Acronym List
Acronym List: Prison Terms & Acronyms Used
AA: Affirmative Action
AABB: American Association of Blood Banks
AB: Administrative Bulletin
ABE: Adult Basic Education
ACA: American Correctional Association
ADA: Americans With Disabilities Act
ADAMS: Applications Development and Maintenance Section
AD-SEG: Administrative Segregation
AFB: Acid Fast Bacilli
AG: Attorney General
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AISA: Associate Information Systems Analyst
AMG: Access Management Group
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
AOD: Administrative Officer of the Day
APA: Administrative Procedures Act
ARC: AIDS Related Condition
AS: Accounting Services
ASD: Administrative Services Division
ASH: Atascadero State Hospital
ASP: Avenal State Prison
ASU: Automation Support Unit
ATA: Annual Training Agreement
ATO: Administrative Time Off
ATS: Automatic Transfer System
AW: Associate Warden
AWOL: Absent Without Leave
AWP: Annual Work Plan
B&PC: Business and Professions Code
BCP: Budget Change Proposal
BCS: Budget Concept Statement
BIU: Background Investigation Unit
BOC: Board of Control
BOE: Board of Education
BPT: Board of Prison Terms
BSCCU: Business Services Correspondence Control Unit
BSS: Business Services Section
BU: Bargaining Unit
C&PR: Classification and Parole Representative
C&R: Compromise and Release
C.I.: California Construction Index
C.P.O.S.T.: Correctional Peace Officers Standards and Training
CA: Correctional Administrators
CAC: Commission on Accreditation for Corrections
CAL: Calipatria State Prison
CALNET: California Integrated Telecommunications Network
CAL-OSHA: California Occupational Safety and Health Act
CALSTARS: California Statewide Accounting and Reporting System
CAMB: Contract and Audit Management Branch
CAP: Civil Addict Program
CAS: Chemical Abstract Service
CASE: Computer Assisted Software Engineering
CAT Scan: Computerized Axial Tomography Scan
CBASS: Correctional Business and Administrative Support Systems
CC&BPS: Construction Contracts and Bid Packages Section
CC: Correctional Counselor
CCC: California Correctional Center
CCF: Community Correctional Facilities
CCI: California Correctional Institution
CCLF: California Civilian Labor Force
CCP: Code of Civil Procedure
CCR: California Code of Regulations
CCRA: Correctional Case Records Administrator
CCRC: Community Correctional Reentry Centers
CCRM: Correctional Case Records Manager
CCRS: Correctional Case Records Supervisor
CCWF: Central California Women’s Facility
CD: Chief Dentist
CDC: California Department of Corrections
CDD: Controlling Discharge Date
CDF: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CDO: Chief Disciplinary Officer
CEA: Career Executive Assignment
CEN: Centinela State Prison
CFC: California Film Commission
CFSTEP: California Fire Service Training and Education Program
CHP: California Highway Patrol
CHSPE: California High School Proficiency Examination
CI&I: Criminal Identification and Information
CIM: California Institution for Men
CIW: California Institution for Women
CLETS: California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
CLS: Correctional Law Section
CLU: Correctional Law Unit
CMB: Contract Management Branch
CMC: California Men’s Colony
CMC-E: California Men’s Colony East
CMF: California Medical Facility
CMHQ: Cumulative Movement History Query
CMIS: Correctional Management Information Systems
CMO: Chief Medical Officer
CO-BCP: Capitol Outlay Budget Concept Proposal
COM: Computer Output Microfiche
COR: California State Prison, Corcoran
CP: Chief Psychiatrist
CPIN: California Parole Information Network
CPMP: Community Prisoner Mother Programs
CPO: Chief of Plant Operations
CPOAP: Correctional Peace Officer Apprenticeship Program
CPS: Centralized Procurement Section
CPU: Central Processing Unit
CRC: California Rehabilitation Center
CRD: Community Resource Development
CRM: Community Resource Manager
CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CRRF: Correctional Resource Recovery Facilities
CRS: Correctional Case Records Specialist
Crt Ret TFT: Court-Return to Finish Term
Crt Ret WNT: Court-Return to Finish New Term
CRU: Case Records Unit
CSA: California State Archives
CSAC: Community Services Advisory Committee
CSCR: California State Contracts Register
CSR: Classification Staff Representative
CSS: Contract Services Section
CSU: Classification Services Unit
CTB: Catastrophic Time Bank
CTF: Correctional Training Facility
CTQ: Confinement to Quarters
CTS: Classification Tracking System
CVSP: Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
CYA: California Youth Authority
DA: District Attorney
