George

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant is serving a state prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole for first degree murder, two counts of second degree robbery, and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.2 On November 30, 2017, appellant attended an initial review hearing before the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Classification Committee (Committee) at California State Prison Solano. The Committee concluded that visitation restrictions were warranted due to appellant’s “conviction [for] PC 273.5(a)(02) Inflict Corporal Injury on Spouse/Cohabitant dated 9/12/95.”3 The Committee further noted that appellant currently had a “non-contact only for disciplinary until 12/11/17.”

2 “On November 22, 2005, a jury found [appellant] guilty of first degree murder committed during the course of a robbery, two counts of robbery, and one count of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.” In a bifurcated trial, the trial court found four prior prison term allegations to be true. “On January 4, 2006, the trial court sentenced [appellant] to serve life without parole plus seven years.” (George v. Almager (S.D.Cal.…