(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Contraband Interdiction Pilot Program at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran authorized by the Budget Act of 2018 be designed in such a way as to provide the Legislature with reliable information about how contraband enters prisons and what strategies are most cost effective in reducing inmate drug use.

(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall design the pilot program and submit a report to the Legislature by February 1, 2021, that includes all of the following:

(1) An assessment of the relative cost-effectiveness in reducing inmate drug use of each contraband interdiction strategy used in the pilot program, including medication assisted treatment.

(2) Data on and analysis of instances of contraband entering the prison, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) How the contraband was brought or attempted to be brought into the prison.

(B) When the violation occurred.

(C) Whether the person who is alleged to have committed the violation is an inmate, staff member, visitor, volunteer, contractor, or other.

(D) The type of contraband involved.

(E) How the violation was discovered.

(F) Data on and analysis of arrests resulting from the violation, including, but not limited to, the number and type of arrests.

(G) Data on and analysis of disciplinary actions taken against staff or inmates as a result of their participation in efforts to bring contraband into the prison.

(3) An assessment of whether the pilot program caused declines in or any other observable impact on visitation.

(4) An assessment of whether the pilot program caused changes in the prevalence of violence or lockdowns in the prison.

(5) Any other data the department determines has probative value as to the efficacy of the pilot program.

(c) The pilot program shall require that entrance screening be conducted on every individual and package entering the prison and take place 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The department shall track and report on the use of entrance screening technology and equipment throughout the pilot period. To the extent screening does not occur for any period of time on any given day, the department shall document the day of the week, date, and the length of time in which screening does not occur, including starting and ending times. The department shall also include the reason that screening was not conducted during that timeframe, including, but not limited to, technology failures and staffing issues.

(d) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2022.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 36, Sec. 25. (AB 1812) Effective June 27, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)