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DC Code § 24-251.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VI - Resocialization Furlough Program|§ 24-251.06. Institutional review committees

There shall be established, within each facility and institution of the Department, an institutional review committee composed of a psychologist, a senior correctional officer, and an academician. Each committee shall be appointed by the Director, or his designee. It shall be the function of each committee to examine the progress and adjustments of the residents of the facility or institution in which the committee was established, and to make recommendations to the appropriate person with respect to the applications for furloughs of such residents. In making such recommendations, each committee shall rely generally upon consideration of the applicant’s disciplinary record, psychological evaluation, work and training participation, and attitudinal and behavior adjustment.  (Apr. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 1-130, § 7, 23 DCR 9694.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-486. 1973 Ed., § 24-486. Section References This section is referenced in § 24-251.01.
DC Code § 24-251.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VI - Resocialization Furlough Program|§ 24-251.07. Report to Council

The Director shall submit to the Council’s Committee on Public Safety, semiannually (on January 31st and July 31st of each year), a report on the furlough program conducted during the immediately preceding period. The report shall include the number of furloughs granted during such reporting period, the types of furloughs so granted, a listing of all instances where a furloughed resident failed to abide by the conditions of his furlough, an analysis of each of the furloughed residents, giving the sex, sentence data, and other relevant information relating to each such resident, and such other information as the Director may deem necessary and relevant. The Director shall formulate an overall evaluation and submit same as a part of the report required by this section.  (Apr. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 1-130, § 8, 23 DCR 9694.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-487. 1973 Ed., § 24-487.
DC Code § 24-251.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VI - Resocialization Furlough Program|§ 24-251.08. Severability

If any section or provision of this subchapter is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in its application to any person or circumstance, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the applicability of that section or provision, or the applicability of the remaining sections or provisions of this subchapter, to other persons or circumstances.  (Apr. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 1-130, § 9, 23 DCR 9694.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-488. 1973 Ed., § 24-488. Cross References Non-health related occupations and professions, regulation by Mayor, excepted occupations, see § 47-2853.04.
DC Code § 24-261.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII - Correctional Treatment Facility|§ 24-261.01. Rules

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “CTF” means the Correctional Treatment Facility. (2) “Deadly force” means force which would likely cause death or serious bodily injury. (3) “Non-deadly force” means force that normally would neither cause death nor serious bodily injury. (4) “Private correctional officer” means any full-time or part-time employee of the private operator of the Correctional Treatment Facility or any other privately-operated prison facility housing inmates in the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or the subcontractor of any private operator housing inmates in the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons, whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, and control of inmates assigned to the Correctional Treatment Facility or any other privately-operated prison facility in the District of Columbia. (5) “Private operator” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or incorporated association bound by contract with the District of Columbia or the United States to operate the Correctional Treatment Facility or any other prison facility housing inmates in the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.  (June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-276, § 2, 44 DCR 1416; May 28, 1999, D.C. Law 12-281, § 2(a)(2), 45 DCR 7991.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-495.1. Emergency Legislation For temporary addition of subchapter, see §§ 2-6 of the Correctional Treatment Facility Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-32, March 11, 1997, 44 DCR 1908). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(a) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-315, March 31, 1998, 45 DCR 2126), § 2(a) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-388, June 29, 1998, 45 DCR 4625), and § 2(a) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Firearms Registration and Health Occupations Licensing Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-442, September 3, 1998, 45 DCR 6517). Temporary Legislation Section 2(a) of D.C. Law 12-164 rewrote (4) and (5). Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 12-164 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
DC Code § 24-261.02b (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII - Correctional Treatment Facility|§ 24-261.02b. Health professionals transferring from District government employment to employment by a private operator

A health professional shall remain covered by § 3-1201.04 if the following criteria are met: (1) The health professional is transferred from employment by the District government to employment by a private operator to perform essentially the same services as the person performed while employed by the District government and continues to perform such services for the duration of his or her employment by a private operator; and (2) The health professional is covered by § 3-1201.04.  (June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-276, § 3b; as added May 28, 1999, D.C. Law 12-281, § 2(e), 45 DCR 7991.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-495.2b. Emergency Legislation For temporary addition of section, see § 2(e) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Firearms Registration and Health Occupations Licensing Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-442, September 3, 1998, 45 DCR 6517).
DC Code § 24-261.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII - Correctional Treatment Facility|§ 24-261.03. Inmates confined to CTF

