SOP 209.06-att-6: Administrative Segregation Orientation Handout

ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION ORIENTATION HANDOUT

SOP 209.06
Attachment 6

2/19/21

COMMISSARY
Offenders may order items from the commissary with
the limit of $60, provided this privilege has not been
restricted for disciplinary reasons. Limits may be
reduced based upon spacing and in accordance with
housekeeping plans of the unit.

TELEPHONE
Offenders shall be allowed telephone privileges
subject to legitimate needs of the facility and upon
request of the offender to the area officer or supervisor,
within the parameters of the status of assignment; no
restrictions shall be made with allowing calls to the
attorney of record or PREA.

VISITATION
Visitation privileges shall be afforded the same as
general population consistent with the security needs
of the facility.

CORRESPONDENCE
Each offender shall be allowed to write and receive
mail in the same manner as general population
offenders.

LAUNDRY SERVICES
Clothing and bedding will be laundered according to
the established schedule for this Unit.

PERSONAL HYGIENE
Offenders will be provided the same opportunity for
personal hygiene as general population except that an
offender may be limited to showering and shaving to
3 times per week. Barbering, haircut services and
hygiene will be provided according to a schedule
established for this unit.

LEGAL
No restrictions shall be placed on offender’s access to
courts or legal counsel.

RECREATION
Offenders shall receive a minimum of one-hour
recreation per day, five days per week, outside their
assigned cell, unless security or safety considerations
dictate otherwise.

CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS:

- Follow the Rules and Regulations of the GDC.

- Be “inspection ready” concerning your cell, your
property, and your person.

- Register concerns in an appropriate manner to any
inspection team member.

- Be appropriately dressed when leaving cell.

- No boisterous, profane, vulgar or obscene language.

- Do not interfere or hinder a staff member from their
duty.

- All orders and instructions given to you by prison
staff is considered an official order which you must
obey.

- Do not perform any careless, reckless, and negligent
or willful act/behavior which causes a fire or unsafe
situation.

- At no time shall prison locking device or security
equipment be removed or tampered with in any
manner. If you deliberately damage state property,
you will be given a DR (disciplinary report) and your
account will be temporarily frozen pending the
results of the DR hearing.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING

A formal hearing will be conducted within 96 hours.
You have a right to request an employee advocate or an
offender witness for this hearing. If the Classification
Committee determines you are to remain in
Administrative Segregation, then you have a right to
appeal to the Warden/Superintendent. At the end of 30
days, a formal 30-day review will be completed to
determine if you should remain in Administrative
Segregation for reasons of the original placement.
Note: Offenders who cannot return to general
population because they pose a serious threat to the
safety and security of the institutional operation will
remain Administrative Segregation

OFFENDER ACCESS TO SERVICES

LIBRARY SERVICES
Access to General and Law Library materials must
be in writing and sent through the prison mail
system . Offenders must sign for all material received
and material is not to be swapped among any other

offender. Days and time of delivery may change due
to security or institutional needs or holidays. All
efforts will be made to deliver legal material twice
weekly. All efforts will be made to deliver general
library material once a week.

CHAPLAINCY SERVICES
In case of an emergency, (death in family, serious
illness, an injury to a family member, divorce, or
some other family trauma), you should request the
available officer contact the Chaplain for counsel
relating to the emergency. Religious materials
available to you in the Chaplain’s Office are Bibles,
Korans, and books on a variety of subjects and
services. Chaplain rounds will be made twice per
week.

HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Sick call will be conducted Monday through Friday
by medical staff in a designated area. To ensure
patient confidentiality, envelopes and the Health
Services Request Form will be picked up by the
nurse on daily rounds. Urgent and emergent medical
issues will be reported to shift Officer in Charge.

PERSONAL PROPERTY
An offender shall normally be assigned his/her
personal property consistent with the length of
assignment, security needs of the unit, and in
accordance with the established housekeeping plans
of the unit.

PROGRAMS
Offenders shall continue to receive the services of a
counselor; they may participate in vocational,
educational, and rehabilitative programs within the
confines of the Administrative Segregation Unit,
consistent with the security needs of the unit.

GOAL DEVICES
Offenders in Administrative Segregation shall have
access to the GOAL devices and JPAY kiosks the
same as general population offenders consistent with
legitimate needs of the facility.