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| How long can Emergency Leave be granted for and who approves it for closed custody inmates? |
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| The Region Director or their designee may approve a close custody inmate in the regular population or on protective control, administrative or disciplinary segregation to attend a private viewing. |
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| How long can an Emergency Leave be granted for and who approves it for medium custody inmates? |
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The Facility Head or their designee is the approving authority for medium custody inmates in regular population or on administrative or disciplinary segregation.
Close and medium custody inmates should be considered for emergency leave for a private viewing with only immediate family present. They will not be allowed to attend a funeral service. |
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| How long can an Emergency Leave be granted for and who approves it for minimum custody inmates? |
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Facility Heads shall have the authority to extend the limits of confinement for minimum custody. Staff supervision is at the discretion of the Facility Head.
Emergency Leaves Outside the State of North Carolina. Emergency leaves outside the State of North Carolina shall be limited to minimum custody inmates subject to the approval of the Region Director, or his/her designee.
Minimum custody inmates may attend either a private viewing or funeral service. Emergency leaves may be granted up to a maximum of 24 hours for minimum custody inmates by the approving authority. |
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| Who approves inmate Marriage requests? |
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| Inmate marriage requests must be reviewed and approved by the facility head. Both the inmate and the prospective spouse must knowingly and willfully consent to marriage in writing. This written consent will be submitted directly to the facility head. |
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| Inmate Construction Program inmates shall receive incentive wage based on what schedule? |
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Definition
Newly hired inmates begin at $1.50 per day.
After 30 days, he will be eligible to be promoted to $2.00 per day.
After 90 days, he will be eligible to be promoted to $2.50 per day.
After 150 days, he will be eligible to be promoted to $3.00 per day. |
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| Public Projects and sexual offenders info? |
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Definition
| Sex offenders will be prohibited from participating in the following programs: Study Release |
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| Who selects PIE (Prison Industry Enhancement) Program employees? |
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Definition
Inmates eligible for PIE employment are identified by the facility superintendent or designee through established classification procedures at the prison where the PIE program is located. Inmates can be recruited from other facilities. A list of eligible inmates is to be given to the PIE employer.
The PIE employer selects inmates for employment from the list of eligible inmates. The decision to employ specific inmates from the list is at the discretion of the PIE employer. |
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| Inmates who meet what criteria are eligible for employment by the PIE employer: |
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Definition
No infraction within ninety (90) days of employment
performed satisfactorily in incentive wage or CE position for 12 months or 6 months and 6 months if returned to prison,
GED or high school education
meet employer criteria
inmate agrees to PIE conditions |
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| Reasonable grounds for suspension are as follows: |
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Definition
The visitor has been disruptive during previous visits.
The visitor has attempted to visit while under the influence of alcohol or drugs during previous occasions or has attempted to bring alcohol or drugs or other contraband into the prison facility.
The visitor has refused to submit to a routine search or show proper identification during a prior visit.
The visitor was a participant in the criminal activity for which the inmate is incarcerated.
The visitor’s continued presence in the prison facility would undermine security considerations or corrective treatment.
It was later discovered the visitor provided false or incomplete information on their application |
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assign an Investigating Officer within _______
Investigating Officer should submit the investigative report within _______
That authority will review the investigation within _______
Disciplinary Hearing Officer screen within ______
The inmate may appeal to the Prisons Director within________
The review should be completed within ________ |
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Definition
assign an Investigating Officer within 24 hours and investigation is begun within 24 hours
investigative report within 72 hours of beginning the investigation
review the investigation within 72 hours
Disciplinary Hearing Officer screen within seven (7) days, excluding weekends and holidays
inmate may appeal to the Prisons Director within 15 calendar days
review should be completed within thirty (30) calendar days |
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| During an investigation the investigating officer should Determine if the inmate is identified as Developmentally Disabled and, if so, what? |
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Definition
notify the inmate’s Case Manager/or another DD trained Case Manager
The Case Manager must be present when the inmate is advised of his rights, must assist with communicating statements, must be present when the inmate is charged by the Facility Head/Designee, when the Disciplinary Hearing Officer meets with the inmate, and must assist with completion of the disciplinary appeal form should the inmate desire to appeal a guilty verdict. Assistance at each level shall be documented on a separate DC-138B, Statement by Witness form and on the appropriate screens |
