SOP 209.01-att-4: Prohibited Acts Offender Disciplinary Charge Codes

PROHIBITED ACTS OFFENDER

DISCIPLINARY CHARGE CODES

SOP 209.01
Attachment 4

11/6/17
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The Following codes are established and shall govern the conduct of all offenders under the jurisdiction of the State Board of
Corrections. Violations of these codes shall be punishable as facility disciplinary infractions, violations of United States or State
Law, or both, as appropriate.

|Severity
Level|Charge|Col3|Col4|Sanctions
(Reference)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|A.|Violations of Statutes: Offenders under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections are subject to all
laws of the United States and of the State of Georgia. Any offender violating these laws may be charged and
tried for that violation in the same manner as any other citizen in the appropriate state or federal court. The
filing of charges in a judicial court of record for a violation of state or federal laws does not in any way
prevent or preclude the administrative handling of the same act as a facility disciplinary matter or of the
taking of disciplinary action against the offender.|Violations of Statutes: Offenders under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections are subject to all
laws of the United States and of the State of Georgia. Any offender violating these laws may be charged and
tried for that violation in the same manner as any other citizen in the appropriate state or federal court. The
filing of charges in a judicial court of record for a violation of state or federal laws does not in any way
prevent or preclude the administrative handling of the same act as a facility disciplinary matter or of the
taking of disciplinary action against the offender.|Violations of Statutes: Offenders under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections are subject to all
laws of the United States and of the State of Georgia. Any offender violating these laws may be charged and
tried for that violation in the same manner as any other citizen in the appropriate state or federal court. The
filing of charges in a judicial court of record for a violation of state or federal laws does not in any way
prevent or preclude the administrative handling of the same act as a facility disciplinary matter or of the
taking of disciplinary action against the offender.|Violations of Statutes: Offenders under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections are subject to all
laws of the United States and of the State of Georgia. Any offender violating these laws may be charged and
tried for that violation in the same manner as any other citizen in the appropriate state or federal court. The
filing of charges in a judicial court of record for a violation of state or federal laws does not in any way
prevent or preclude the administrative handling of the same act as a facility disciplinary matter or of the
taking of disciplinary action against the offender.|
|Great|A-1|Violation of any law or statute of the State of Georgia.|Violation of any law or statute of the State of Georgia.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|A-2|Violation of any law or statute of the United States.|Violation of any law or statute of the United States.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Severity
Level|Charge|Charge|Charge|Sanctions
(Reference)|
|B.|VIOLATIONS AGAINST PERSONS:|VIOLATIONS AGAINST PERSONS:|VIOLATIONS AGAINST PERSONS:||
|Great|B-1A|Intentionally causing the death of a Department of Corrections Employee.
|Intentionally causing the death of a Department of Corrections Employee.
|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1B|Intentionally causing bodily injury to a Department of Corrections Employee.|Intentionally causing bodily injury to a Department of Corrections Employee.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1C|Assaulting a Department of Corrections Employee (no injury).|Assaulting a Department of Corrections Employee (no injury).|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1D|Intentionally causing the death of a visitor or civilian.|Intentionally causing the death of a visitor or civilian.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1E|Intentionally causing injury to a visitor or civilian.|Intentionally causing injury to a visitor or civilian.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1F|Assaulting a visitor or civilian (no injury).|Assaulting a visitor or civilian (no injury).|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1G|Attempted assault to an employee, visitor, civilian, or an offender.|Attempted assault to an employee, visitor, civilian, or an offender.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1J|Intentionally causing death of an offender.|Intentionally causing death of an offender.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1K|Assault on An Offender with Serious Injury: An assault which results in serious
injury (a serious injury creates a substantial risk of death, and/or which causes
serious and protracted impairment of health or protracted loss of or impairment of
the function of any organs), which requires urgent and immediate attention and
restricts usual activity.|Assault on An Offender with Serious Injury: An assault which results in serious
injury (a serious injury creates a substantial risk of death, and/or which causes
serious and protracted impairment of health or protracted loss of or impairment of
the function of any organs), which requires urgent and immediate attention and
restricts usual activity.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B1K(a))|Intentionally causing injury to oneself.|Intentionally causing injury to oneself.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-1L|Offender-On-Offender Assault: Any Assault (injury or non-injury) that is not
defined as serious.|Offender-On-Offender Assault: Any Assault (injury or non-injury) that is not
defined as serious.|Att 5, Sec A|
||B-4|Intentionally throw or propel an item at another person:|Intentionally throw or propel an item at another person:||
|High||(a)|Nuisance (items that do not pose a threat to safety, i.e., paper items)|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great||(b)|Lethal (items that potentially cause bodily harm, i.e., chemical, gas, etc.)|Att 5, Sec A|
|High||(c)|Body Fluids (body waste, spitting liquid, urine feces)|Att 5, Sec A|

