§ 1900 Prisoner Education Programs

Education Code·California

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•The county can set up schools in jails or work camps for prisoners.
•These schools teach things like reading, job skills, health, and basic life skills.
•The county school boss, school board, and county leaders must all agree to do this.

Example

A person in county jail wants to learn how to read better or get a job skill.

The county can open a school in the jail to teach them reading, cooking, or even how to fix cars. But first, the school boss, school board, and county leaders have to say it’s okay.

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§ 1900 Prisoner Education Programs

The county superintendent of schools, with the approval of the county board of education and the board of supervisors, shall have power to establish and maintain classes or schools for prisoners in any county jail, county honor farm, or any county industrial farm or county or joint county road camp, for the purpose of providing instruction in civic, vocational, literacy, health, family and consumer sciences, technical, and general education. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 543, Sec. 1. (AB 1595) Effective January 1, 2020.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

county superintendent of schools county board of education board of supervisors classes or schools for prisoners civic, vocational, literacy, health, family and consumer sciences, technical, and general education

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 1900.

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