Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Title 103 CMR 483.00 - Visiting procedures › Section 483.05 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
. A
				senior level manager who reports to the Deputy Commissioner of the Prison
				Services Division, and is responsible for ensuring policy compliance and
				standardization of procedures for institutions under his or her supervision in
				such areas as staff development, labor management, disorder management, and
				overall operations.
Child
. For the purposes of
				103 CMR
				483.00 only, any person younger than 18 years old
				requiring a minor consent form to gain entrance into the institution. All
				persons meeting this criterion shall fall under all provisions of this
				policy.
Commissioner
. The Commissioner of
				Correction.
Director of Security
. The individual
				responsible for the overall security within a correctional institution through
				formulation and enforcement of rules and regulations and by overseeing the
				performance of security staff.
Dress Code for Inmates on Visit
.
				Clothing worn by the inmate while the inmate is on a visit. Each Superintendent
				shall describe the dress code for visits in the inmate rules and regulations
				handbook.
General Counsel
. The executive staff
				person who reports to the Commissioner, and is the chief legal counsel for the
				agency.
Holiday
. Those legal holidays set
				forth in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7: January 1st (New
				Years Day), July 4th (Independence Day), November
				11th (Veterans Day), and December
				25th (Christmas Day), or the day following when any
				of said days occurs on Sunday, and the third Monday in January (Martin Luther
				King Day), the third Monday in February (Presidents' Day), the third Monday in
				April (Patriot's Day), the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), the first Monday
				in September (Labor Day), the second Monday in October (Columbus Day), and the
				fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day). With respect to Suffolk County
				only, March 17th (Evacuation Day) and June
				17th (Bunker Hill Day), or the day following when
				said days occur on Sunday.
Immediate Family
. Mother, father,
				spouse, children, grandchildren, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather,
				half-siblings, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law,
				mother-in-law, father-in-law, mother or father of an inmate's child if
				documented by a birth certificate and if they currently have physical custody
				of the child. A step-parent is considered within
Immediate
				Family
. Step-children may also be considered immediate family if
				the inmate and his or her spouse were married prior to the current
				incarceration.
Passive Drug Detection Canine
. A
				canine that is trained exclusively to detect drugs and to passively indicate
				the detection
(i.e.,
by sitting or lying down).
Personal Search
. A clothed search of
				an individual limited to the pressing of palms of the hand against the outer
				surface of an individual's clothing, and examination of all pockets, shoes,
				caps and hairpieces. It does not include the removal of any of the person's
				clothing except removable outer garments
(e.g.,
sweaters,
				blazers, suit jackets, coats and sweatshirts).
Probable Cause
. Facts and
				circumstances which would lead a reasonable and prudent person to believe
				that:
(a) A crime has been committed, is being committed, or is about
				to be committed;
(b) A particular item or items of physical evidence of that
				crime presently exists; and
(c) The item or items are presently in the location to be
				searched.
Special Visiting Inmate Populations
.
				Inmates who, due to special conditions of custody, may receive visits in
				locations other than the general visiting room, or in the general visiting room
				but only at specified times and/or under specified conditions. Such inmates may
				include, but are not limited to, inmates in maximum security, restrictive
				housing units, secure treatment units, residential treatment units, the
				Intensive Treatment Unit at MCI-Framingham, and protective custody
				units.
Superintendent
. The Chief
				Administrative Officer of a state correctional institution.
Visiting Area
. That area within an
				institution which is designated for visits between inmates and visitors.
Visiting Area Officer(s)
. The
				officer(s) assigned to the visiting area to maintain security and
				supervision.
Visitor (Inmate)
. Any person
				requesting entrance into a correctional institution's visiting room or other
				approved visiting area for the sole purpose of conducting a social/family visit
				with an inmate incarcerated within any state correctional institution.
Visitor (Institutional)
. Any person
				requesting entrance into a correctional institution to conduct official
				business such as, but not limited to the following: contractors, vendors,
				repairmen, facility tours, media, volunteers, and persons wishing to provide
				services to inmates or to examine or report on inmate
				conditions.