code section 2933.”
Damous Nettles v. Randy Grounds, No. 12-16935 (9th Cir. May 28, 2015). “Cal. Penal Code § 2933.6 . Santos administratively appealed his gang validation.”
Cal. Penal Code § 2933.6(a): 1 case
Antonio Hinojosa v. Connie Gipson, 803 F.3d 412 (9th Cir. 2015). “4 Under the version of California Penal Code § 2933.6 in effect at the time of Hinojosa’s 2003 conviction and 2009 validation, he was eligible to earn good-conduct credits while housed in the SHU, albeit at a rate lower than prisoners housed in the general population.”
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