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

Glossary

Referral – process by which a juvenile or adult offender is introduced to an agency or service that can provide the needed assistance.

Release on bail – release by a judicial officer of an accused individual who has been taken into custody on the accused’s promise to appear in court as required for criminal proceedings.

Releasing authority – decision-making body and/or individual who has the authority to grant, deny, and revoke release from a juvenile institution or program of supervision. In some jurisdictions, it is called the parole board or the parole commission. See Aftercare.

Renovation – significant structural or design change in the physical plant of a facility.

Residential Treatment Unit – a designated housing unit that provides a safe, protective and therapeutic en- vironment for ongoing behavioral health care to inmates who have long-term or chronic needs for treatment.

Responsible Clinician – see Clinician.

Responsible Health Care Practioner – see Health care practioner/provider.

Responsible physician – individual licensed to practice medicine and provide health services to the inmate population of the facility and/or the physician at an institution with final responsibility for decisions related to medical judgments.

Restrictive Housing – a placement that requires an inmate to be confined to a cell at least 22 hours per day for the safe and secure operation of the facility.

Revocation hearing – hearing before the parole authority to determine whether revocation of parole should be made final.

Rule book, offender – a collection of the facility’s rules of conduct and sanctions for violations defined in writing.

Safety equipment – primarily fire-fighting equipment, such as chemical extinguishers, hoses, nozzles, water supplies, alarm systems, sprinkler systems, portable breathing devices, gas masks, fans, first aid kits, stretchers, and emergency alarms. Safety vestibule – grille cage that divides the inmate areas from the remainder of the institution. It must have two doors or gates, only one of which opens at a time, to permit entry to or exit from inmate areas in a safe and controlled manner. Sallyport – enclosure situated in the perimeter wall or fence of a correctional facility containing gates or doors at both ends, only one of which opens at a time, ensuring there will be no breach in the perimeter security of the institution. The sallyport may handle either pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

School or home for boys and girls – see Juvenile correctional facility.

Secure institution – facility that is designed and operated to ensure that all entrances and exits are under the exclusive control of the facility’s staff preventing a juvenile or inmate/resident from leaving the facility unsupervised or without permission.

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