Or. Admin. Code § 291-083-0015

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 291-083-0015 - Procedures

(1) Inmates may be placed immediately on controlled feeding status with the approval of the functional unit manager or designee t for the following behavior:

(a) Throwing or misusing food or human waste.

(b) Failure to voluntarily return the eating utensils and tray to staff after each meal.

(2) The staff member who observes the adverse behavior shall prepare a disciplinary report as outlined in the Department of Corrections Rule on Inmate Prohibited Conduct and for Processing Disciplinary Actions (OAR 291-105), containing the charges and other appropriate information.

(3) The housing unit officer in charge shall recommend to the functional unit manager or designee that an inmate be placed on controlled feeding status.

(4) Upon approval of the functional unit manager or designee, the housing unit officer in charge shall submit, prior to the end of the shift, a copy of the controlled feeding order form to the Food Services Manager or designee and retain the original form in the housing unit.

(5) Upon receipt of the controlled feeding order, the Food Services Manager or designee shall provide Nutra Loaf for the inmate on controlled feeding to coincide with the regular meal schedule.

(6) A review of the controlled feeding order shall be conducted by the functional unit manager or designee and the housing unit officer in charge every 24 hours from the reported misconduct. The 24 hour review shall be noted on the controlled feeding form and in the housing unit log. The completed original feeding form will be sent to the functional unit manager for archival disposition. A copy of the completed from, retained as part of the housing unit log, will suffice as documentation within the housing unit.

(7) Return to normal feeding and the outcome of the disciplinary hearing process are not necessarily related. Controlled feeding status shall be rescinded when the inmate demonstrates a return to acceptable behavior for a period of 24 hours. Return to normal feeding status does not affect the disciplinary process or the application of sanctions for rule violations.

(8) Seven days shall be the maximum length of time that an inmate shall remain on controlled feeding status per incident.

(9) If, after returning to regular feeding status, the disruptive behavior recurs, the inmate may be returned to controlled feeding status as outlined in this rule.

Or. Admin. Code § 291-083-0015

CD 13-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-11-89; CD 28-1989, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-89; CD 13-1994, f. 7-19-94, cert.ef. 8-1-94; DOC 18-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-6-11

Stat. Auth.: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075