(a) An inmate confined in the CTF shall be deemed to be at all times in the legal custody of the Department of Corrections. Only the Department of Corrections shall have authority to transfer or assign inmates into or out of the CTF. All laws and regulations governing conduct of inmates, including, without limitation, Title 22 of the District of Columbia Official Code, shall apply to inmates confined to the CTF during such time as the CTF is operated by a private operator. All laws and regulations establishing penalties for offenses committed against correctional officers or other correctional employees, including, without limitation, the penalties provided for in § 22-405, shall apply mutatis mutandis to offenses committed against any private correctional officer or other employee of the private operator. (b) An inmate confined in any privately-operated prison facility established pursuant to Subtitle C of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, approved August 5, 1997 (P.L. 105-33; 111 Stat. 712), shall be deemed to be at all times in the legal custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Only the Federal Bureau of Prisons shall have authority to transfer or assign inmates into or out of the privately-operated prison facility. All laws and regulations governing conduct of inmates in Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities shall apply to inmates confined in any privately-operated prison facility during such time as the prison facility is operated by a private operator. All laws and regulations establishing penalties for offenses committed against correctional officers or other correctional employees shall apply wherever applicable to offenses committed against any private correctional officer or other employee of the private operator.  (June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-276, § 4, 44 DCR 1416; May 28, 1999, D.C. Law 12-281, § 2(f), 45 DCR 7991.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-495.3. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(c) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-315, March 31, 1998, 45 DCR 2126), § 2(c) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-388, June 29, 1998, 45 DCR 4625), and § 2(f) of the Correctional Treatment Facility Firearms Registration and Health Occupations Licensing Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-442, September 3, 1998, 45 DCR 6517). Temporary Legislation Section 2(c) of D.C. Law 12-164 added (b). Section 4 of D.C. Law 12-164 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
DC Code § 24-261.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII - Correctional Treatment Facility|§ 24-261.04. Immunity from liability; indemnification insurance

(a) The private operator shall protect, defend, indemnify, save, and hold harmless the District, its officers, agents, servants, employees, and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, expenses, and liability arising out of or relating to acts or omissions of the private operator, its agents, servants, subcontractors, and employees in the performance of its contract with the District regardless of whether any damage resulting from the private operator’s act, omission, or default is caused in part by the District, and any and all costs, expenses, and attorneys fees incurred by the District as a result of any such claim, demand, or cause of action including, but not limited to, any and all claims arising from: (1) Any breach or default on the part of the private operator in the performance of its duties and obligations under its contract with the District; (2) Any services rendered by the private operator or by any person or firm performing or supplying services, materials, or supplies in connection with the performance of the private operator’s contract with the District; (3) Any person or firm injured or damaged by the private operator, its officers, agents, servants, subcontractors, or employees by the publication, translation, reproduction, delivery, performance, use, or disposition of any data processed under its contract with the District in a manner not authorized by the contract, or by federal or District statutes or regulations; and (4) Any failure of the private operator, its officers, agents, servants, subcontractors, or employees to observe federal or District laws, including, but not limited to, the Constitution of the United States. (b) The private operator shall not waive, release, or otherwise forfeit any possible defense the District may have regarding claims arising from or made in connection with the operation of the CTF by the private operator without the consent of the District. The private operator shall preserve all available defenses and cooperate with the District to make such defenses available to the maximum extent allowed by law. (c) The private operator shall provide an adequate policy of insurance to cover the indemnification provided for in this section, including coverage for civil rights claims. The adequacy of the insurance policy shall be determined by a risk management or actuarial firm with demonstrated experience in public liability for state and municipal governments. The insurance policy shall provide that the District is named as an additional insured and that the District shall be sent any notice of cancellation or material alteration.  (June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-276, § 5, 44 DCR 1416.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-495.4.
DC Code § 24-261.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII - Correctional Treatment Facility|§ 24-261.05. Exemptions from leasing and property laws

(a) Notwithstanding § 1-301.110a, and § 10-801, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to sell and leaseback, in his discretion, for the best interests of the District of Columbia, the Correctional Treatment Facility, situated on Lot 800 of Square 1112, with a street address of 1901 E Street, S.E. (b) Notwithstanding § 10-111, the Council of the District of Columbia approves the transfer from the United States government to the District of Columbia of jurisdiction over that portion of Lot 800 of Square 1112 upon which is situated the District of Columbia Correctional Treatment Facility, as shown on a plat to be drawn and filed in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia.  (June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-276, § 6, 44 DCR 1416.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-495.5.
DC Code § 24-263.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII-A - Fair Phone Charges for Prisoners|§ 24-263.01. Telephone charges in penal or correctional institutions

(a) Notwithstanding any other District of Columbia law, no telephone service provider shall charge a customer a rate for operator-assisted calls made from a penal or correctional institution in the District of Columbia in excess of the maximum rate determined by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. (b) No penal or correctional institution in the District of Columbia shall charge a surcharge, commission, or other financial imposition that is in addition to legally established rates for local or long-distance telephone service.  (Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-280, § 2, 48 DCR 1885.)
DC Code § 24-263.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII-A - Fair Phone Charges for Prisoners|§ 24-263.02. Prohibited charges in government contracts