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| If an inmate pleads guilty to a disciplinary offence what should happen? |
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Definition
| The inmate should receive punishment for one class below the charged class they pled guilty for. |
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| Who is the Chief Coordinating Officer for SERT and who appoints them? |
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Definition
| the Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety under the direction of the Governor, shall serve as the chief coordinating officer for the State |
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| If conflicts of interest or differences of opinion occur between the OIC and Unit Manager regarding issues, such differences should be referred to? |
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Definition
| the Assistant Superintendent for resolution |
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| First incident of operating a motor vehicle after consuming a sufficient amount of alcohol to exceed the legal limit. If an independent investigation determines that any Prisons employee operates a motor vehicle after consuming a sufficient amount of alcohol to exceed the legal limit, thereby endangering public safety, that employee will be issued |
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Definition
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| Second incident of operating a motor vehicle after consuming a sufficient amount of alcohol to exceed the legal limit. If within seven years of the occurrence of the first incident, an independent investigation determines that any Prisons employee operates a motor vehicle after consuming a sufficient amount of alcohol to exceed the legal limit, thereby endangering public safety, the employee will be? |
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Definition
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| Who is or becomes involved in a personal/romantic/intimate relationship as outlined in section 7(B) below with a supervisory or subordinate level Prisons employee who is assigned to or works at the same work site MUST report the existence of such relationship in writing to: |
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Definition
| the highest level of authority at that workplace, e.g., the Facilities Head, Region Director, Prisons Director |
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| The special management meal should be implemented: |
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Definition
as soon as possible after the disruptive behavior
The approval process is designed so that the inmate receives his/her first special management meal at breakfast on the morning following approval by the Facility Head/designee. |
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| If the inmate refuses to return the milk carton or if the inmate uses the milk carton to throw liquids, body waste, etc., then the inmate will? |
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Definition
| no longer provided with milk. At that point the inmate would only obtain water to drink from his/her cell tap. |
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| a program developed and initiated as part of the Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011 (SL 2011-192). The program allows sentenced offenders in certain felony classes to serve a term lower than their court imposed sentence required by statute |
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Definition
| Advanced Supervised Release |
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| ASR participating inmates will be evaluated for, |
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Definition
| their eligibility determined and ordered for participation in the program at the time of sentencing in their county of conviction. ASR participating inmates will be admitted into North Carolina Prisons in accordance with existing procedures for all newly admitted inmates. |
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| ASR participating inmates’ judgment and commitment papers (AOC Form 601) will indicate ASR status. These papers will specify both the court imposed non-ASR term and the ASR prescribed flat sentence term. True or False |
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Definition
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| an agreement that is formed between a Case Manager and ASR inmate. The agreement targets Programs, Services and Activities that the inmate will participate in while serving the ASR sentence. The Programs, Services and Activities are offerings that will address the criminogenic needs, barriers and special characteristics identified on the Interim Service Priority Level Static Assessment. |
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Definition
ASR agreement
Note: It may be necessary to modify an agreement if targeted components are no longer offered and substitutions need to be made. |
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| At least _______ before expiration of the ASR sentence, the Case Manager will enter a final progress note using the IP61 Sig Issue/Case Mgt. Notes screen using code “72” (ASR Summary Note). The ASR Agreement notifier on the Case Manger’s Roster screen on the WEB will be highlighted to prompt this final note. The Case Manager’s Roster on the web will be highlighted in RED _____ from the expiration of the ASR sentence to alert the Case Manager of the need to view the Agreement. |
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Definition
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| The following factors may disqualify the inmate from the ASR program: |
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Definition
(1) The inmate resigns from the ASR program.
(2) The inmate refuses to participate in the prescribed Risk Reduction Incentives.
(3) The inmate incurs any Class A disciplinary infraction.
(4) The inmate incurs a Class B1, B7, B9, B13, B15, B17 or B20 disciplinary infraction.
