SOP_NUMBER: 209.45-att-5
TITLE: Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) 90 Day Review Appeal Form
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: 209 Policy-Facilities Control/Discipline/Segregation
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2019-04-25
WORD_COUNT: 238
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/535936
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-5/

SUMMARY:
This form allows inmates in Georgia's Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) to appeal the decisions made during their 90-day review hearings. The appeal process involves submission to the assigned counselor within five business days, review by the Director of Field Operations, and final review by the Assistant Commissioner for Facilities. The form documents each stage of the appeal and must be retained in the inmate's institutional file upon completion.

KEY_TOPICS: Tier II STEP, segregation appeal, 90 day review, appeal form, classification committee, inmate grievance, disciplinary appeal, Tier II segregation, Field Operations, Assistant Commissioner for Facilities

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) Assignment Memo
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-1/
  2. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) 30 Day Review Hearing Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-2/
  3. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) 30 Day Review Appeal Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-3/
  4. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) 90 Day Review Hearing Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-4/
  5. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) 90 Day Review Appeal Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-5/
  6. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) Checklist and 30 or 15 Minute Watch Observation Record
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-6/
  7. Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP) Performance Recording Sheet
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.45-att-7/

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Attachment 5

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**Tier II Segregated Transition Education Program (Tier II STEP)**

**90 Day Review Appeal Form**


**I.** **Offender: _________________________ GDC #: __________________  Date: ________________**

**II.** **Appeal of Tier II STEP Classification Committee 90 Day Review**


I wish to appeal the decision of the Tier II STEP Classification Committee 90 Day Review:

**REASON** **FOR** **APPEAL (submit to the assigned counselor within five (5) Business Days from date 90**
**Day Review Hearing Form (Atch 4) received, who shall forward to Director, Field Operations).**


____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

______________________________ _________________
**Offender’s Signature** **Date**

**Date appeal received: ______________ By: _____________________________(COUNSELOR)**

**Offender Acknowledgment Appeal Received by Counselor: _____________________________**
_**Signature/Date**_
**Date Appeal Sent to Director, Field Operations: __________________** _**(send within 3 calendar days of**_
_**receipt of Appeal)**_

**III.** **DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS REVIEW**


**Date Appeal Received: ________________**

**I** **concur /** **disagree** with the Tier II STEP Classification Committee 90-Day Review and the
following recommendation(s) has been made in this case:


_______________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________


__________________________________ __________________
**Director, Field Operations** **Date**

**Date Appeal Sent to Assistant Commissioner for Facilities: ____________________**
_**(Send within 3 business days of receipt of Appeal)**_


Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file.


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**IV.** **ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF FACILITIES**


**Date Appeal Received: ________________**

**I** **concur /** **disagree** with the Tier II STEP Classification Committee’s Action and the following
recommendation(s) has been made in this case:


_______________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________


_________________________________________         __________________
**Assistant Commissioner for Facilities** **DATE**

**VI. Offender’s Acknowledgment of Final 90 Day Review Appeal Decision**


**_______________________________________________**
_**Signature/Date**_


Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file.