{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-6260","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 6260","heading":"","body":"The Legislature finds and declares the following: that overcrowding in correctional institutions is not a desirable method of housing state inmates; that other methods of housing should be developed for appropriate state inmates, particularly if they can be less costly; that reentry programs for inmates who are nearing the completion of their term of incarceration provides a more normal environment and an opportunity to begin reintegrating into society; and that work furlough programs are appropriate only for specified types of inmates for a limited period of time prior to release back into society; and that existing law already recognizes the appropriateness of placing inmates in community facilities.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM [5000. - 7468.]","CHAPTER 9.6. Work Furlough Programs [6260. - 6265.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"69bf4b5e605991ae8ca724859d9d617b5850407c62f4f787e3d94124b112ebb0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-6259","next":"us-ca/pen-6261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}