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MO Rev Stat § 217.265 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.265 - Visitors, regulation of — clergymen's privileges.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   217.265. Visitors, regulation of — clergymen's privileges. — 1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, no person shall be permitted to enter a correctional center except by special permission of the chief administrative officer of the facility, the division director, the department director or under such regulations as they shall prescribe.  2. The following persons shall be authorized to visit the correctional centers of the state at any time: all authorized employees of the department, the governor, lieutenant governor, members of the general assembly, judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, and circuit courts, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, secretary of state, director of public safety, adjutant general, commissioners of elementary and secondary and higher education, and circuit and prosecuting attorneys. The assistants of all above-named officers shall be authorized to visit correctional centers at any reasonable time as specifically authorized by their superiors and in accordance with regulations established by the department.  3. All clergymen of every recognized denomination shall have access to the correctional centers and may visit any offender confined in a facility, subject to such rules as may be deemed necessary for maintaining security and safety in the correctional center. Such clergy may administer the rites and ceremonies of the church to which they belong, if such offender desires it and it is in compliance with department rules. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 65, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 217.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.270 - Parole board to have access to offenders and records, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories   217.270. Parole board to have access to offenders and records, when. — All correctional employees shall:  (1) Grant to members of the state parole board or its properly accredited representatives access at all reasonable times to any offender;  (2) Furnish to the board the reports that the board requires concerning the conduct and character of any offender in their custody; and  (3) Furnish any other facts deemed pertinent by the board in the determination of whether an offender shall be paroled. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 66, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)
MO Rev Stat § 217.275 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.275 - Carrying letters or writings without authorization prohibited, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   217.275. Carrying letters or writings without authorization prohibited, penalty. — 1. Only those persons designated to do so by the chief administrative officer of a correctional center shall bring into or carry out of any correctional center under the control of the department any letter, writing, or thing of value to or from any offender.  2. Anyone who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 67, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 217.280 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.280 - Firearms may be carried by designated employees — powers of arrest and apprehension.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories   217.280. Firearms may be carried by designated employees — powers of arrest and apprehension. — 1. Under the rules and regulations of the department, designated employees may carry firearms when necessary for the proper discharge of their duties in this state or any state.  2. Those persons authorized to act by the director shall have the same power as granted any other law enforcement officers in this state to arrest escaped offenders and apprehend all persons who may be aiding and abetting such escape as defined in section 217.390. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 73, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
MO Rev Stat § 217.285 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.285 - Clothing, money, transportation, return of personal property to discharged or paroled prisoners — exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   217.285. Clothing, money, transportation, return of personal property to discharged or paroled prisoners — exception. — Each offender paroled or discharged from the department may, depending on need, be furnished appropriate civilian clothing and up to two hundred dollars. Any other money and property belonging to the offender which has been in the custody and control of the department and which the offender was authorized to retain shall be returned to him, except for any money or property confiscated as contraband pursuant to section 217.365. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 77, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974)
MO Rev Stat § 217.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.300 - Reception and diagnostic centers for classification of prisoners to be established.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990, 2 histories   217.300. Reception and diagnostic centers for classification of prisoners to be established. — 1. The department shall establish reception and diagnostic centers for persons committed to the department.  2. All commitments shall be made to the department. Offenders shall be delivered to the center designated by the director.  3. Such centers shall be responsible for the study, evaluation, and classification of all persons committed to the department. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 43, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974)
MO Rev Stat § 217.305 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.305 - Delivery of prisoners to correctional centers with certain required information.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   217.305. Delivery of prisoners to correctional centers with certain required information. — 1. The sheriff or other officer charged with the delivery of persons committed to the department for confinement in a correctional center shall deliver the person to the reception and diagnostic center designated by the director at times and dates as designated by the director and shall receive a certificate of delivery of the offender from the center.  