PROHIBITED ACTS OFFENDER

DISCIPLINARY CHARGE CODES

SOP 209.01
Attachment 4

11/6/17

|High|B-5|Verbally or through gesture threatening any person with death, violence or injury, or
sexual assault.|Att 5, Sec B|
|---|---|---|---|
|Great|B-6|Threatening or menacing any person with a weapon or any other item. The
threatening/menacing does not include any injuries.|Att 5, Sec A|
|High|B-7|Fighting: a fight may include a flare of tempers with physical contact (e.g., punch
hard shove, etc.), mutual combat, or minor physical contact between two or more
offenders, where there was no serious injury. Boxing, wrestling, horse playing and
any other form of physical contact should be included. No weapons are involved.|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|B-8|Participating in any sexual behavior or activity with any offender, male or female.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|B-9|Physically assaulting another offender or another person sexually.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|B-10|Soliciting or in any other way inducing any other person to participate in any sexual
behavior or activity.|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|B-11|Indecent and unnecessary exposure of or indecent exhibition of the genital organs, to
include masturbation within view of others.|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|B-14|Offering or giving of any gift, personal service, favor, money or anything else of
value to any person as a bribe, or in any other way attempting to influence that
person to do anything prohibited by these rules or the laws of the United States or the
State of Georgia.|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|B-15|Requesting, demanding, inducing, and/or receiving any goods, property, personal
service, favor, gift, or any item of value in return for protection or other services or
considerations other than services or consideration.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|B-16|Individually, or in participating with other(s), taking and holding of a staff member
or of any other person as a hostage or in any way restraining, holding, or confining
any person against his or her will.|Att 5, Sec A|
|High|B-17|Obstructing, interfering with, or preventing any staff member from carrying out his
or her orders, duties, or assignments.|Att 5, Sec B|
|C.|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO THE SECURITY AND THE ORDERLY
OPERATION OF THE FACILITY:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO THE SECURITY AND THE ORDERLY
OPERATION OF THE FACILITY:||
|High|C-1|Participating in any meeting or gathering which is not of a type which has been
authorized by the facility staff or an individual staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|C-2|Planning, participating, conspiring, or encouraging others to participate in any
group demonstration, disturbance, riot, or strike, to include a hunger strike, refusal
to work, or work slowdown which would disrupt the ordinary routine of the facility.|Att 5, Sec A|

