Penal Code section 2002

The primary purpose of the California Institution for Men shall be for the imprisonment of male offenders who, in the opinion of the department, seem capable of moral rehabilitation and restoration to good citizenship.

Source: Section 2002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=2002. (updated Jan. 1, 1957; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_2002

Original Source: Section 2002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=2002. (last accessed May 12, 2025).