2. Appropriate information relating to the offender shall be provided to the department in a written or electronic format, at or before the time the offender is delivered to the department, including, but not limited to:  (1) A certified copy of the sentence from the clerk of the sentencing court on the standardized form developed by the office of state courts administrator. Such form shall include specifics on any status violated, court-ordered probation not supervised by the department, the offense cycle number and any court-ordered restitution owed to the victim;  (2) Available information provided in writing by the prosecutor regarding the offender's age, crime for which sentenced, probable cause statement, circumstances surrounding the crime and sentence, names, telephone numbers, and last known* address of victims, victim impact statements, and personal history, which may include facts related to the offender's home environment, or work habits, gang affiliations, if any, and previous convictions and commitments. Such information shall be prepared by the prosecuting attorney of the county or circuit attorney of any city not within a county who was charged with the offender's prosecution;  (3) Information provided by the sheriff or other officer charged with the delivery of persons committed to the department regarding the offender's physical and mental health while in jail. All records on medication, care, and treatment provided to the offender while in jail shall be provided to the department prior to or upon delivery of the offender. If the offender has had no physical or mental health care or medications while in jail, the sheriff or other officer shall certify that no physical or mental health care or medication records are available. The sheriff shall provide certification of all applicable jail-time credit.  3. The department may refuse to accept any offender who is delivered for confinement without all required information. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 44, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248, A.L. 2003 H.B. 138)  *Word "know" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 217.310 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.310 - Examination of new prisoners — identification data recorded.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories   217.310. Examination of new prisoners — identification data recorded. — 1. On delivery of the offender to the reception and diagnostic center, he shall be examined by a licensed physician.  2. The offender's committed name, race, height, apparent and alleged age, place of nativity, trade, complexion, and color of his hair and eyes shall be accurately recorded, together with such other natural or accidental marks or peculiarities of feature or appearance as may serve to identify the offender. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 45, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
MO Rev Stat § 217.315 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.315 - System of identification, department to establish.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   217.315. System of identification, department to establish. — Any person convicted of a felony, which shall not be set aside or reversed, may be subjected to an identification procedure adopted by the department. Such force may be used as necessary to the effectual carrying out and application of such measurements, processes and operations; and other results thereof may be published for the purpose of affording information to officers and others engaged in the execution or administration of the law. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 46, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
MO Rev Stat § 217.320 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.320 - Identification systems, officers not liable for acts done in enforcing law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories   217.320. Identification systems, officers not liable for acts done in enforcing law. — No one having the custody of any offender, and no one acting in his aid or under his direction, and no one concerned in such publication shall incur any liability, civil or criminal, for anything lawfully done under the provisions of section 217.315. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 47, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
MO Rev Stat § 217.325 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.325 - Identification system mandatory.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   217.325. Identification system mandatory. — The enforcement of the provisions of section 217.315 by the authorities in charge of state correctional centers, police departments and others having the custody of those convicted of a felony which shall not be set aside or reversed is hereby made mandatory. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 48, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 217.330 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.330 - Department to conduct tests — assignment of offender.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories   217.330. Department to conduct tests — assignment of offender. — 1. The department shall conduct such testing and other diagnostic examinations as may by rule be established by the director and shall assign the offender to the appropriate correctional center.  2. The reception and diagnostic centers shall deliver to the correctional center to which the offender is assigned a report of its findings and appropriate recommendations. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 49, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 217.335 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.335 - Classification teams, established — appointment, qualifications, duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   217.335. Classification teams, established — appointment, qualifications, duties. — 1. There shall be established at each correctional facility classification teams to be composed of the offender, along with a minimum of three members and a maximum of five members appointed as per policy.  2. It shall be the responsibility of the classification team to:  (1) Receive the report and recommendation of the reception and diagnostic center;  (2) Make recommendations to the chief administrative officer concerning custodial care, work assignments, educational or vocational training and other treatment procedures for the offender;  (3) Make a continuing study of each offender concerning his behavior, capacities, adjustment and rehabilitation to determine his progress.  3. Offenders shall be assigned according to security and program needs as determined by a department-wide assessment system. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 50, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
MO Rev Stat § 217.337 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.337 - Schedule of activities, work, and program, adherence to, exemption.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   217.337. Schedule of activities, work, and program, adherence to, exemption. — 1. All general population offenders shall be expected to adhere to a schedule of activities of work and rehabilitative programs as prescribed for the offender by the department. This schedule of activities may include, but shall not be limited to:  (1) Academic education programs;  (2) Vocational training programs;  (3) Treatment programs; and  (4) Employment.  2. An offender may be excused from adhering to the required schedule of activities assigned to him if a reason can be established by the offender and validated by the chief administrative officer of the correctional center to which the offender is assigned. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 763)