PROHIBITED ACTS OFFENDER

DISCIPLINARY CHARGE CODES

SOP 209.01
Attachment 4

11/6/17

|Great|C-3|Escaping from inside of a Secure Facility. A Secure Facility has a perimeter that is
intended to prevent offenders from leaving, and is made up of fences and surveillance
methods such as towers, perimeter patrols and electronic monitoring devices.|Col4|Att 5, Sec A|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Great|C-3 (a)|Escaping from outside of a Secure Facility. The offenders are in the custody of DOC
and under supervision of agency personnel or its agents who escaped from supervision
while outside the secure perimeter of a DOC facility (work details, medical, court or
hospital visits, or while being transported).|Escaping from outside of a Secure Facility. The offenders are in the custody of DOC
and under supervision of agency personnel or its agents who escaped from supervision
while outside the secure perimeter of a DOC facility (work details, medical, court or
hospital visits, or while being transported).|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great
|C-4|Absconded. Unauthorized absence from a facility without a Secure Perimeter. Exited
without authorization or failed to return within the designated time frame to the
facility. (Work assignments, activity or home passes).|Absconded. Unauthorized absence from a facility without a Secure Perimeter. Exited
without authorization or failed to return within the designated time frame to the
facility. (Work assignments, activity or home passes).||
|Great|C-5|Participating in the planning of, or otherwise conspiring with another person to escape,
aid, abet, have any item of an officer's uniform, civilian clothing, or staff clothing,
including badges, buttons, name tags, or items of personal identification, or prevent
discovery of the escape or walk-away of another person from the facility or from the
immediate jurisdiction, control or supervision of a staff member or other legally
constituted authority.|Participating in the planning of, or otherwise conspiring with another person to escape,
aid, abet, have any item of an officer's uniform, civilian clothing, or staff clothing,
including badges, buttons, name tags, or items of personal identification, or prevent
discovery of the escape or walk-away of another person from the facility or from the
immediate jurisdiction, control or supervision of a staff member or other legally
constituted authority.|
Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|C-6|Attempted escape. An act where the escape was unsuccessful and the offender did not
gain entry outside of the secure perimeter, or out of the custody of an agent of DOC.|Attempted escape. An act where the escape was unsuccessful and the offender did not
gain entry outside of the secure perimeter, or out of the custody of an agent of DOC.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|C-7|Unauthorized possession on one's person, in one's cell, immediate sleeping area, locker,
or immediate place of work assignment; unauthorized receiving from or giving to
another person; unauthorized fashioning or manufacturing; unauthorized introduction
or arrangement for the introduction into the facility of:|Unauthorized possession on one's person, in one's cell, immediate sleeping area, locker,
or immediate place of work assignment; unauthorized receiving from or giving to
another person; unauthorized fashioning or manufacturing; unauthorized introduction
or arrangement for the introduction into the facility of:|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great||(a)|Any key, lock, locking device, chain, rope, ladder, tool, or other item which
could be used to affect an escape; provided, however, that this rule shall not
prohibit possession of keys and locks used to secure an offender's locker.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great||(b)|Any mannequin, dummy, replica of a human body, or any item or device which
would cause any offender to be counted as being present at the designated time
and place when, in fact, he/she would be absent; or in any way would aid or abet
the escape of an offender.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great||(c)|Any mask, wig, or disguise or any other means of altering normal physical
appearance which would make ready identification of anoffender difficult.
This includes the wearing of these items.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|C-8|Tampering with, removal of, damage to, destruction of, blocking of, or in any way
making inoperable any lock, door, blocking device, or allied equipment, or any fire or
safety equipment.|Tampering with, removal of, damage to, destruction of, blocking of, or in any way
making inoperable any lock, door, blocking device, or allied equipment, or any fire or
safety equipment.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|C-10|Causing or participating in any interference, delay, disruption or deception with regard
to the process of counting part or all of the offender population.|Causing or participating in any interference, delay, disruption or deception with regard
to the process of counting part or all of the offender population.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great|C-12|Causing, through carelessness or neglect, a fire or the setting of any fire without the
prior permission of a staff member.|Causing, through carelessness or neglect, a fire or the setting of any fire without the
prior permission of a staff member.|Att 5, Sec A|
|High|C-17|(a)|Being under the influence of alcohol; or|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|C-17|(b)|Being under the influence of any other drugs, narcotic, intoxicant, depressant or
stimulant not specifically authorized, prescribed or issued by a staff member of
the facility;|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|C-17|(c)|Refusal to be tested for unauthorized substances;|Att 5, Sec B|

