Department Operations Manual

62050.11 PHU PHUs provide secure housing for inmates whose safety would be endangered by general population placement. 62050.11.1

62050.11.1 PHU/Custody Designation PHUs shall be designated housing for inmates which custody requirements have been established at no lower than Maximum B custody. 62050.11.2

62050.11.2 PHU/Criteria An inmate whose safety would be endangered by general population placement may be placed in the PHU providing the following criteria are met. • The inmate does not require specialized housing for reasons other than protection. • The inmate does not have a serious psychiatric or medical condition requiring prompt access to hospital care. • The inmate is not documented as a member or an affiliate of a prison gang. • The inmate does not pose a threat to the safety or security of other inmates in the PHU. • The inmate has specific, verified enemies as identified on CDC Form 812 (Notice of Critical Case Information – Safety of Persons) likely to and capable of causing the inmate great bodily harm if placed in general population. • The inmate has notoriety likely to result in great bodily harm if placed in the general population. • There is no alternative placement which will ensure the inmate ’ s safety and provide the degree of control required for the inmate. • It has been verified that the inmate is in present danger of great bodily harm. The inmate ’ s uncorroborated personal report, the nature of the commitment offense, or record of prior protective custody housing shall not be the sole basis for PHU placement. 62050.11.3

62050.11.3 CSR Review Each classification committee recommendation for PHU placement shall be presented to the next available CSR. Alternative placement shall be approved or the case deferred for presentation to the designated PHU CSR. 62050.11.4

62050.11.4 Emergency PHU Placement by CSR Approval by the designated PHU CSR is required for all PHU placements. Emergency transfer approval may be granted by the Classification Services duty officer by FAX to avoid unusual delays. A copy of the emergency FAX approval shall be routed to the designated PHU CSR by the Classification Services duty officer. Inmates in PHU who are recommended by a committee for alternative placement shall be processed in the same manner as a routine transfer and do not require endorsement by the designated PHU CSR. 62050.12

62050.12 Psychiatric Services Unit (PSU) Revised February 16, 2007 A PSU provides secure housing and care for inmates with diagnosed psychiatric disorders not requiring in-patient hospital care, whose conduct threatens the safety of themselves or others. 62050.12.1

62050.12.1 PSU Criteria Revised February 16, 2007 Criteria for placement in PSU is as follows: • The inmate shall be diagnosed as suffering from a major psychiatric disorder but not disabled to the extent requiring hospitalization. • The inmate ’ s conduct poses a serious threat to the safety of themselves or others if housed in the general population. • The inmate is capable of participating in unit or group activity without undue risk to the safety of themselves or others. 62050.12.2

62050.12.2 CSR Approval Revised February 16, 2007 Inmates who require PSU housing and meet the established criteria, shall be referred by a classification committee to a CSR for PSU placement. The referral shall include a CDC Form 128-C, Medical Chrono; indicating the psychiatric disorder diagnosis and recommended placement. Approval by the designated CSR is required for PSU placement. 62050.12.3

62050.12.3 Alternative Placement Revised February 16, 2007 Inmates in the PSU who are recommended by a committee for alternate placement shall be processed in the same manner as a routine transfer request, except that a current CDC Form 128-C is required for the CSR ’ s review. 62050.13

62050.13 SHU SHUs provide secure housing for inmates whose conduct endangers the safety of others or the security of the institution. Inmates assigned to SHU shall be designated Maximum A or Maximum B custody. 62050.13.1

62050.13.1 Release From SHU An inmate shall be released from SHU upon expiration of their Minimum Eligible Release Date (MERD), if any, or after twelve (12) months of consecutive confinement, whichever is shorter, unless before the MERD or period expires they are afforded all the hearing rights that attend initial placement in segregation. 62050.13.2

62050.13.2 SHU Criteria An inmate shall be placed in SHU if: • The inmate has requested segregation for their own protection and the need can be substantiated by appropriate staff. • The inmate is newly arrived at the institution and more information is needed to determine whether the inmate may be incompatible with any element of the general population. No inmate shall be involuntarily segregated for this reason for more than ten (10) days. • The inmate has been found guilty of a disciplinary offense sufficiently serious to warrant confinement for a fixed term in segregation, and the term is fixed in conformance with the SHU Term Assessment Chart. • The inmate ’ s continued presence in general population would severely endanger lives of inmates or staff, the security of the institution or the integrity of an investigation into suspected criminal activity. 62050.13.3

62050.13.3 SHU Placement/Undisclosed Confidential Information An inmate shall not be placed or retained in a SHU on the basis of undisclosed information. 62050.13.4

62050.13.4 Withholding Confidential Information at Placement Hearing The identity of any person providing information cited in support of placement or retention of an inmate in a SHU may be withheld at the hearing only if disclosure would endanger the safety of the source or institutional security. 62050.13.4.1

62050.13.4.1 Statement of Reliability In any instance where the identity of the source is withheld, the inmate shall not be placed or retained in a SHU in absence of a CDC Form 1030, available to the inmate, setting forth an evaluation of the reliability of the source and a statement of the reasons why the identity of the source is not disclosed.

62050.13.5 Procedures/Institutions Without SHU The ICC shall recommend appropriate cases for an indeterminate period of confinement or shall establish a determinate term and present the case to a CSR within 30 days of AD-SEG placement, but in no case later than 45 days. Inmates in AD-SEG endorsed for and awaiting transfer to a SHU shall be deemed a SHU inmate. Each institution shall establish a determinate period of confinement in SHU for serious offenses that occurred at that facility. 62050.13.6

62050.13.6 Procedures/Institutions With SHU The Unit Classification Committee (UCC) shall assign the appropriate custody for inmates endorsed for SHU from other institutions. The UCC shall assign the appropriate custody and recommend a determinate term or indeterminate status when the conduct causing the inmate ’ s placement occurred at that institution. 62050.13.7

62050.13.7 SHU Placement Review by UCC The UCC shall also recommend the commutation, suspension or release from a determinate term and the imposition, retention or release from indeterminate status and the assessment of a subsequent SHU term if it is viewed as appropriate. 62050.13.8

62050.13.8 ICC Review of SHU Placement The ICC shall place the inmate on indeterminate SHU status or establish a determinate term when the conduct causing the inmate ’ s placement occurred at the institution. 62050.13.9

62050.13.9 Release From SHU After 12 Months The ICC shall also act to retain or release SHU inmates who complete a determinate term or 12 months of SHU confinement. 62050.13.10