Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An inmate does not have a right to be housed in a particular facility or in a particular area within a facility.(b) Confinement in a restricted housing unit (RHU), other than under procedures established for inmate discipline, will not be done for punitive purposes. The Department will maintain written procedures which describe the reasons for housing an inmate in the RHU and require due process in accordance and with established principles of law for an inmate who is housed in the RHU. Inmates confined in the RHU will be reviewed periodically by facility staff.The provisions of this §93.11 adopted October 22, 1971, effective 10/23/1971, 1 Pa.B. 2017; amended March 9, 1973, effective 3/10/1973, 3 Pa.B. 447; amended February 17, 1984, effective 2/18/1984, 14 Pa.B. 534; amended December 21, 2001, effective 12/22/2001, 31 Pa.B. 6932.The provisions of this §93.11 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186).