Imprisonment Of Male Prisoners In State Prisons — California Penal Code — Establishment Of State Prisons — California Institution For Men — Purpose Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The primary purpose of the California Institution for Men shall be for the imprisonment of male offenders who, in the opinion of the department, seem capable of moral rehabilitation and restoration to good citizenship. Ca. Pen. Code § 2002