Perf-Based Stds, Adult Corr. Inst. 5th ed March 2021

Part 4: Special Management Housing and Restrictive Housing

an offender be removed from a cell or housing area for medical attention or exam- ination. All sick call encounters are documented in the offender’s health record.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure.

Process Indicators : Health records. Completed logs. Duty assignment roster for health care providers. Observation. Interviews.

5-ACI-4A-02 (Ref. 4-4140)

Special management units provide living conditions that approximate those of the general inmate population; all exceptions are clearly documented. Spe- cial management cells/rooms permit the inmates assigned to them to converse with and be observed by staff members.

Comment : None.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Facility plans/specifications.

Process Indicators : Observation. Inmate interviews.

5-ACI-4A-03 (Ref. 4-4141)

All cells/rooms in Special Management Housing provide aminimumof 80 square feet, and shall provide 35 square feet of unencumbered space for the first occu- pant and 25 square feet of unencumbered space for each additional occupant. Comment : Special management housing inmates are confined in cells/rooms for more extended periods during the day. Therefore the cell/room must provide addi- tional space for in-cell activity.

Protocols : Facility plans/specifications.

Process Indicators : Observation. Measurement. Inmate interviews.

5-ACI-4A-04 (Ref. 4-4249)

When special management housing units exist, written policy and procedure govern their operation for the supervision of inmates under administrative status, protective custody, and disciplinary detention. Comment : Administrative status: The classification committee or, in an emergen- cy, the warden/superintendent may place in administrative status an inmate whose continued presence in the general population poses a serious threat to life, property, self, staff, or other inmates, or to the security or orderly running of the institution. Inmates in administrative status because of behavioral problems should be provid- ed with programs conducive to their well-being. Inmates pending investigation for a trial on a criminal act or pending transfer can also be placed in administrative status; this status may be for relatively extensive periods of time. Protective custody: Inmates requesting or requiring protection from the general population may be placed in protective custody. Inmates in protective custody should be allowed to participate in as many as possible of the programs afforded the general population, providing such participation does not threaten institutional

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