SOP_NUMBER: 212.04
TITLE: Screening/Referral/Admission
REFERENCE_CODE: IIF01-0009
DIVISION: Facilities Operations
TOPIC_AREA: 212 Policy-Parole Revocation
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2015-07-16
WORD_COUNT: 371
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/106017
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/212.04/
SUMMARY:
This policy establishes procedures for the Center Parole Officer to receive, review, and process parole revocation referrals from the Parole Board Central Office and field staff for admission to Whitworth Detention Center. It outlines the screening process, admission scheduling (typically Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 PM), required admission documentation, and program placement guidelines. The policy ensures proper coordination between field parole staff, center staff, and central office to facilitate timely admissions and case file preparation.
KEY_TOPICS: parole revocation, parole admission, screening and referral, Whitworth Detention Center, center parole officer, admission package, parolee intake, program placement, parole board, transportation coordination, admission procedures, detention center intake
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|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|**`Functional Area: `**
`Facilities Operations`|**`Reference Number: `**
`IIF01-0009`
`(212.04)`|**`Revises`**
**`Previous`**
**`Effective`**
**`Date:`**
`3/01/2005`|
|**`Subject:`**
`Screening/Referral/`
`Admission`|||
|**`Authority:`**
`Bryson/Ward`|**`Effective Date:`**
` 07/16/15`|`Page`**`1`**` of`
**`2 `**|
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I. POLICY:
Center Parole Officer shall receive referrals from the Parole
Board Central Office or field staff and review to determine
appropriateness. Center Parole Officer will coordinate the
admission date with staff. Parole Officer will ensure that
documents are received from referring parties.
II. APPLICABILITY:
Whitworth Detention Center.
III. RELATED DIRECTIVES:
A. O.C.G.A. 42 Generally and O.C.G.A. 17.
B. ACA STDS: 1ACBC-1E-13, 1ACBC-4A-05, 1ACBC-4A-06.
IV. DEFINITIONS:
NONE.
V. ATTACHMENTS:
NONE.
VI. PROCEDURE:
A. The Parole Officer of record will make recommendation to
the field services staff and/or center parole officer.
Ideally, screening should occur prior to admission date.
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|Functional Area:
Facilities Operations|Prev. Eff. Date:
3/01/2005|Page 2 of
2|
|---|---|---|
|`Functional Area:`
`Facilities Operations`|`Effective Date:`
`07/16/15`|`Reference Number:`
`IIF01-0009`
`(212.04)`|
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However, the Parole Board reserves the right to refer at
Final Hearings.
B. The Center Parole Officer will establish and communicate
admission dates based on center population; admission
date will be given to field staff, admission days
will normally be Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 P.M.
Arrival at Center should be as close to 1:00 P.M. as
possible.
C. The center parole officer shall ensure that the Admission
Package is received and legible. Ideally the admission
package should be received five (5) working days before
admission to allow for coordinating transportation and
setting up center case files. In all cases the following
will be provided to the Center:
1. Completed Parolee Intake Data Sheet.
2. Waiver: Request for Program Placement.
3. Part I & II - Participant Health History.
4. Pre-Admission Orientation Sheet (signed
acknowledgement by Parolee of Program Orientation).
D. The waiver for program placement will state the program
as 150-210 days. The average stay will be 180 days. Early
releases will be handled on a case by case basis based on
program progress. Likewise, a parolee may remain up to
210 days, due to lost program time, i.e. isolation,
medical lay-in, unsatisfactory work and / or treatment
participation.
E. Transportation will be coordinated through field parole
staff and center staff and/or Central Office staff.
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