Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Division 100 - ADMISSION, SENTENCE COMPUTATION AND RELEASE › Section 291-100-0008 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Abscond:
			 Unauthorized absence from parole or post-prison supervision.
(2) Commitments: A sentence of incarceration
			 to the legal and physical custody of the Department of Corrections.
(3) Concurrent/Consecutive Ghosts: Inmates
			 with Oregon Department of Corrections sentences who are housed in a federal or
			 another state's jurisdiction (not physically housed in an Oregon Department of
			 Corrections facility) and their Oregon sentence is ordered to be served either
			 concurrently or consecutively to a sentence from the federal or other state's
			 jurisdiction.
(4) Court Name: The
			 inmate name as established and used by the Oregon Department of Corrections for
			 use on an inmate's case file, identification card, medical file, etc., based on
			 the name provided in the first judgment in the custody cycle sentencing an
			 inmate to the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections.
(5) Custodial Authority: The authority
			 holding physical custody of the inmate, who is responsible for certifying time
			 served while in their custody.
(6)
			 Custody Cycle: The time period during which an offender begins incarceration
			 with the Department of Corrections and is under the supervision of community
			 corrections until discharge from all Department of Corrections and community
			 corrections incarceration and supervision.
(7) Department of Corrections Facility: Any
			 institution, facility or staff office, including the grounds, operated by the
			 Department of Corrections.
(8)
			 Earned Time Credits: Sentence reduction credits that can be earned by an inmate
			 sentenced under Sentencing Guidelines, pursuant to ORS
			 421.121 and the department's
			 rule on
Prison Term Modification
, OAR 291-097.
(9) Escape: Unauthorized departure of an
			 inmate from the physical or legal custody of the Department of Corrections.
			 Escape includes "constructive escape" where an inmate has any unserved
			 Department of Corrections felony sentence(s) and, by no effort of the inmate,
			 is voluntarily absent from the Department of Corrections (for example, where an
			 inmate is released from custody after serving a local supervisory sentence
			 despite the inmate having an unserved Department of Corrections felony
			 sentence(s)).
(10) Extra Good Time
			 Credits: Sentence reduction credits that can be earned by an inmate sentenced
			 for crimes committed prior to November 1, 1989, (Non-Sentencing Guidelines),
			 pursuant to ORS 421.120(2)(c), (d) and
			 (e) and
			 421.122, and the department's
			 rule on
Prison Term Modification
, OAR 291-097.
(11) Facesheet: Document that shows a summary
			 of sentences for which an inmate is incarcerated by the Department of
			 Corrections.
(12) Good Time Date:
			 An indeterminate sentence release date calculated for inmates serving a
			 sentence(s) for crime(s) committed prior to November 1, 1989, (Non-Sentencing
			 Guidelines), achieved through reduction in the sentence due to granting of
			 statutory good time and extra good time credits.
(13) Inmate: A person under the supervision
			 of the Department of Corrections who is not on parole, post-prison supervision,
			 or probation status.
(14)
			 Inoperative Time: Time spent on abscond, escape, or unauthorized departure from
			 custody, transitional leave, or parole or post-prison supervision, which does
			 not count toward service of the sentence.
(15) Intake Facility: A Department of
			 Corrections facility designated by the department to receive inmates upon
			 commitment to the legal and physical custody of the department, and to conduct
			 intake evaluation of the inmate, including custody classification, needs
			 assessment and some program assessments.
(16) Jail Good Time/Work Time Credits: Time
			 credits for good behavior and work performed as allowed for inmates in a county
			 local correctional facility pursuant to ORS
			 169.110 and
			 169.120, which are included as
			 time thus served toward a probation revocation sentence if certified as part of
			 the probationary sentence.
(17)
			 Judgment: Document issued by the court that commits an inmate to the legal and
			 physical custody of the Department of Corrections, and reflects the inmate's
			 sentence length, any applicable statutes, term of post-prison supervision (for
			 crimes committed on or after November 1, 1989), and court-ordered supervision
			 conditions, if any.
(18) Maximum
			 Sentence Expiration Date: The very latest date that a person can be held or
			 supervised by the department on a particular sentence.
(19) Offender: Any person under the
			 supervision of the Department of Corrections, local supervisory authority or
			 community corrections who is on probation, parole, or post-prison supervision
			 status.
(20) ORS
			 137.635 Sentence: A determinate
			 sentence resulting from a conviction of one or more of ten listed felony crimes
			 (i.e., Murder, including any aggravated form of Murder, Manslaughter I, Assault
			 I, Kidnapping I, Rape I, Sodomy I, Unlawful Sexual Penetration I, Burglary I,
			 Arson I and Robbery I), if the inmate also has a prior conviction for one or
			 more of those ten listed felony crimes.
(21) Parole Release Date: The date on which
			 an inmate is ordered to be released from an indeterminate prison sentence(s) to
			 parole by the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. Parole release may
			 be to the community, detainer or to another Department of Corrections
			 sentence.
(22) Parole Suspension:
			 Issuance of an arrest and detain warrant by the Board of Parole and Post-Prison
			 Supervision which ceases the running of an inmate's parole.
(23) Parole Violator: Any person whose parole
			 has been revoked by the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.
(24) Post-Prison Supervision: A period of
			 community supervision ordered by the sentencing judge for offenders convicted
			 of a crime(s) committed on or after November 1, 1989.
(25) Post-Prison Supervision Violator: Any
			 person whose post-prison supervision has been revoked by the Board of Parole
			 and Post-Prison Supervision.
(26)
			 Predicate Crime: A crime listed in ORS
			 137.635(2) that
			 serves as a previous conviction in designating an inmate as an ORS
			 137.635 felon.
(27) Pre-sentencing Guidelines Sentences:
			 Sentences imposed for crimes committed on or after October 4, 1977 and prior to
			 November 1, 1989. Also may be referred to as "Matrix" sentences.
(28) Prison Term:
(a) Sentencing Guidelines Sentences: The
			 length of incarceration time within a Department of Corrections facility as
			 established by the court in the judgment.
(b) Pre-Sentencing Guidelines Sentences: The
			 length of required incarceration time within a Department of Corrections
			 facility as established by the order of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison
			 Supervision setting of a parole release date.