Article V — WORK FURLOUGH PROGRAM

§ 3.01.075 CAL. PENAL CODE § 1208 DECLARED FEASIBLE. The Board of Supervisors of the county finds, on the basis of employment conditions, education conditions, the state of the county’s facilities and other pertinent circumstances, that the operation of Cal. Penal Code § 1208, insofar as it relates to employment and education, is feasible in the county. (1966 Code, § 2-48) (Ord. 510, § 1)

The Sheriff of the county is designated as the officer who shall perform the functions of Work Furlough Administrator. (1966 Code, § 2-49) (Ord. 510, § 2) § 3.01.077 TRANSFER OF INMATES; CAL. PENAL CODE § 1208.5. Pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 1208.5, the Board of Supervisors of the county delegates to the Work Furlough Administrator of the county the authority to enter into agreements to transfer prisoners assigned to a work furlough program and from San Benito County and other counties that maintain work furlough programs; provided, however, that when receiving an inmate from another county, the Work Furlough Administrator shall not accept the inmate if the county must incur other than the normal booking cost when receiving the inmate; and, provided further, that when transferring an inmate to another county, the county shall not transfer an inmate to a county that requires, as a prerequisite to participating in the program, payment to the county of a sum in excess of the current daily expense rate applied by the federal government to federal inmates incarcerated in the county. (1966 Code, § 2-50) (Ord. 510, § 3)

The Work Furlough Administrator is authorized to set up a fee schedule of charges to be charged to inmates in the work furlough program. This fee schedule shall be based on an administrative fee and actual costs of operating the program. The costs will be charged on a per-day basis and may be amended by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The cost is set at $6 per day. (1966 Code, § 2-51) (Ord. 510, § 4)