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

Performance Standard 4A: Special Management

security. Each protective custody case should be reviewed frequently with the goal of terminating the separate housing assignment as soon as possible.

Disciplinary Status: The disciplinary committee may place inmates with serious rule violations in disciplinary detention only after an impartial hearing has deter- mined (1) that other available alternative dispositions are inadequate to regulate the inmate’s behavior within acceptable limits and (2) that the inmate’s presence in the general inmate population poses a serious threat to the orderly operation or security of the institution. Total isolation as punishment for a rule violation is not an acceptable practice; when exceptions occur, they should be justified by clear and substantiated evidence and should be fully documented.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Special management procedures.

Process Indicators : Observation. Inmate interviews. Staff interviews. Facility re- cords. Inmate records.

Admission and Review of Status 5-ACI-4A-05 (Ref. 4-4251)

Written policy, procedure, and practice provide that an inmate is admitted to the special management housing unit for protective custody only when there is documentation that protective custody is warranted and no reasonable al- ternatives are available. Comment : Protective custody should be used only for short periods of time, except when an inmate needs long-term protection and the facts are well documented. Admission to protective custody should be fully documented with a consent form signed by the inmate.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure.

Process Indicators : Documentation of reasons for admitting inmates to protective custody status, or denying status. Inmate records.

5-ACI-4A-06 (Ref. 4-4252)

Written policy, procedure, and practice provide that an inmate is placed in disciplinary detention for a rule violation only after a hearing by the disci- plinary committee or hearing examiner.

Comment : None.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Disciplinary procedures.

Process Indicators : Hearing records. Inmate records. Interviews.

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