People v. Ramos CA4/2

BACKGROUND

At Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center, there are two dormitories on B Block, with

60 inmates housed on each side. Connecting the two dormitories is a sally port, used to

All further statutory references are to the Penal code, unless otherwise indicated.

Because the credits awarded by the trial court are unauthorized by section 2933.1, it may be corrected at any time. (People v. Bradley (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 386, 391 [“a legally unauthorized sentence subject to correction for the first time on appeal”].)

2 communicate with inmates on both sides of B Block. The sally port also provides access

to the bathroom area and the day room. In B Block, there are various cameras in the

dormitories as well as in the day room, with two cameras pointed into the dormitory.

There is also a housing unit office where deputies watch those cameras.

The deputies’ routines also involve doing hourly walks to make sure the inmates

are safe. Deputies have additional day-to-day contact with inmates when the inmates

come up to ask questions. In performing these tasks, deputies become familiar with the

names and faces of the inmates. The sally port area is regularly used to…