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Cal. Penal Code § 5054 (2026)

The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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Commencing July 1, 2005, the supervision, management and control of the state prisons, and the responsibility for the care, custody, treatment, training, discipline and employment of persons confined therein are vested in the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: In re Ferguson, 361 P.2d 417 (Cal. 1961).
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In re Ferguson, 361 P.2d 417 (Cal. 1961). · cites it 4× “(Pen. Code, § 5054.) Further, Penal Code, section 5058, provides that “The director may prescribe rules and regulations for the administration of the prisons and may change them at his pleasure.”
William Gerber v. Rodney Hickman, 291 F.3d 617 (9th Cir. 2002). “How do we know this? Because the California Department of Corrections, the agency charged by the legislature with administering the prison system, see CaLPenal Code § 5054, has so interpreted the term “imprisonment.”
Hendon v. Ramsey, 528 F. Supp. 2d 1058 (S.D. Cal. 2007). · cites it 2× “CDC is required by Keyhea v. Rushen , . . . to seek a court order authorizing the administration of long term involuntary anti-psychotic medication to individuals confined within the jurisdiction of the CDC who, as a result of a mental disorder, are a danger to others or to…”
In re Lusero, 4 Cal. App. 4th 572 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “*575 Code, § 5068) or to impose such a housing assignment as a disciplinary sanction (Pen. Code, § 5054). Nor does he challenge the validity of section 3341.”
In re Johnson, 176 Cal. App. 4th 290 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “In November 2006, Johnson appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings (parole board) and stipulated to a two-year denial of parole based in part on the two disciplinary actions and the need to complete administrative and judicial review of his challenges to the disciplinary…”
In re Villa, 214 Cal. App. 4th 954 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “(Pen. Code, §§ 5054, 5068.) This authority includes the mandate to promulgate regulations governing administration, classification and discipline.”
In re Furnace, 185 Cal. App. 4th 649 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “After consideration of the petition and the informal response filed by the Attorney General, we issued an order to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted. DISCUSSION “The Legislature has given the Director of the Department of Corrections broad authority for…”
Conservatorship of Edde, 173 Cal. App. 4th 883 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “(Pen. Code, §§ 5054, 2684.) Although the stay at a state hospital for a convicted inmate may be indefinite, a prisoner who is transferred pursuant to section 2684 is still serving a sentence in state prison and is confined pursuant to a judgment.”
Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891 (9th Cir. 1996). “The California Penal Code provides that, after release, no credit for time served will be granted to “a person [ ] ordered released by a court from the custody and jurisdiction of the Director of Corrections pursuant to [bail pending appeal, state habeas] or any other provision…”
Dep't of Developmental Servs. v. Ladd, 224 Cal. App. 3d 128 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 5054.) This care encompasses medical treatment, including mental health services.”
In re Schoengarth, 425 P.2d 200 (Cal. 1967). “” The latter is also a reasonable exercise of the statutory authority of the Director of Corrections over the “supervision, management and control” of the state prisons (Pen. Code, § 5054), for such trafficking in writs may well tend to result in unhealthy or dangerous inmate…”
In re Harrell, 470 P.2d 640 (Cal. 1970). “The rules involved in this case whose application has allegedly impaired petitioner Harrell’s access to the courts are manifestly reasonable.”
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