DADP: Departmental Alcohol and Drug Programs
DAR: Daily Activity Report
DAS: Disabled Advisory Committee
DBMS: Database Management Systems
DBVE: Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises
DCR: Departmental Contract Representative
DD: Disciplinary Detention
DDPS: Distributed Data Processing System
DFA: Department Food Administrator
DFEH: Department of Fair Employment and Housing
DGS: Department of General Services
DHS: Department of Health Services
DIR: Department of Industrial Relations
DIS: Division of Industrial Safety
DMC: Departmental Master Calendar
DMH: Department of Mental Health
DMS: Daily Movement Sheet
DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles
DOF: Department of Finance
DOJ: Department of Justice
DOM: Departmental Operations Manual
DOR: Department of Rehabilitation
DOT: Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DPA: Department of Personnel Administration
DPP: Disability Placement Plan
DPSS: Data Processing Services Section
DPU: Detention Processing Units
DRB: Departmental Review Board
DRD: Discharge Review Date
DROA: Departmental Restrictions of Appointment
DSL: Determinate Sentence Law
DSS: Department of Social Services
DTAC: Departmental Training Advisory Committee
DTC: Divisional Training Coordinator
DTC: Drug Testing Coordinator
DVI: Deuel Vocational Institution
DWLC: Departmental Women’s Liaison Council
E&E: Education and Experience
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
EAR: Employee Action Request
EC: Evidence Code
Ed. C: Education Code
EDD: Employment Development Department
EDP: Electronic Data Processing
EDTP Employee Post Trauma Program
EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity Office
EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EHD: Environmental Health Division
EHS: Environmental Health Survey
Ell: Early Intervention
EIDL: Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave
EIPU: Education and Inmate Programs Unit
EKG: Electrocardiogram
EOS: Emergency Operations Section
EPA: Environmental Protection Agencies
EPRD: Earliest Possible Release Date
ERO: Employee Relations Officer
ESAS: Estimates and Statistical Analysis Section
ESL: English as a Second Language
ETH: Ethnic Code
ETO: Excused Time Off
F&BMAU: Fiscal and Business Management Audits Unit
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FAR: Federal Aviation Regulation
FB: Fiscal Bulletin
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBP: Federal Bureau of Prisons
FC: Family Code
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standards
FLSA: Fair Labor Standards Act
FOL: Folsom State Prison
FPA: Financial and Performance Audit Unit
FPA: Fiscal Performance Accountability
FRP: Focused Recruitment Program
FRR: Formal Project Review
FRU: Financial Resources Unit
FSB: Fiscal Services Branch
FSR: Feasibility Study Reports
FST: Field Support Team
GC: Government Code
GED: General Education Development
GF: General Fund
GFE: Good Faith Effort
GISO: General Industry Safety Order
GLU: Government Law Unit
GSOP: General Services Office of Procurement
GUME: General Use Mobile Equipment
H&SC: Health and Safety Code
HAM: Hiring-Above-Minimum
HASS: Headquarters Accounting Services Section
HCSD: Health Care Services Division
HDSP: High Desert State Prison
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMIS: Health Management Information System
HO: Hearing Officer
HRS: Human Resources Section
HWD: Holds/Wants/Detainer
LO.: Indirect Overhead
IAB: Inmate Appeals Branch
IAC: Inmate Advisory Counsel
IAC: Institution Advisory Counsel
IATS: Inmate Appeals Tracking System
IB: Informational Bulletin
ICC: Institution Classification Committee
ICO: Inventory Control Officer
ICS: Institution Contracts Section
ID: Institutions Division
IDL: Industrial Disability Leave
IDL: Inmate Day Labor
IFB: Invitation for Bids
IGI: Institution Gang Investigator
IIM: Interim Instructional Memorandum
IMAP: Information Management Annual Plan
IMS: Interagency Mail Service
IPA: Information Practices Act
IPO: Institutional Personnel Officer
IQSS: Information Quality Support Section
IRS: Internal Revenue Service
IS: Information Systems
ISA: Information Systems Analyst
IS-BCS: Information Systems Budget Concept Statement
ISC: Information Security Coordinators
ISM Information Services Division
ISDRC: ITS Disaster Recovery Coordinator
ISD-SSU: Information Systems Division System
Support Unit
ISL: Indeterminate Sentence Law
ISO: Information Security Officer
ISOS: Institution Standards and Operations Section
ISP: Ironwood State Prison
ISRS: Institutional Staff Recommendation Summary
IST: In-Service Training
ISTS: In-Service Training Section
