SOP_NUMBER: 209.09-att-4 TITLE: Special Management Unit: Tier III Program 90-Day Review Hearing Form REFERENCE_CODE: IIB09-0004 DIVISION: Facilities TOPIC_AREA: 209 Policy-Facilities Control/Discipline/Segregation EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2025-04-23 WORD_COUNT: 515 POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/512953 URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-4/ SUMMARY: This form is used to conduct and document the mandatory 90-day review hearing for offenders in the Tier III Program within Georgia's Special Management Unit. The form captures information about the offender's assignment reasons, behavior, risk assessment, and progress on their management plan, with structured sections for offender statements, committee recommendations, and supervisory review and approval. A 48-hour notice of hearing must be provided to the offender before the hearing is conducted. KEY_TOPICS: Tier III Program, Special Management Unit, 90-day review, classification committee, risk assessment, offender behavior, phase progression, mental health review, release to STEP program, SMU hearing, disciplinary classification, security committee, offender demeanor, field operations review ATTACHMENTS: 1. Tier III Program Assignment Request Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-1/ 2. Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Assignment Memo URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-2/ 4. Special Management Unit: Tier III Program 90-Day Review Hearing Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-4/ 5. Special Management Unit: Tier III Program 60-Day Review Hearing Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-5/ 6. Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Privileges Chart URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-6/ 7. Tier III Program 90-Day Review_Classification Appeal Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-7/ 8. Tier III Program 60 Day Review_Classification Appeal Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-8/ 9. Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Cell Check Sheet URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-9/ 10. Tier III Program Checklist URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-10/ 11. Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Offender Management Plan URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-11/ 12. Tier III Program Over 2-Years 90-Day Quarterly Review Hearing Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.09-att-12/ ======================================================================== FULL TEXT: ======================================================================== SOP 209.09 Attachment 4 04/23/25 Page 1 of 3 **Special Management Unit: Tier III Program 90-Day Review Hearing Form** **Current Date: __________________** **Date of Initial Assignment to Tier III: __________________** **Current Phase and Date Assigned: __________________** **Date of 90-Day Mental Health Review: __________________** **Mandatory Release Date (MRD): __________________** **Within 12-months/6-Months of Release: ____ YES or ____ NO** **I.** **Offender: _______________________________GDC#: ______________** _________________________ **II.** **Reason for Assignment to the Special Management Unit: Tier III Program:** ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ **III.** **Behavior at the SMU, including involvement in self-improvement activities and progress on Offender** **Management Plan:** _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ **IV.** **Potential Risk for harm to the offender, other offenders, staff, volunteers, contractors, or the public,** **if the offender is released from the Tier III Program:** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **V.** **Offender within 12-months or 6-months of MRD consideration:** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **VI.** **Initial Recommendation of the Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Classification** **Committee:** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **VII.** **48-Hr Notice of Hearing (Date/Time): ____________________________________________________** **VIII.** **Offender’s Acknowledgement of Service: _________________________________________________** **IX.** **Date/Time 48-Hr Hearing Held: _________________________________________________________** _**(must be 48-hours after Notice Date/Time above)**_ Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file. SOP 209.09 Attachment 4 04/23/25 Page 2 of 3 **X.** **Offender’s Demeanor with Staff during Review:** _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ **XI.** **Offender’s Oral Statement at the 48-Hour Hearing:** _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ **XII.** **Did Offender Present Documents: Yes: ____ No: _____** _**(If Yes, attach to Attachment 4)**_ **XIII.** **Did Offender Provide Written Statement: Yes: ____ No: _____** _**(If Yes, attach to Attachment 4)**_ **XIV.** **Final Recommendation of the Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Classification Committee:** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **_____________________________________________________________________________________** **The above-named offender has been informed that a 90-Day Review was conducted with** **the following recommendation given for his/her assignment:** ☐ **Remain in Current Phase** ☐ **Move to the Next Phase** ☐ **Return to Lower Phase** `☐` **Release/Transfer to Tier III STEP Program** (Forward to Director of Field Operations** **Only**)** **Chief of Security: __________________________________________** **Date: ______________** **MH Staff: _________________________________________________** **Date: ______________** **GP Counselor: _____________________________________________** **Date: ______________** **DW Security/Date (Chairman): _______________________________** **Date: ______________** **XV.** **SMU Warden’s (or designee) Review:** **Date Received: _____________** **I** **concur /** **disagree** with the Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Classification Committee's Recommendation and the following recommendation(s) has/have been made in this case: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ **____________________________** **____________________** **SMU Warden (or designee)** **Date** Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file. SOP 209.09 Attachment 4 04/23/25 Page 3 of 3 ****Forward to Director of Field Operations (or designee) if recommended for release to Tier III STEP** **Program**** **Date Review Sent to Director, Field Operations (or designee): ____________________** _**(Send within 10 business days of receipt from Superintendent)**_ **XVI.** **Director of Field Operations Review (or designee)** **Date Received: _____________** **I** **concur /** **disagree** with the Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Classification Committee's Recommendation and the following recommendation(s) has/have been made in this case: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________ **Director, Field Operations (or designee)** **Date** _**(Send within 10 business days of receipt from Warden)**_ ****Forward to Assistant Commissioner of Facilities if recommendation for release to Tier III STEP Program is** **Denied**** **XVII.** **Assistant Commissioner of Facilities Review** **Date Received: _____________** **I** **concur /** **disagree** with the Special Management Unit: Tier III Program Classification Committee's Recommendation and the following decision(s) has/have been made in this case: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ ____________________ **Assistant Commissioner for Facilities** **Date** **XVIII.** **Offender’s Acknowledgment of Final 90-Day Review Hearing Decision** **_______________________________________________** _**Signature/Date**_ Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file.