Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 121 - Corrections Department
Chapter 2911 - JAIL FACILITIES
INMATE WELFARE
Part 2911.2600 - CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES

Universal Citation: MN Rules 2911.2600

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. Policy and procedure.

A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides for inmate classification in terms of level of custody required, housing assignment, participation in facility programs, and use of any overrides. The facility's policy and procedure on classification shall include consideration of the following:

A. inmate gender;

B. juvenile or adult status;

C. category of offense;

D. severity of current charges, convictions, or both;

E. degree of escape risk;

F. potential risk of safety to others and self;

G. institutional disciplinary history;

H. serious offense history;

I. special needs assessment, inclusive of vulnerable adults, which includes a determination of how medical needs, mental health needs, developmental disability, or other behavioral or physical limitations or disabilities may impact on the classification of an inmate and appropriate housing of same; and

J. special management inmate status.

Subp. 2. Status change.

The inmate classification plan shall specify criteria and procedures for determining and changing the status of an inmate, including custody, transfers, override functions, and major changes in programs. The plan shall include an appeal process for classification decisions. The use of any override shall be documented.

Subp. 3. Requirement for a Class IV facility.

No inmate shall be detained or incarcerated in a Class IV facility without having completed a classification review by the facility administrator or designee of the Class IV facility's parent facility resulting in a determination that the inmate is appropriate for minimum security housing.

Statutory Authority: MS s 241.021

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