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|||(d)|
Tampering with the drug test sample.|
Tampering with the drug test sample.||
|D.|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION AND/OR
UNAUTHORIZED EXCHANGE OF ITEMS, SUBSTANCES, ETC.:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION AND/OR
UNAUTHORIZED EXCHANGE OF ITEMS, SUBSTANCES, ETC.:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION AND/OR
UNAUTHORIZED EXCHANGE OF ITEMS, SUBSTANCES, ETC.:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION AND/OR
UNAUTHORIZED EXCHANGE OF ITEMS, SUBSTANCES, ETC.:||
|High|D-1|Unauthorized possession of any item on his or her person, in his or her cell,
immediate sleeping area, locker or immediate place of work assignment; unauthorized
receiving from, or giving to another person; unauthorized fashioning or
manufacturing, unauthorized introduction or in any way arranging for the unauthorized
introduction on state property of any item; unauthorized mailing, shipping,
dispatching or smuggling, or in any way arranging to mail, ship, dispatch or smuggle
away from state property any item not sold in the facility store, not permitted by the
established policy of the facility or by these rules or which is otherwise not expressly
authorized and approved for receipt and/or retention by the individual offender.|Unauthorized possession of any item on his or her person, in his or her cell,
immediate sleeping area, locker or immediate place of work assignment; unauthorized
receiving from, or giving to another person; unauthorized fashioning or
manufacturing, unauthorized introduction or in any way arranging for the unauthorized
introduction on state property of any item; unauthorized mailing, shipping,
dispatching or smuggling, or in any way arranging to mail, ship, dispatch or smuggle
away from state property any item not sold in the facility store, not permitted by the
established policy of the facility or by these rules or which is otherwise not expressly
authorized and approved for receipt and/or retention by the individual offender.|Unauthorized possession of any item on his or her person, in his or her cell,
immediate sleeping area, locker or immediate place of work assignment; unauthorized
receiving from, or giving to another person; unauthorized fashioning or
manufacturing, unauthorized introduction or in any way arranging for the unauthorized
introduction on state property of any item; unauthorized mailing, shipping,
dispatching or smuggling, or in any way arranging to mail, ship, dispatch or smuggle
away from state property any item not sold in the facility store, not permitted by the
established policy of the facility or by these rules or which is otherwise not expressly
authorized and approved for receipt and/or retention by the individual offender.|Att 5, Sec B
|
|High
|D-3|Possession on one's person, in one's cell, immediate sleeping area, locker or
immediate place of work or assignment; receiving from or giving to another person;
fashioning or manufacturing; introduction or arranging for the introduction into the
facility without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member of:|Possession on one's person, in one's cell, immediate sleeping area, locker or
immediate place of work or assignment; receiving from or giving to another person;
fashioning or manufacturing; introduction or arranging for the introduction into the
facility without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member of:|Possession on one's person, in one's cell, immediate sleeping area, locker or
immediate place of work or assignment; receiving from or giving to another person;
fashioning or manufacturing; introduction or arranging for the introduction into the
facility without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member of:|Att 5, Sec B
|
|Great
||(a)|(a)|any gun, knife, club, weapon or unauthorized pointed or sharpened
instrument capable of causing or inflicting bodily injury to another person| Att 5, Sec A|
|Great||(b)|(b)|any flammable, poisonous or explosive material or device, or any type of
ammunition; provided however, this rule shall not prohibit possession of
any item authorized for purchase at the facility store;| Att 5, Sec A|
|Great||(c)|(c)|any form of written petition intended for circulation among facilities;| Att 5, Sec A|
|Great||(d)|(d)|any device, equipment, paraphernalia or any other item which can be used
for the injection, inhalation or absorption of drugs, narcotics, intoxicants
or medicines not specifically prescribed, authorized or issued to the
individual offender by a staff member;| Att 5, Sec A|
|High||(e)|(e)|
any form of official papers or documents (other than appeals or documents
relative to judicial or administrative proceedings) or articles of identification
unless expressly and specifically authorized by the Appointing Authority or
designee ;| Att 5, Sec B|
|High||(f)|(f)|Any obscene material. "Obscene" is defined as meaning: That which
considered, as a whole, has as its dominant theme or purpose an appeal
to prurient interest or a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sex or
lewdness going substantially beyond customary limits of candor in such
matters and is utterly without redeeming social importance;| Att 5, Sec D|
|Great||(g)|(g)|any drug, narcotic, intoxicant depressant or stimulant.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great||(h)|(h)|any form of commercially produced or homemade alcohol and
alcoholic beverages.|Att 5, Sec A|
|Great||(j)|(j)|An apparatus associated with a device, or a component of a device that
enables, or may be used to enable, communication with a person outside a
place of incarceration, including a telephone, cellular telephone, smart
watches, personal digital assistant, transmitting radio, or computer connected
or capable of being connected to a computer network, by wireless or other
technology, or otherwise capable of communicating with a person or device
outside of a place of incarceration. |Att 5, Sec A|