MO Rev Stat § 217.343 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.343 - Emancipation of certain juvenile offenders for certain purposes.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   217.343. Emancipation of certain juvenile offenders for certain purposes. — Offenders who are younger than seventeen years of age and have been adjudicated as an adult shall be emancipated for the purpose of decision making and participation in all department programs and services, including but not limited to medical care, mental health care, treatment programs, educational programs, work assignments, and rehabilitative programs. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 138)
MO Rev Stat § 217.345 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.345 - First offenders — mandatory program — physical separation of offenders less than eighteen years of age — rules — contract for provision of services — evaluation process.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   217.345. First offenders — mandatory program — physical separation of offenders less than eighteen years of age — rules — contract for provision of services — evaluation process. — 1. Correctional treatment programs for first offenders in the department shall be established, subject to the control and supervision of the director, and shall include such programs deemed necessary and sufficient for the successful rehabilitation of offenders.  2. Correctional treatment programs for offenders who are younger than eighteen years of age shall be established, subject to the control and supervision of the director. By January 1, 1998, such programs shall include physical separation of offenders who are younger than eighteen years of age from offenders who are eighteen years of age or older.  3. The department shall have the authority to promulgate rules pursuant to subsection 2 of section 217.378* to establish correctional treatment programs for offenders under age eighteen. Such rules may include:  (1) Establishing separate housing units for such offenders; and  (2) Providing housing and program space in existing housing units for such offenders that is not accessible to adult offenders.  4. The department shall have the authority to determine the number of juvenile offenders participating in any treatment program depending on available appropriations. The department may contract with any private or public entity for the provision of services and facilities for offenders under age eighteen. The department shall apply for and accept available federal, state and local public funds including project demonstration funds as well as private moneys to fund such services and facilities.  5. The department shall develop and implement an evaluation process for all juvenile offender programs. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 52, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al., A.L. 1996 S.B. 489, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215)  *Section 217.378 was repealed by H.B. 1608, 2013
MO Rev Stat § 217.350 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.350 - Transfer of offender, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories   217.350. Transfer of offender, when. — An offender may be transferred from one correctional center to another by the director. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 53, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 217.355 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.355 - Education programs established, what included, enrollment required, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   217.355. Education programs established, what included, enrollment required, when. — 1. The department shall develop and implement a plan of instruction for the education of offenders.  2. The educational plan shall include:  (1) The accepted curricula for the first to twelfth grades in elementary and high school instruction;  (2) Courses in vocational training best designed to equip offenders for useful occupations upon discharge from the correctional facilities to which they were committed;  (3) The maintenance of adequate library facilities in each correctional center for the use and benefit of the offenders in such centers.  3. The state department of elementary and secondary education and department of higher education and workforce development shall cooperate with the department concerning the operation and improvement of the educational program by giving such advice, counsel and information as will enable the program to meet the standards and requirements set for other public and vocational schools of the state.  4. The department shall require, by January 1, 2001, all general population offenders who have not obtained a high school education or its equivalent to be enrolled in basic educational programs offered by the department. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 110, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 217.361 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions|Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections|Section 217.361 - Risk and need assessment tools — department procedures, duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018   217.361. Risk and need assessment tools — department procedures, duties. — 1. The department shall adopt streamlined, validated risk and need assessment tools for men and women, and review the tools and scoring cutoffs every five years for predictive validity across gender and racial groups.  2. This subsection applies to all programs operated with department funding. The department shall develop procedures to promote the use of:  (1) Risk and need assessment and appropriate risk and need levels to prioritize access to programs;  (2) Consistent criteria for admission into programs; and  (3) Recidivism measurement by risk and need level as part of assessing the effectiveness of programs.  3. For offenders under supervision, the department shall:  (1) Implement evidence-based cognitive-behavioral programs;  (2) Adopt behavior response policy guiding sanction and incentive responses; and  (3) Adopt policy for readministration of risk and need assessment tools to guide case management practices and supervision level.  4. For department staff in institutional and community settings, the department shall:  (1) Require periodic training on how to complete risk and need assessment tools and apply the results in making decisions affecting client interactions and program placements;  (2) Provide training on how to maximize client interactions and use of case plans; and  (3) Measure staff performance against best practices.  5. For community-based mental health treatment programs, the department shall adopt a protocol to collect data on quality assurance.  6. The department shall adopt performance metrics to report on supervision outcomes. ­­-------- (L. 2018 H.B. 1355)