Opinion ID: 594915
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Procedures for admission, retention, and release.

Text: 2 An inmate may be placed on administrative segregation only in response to a potential threat to the safety, security, and good order of the institution, and there must be reason to believe that the placement of the inmate on administrative segregation will reduce that threat. The following are situations which may warrant the placement of an inmate on administrative segregation: a. To prevent the escape of the inmate, when there is reason to believe that the inmate is an escape risk; b. When an inmate is under sentence of death; c. During the pendency of a criminal investigation, when for example, there is reason to believe that the inmate might otherwise intimidate potential witnesses; d. During the pendency of adjustment proceedings, when the inmate has been charged with a violation of inmate rules and there is reason to believe the inmate is a potential threat to the security of the institution. 3 Notification of the inmate a. The inmate shall be provided with a copy of the Notice of Assignment to Administrative Segregation (Appendix 1) within 48 hours after his or her placement on administrative segregation. The inmate shall sign the acknowledgement at the bottom of the original notice, and the original shall then be forwarded to the classification team for further action.    4 Initial review a. The inmate's placement on administrative segregation shall be reviewed by the classification team within 96 hours. The inmate will be given the opportunity to respond to the reasons stated for his/her placement on administrative segregation. 3 This Court has held that although the de minimis nature of a constitutional violation may affect the amount of damages, it may not limit the right of action. Pritchard v. Perry, 508 F.2d 423 (4th Cir.1975)