PROHIBITED ACTS OFFENDER

DISCIPLINARY CHARGE CODES

SOP 209.01
Attachment 4

11/6/17

|Great|D-4|Selling, giving, bartering, disposing of or administering any medicine, drug, narcotic,
intoxicant, stimulant, depressant or medical supply other than as expressly instructed
by a staff member.|Col4|Att 5, Sec B|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|High|D-5|Possession in the offender 's cell, immediate sleeping area or locker of an excessive
amount of personal goods, property, materials or items to the degree that it restricts or
interferes with the free movement of another offender, or with officers' visual
observation of the cell or sleeping area or creates a fire or safety hazard. Refer to SOP
206.01, Offender Personal Property Standards.|Possession in the offender 's cell, immediate sleeping area or locker of an excessive
amount of personal goods, property, materials or items to the degree that it restricts or
interferes with the free movement of another offender, or with officers' visual
observation of the cell or sleeping area or creates a fire or safety hazard. Refer to SOP
206.01, Offender Personal Property Standards.|Att 5, Sec B|
|
E.|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO PROPERTY AND INVOLVING FRAUD OR
MISREPRESENTATION:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO PROPERTY AND INVOLVING FRAUD OR
MISREPRESENTATION:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO PROPERTY AND INVOLVING FRAUD OR
MISREPRESENTATION:||
|High|E-6|Transfer or attempt to transfer funds from the trust account of one offender to that of
another without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member.|Transfer or attempt to transfer funds from the trust account of one offender to that of
another without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member.|Att 5, Sec C|
|F.|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO POLICY AND PROCEDURES:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO POLICY AND PROCEDURES:|VIOLATIONS PERTAINING TO POLICY AND PROCEDURES:||
|High|F-2|Transmitting or attempting to transmit through the mail threats, demands or obscene
materials.|Transmitting or attempting to transmit through the mail threats, demands or obscene
materials.|
Att 5, Sec B|
|Great|F-3|Violation of any United States postal laws or regulations.|Violation of any United States postal laws or regulations.|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|F-4|Violating or attempting to violate any facility mailing rule or regulation.|Violating or attempting to violate any facility mailing rule or regulation.|Att 5, Sec B|
|High|F-5|Violating or attempting to violate any facility visiting rule or regulation.|Violating or attempting to violate any facility visiting rule or regulation.|Att 5, Sec B|
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|SUGGESTED DISCIPLINARY WARNING REPORT INFRACTIONS-
SEE DR WARNING SANCTIONS MATRIX FOR GUIDELINES|SUGGESTED DISCIPLINARY WARNING REPORT INFRACTIONS-
SEE DR WARNING SANCTIONS MATRIX FOR GUIDELINES|SUGGESTED DISCIPLINARY WARNING REPORT INFRACTIONS-
SEE DR WARNING SANCTIONS MATRIX FOR GUIDELINES|
|Moderate|Moderate|B-12|Use of written or verbal profane, obscene words (as prescribed by applicable
Constitutional Standards), or abusive words, language, gestures or pictures to
other persons.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|B-13|Insubordination-defined by cursing or showing disrespect to an employee,
visitor, or civilian, in front of others.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|B-18|Changing or altering one’s appearance through body modification, which
includes tattooing and body piercing. Tattooing is defined as a form of body
modification, made by inserting ink, either indelible or temporary, into the
dermis layer of the skin to change pigment. Body piercing, is a form of body
modification, the practice of puncturing or cutting part of the human body,
creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|C-13|Unauthorized Absence: Absence from one’s cell or immediate housing area,
place of work, training assignment, or other area designated by a staff member,
without the specific prior knowledge and permission of a staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|C-14|Unauthorized Presence: Being out of place in any building, area, location,
vehicle or restricted place.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|C-15|Failure to follow, or carry out any written or verbal lawful and reasonable
direction, instruction or order of a staff member or other legally constituted
authority.|Att. 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|C-16|Failure to perform or complete any work, training or other assignment, as
ordered, directed or instructed, either verbally or in writing by a staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|C-18|Refusal to allow, hindering or obstruction of the search of an offender, his or
her cell or property by a staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|Moderate|C-19|Hanging, fastening or attaching of any sheet, blanket, curtain, drapery or other
materials, whether or not obstructing the officer’s visual observation, or any
part or all of the front door, or a cell or around a dormitory bed or other
immediate sleeping area.|Att 5, Sec B|

