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| Inmate conformity to prison rules is absolutely necessary for what? |
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| Orderly, safe and secure operation of the correctional facility |
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| What type of disciplinary procedure enhances the orderly operation of the facility? |
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Definition
| Effective, fair and consistent |
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| What are the 4 classes of disciplinary offenses? |
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| How much is the administrative fee for all inmates whose offenses result in a guilty disposition? |
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Definition
| $10.00 through the inmate banking module of OPUS |
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| If an inmate is assessed multiple charges or there is a reinvestigation on a disciplinary report can an inmate be charged multiple fees? |
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Definition
| No, there is only one fee per disciplinary report regardless of the number of charges or number of reinvestigations |
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| Where does the $10.00 administrative fee go? |
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| Who can void any disciplinary punishment? |
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Definition
| The facility head or designee |
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| What is the authorized presumptive punishment for a Class A offense? |
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| Confinement in segregation for up to 60 days, demotion from minimum to medium custody or medium to close custody, loss of up to 40 days sentence credits (as applicable), Up to 50 hours extra duty within the next 60 days following the hearing or release from DSEG, Loss of up to 3 privileges for a period not to exceed 6 months, and a limit weekly trust fund withdrawals to $10.00 for a period not to exceed 6 months |
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| For extra duty what is the limitation an inmate is allowed to work? |
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Definition
| Not more than 4 hours on a workday and not more than 8 hours on other days. |
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| What is the authorized presumptive punishment for a Class B offense? |
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Definition
| Confinement in segregation for up to 45 days, demotion from minimum to medium custody, Loss of up to 30 days sentence credits (as applicable), Up to 40 hours extra duty within the next 60 days following the hearing or release from segregation, Loss of up to 2 privileges for a period not to exceed 4 months, and a limit weekly trust fund withdrawals to $10.00 for a period not to exceed 4 months. |
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| What is the authorized presumptive punishment for a Class C offense? |
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Definition
| Confinement in segregation for up to 30 days, if the inmate is in minimum custody, demotion to minimum custody level 1 or 2, Up to 30 hours extra duty within the next 45 days following the hearing or release from segregation, Loss of up to 2 privileges for a period not to exceed 2 months, Loss of up to 20 days sentence credits (as applicable), and a limit weekly trust fund withdrawals to $10.00 for a period not to exceed 2 months |
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| What is the authorized presumptive punishment for a Class D offense? |
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Definition
| Confinement in segregation for up to 15 days, loss of 1 privilege for a period not to exceed 1 month, Up to 20 hours extra duty within the next 30 days following the hearing or release from segregation, Loss of up to 10 days sentence credits (as applicable), and a limit weekly trust fund withdrawals for a period not to exceed 1 month. |
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| Inmate personal property that is confiscated in conjunction with a disciplinary offense will be treated as what? |
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Definition
| The property will be treated as contraband |
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Term
| Should the facility head/designee or DHO restrict the trust fund withdrawals to $10.00 per week how will it be applied? |
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Definition
| Electronically through the OPUS Inmate Banking System |
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Term
| Who may decrease the presumptive punishment under any Class A-D? |
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| When initiating disciplinary procedures for an inmate found possessing excess stamps, funds in a form other than that authorized or in excess of the authorized amount who shall place these items in accordance with current DOP policy for money and stamps? |
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Definition
| Facility head or designee |
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| In the case of multiple charges incurred from a single incident report, the total amount of disciplinary segregation imposed shall be limited to what? |
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Definition
| The maximum allowed for a Class A offense, and no single privilege shall be suspended for more than six (6) months |
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| The Hearing Officer may suspend part or all of the presumptive punishment for a period not to exceed? |
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| The Facility Head/Designee may decrease the presumptive punishment under? |
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| No single offense to which an inmate voluntarily pleads and waives a hearing before the Facility Head/Designee or Disciplinary Hearing Officer shall result in active punishment greater? |
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Definition
| Than the presumptive punishment for the offense that is one class below the offense charged or suspension of all the presumptive punishment of the class charged |
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| In the case of multiple charges incurred from a single incident report, the total amount of disciplinary segregation imposed shall be limited to? |
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Definition
| The maximum allowed for the most serious offense of the incident, and suspension of any privilege type shall be limited to six (6) months |
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| Punishment is active immediately and may be imposed immediately by the Facility Head/Designee. Appeal of the disciplinary will not do what? |
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Definition
| Delay punishment from being imposed |
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Term