(5) The inmate incurs any combination of three or more infractions in a single month of incarceration. |
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| All employees who have attained career status as that term is defined in law may have appeal rights as allowed by the State of North Carolina Employee Grievance Policy. An employee as identified above may appeal the following disciplinary actions: |
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Definition
Demotion;
Disciplinary Suspension without Pay;
Dismissal. |
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| If the employee fails to timely appeal the disciplinary action, the employee is deemed to have waived the right to appeal the disciplinary action. How long does and employee have after receiving the FAD dues the employee have to appeal? |
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Term
Failure to satisfactorily perform job requirements as defined in the job description, work plan, or as directed by the management of the work unit or DPS; and, the act or failure to act causes or results in:
Death or serious bodily injury or creates conditions that increase the chance for death or serious bodily injury to an employee(s) or to members of the public or to a person(s) for whom the employee has responsibility; or,
The loss of or damage to State property or funds that results in a serious adverse impact on the State and/or work unit. |
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Definition
| Gross Inefficiency (Grossly Inefficient Job Performance) |
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| All employees of the DPS shall maintain personal conduct of an acceptable standard as an employee and member of the community. |
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Definition
| Unacceptable Personal Conduct |
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| Work-related performance that fails to satisfactorily meet job requirements as set out in the relevant job description, work plan, or as directed by the management of the work unit or DPS. |
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| Unsatisfactory Job Performance |
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| An employee may donate vacation or bonus leave to another employee in any State agency for Voluntary Shared Leave.The donor shall not donate more than____of sick leave per year to any one non-family member. |
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Definition
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| The combined total of sick leave donated to a recipient from non-family member donors for voluntary shared leave shall not exceed ______? |
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| The maximum amount of vacation leave that may be donated may not be more than _______? |
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Definition
| the amount of the donor’s annual accrual rate, and may not reduce the donor’s vacation leave balance below one-half of the annual vacation leave accrual rate. |
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| The maximum amount of sick leave that may be donated is ____ but may not reduce the sick leave account below _______ hours? |
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Definition
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| The minimum amount of vacation or sick leave that may be donated is _____? |
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| Active Duty Training and Inactive Duty Training on Military Leave with Pay get _____ shall be granted during each Federal fiscal year beginning _____ through ________. |
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Definition
up to the maximum of 120 hours (prorated for part-time employees),
October 1 through September 30 |
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| The responsibility for monitoring inmates on maternity leave is assigned to? |
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Definition
| the Facility Head of the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women and local Community Correction officers.The DCC Director or designee shall ensure that the inmate is monitored at home on a face-to-face basis during an unannounced visit at least once every week for the duration of the inmate’s maternity leave. |
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| If an inmate is releasing and if the receiving agency does not arrive at the expected time, facility staff should again make personal contact with staff at the other jurisdiction. If these efforts are unsuccessful, facility staff shall contact the Chief of Auxiliary Services at (919) 838-3701 or the Manager of Classification at 919-838-3661 for further instruction. If the release occurs on a holiday or weekend, the Prisons Administration duty officer should be contacted. These contacts should occur prior to the release of the inmate and be documented on the OR45, FS11 comment screen. True or False |
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| If the receiving agency does not arrive at the expected time, facility staff should again make personal contact with staff at the other jurisdiction. If these efforts are unsuccessful, facility staff shall contact the Chief of Auxiliary Services at (919) 838-3701 or the Manager of Classification at 919-838-3661 for further instruction. If the release occurs on a holiday or weekend, the Prisons Administration duty officer should be contacted. These contacts should occur prior to the release of the inmate and be documented on the OR45, FS11 comment screen. True or False |
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Term
Upon proper credential verification by facility staff, the inmate will be released to the
Law Enforcement Agent authorized to take him/her into custody. If the Law Enforcement
Agent does not arrive to take the inmate into custody by 4:00 p.m. on the date his/her
sentence expires, facility staff will |
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Definition
make arrangements for the inmate to be released to the
local sheriff's office to await arrival of the requesting authority. |
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Term
All approved religious items may be purchased/ordered by the inmate or relative
through an approved vendor, subject to the approval of the facility head/or designee. True or False |
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Smudging Pot: A shell or other heat-resistant vessel may be used for this
purpose. Not to exceed? |
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| The Asatru religion uses ________ as its medallion. Inmates are allowed to have one medallion not to exceed 2 1/4 inches at the widest/longest point made of solid construction of non-precious material. |
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| In the Judaism religion inmates may have a tallit. What is a tallit and what are the size allowed |
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| A Prayer Shawl in worn in cell (during Morning Prayer) and/or during corporate religious ceremonies. Colors must be black, gray, and white mixture, or black & white. Design (stripes) may vary but not to exceed 18"W X 72"L. |
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| Practitioners of the Moorish Science Temple should follow what diet restrictions? |
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Definition
| The inmate may select either a Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Diet or Non-Meat Alternate Entrée. Diet should not contain any pork, shellfish, or catfish |
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| Inmate practitioners of the Islamic Religion may have kufi (male) or scarf (female) what are the approved colors? |
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Definition
Kufi - solid black or white
scarf- solid black or white
