People v. Williams

—Appellant Tony Marcus Williams appeals following imposition of sentence that denied him “one-for-one” worktime credits for work he performed while committed to the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC). He first asserts the denial of worktime credits violates Penal Code section 2933 which, he claims, applies to CRC committees. He further maintains that denying him worktime credits that are available to prison inmates violates equal protection principles. We reject these contentions and affirm the judgment.

Background

On July 11, 1988, appellant was charged by complaint with two counts of second degree burglary. (Pen. Code, § 459.) The complaint also alleged he served two prior prison terms. (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b).)

On July 8,1988, appellant pleaded guilty to both counts and admitted one of the prior prison terms. The prosecutor dismissed the remaining prior.

On August 1,1988, appellant was sentenced to a three-year prison term on count 1, a consecutive one-year sentence for the prior prison term and a concurrent three-year term on count 2. The court suspended criminal proceedings and committed appellant to the CRC. Appellant was paroled from the CRC on July…