Lyons

BACKGROUND

Lyons is an inmate at Mule Creek State Prison. He is currently serving a sentence of seven years to life plus 216 years for, among other things, attempted murder (Pen. Code, § 187), forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261), lewd or lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14 years (Pen. Code, § 288, subds. (a)-(c)), sodomy by force (Pen. Code, § 286, subd. (c)), forcible penetration by a foreign object (Pen. Code, § 289), and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor (Pen. Code, § 261.5). Lyons has been imprisoned since 1989. The CDCR uses an inmate classification system to ensure inmates are properly housed and supervised. (§ 3375 et seq.) An inmate’s classification score determines the security level of the penal institution or facility in which he or she will be placed. (§ 3375, subd. (d).) Inmate classification scores are initially calculated when an inmate is committed to custody (§ 3375, subd. (a)), and adjusted from time to time based upon the inmate’s conduct in custody (§ 3375.4). Effective July 1, 2012, the CDCR implemented revisions to the inmate classification scoring system. (§ 3375.3, Cal. Reg. Notice Register 2012, No. 26 (filed June 26, 2012, as an emergency,…