Committee advances SB 551 to codify 'normalization' and 'dynamic security' principles in CDCR policy
SB 551 would codify rehabilitation‑oriented principles—normalization and dynamic security—into CDCR policy to promote safer interactions, reduce violence, and support reentry. Supporters cited research on correctional staff health and incarcerated people’s outcomes; some members said the proposal blurred punishment and rehabilitation.
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Senate Bill 551, authored by Senator Cortese, was advanced by the Assembly Public Safety Committee to the Appropriations Committee after members voted in favor of the measure.
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