may have 2 in their possession. |
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| The Islamic and Buddhist inmates may have prayer beads as part of their faith. What are the beads to be made of and how long can they be? |
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Definition
| Plastic Prayer Beads not to exceed 38" long open end to end |
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| The Yarmulke may be worn by inmates of the Judaism religion, what is the size restrictions and what colors are allowed? |
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Definition
| A Yarmulke (Kippah) is allowed and may be worn at all times, including indoors; must be solid black or white and not to exceed 6" diameters |
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| The inmate and outside addressee/sender shall be allowed ______ from the date he or she receives written notice of the correspondence being prohibited in which to appeal to the Director’s Correspondence Review Committee. |
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| what is defined as pictorial depictions of sex acts involving violence, sadomasochism, sex with animals, or sex with any person who is under age 18 |
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Definition
| Sexually explicit materials |
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| The Director’s Correspondence Review Committee shall make its final decision on any correspondence appeals within _____ of the date of the inmate's appeal is received. |
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Definition
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| effective March 1, 2010 any person (employee, vendor, visitor, volunteer, custodial agent, etc.) who knowingly gives or sells any tobacco product to an inmate or knowingly gives or sells any tobacco product to a person for delivery to an inmate in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and on the premises of a correctional facility, other than for authorized religious purposes, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; is N.C.G.S. |
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Facility staff will conduct on site visits of at least ____% of inmate’s community leave
passes. Every inmate on community leave passes is checked a minimum of once every four months. |
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| Refuse to submit to a drug test or breathalyzer test, or interfere with the taking of such tests is what charge? |
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| Manufacture, possess, introduce, sell or use any unauthorized controlled substance, unauthorized intoxicant or alcoholic beverage, or possess associated paraphernalia is what charge? |
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| Class A disciplinary Punishments: |
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Definition
60 days seg
demotion from min to med; or med to close
Loss of 40 days sentence credit
50 hrs extra duty in 60 days
loss of 3 privileges for 6 months
weekly draw of $10 for 6 months |
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| Class B disciplinary Punishments: |
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Definition
45 days seg
demotion from min to med
loss of 30 days sentence credit
40 hrs extra duty in 60 days
loss of 2 privileges for 4 months
limited draw of $10 for 4 months |
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| Class C disciplinary Punishments: |
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Definition
30 days seg
demotion from min level 1
30 hours extra duty in 45 days
loss of 20 day sentence credit
loss of 2 privileges for 2 months
limited draw of $10 for 2 months |
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| Class D disciplinary Punishments: |
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Definition
15 days seg
loss of 10 days
20 hours extra duty in 30 days
loss of 1 privilege for 1 month
$10 draw for 1 month |
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Term
| sentence credit awarded at the rate of one day deducted for each day served in custody for good behavior and/or without an infraction of inmate conducts rules, to eligible inmates sentenced for crimes committed prior to October 1, 1994. Inmates convicted of Driving While Impaired, regardless of offense date, are eligible for good time on that component of their sentence only. |
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Definition
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Term
| sentence credit that is awarded to eligible inmates sentenced for crimes committed prior to October 1, 1994, for their participation in approved work and/or program activities. |
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Definition
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| sentence credit awarded to eligible inmates, who are sentenced for crimes committed on or after October 1, 1994, or who are sentenced under the Structured Sentencing Act, for their participation in full time work and program activities. Earned Time reduces only the maximum term of an inmate’s sentence imposed by the court. |
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Definition
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| After the first 30 day period, going to any other location (i.e., church, movie, restaurant, etc.) while on home leave visit must have prior approval as to time and place.The time away from the home while on a visit shall not exceed four (4) hours per day (“day” refers to a 24-hour period), unless the Facility Head grants an exception. True or False |
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| DSEG inmates see the nurse how often? |
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Definition
| Inmates requesting to be seen by the health care provider during regularly scheduled sick call shall make this request known to the officer in charge. Each inmate requesting to be seen shall be evaluated by the health care provider conducting scheduled sick call. |
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| Is a thermos an allowed item for staff? |
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Definition
| Non ceramic type plastic or aluminum coffee cups/mugs are permitted but must be void of liquid contents for inspection when passing through a facility entrance/exit point. |
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| Inmates can receive merit time if the temperatures are what? |
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Definition
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| All inmates assigned to the Department of Transportation inmate labor contract and to the Community Work Program are compensated at a fixed rate of? |
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| A _____ sanitation inspection of all facility areas will be conducted by the officer in charge (OIC).A comprehensive and thorough _______ inspection of all facility areas will be conducted by the facility safety officer. |
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Definition
OIC - weekly
Safety Officer - Monthly |
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| All inmates classified in close custody and medium custody that are transported outside the confines of a correctional facility shall be supervised by correctional staff wearing? |
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| The ______ shall appoint council member, to the Community Resource Council, to ______ terms. Council appointments will be made annually with appointments effective January 1 of each year. When unscheduled vacancies occur, new appointees will serve the unexpired term of the council member and may be eligible for reappointment to a full term. |
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| secretary - two-year terms |
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