Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 125 - BOARD OF CORRECTIONS › Chapter 125-3 - INSTITUTIONAL AND CENTER OPERATIONS › Subject 125-3-2 - DISCIPLINE › Rule 125-3-2-.10 - Procedures and Restrictions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following procedures and restrictions apply to institutional practices concerning Disciplinary Isolation.
(a) An inmate may be placed in Disciplinary Isolation after other methods of disciplinary action have proved ineffective or when it is clearly obvious that maximum control is essential.
(b) An inmate placed in Disciplinary Isolation shall be provided a uniform or a one-piece coverall suit. An inmate shall not be placed in a cell naked nor shall his clothing, mattress, or bedding be removed unless, in the judgment of the Warden/Superintendent or institutional physician, the inmate is classified as violent, or likely to become so, or might commit mutilation or bodily harm to himself or others. In such cases the inmate shall be placed under close observation including, at a minimum, an hourly recorded inspection. In these cases the Warden/Superintendent shall notify the Commissioner of Corrections or appropriate assistant promptly and request further instructions.
(c) When an inmate is placed in Disciplinary Isolation, security shall notify a member of the medical staff . A licensed health care provider will perform a review of the inmate's medical records to determine if the inmate would be physically or mentally harmed by the environment of Disciplinary Isolation. The record review is be completed by the next business day. A licensed health care provider will make medical checks of inmates in Disciplinary Isolation three times weekly. The institutional physician shall advise the Warden/Superintendent if an inmate should be removed from Disciplinary Isolation for reasons of health. If such is the case, the Warden/Superintendent shall remove the inmate, as appropriate.
(d) The inmate is to be provided a breakfast, noon and evening meal similar to those served to the general population. Three meals, of which two are hot, are to be served within a 24-hour period with no more than 14 hours between the evening meal and breakfast. On weekends and holidays, provided nutritional goals are met, variations may be allowed based on food service demands. Food is not to be used as a disciplinary sanction for an individual inmate. All inmates held in Disciplinary Isolation shall be provided as much water as they wish to drink at all times.
(e) Each inmate confined to Disciplinary Isolation shall be checked on and observed at least every two (2) hours (every hour when under close observation) and a signed record or checklist, indicating the date and time of the inspection and identifying the Correctional Officer who performed the check, will be maintained by the institution. Upon release of the inmate from disciplinary isolation, the signed record shall be reviewed, dated, and signed by the Warden or his designee and placed in, and become a part of, the inmate's institutional file.
(f) No confinement to an isolation cell of greater than thirty (30) days shall be imposed without the review and approval of a Division Director of the Department of Corrections. For a series of infractions arising from a single incident, confinement in isolation may not exceed sixty (60) days. In any event, if approval is given by the Division Director, no inmate shall remain in an isolation cell for a period greater than thirty (30) days without a period of at least twenty-four (24) hours outside of isolation.
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art IX, Sec. I, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-51, 42-5-53, 42-5-55, 42-5-59, 42-10-2.