OAR 291-077-0020: Definitions

(1) Approved Programming: Inmate program assignments which are in compliance with the inmate’s Oregon Corrections Plan or Article I, Section 41 of the Oregon Constitution. (2) Functional Unit Manager: Any person within the Department of Corrections who reports to either the Director, an Assistant Director, or administrator and has responsibility for delivery of program services or coordination of program operations. In a correctional facility, the superintendent is the functional unit manager. (3) General Population: For the purposes of these rules, any housing assignment that is not special housing as described in section (8) below including general population inmates out to court or out of the facility for medical or other reasons. (4) Non-Monetary Incentive Program (also called Non-Cash Incentives Program): A program developed to enhance PRAS. This system will utilize “non-cash” items or activities to recognize inmates for their past and continued successful performance in approved programming and good institutional conduct. (5) Performance Awards: Monthly monetary awards made to inmates at the discretion of the department to support the development of good performance and behavior and provide inmates with incentives to fully participate in programs that address criminal thinking, workforce development needs, substance abuse problems, and other contributors to their criminal behavior. (6) Program Failure: Removal from a program for failure to satisfactorily perform in a program assignment or refusal to participate in a recommended or required program. (7) Qualifying Programs: Any qualifying inmate assignment, including work, training, treatment and workforce development. Qualifying programs may include, but are not limited to the following: (a) Work based education (WBE) program assignments in which inmates perform a service or produce a product. Many of the programs may include both training and production components. (b) Treatment assignments that address diagnosed mental or behavioral problems that are barriers to successful employment, including but not limited to, alcohol and drug treatment or mental health day treatment; and (c) Workforce development assignments intended to remove educational barriers (e.g., Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English as a Second Language (ESL)) or address personal deficits (e.g., Anger Management or Basic Living Skills) that impede employment. (8) Special Housing: For purposes of these rules, special housing includes inmates housed in the following: (a) Administrative Segregation; (b) Disciplinary Segregation; (c) Death Row; (d) Intensive Management Unit; and (e) Special Management Unit. (9) Special Meritorious Awards: Monetary awards made to inmates at the discretion of the department to reward exceptional acts or behaviors that contribute to the safe and orderly operation of the facility, result in reductions in the cost of government, or recognize achievements in meeting team goals in a work or training assignment. (10) Visitation Enhancements: Additional options over and above those mandated in the rule on Visiting (OAR 291-127). (Examples may include extra visiting points or different visiting hours.