ISU: Institution Services Unit
IT: Information Technology
ITCS: Inmate Time Collection System
ITEC: Information Technology Executive Committee
IV: Intravenous
IWF: Inmate Welfare Fund
IW/TIP: Inmate Work Incentive/Training Incentive Program
JAC: Joint Apprenticeship Committee
JIAAC: Joint Inmate Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
JVP: Joint Venture Program
JVPU: JVP Unit
K-9: Canine
L: Lower
LAC: California State Prison, Los Angeles County
LAD: Legal Affairs Division
LAN: Local Area Network
LAS: Local Apprenticeship Subcommittee
LC: Labor Code
LCFD: Los Angeles County Fire Department
LEAH: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAP: Limited Examination and Appointment Program
LEIU: Law Enforcement and Investigations Unit
LLO: Legislative Liaison
LMS: Litigation Management Section
LPS: Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
LPU: Legal Processing Unit
LRB: Labor Relations Branch
LSS: Legal Status Sheet
LT: Limited Term
LTO: Local Testing Offices
LVN: Licensed Vocational Nurse
LWOP: Life Without Possibility of Parole
M&VC: Military and Veterans Code
MAC: Men’s Advisory Council
MAEB: Management Analysis and Evaluation Branch
MAR: Master Assignment Roster
Max: Maximum
MBE: Minority Business Enterprises
MBO: Management By Objective
MCSP: Mule Creek State Prison
MCU: Management Control Unit
MERD: Minimum Eligible Release Date
MGS: Managers General Standard
MH: Mental Health
MIA: Missing in Action
MIN: Minimum
Minis: Minicomputers
MIRS: Management Information RetrievalSystem
MIS: Management Information Systems
MOD: Medical Officer of the Day
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MPAS: Managerial Performance Appraisal System
MQ: Minimum Qualifications
MRA: Master Rental Agreement
MRD: Max Release Date
MRDT: Mandatory Random Drug Testing
MSA: Merit Salary Adjustment
MSAP: Master Service Agreement Order
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheets
MSH: Metropolitan State Hospital
MSS: Material Services Section
MTA: Medical Technical Assistants
NASA: Narcotic Addiction Evaluation Authority
NC: New Charge
NCDR: Notice of Change to Director’s Rules
NCWF: Northern California Women’s Facility
NDI: Non-Industrial Disability Insurance
NFPA: National Fire Protection Association
NIC: National Institute of Corrections
NKSP: North Kern State Prison
NLI: No Longer Interested Notification
NMT: Negotiations Management Team
NT: New Trial
OA: Office Assistant
OAG: Office of the Attorney General
OAL: Office of Administrative Law
OBM: Office of Budget Management
OCJP: Office ofCriminal Justice Planning
OCR: Office of Community Resources
OESHM: Office of Environmental Safety and Health Management
OFA: Office of Fleet Administration
OHRD: Office of Human Resources Development
OIA: Office of Internal Affairs
OIP: Office of Information Practices
OISB: Offender Information Services Branch
OIT: Office of Information Technology
OJT: On-the-Job-Training
OOC: Office of Compliance
OPD: Outpatient Dental Record
OPF: Official Personnel File
OPM: Office of Personnel Management
OPS: Outpatient Status
ORC: Organizational Review Committee
OREDS: Office of Real Estate and Design Services
ORP: Operation Recovery Plan
ORWA: Off-Reservation Work Assignment
ORWD: Off-Reservation Work Detail
OSAP: Office of Substance Abuse Programs
OSMB: Office of Small and Minority Business
OSP: Office of State Publishing
OST: Order and Shipping Time
OT: Overtime
OTC: Out to Court
OTCP: Out-to-confidential Placements
OVS&R: Office of Victim Services and Restitution
P&CD: Planning and Construction Division
P&CSD: Parole and Community Services Division
P&FAB: Program and Fiscal Audits Branch
PA: Program Administrator
PABX: Private Access Branch Exchange
PAL Parole Agent I
PAL: Parolee-at-Large
PALS: Position Automated Leave System
PAR: Personnel Action Request
PAS: Post Assignment Schedule
PATH: Program Alternatives for Tradeswomen Hiring
PBSP: Pelican Bay State Prison
PC: Penal Code
PCB: Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PCC: Public Contract Code
PCs: Policy Coordination Section
PE: Purchase Estimate
PERB: Public Employment Representative Board
PERS: Public Employees Retirement System
PES: Personnel Examination Section
PFAB: Program and Fiscal Audits Branch
PFIPP: Physical Fitness Incentive Pay Program
PIT: Physical Fitness Training
PHU: Protective Housing Unit
PI: Permanent Intermittent
PIA: Prison Industry Authority
PIB: Prison Industry Board
Picture ID: Departmental Identification
PIE: Permanent Intermittent Employees
PIER: Post Implementation Evaluation Report
PIMS: Personnel Information Management System
PIN: Purchasing Information Network
