(1) Inmates in DDU
shall be provided the following:
(a) meals
that meet the same standards established by the commissioner for general
population inmates;
(b) access to
showers and shaving not less than three days per week;
(c) issuance of an allowed exchange of
clothing, bedding, and linen, and provided laundry, barbering, and hair care
services on the same basis as general population;
(d) the same opportunities for writing and
receipt of letters as is available to the general population;
(e) access to legal materials and legal
reference material;
(f) rights of
visitation and communication by those properly authorized; provided, however,
that the authorization may be diminished for the enforcement of discipline for
a period not to exceed 15 days for each offense;
(g) access to reading and writing materials
and the opportunity to borrow reading materials from the institution library
unless clinically contraindicated;
(h) access to either a radio or television,
the choice of which will be in the Department's sole discretion, if confinement
exceeds 30 days;
(i) periodic
mental and psychiatric examinations under the supervision of the Department of
Mental Health;
(j) medical and
psychiatric treatment as clinically indicated under the supervision of the
Department of Mental Health;
(k)
access to canteen purchases and privileges to retain property in a cell as as
provided by 103 CMR 403.00: Inmate Property, however, that
such access and privileges may be diminished for the enforcement of discipline
for a period not to exceed 15 days for each offense or where inconsistent with
the security of the unit;
(l) One
hour of exercise per day outside their cells, five days per week, unless
security or safety considerations dictate otherwise. Additional out-of-cell
time shall be provided as required by 103 DOC 650: Mental Health
Services;
(m) telephone
privileges in accordance with 103 CMR 482.00: Telephone Access and
Use. Superintendents may set limits on the permitted number of
telephone calls; and
(n) the same
access to disability accommodations as inmates in general population, except
where inconsistent with the security of the unit.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of 103 CMR
430.33, the Superintendent may further limit the amount of property and issue
scrubs in lieu of such clothing for security purposes if there
is imminent danger that an inmate or inmates will destroy an item, or induce
injury to self or others.
(3) To
maximize out-of-cell activities, the Superintendent or designee shall assess
whether, and to what extent, out-of-cell activities over and above five hours
per week of out-of-cell recreation time (i.e., one hour per
day, five days a week) per inmate are consistent with the safety and security
of all staff and inmates in the DDU. Such additional out-of-cell activities may
include, but not be limited to, additional recreation periods, longer
recreational periods, or programming.
In assessing whether additional out-of-cell activities or
programs can safely be offered, the Superintendent or designee shall consider
any factors deemed pertinent to such assessment, including but not limited to,
the number of inmates in the DDU, the number of available correction officers,
the number of available program staff, the availability of physical space in
the unit, the nature of the threat posed by particular inmates, and/or the
climate of the DDU.