In any contract to which the District of Columbia is a party that is for the holding or incarceration of persons charged or convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, such contract shall prohibit surcharges, commissions, or other financial impositions that are in addition to the legally established rates for calls made by any inmate subject to the contract. The District of Columbia government shall seek to obtain quality service for the least cost to the individual party paying for the telephone call by an inmate subject to the contract.  (Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-280, § 3, 48 DCR 1885.)
DC Code § 24-263.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII-A - Fair Phone Charges for Prisoners|§ 24-263.03. Department of Corrections report

(a) The Department of Corrections (“Department”) shall survey the communications plans used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and all state prison systems. The Department shall explore additional alternative communication plans with telecommunications companies. The explored alternatives shall include prison commissary phone accounts, restricted calling cards, presenting calling cards, and debit calling cards. (b) No later than 180 days after April 27, 2001, the Department shall report to the Council and the Mayor the results of the survey and the exploration of alternatives. The report shall include the merits and disadvantages of each communication plan examined, including consideration of the security needs of the Department, the financial burden to the families and other individuals telephoned, the availability of telecommunications to the inmates, the feasibility of waiving the gross receipts tax, and other incentives to control the cost of inmate phone service. The report shall include a recommendation for an inmate telephone service.  (Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-280, § 4, 48 DCR 1885.)
DC Code § 24-263.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VII-A - Fair Phone Charges for Prisoners|§ 24-263.04. Operator-assisted calls

The Public Service Commission shall determine the maximum rate for operator-assisted calls made from phones utilized by inmates of a penal or correctional institution in the District of Columbia.  (Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-280, § 5, 48 DCR 1885.)
DC Code § 24-271 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII - Correctional Industries Fund. [Repealed]|§ 24-271. Establishment of Fund [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 1000, Pub. L. 88-622, § 1; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(a), 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455. 1973 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455.
DC Code § 24-272 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII - Correctional Industries Fund. [Repealed]|§ 24-272. Availability of fund for rehabilitation of convicts [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 1000, Pub. L. 88-622, § 1; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(a), 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455. 1973 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455.
DC Code § 24-273 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII - Correctional Industries Fund. [Repealed]|§ 24-273. Sale of products and services, deposit of receipts, use [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 1000, Pub. L. 88-622, § 1; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(a), 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455. 1973 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455.
DC Code § 24-274 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII - Correctional Industries Fund. [Repealed]|§ 24-274. Annual report, disposition of funds [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 1000, Pub. L. 88-622, § 1; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(a), 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455. 1973 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455.
DC Code § 24-275 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII - Correctional Industries Fund. [Repealed]|§ 24-275. Transfer of assets [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 1000, Pub. L. 88-622, § 1; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(a), 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455. 1973 Ed., §§ 24-451 to 24-455.
DC Code § 24-276.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII-A - Limitations on the Use of Restraints on Certain Confined Women|§ 24-276.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Administrator” means the warden of the penal institution, the director of a facility under the control of the Department of Corrections, or any designees thereof, including medical and correctional staff. (2) “Confined” means housed, detained, or serving a sentence in a penal institution or other facility under the control of the Department of Corrections. (3) “Labor” means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix and shall include any medical condition in which a woman is sent or brought to a medical facility for the purpose of delivering her baby. (4) “Medical facility” shall include a hospital, birthing center, or clinic. (5) “Penal institution” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 22-2603.01(6). (6) “Postpartum recovery” means a period of recovery following childbirth or miscarriage or termination of a pregnancy as determined by a physician to be medically necessary for healing. (7) “Restraints” means any device used to control or bind the movement of a person’s body or limbs.  (July 25, 2015, D.C. Law 20-280, § 201, 62 DCR 1495.)
DC Code § 24-276.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter VIII-A - Limitations on the Use of Restraints on Certain Confined Women|§ 24-276.02. Use of restraints by places of confinement

(a) In any instance that restraints are used on a confined woman who is known to be pregnant, the restraints used must be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances. (b) In any instance that the restraints used on a confined woman who is known to be pregnant require restraints more restrictive than the least restrictive available, the use of such restraints shall be subject to the reporting requirements of § 24-276.03. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no confined woman who is in the third trimester of pregnancy or in postpartum recovery shall be put in restraints at any time, including during transport to a medical facility or while receiving treatment at a medical facility. (d)(1) The Administrator may authorize the use of restraints on a confined woman in the third trimester of pregnancy or in postpartum recovery after making an individualized determination, at the time that the use of restraints is considered, that extraordinary circumstances apply and restraints are necessary to prevent the confined woman from injuring herself or others, including medical or correctional personnel. (2) Notwithstanding the authorization by the Administrator under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the doctor, nurse, or other health professional treating the confined woman determines that the removal of the restraints is medically necessary to protect the health or safety of the woman, or her baby, the restraints shall be removed immediately. (e) The Administrator shall not authorize the use of restraints on a confined woman who is in labor.  (July 25, 2015, D.C. Law 20-280, § 202, 62 DCR 1495.)