SOP_NUMBER: 220.03-att-12
TITLE: County Facility Placement Criteria
REFERENCE_CODE: IIC02-0004
DIVISION: Facilities Operations
TOPIC_AREA: Policy-Counseling/Risk Reduction
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2022-07-26
WORD_COUNT: 130
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/185903
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-12/

SUMMARY:
This attachment outlines the minimum eligibility criteria that Georgia Department of Corrections inmates must meet to be placed in county facilities. Inmates must satisfy requirements related to sentence length, education, conduct record, health status, criminal history, and detainer status. The criteria serve as screening guidelines to identify lower-risk inmates suitable for county-level housing.

KEY_TOPICS: county facility placement, inmate eligibility criteria, sentence length requirements, conduct history, detainers, felony charges, sex offender restrictions, escape history, armed robbery convictions, minimum security placement, inmate classification

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Classification Committee Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-1/
  2. Classification Detail Request Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-2/
  3. Classification Appeal Form (Attachment 3)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-3/
  4. Special Parole Review Recommendation Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-4/
  5. Classification Action Sheet - Reclassification Form (Inside Only)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-5/
  6. Transitional Services Criteria (Work-Release) and Long Term Maintenance Criteria
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-6/
  7. Notification of Registered Sex Offenders Transfer
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-7/
  8. Counselor Request Form (Attachment 8)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-8/
  9. Movement Plan Memo Template
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-9/
  10. Facility Stratification Plan Template
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-10/
  11. 48-Hour Waiver (Reclassification)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-11/
  12. County Facility Placement Criteria
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-12/
  13. Offender Refusal Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-13/
  14. Operational Manual Template
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-14/
  15. Reclassification Move Request Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-15/
  16. Classification/Reclassification Summary Report
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-16/
  17. 48-Hour Classification Notification Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/220.03-att-17/

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SOP 220.03
Attachment 12

07/26/22

# Georgia Department of Corrections Facilities Operations County Facility Placement Criteria

(Minimum Criteria)


  - Must not have more than 13 years left on sentence

  - Must have a GED or high school diploma

  - Must have 60 days clear conduct

  - No medical issues or pending consults

  - No Mental Health

  - No Detainers or Pending charges

  - No Felony Detainers

  - No Pending Felony Charges

  - No Sex Offenders

  - No Lifers

  - No more than two assaultive offenses

  - No Escapes within the last 5 years

  - No Armed Robbery convictions...unless offender has a specific skill needed

**Note: Other issues are also considered in placement of offenders in**

**county facilities.**


Retention Schedule: This attachment shall be utilized per the SOP, until such time it is revised or becomes obsolete.