PIO: Public Information Officer
PIU: Project Initiation Unit
PMP: Preventive Maintenance Program
PMU: Policy Management Unit
PMU: Psychiatric Management Unit
PO: Purchase Order
POC: Parole Outpatient Clinics
POR: Probation Officer Report
POS: Personnel Operations Section
POW: Prisoner of War
PPAS: Personnel Post Assignment System
PPD: Purified Protein Derivative
PRA: Public Records Act
PRC: Preliminary Review Committee
PRRD: Projected Revocation Release Date
PSR: Property Survey Report
PSU: Program Support Unit
PTI: Physical Training Instructors
PV: Parole Violator
PVRTC: Parole Violator Return to Custody
PVSP: Pleasant Valley State Prison
PVWNT: Parole Violator Returned With New Term
PY: Personnel Year
QA: Quality Assurance
QAP: Qualification Appraisal
QC: Quality Control
QPR: Quarterly Project Report
R&R: Receiving and Release
RAC: Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator
RACF: Resource Access Control Facility
RAL: Releasee-at-Large
RAO: Regional Accounting Offices
RAR: Reasonable Accommodation Request
RC: Reception Centers
RDO: Regular Day Off
RFP: Request for Proposal
RFQ: Request for Quotations
RHU: Restricted Housing Unit
RJD: Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility at Rock Mountain
RMU: Regulation Management Unit
RN: Registered Nurse
ROP: Reorder Point
RPA: Regional Parole Administrator
RPMB: Regulation and Policy Management Branch
RPS: Release Program Study
RRD: Revocation Release Date
RRS: Records Retention Schedule
RTC: Return to Custody
RTLU: Regional Testing Liaison Unit
RTQ: Restricted to Quarters
RTS: Revocation Tracking System
RTW: Return to Work
RTWC: Return to Work Coordinator
S&SB: Selections and Standards Branch
S/B: Small Business
SAC: California State Prison, Sacramento
SACCO: Sacramento Control Office Unit, Reg. I
SAM: State Administrative Manual
SAPMS: Standard Automated Preventive Maintenance System and Maintenance Program
SAS: Standards and Appointments Section
SAU: System Architecture Unit
SCC: Sierra Conservation Center
SCEP: Supervisors of Correctional Education Programs
SCIF: State Compensation Insurance Form
SCO: State Controller’s Office
SCOPE: State Capitol Outlay Program Evaluation
SCS: Services Contracts Section
SCU: Support Care Unit
SpDC: State Document Destruction Center
SDLC: Systems Development Life Cycle
SEERA: State Employer Employee Relations Act
SERT: Special Emergency Response Team
SFM: State Fire Marshall
SHO: Chief Disciplinary Officer
SHU: Security Housing Unit
SIMP: Statewide Inventory Management Program
SISP: Strategic Information Systems Plan
SKELLY: SPB Rule 61
SLAMM: State Logistics and Material Management Systems
SMC: State Materials Catalog
SOCS: Supply Operations Commodity Standard
SOL: California State Prison, Solano
SPB: State Personnel Board
SPPU: Special Projects/Policy Unit
SPR: Special Project Reports
SPS: State Price Schedule
SPWB: State Public Works Board
SQ: California State Prison, San Quentin
SQL: Structured Query Language
SRC: State Records Center
SRN: Supervising Registered Nurse
SROA: State Restrictions of Appointment
SSB: Selection and Standards Branch
SSCH: State Summary - Criminal History
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
SSM: Staff Services Manager
SSS: Selection Support Section
SSU: Special Services Unit
STD: Standard Form
SVI: Supervisor of Vocational Instruction
SVSP: Saunas Valley State Prison
T&D: Training and Development
TAC: Trade Advisory Committee
TAU: Temporary Authorization
TB: Tuberculosis
TCL: Temporary Community Leave
TCR: Temporary Community Release
TD: Temporary Disability
TDC: Teale Data Center
TDD: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TEA: Travel Expense Advance
TEC: Travel Expense Claim
TP: Teleprocessing
TQM: Total Quality Management
TSB: Training Services Branch
TTC: Technology Transfer Committee
U.S.: United States
U: Upper
UCC: Unit Classification Committee
USINS: United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
USPS: United States Postal Service
VAC: Victims Advisory Committee
VC: Vehicle Code
VEA: Vocational Education Act
VR: Vacation Relief
VSPW: Valley State Prison for Women
W&IC: Welfare and Institutions Code
WAC: Women’s Advisory Council
WBE: Women Business Enterprises
WCAB: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
WCC: Workgroup Computing Coordinator
WCTD: Workers’ Compensation Temporary Disability
WICC: Western Interstate Corrections Compact
WIN/COD: Work Incentive/Career Opportunity Development
WLC: Women’s Liaison Council
WNT: With a New Term
WSP: Wasco State Prison
YACA: Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
YOPB: Youthful Offender Parole Board