Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Title 103 CMR 424.00 - Phase Treatment Program › Section 424.09 - Operation of the Phase Treatment Program

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 The Superintendent and Medical Director shall develop procedures for the
			 operation of, and privilege restrictions in, the phase treatment program. These
			 procedures shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a)
Clothing
: Phase
			 Treatment Program patients shall wear patient clothing.
(b)
Personal
			 Hygiene
: Phase Treatment Program patients will be offered the
			 opportunity to shower and shave daily. Patients on Special Treatment Status
			 shall be escorted to and from showers while handcuffed. Only one Special
			 Treatment Status patient shall be showered at a time. STS patients shall be
			 entitled to one haircut per month in the barber shop.
(c)
Meals
: STS
			 patients will be fed in their rooms. Except for those patients on dysphagia
			 status, all STS patients shall receive the same meals as patients in the
			 general population. All other Phase Treatment Program patients shall eat in the
			 chow hall.
(d)
Patient
			 Movement
: STS patients shall be handcuffed and escorted when
			 removed from the STS corridor in the Maximum unit. All restraints shall be
			 removed when the patient reaches the other location and again when the patient
			 is returned to the Special Treatment Corridor. STS patients shall be strip
			 searched, at the discretion of the unit sergeant or designee, upon their
			 removal from, and upon their return to, the STS corridor in the Maximum unit.
			 STS patients in the Maximum Unit shall not have access to patients who are not
			 on that status. Phase I patients, while generally restricted to the corridor on
			 the unit will be allowed out of corridor without mechanical restraint under
			 direct correction officer supervision, as directed by the Treatment
			 Team.
(e)
Exercise
: STS patients will be offered the opportunity
			 to go to outdoor recreation up to one hour on a daily basis regardless of
			 weather. Time involved in other activities such as showers or telephone shall
			 not be deducted from this period. All other Phase Treatment Program patients
			 shall be allowed to exercise in the gym.
(f)
Telephone Calls
:
			 STS patients will be offered two 30 minute phone period each week, not
			 including attorney calls. An STS patient must notify the Unit Sergeant that he
			 wishes to make a phone call. All other Phase Treatment Program patients shall
			 have the same telephone privileges as other patients.
(g)
Law Library
: All
			 Phase Treatment Program patients will have access to the law library at least
			 five hours per week and will be permitted to utilize books, paper, pencil and
			 the typewriter.
(h)
General Library
: STS and Phase I patients shall not
			 visit the general library. STS patients will be authorized to retain two
			 paperback books, provided by the Librarian, in their rooms at one time. Phase I
			 patients shall be allowed access to additional reading materials. A list of
			 available books will be provided by the Librarian. All other Phase Treatment
			 Program patients shall have the same general library privileges as other
			 patients.
(i)
Canteen
			 Privileges
: STS patients shall have canteen access for basic
			 hygiene supplies, stamps, paper and envelopes only. Pencils will be provided by
			 mental health workers, and returned after use. All other Phase Treatment
			 Program patients shall have the same canteen privileges as other
			 patients.
(j)
Visits
: STS patients may have one visit per week of
			 one hour duration with an immediate family member. Visits will be permitted on
			 a prescheduled basis in the Visiting Room, subject to the approval of the
			 Deputy Superintendent. Attorney visits for STS patients are not subject to this
			 time limitation or pre-approval requirement. Phase I patients may have visitors
			 unless contraindicated by the Treatment Team. All other Phase Treatment Program
			 patients shall have the same general visiting privileges as other
			 patients.
(k)
Chaplain
			 Visits
: Upon request, a regularly scheduled time for the Chaplain
			 to visit an STS patient will be arranged. The Chaplain shall also conduct
			 weekly visits in all units where STS patients are housed. All other Phase
			 Treatment Program patients shall have the same access to the Chaplain as other
			 patients.
(l)
Mail
: All Phase Treatment Program patients shall be
			 provided the same opportunities for writing and receipt of letters as is
			 available to other patients.
(m)
Medical Services
: All Phase Treatment Program patients
			 shall receive the same medical services as other patients.