| Administrative segregation is authorized to provide necessary control while? |
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Definition
| Completing an investigation |
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| No inmate may be placed in administrative segregation for more than 72 hours without the documented approval of? |
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Definition
| The Facility Head/Designee |
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Term
| The time that the inmate is assigned on administrative segregation awaiting disposition of an offense shall be? |
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Definition
| Credited toward any disciplinary segregation subsequently imposed for the incident |
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| If for any reason a sanction is not fully completed within six months from the date of imposition, or date of activation of a suspended sentence, then the remaining balance will automatically? |
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| Continuous confinement of an inmate to disciplinary segregation for more than 30 days requires review and approval by whom? |
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Definition
| The Facility Head/Designee |
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Term
| An inmate will not serve more than how many days in disciplinary segregation? |
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| What may not be used as a form of disciplinary punishment? |
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| When an inmate is charged with a Class A offense, the inmate must be referred to whom? |
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Definition
| The Disciplinary Hearing Officer |
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Term
| Suspension of privileges as presumptive punishment for Class C and D offenses may occur during or after disciplinary segregation, at the discretion of whom? |
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Definition
| The Facility Head/Designee |
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Term
| When an inmate pleads guilty to an authority for a Class D offense, the punishment will be? |
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Definition
| A suspended Class D punishment |
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Term
| Inmates who escape while participating on work release, study release, home leave, or any other program authorized under G.S. 148.4 will not be prosecuted in court for that escape if? |
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Definition
| The offense is the inmate’s first escape from unsupervised authorized activity while serving this sentence or any previous sentence; and the inmate returns to custody voluntarily within 24 hours of the time he was ordered to return |
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| The inmate should be charged with what disciplinary infraction, if the inmate: Voluntarily returns to the off-site community-based program site prior to facility staff being notified he/she is unaccounted for; Voluntarily returns to the facility within 24 hours and prior to the initiation of escape procedures; (Escape procedures should be put into effect as soon as staff learn an inmate has left from a community-based program); and Commits no new criminal offenses while away from his/her assigned location regardless of when he/she returned to custody? |
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Definition
| B-12 (Leave, quit without authorization, fail to report, or neglect to adhere to approved schedules for community based programs) |
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| The inmate should be charged with what disciplinary infraction if the inmate: Does not voluntarily return to the off-site community-based program or the prison facility prior to initiation of escape procedures; Does not return to the facility within 24 hours of leaving the community-based program; or Commits any criminal offense while away from his/her assigned location? |
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Definition
| A-06, (escape or attempting to escape-this includes possessing any materials that could assist with an escape) |
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Term
| Any Department of Public Safety employee or agent who witnesses an act of misconduct on the part of an inmate or inmates shall take appropriate action to? |
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Definition
| Prevent continuation of the misconduct |
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| Who may report inmate misconduct? |
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| Anyone, including inmates |
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| The Officer-In-Charge should assign an Investigating Officer within what timeframe after being notified of actual or suspected inmate misconduct or after being notified of a reinvestigation by the Disciplinary Hearing Officer or the Chief Disciplinary Hearing Officer? |
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| The investigative report should be completed and submitted to the Facility Head/Designee within what timeframe? |
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Definition
| 72 hours, unless an extension is granted and documented by the appropriate authorization |
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Term
| Once the investigative report is submitted the authority will review the investigation within what timeframe? |
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Definition
| 72 hours unless additional time is granted and documented by the appropriate authority |
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Term
| The Hearing Officer will access referrals and convene the disciplinary hearing within what timeframe, excluding weekends and holidays, after the inmate has been charged with an offense unless an extension is granted? |
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| The inmate may appeal a guilty finding by the Hearing Officer in writing to whom? |
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Definition
| The Prisons Section Chief |
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| The inmate may appeal a guilty finding by the Hearing Officer in writing to the Prisons Section Chief within how many calendar days from the date of hearing? |
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| The review should be completed within how many days of receipt of the inmate’s appeal and the inmate promptly notified of the results? |
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| Who may grant in writing additional time for charging the inmate? |
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Definition
| The Facility Head/Designee |
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| Who may grant in writing additional time for convening the Disciplinary Hearing? |
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| The Assistant Chief Disciplinary Hearing Officer |
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