California · Through 2026-09-13

PEN § 5035

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Penal Code - PEN
PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]
TITLE 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM [5000. - 7468.]
CHAPTER 1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [5000. - 5035.]

(a) The department shall establish and maintain a Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) program.

(b) The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for restorative justice processes between victims, survivors, and next of kin of victims of crime and people who are incarcerated or on parole, which often culminate in a dialogue between those parties.

(c) The VOD program shall be administered and coordinated by the department’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services and shall utilize nonprofit, community-based restorative justice organizations to facilitate the VOD processes.

(d) Participation in the VOD program shall be voluntary.

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