# Cal. PEN § 2801: Section 2801

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2801

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. PEN § 2801
- **Heading:** Section 2801
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code pen / Part 3 / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 2801

## Text

The purposes of the authority are:

(a) To develop and operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises employing prisoners in institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which enterprises may be located either within those institutions or elsewhere, all as may be determined by the authority.

(b) To create and maintain working conditions within the enterprises as much like those which prevail in private industry as possible, to ensure prisoners employed therein the opportunity to work productively, to earn funds, and to acquire or improve effective work habits and occupational skills.

(c) To operate a work program for prisoners that will ultimately be self-supporting by generating sufficient funds from the sale of products and services to pay all the expenses of the program, and one that will provide goods and services that are or will be used by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, thereby reducing the cost of its operation.

(1) This subdivision does not require immediate cash availability for funding retiree health care and pension liabilities above amounts established in the Budget Act, or as determined by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, or the Director of Finance for the fiscal year.

(2) The California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority shall not establish cash reserves to support funding retiree health care and pension liabilities above the amounts specified in paragraph (1).

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. PEN § 2800 Section 2800](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2800.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2800.5 Section 2800.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2800.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2801 Section 2801](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2801.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2802 Section 2802](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2802.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2803 Section 2803](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2803.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2804 Section 2804](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2804.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2805 Section 2805](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2805.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2806 Section 2806](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2806.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2807 Section 2807](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2807.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2808 Section 2808](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2808.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2809 Section 2809](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2809.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2810 Section 2810](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2810.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2810.5 Section 2810.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2810.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 2811 Section 2811](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P3_T1_C6_A1_S2811.md)

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