Report 2018-113 Recommendation 15 Responses

Report 2018-113: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access to In‑Prison Rehabilitation Programs (Release Date: January 2019)

Recommendation #15 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of

To ensure that its vocational training programs are effectively preparing inmates for the workforce upon their release and reducing recidivism, Corrections should collaborate with EDD to track the employment and the industry of employment for former inmates by January 2020.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020

DRP is currently renewing their agreement with EDD while seeking to expand data-collection efforts to better impact future research surrounding vocational training program outcomes.

Additionally, further attempts at social security matching will occur in an effort to get better matching results and work-related information.These data is proposed to be used with in-house research efforts and research outcomes efforts outlined in Recommendation 8.1.

Contract Renewal: August 2019

Contract Amendment: April 2020

DRP amended the contract with EDD to obtain the full employer name and job sector data. DRP continues to update the original cohorts and are set to work with internal stakeholders to review program certification linkages with industry sectors for a segment of the formerly incarcerated population.

Upon review, the latest CDCR contract with EDD does not allow for individual wage data to be shared with PPIC. PPIC plans to develop a contract directly with EDD which will allow for a full analysis of the data.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented

CDCR has contracted with EDD to provide quarterly wage data and industry information from the EDD wage record database. CDCR will use the information to assess the impact of rehabilitation services, or the lack of these services, on the employment and earnings of former inmates within the prison system. CDCR will use the data to track outcomes for former inmates to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies on the wages and employment histories.

1-Year Agency Response

DRP is currently renewing their agreement with EDD while seeking to expand data-collection efforts to better impact future research surrounding vocational training program outcomes.

Additionally, further attempts at social security matching will occur in an effort to get better matching results and work-related information.

These data is proposed to be used with in-house research efforts and research outcomes efforts outlined in Recommendation 8.1.

Contract Renewal: August 2019

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented

CDCR has entered into an agreement with EDD to use information provided by EDD to assess the impact of rehabilitation services, or the lack of these services, on the employment and earnings of former inmates. However, CDCR has yet to use this data to track the employment and the industry of employment for former inmates to determine whether its vocational training programs are effectively preparing inmates for the workforce.

6-Month Agency Response

DRP is currently renewing their agreement with EDD while seeking to expand data-collection efforts to better impact future research surrounding vocational training program outcomes.

Additionally, further attempts at social security matching will occur in an effort to get better matching results and work-related information.

These data is proposed to be used with in-house research efforts and research outcomes efforts outlined in Recommendation 8.1.

Contract Renewal: August 2019

The latest CDCR/EDD Interagency agreement was approved on May 13, 2019 and is actively in use. DRP recently requested, received and generated an updated data analysis on an existing cohort of CTE certified former inmates. Discussions on creating new and/or expanded cohorts to analyze are under way with new data requests to EDD set to occur in August and will help develop information related to future research projects outlined above.

Please see attached contract renewal, Attachment LL-EDD Agreement.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

DRP is currently renewing their agreement with EDD while seeking to expand data-collection efforts to better impact future research surrounding vocational training program outcomes.

Additionally, further attempts at social security matching will occur in an effort to get better matching results and work-related information.

The data is proposed to be used with in-house research efforts and research outcomes efforts outlined in recommendation 10.

Contract Renewal: August 2019

Proof of Practice: Outcomes measured in Recommendation 8.1 and potential initial internal reporting.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2018-113

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.