PROHIBITED ACTS OFFENDER

DISCIPLINARY CHARGE CODES

SOP 209.01
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|Moderate|E-1|Receiving from or giving to another person, possession on one's person, in one's
cell, immediate sleeping area, locker, or immediate place of work or assignment
any goods, property or item of value to another offender without prior
knowledge and approval of a staff member. Exchanging, bartering, loaning, or
otherwise providing money, goods, property or any item of value to another
person for profit or increased return.|Att 5, Sec B|
|---|---|---|---|
|Moderate|E-2|
Theft or otherwise taking possession of any goods, property, or items of value
belonging to another offender, staff member, or any government unit of the State
of Georgia without the prior authorization of a staff member or taking by the use
of threats, duress, deception, or force;|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|E-3|Defacing, altering, damaging, or destroying goods, property, or any item of value
belonging to another person or government unit of the State of Georgia.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|E-4|Knowingly providing false reports, giving false statements, lying,
misrepresenting or distorting the truth, or otherwise knowingly communicating
inaccurate, untrue or misleading information to a staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|E-5|Counterfeiting, manufacture or reproduction, forgery or possession of any
official paper or document, money, currency, coins or articles of identification
without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|F-1|Participation in any betting, gambling or games of chance, or preparing or
conducting games of chance or a gambling pool.|Att 5, Sec C|
|Moderate|F-6|Contacting or attempting to contact any person or persons outside the facility
(except as specifically authorized by the telephone, mail, or visiting rules or
regulations) without the prior knowledge and permission of a staff member.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|F-7|Use of a facility telephone without prior specific knowledge and permission of
a staff member. This does not include the offender telephones in the dorm.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Moderate|F-8|Feigning or misrepresenting illness, injury or physical condition.|Att 5, Sec B|
|Low|G-1|Willful failure of an offender to keep his or her body, hair, and clothes in as
clean, sanitary, neat and odor-free condition as possible, under the circumstances
of his or her particular custody.|Att 5, Sec D|
|Low|G-2|Failure of an offender to keep his or her cell or immediate sleeping area clean,
odor-free, sanitary, free of trash and debris and available to the visual
observation of a staff member.|Att 5, Sec D|
|Low|G-3|The growing or wearing of thick or untrimmed sideburns or sideburns extending
below a point even with the bottom of the ear lobe.|Att 5, Sec D|
|Low|G-4|The growing or wearing of the hair on the head long enough to extend onto the
collar of an ordinary shirt, onto the eyebrows, or to be longer than 3 inches on
top. For female offenders, the growing or wearing of hair in a manner
inconsistent with SOP 228.01, Offender Barber/Cosmetology Shop.|Att 5, Sec D|
|Low|G-5|Wearing on the person, the body, or clothing, earrings, beads, pendants,
medallions or other items of decoration or jewelry. Watches, standard-sized
individual finger rings, religious medals or crosses are acceptable when in
compliance with SOP 206.01, Offender Personal Property Standards.|Att 5, Sec D|

PROHIBITED ACTS OFFENDER

DISCIPLINARY CHARGE CODES

SOP 209.01
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DEFINITIONS

1. Department of Corrections Employee: An individual who is employed by the Georgia Department

of Corrections or the facility on a full-time, part-time, or contractual basis.

2. Department of Corrections Representatives: Official visitors to the facility, representatives of other

state, local, or federal agencies.

3. Civilians: Individuals who are not paid directly by GDC, they may include visitors, volunteers,

interns, truck drivers, service personnel repairing equipment in the facility, construction workers,
employed by contractors who have projects within the facility and consultants/researchers who are
employed by another government agency.

4. Assault on an Offender with Serious Injury: An assault which results in serious injury (a serious

injury creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious and protracted impairment of health
or protracted loss of or impairment of the function of any organs), which requires urgent and
immediate attention and restricts usual activity .

5. Offender-On-Offender Assault: Any assault (injury or non-injury) that is not defined as serious.

6. Attempted assault to an employee, visitor, civilian, or offender: This is when an action has

occurred, with or without a weapon; however, no contact was made, and no injury resulted from the
employee, visitor, or civilian, avoiding the situation. For example, an offender(s) swings a lock in a
sock at the employee and the employee dodges; thereby, avoiding the strike.

7. Intentionally causing injury to oneself : This is when an offender(s) intentionally causes harm to

themselves and requires any form of medical treatment, ranging from mere first aid to transportation
to a local hospital.

8. Fighting: A fight may include a flare of tempers with physical contact (e.g., punching, hard shove,

slap, pulling of hair, etc.), mutual combat, or minor physical contact between two or more offenders,
where there is no serious injury. Boxing, wrestling, horse playing and any other form of physical
contact should be included. No weapons are involved.

9. Escape: An act is considered to be an escape from within the facility as soon as the offender breaches

the last line (barrier/fence) of security. If the offender clears the second fence, then the act will be
considered as an escape, even if the offender is apprehended on facility grounds

10. Secure facility: A secure facility has a perimeter that is intended to prevent offenders from leaving

and has security features that may include a) barriers such as fences and walls that are intended to
physically constrain offenders from departing the facility as well as b) surveillance methods such as
guard towers, perimeter patrols and electronic monitoring devices that are intended to detect offenders
who are attempting to depart the facility.

11. Absconded: Failure to return to the facility by the allotted time. This charge is only for facilities

that lack any type of perimeter security. An offender who is absent from the facility more than
eight (8) hours, will be charged with an escape.