OAR 291-046-0025: Involuntary Administrative Housing

(1) An inmate may be involuntarily placed in administrative segregation or protective custody for a period not to exceed 30 days by order of the functional unit manager or designee only when he/she has sufficient evidence to believe immediate assignment is necessary to protect the safety, security, and orderly operation of the facility. (2) An inmate may be involuntarily placed in administrative segregation or protective custody for a period in excess of 30 days only when information verified through the hearing process, outlined in these rules, shows the inmate to constitute an immediate and continuing threat to the safety, security, and orderly operation of the facility. (3) The involuntary administrative housing packet will contain information as outlined in the Department’s policy on Administrative Housing (40.3.3). (4) Each inmate placed in involuntary administrative housing exceeding 30 days will receive a hearing by a hearings officer. The hearing report shall be processed and reviewed by the Institutions Administrator or designee. If the factual allegations support placement in involuntary administrative segregation or protective custody, the packet will be forwarded to the SPM Committee for placement. Upon receipt of the administrative housing packet, the SPM Committee will review the information and determine which administrative housing unit the inmate will be assigned.