Section Cor 407.05 - Housing Assignment(a) Housing assignments shall be determined by the overall classification score of the resident.(b) The public risk rating shall be determined pursuant to Cor 406.02.(c) The institutional risk rating shall be determined pursuant to Cor 406.03.(d) Residents shall not be assigned a classification score lower than C-3 if: (1) He or she is sentenced to life without parole; or(2) He or she has a public risk score of 5 which signifies he or she is an extreme public risk.(e) Death sentence residents shall: (1) Not be assigned a custody level lower than C-5 at initial classification;(2) Not be eligible for re-classification to a custody level lower than C-5 and thus not be subject to re-classification hearings; and(3) Be afforded all the same access to programs, recreation, and other services as afforded to other C-5 residents.(f) If a resident has an initial classification score of C-2 or lower, the classification staff shall, after the re-entry plan is complete, recommend to the administrator of classification and client records, direct placement to a housing unit designated for C-2 residents.(g) In order to provide the consistency that is desired from this objective classification system, the classification staff shall use all the available information to make the appropriate initial housing designation to avoid frequent changes. In cases where the records of the residents are missing information upon which to classify him or her to their least restrictive custody status pursuant to Cor 403.01(c)(2), as well as maintain the appropriate security level, the residents shall be assigned to the unit that provides the most suitable security according to the information available. Upon receipt of additional information that indicates a review in custody status is necessary, a rehearing shall be scheduled within 30 business days of receipt of the additional information.(h) The department approved Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) assessment shall be completed within 72 hours of the arrival of a resident at a departmental facility to determine the cell, pod, and tier assignment for each resident assigned to its unit. A PREA assessment as described within 28CFR§ 115.41 shall be utilized to determine type and compatibility for housing assignments within a designated living unit. Thereafter, PREA assessments of the resident shall be updated at a minimum of once a year.N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 407.05
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 24, Filed June 13, 2019, Proposed by #12777, Effective 5/11/2019, Expires 5/11/2029.