Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5120 - Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections - Administration and Director
Chapter 5120-11 - Intensive Program Prisons
Section 5120-11-05 - Disciplinary procedure

Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5120-11-05

Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024

(A) Prisoners are expected to adhere to strict standards of discipline within the intensive program prison. After orientation, prisoners will be expected to know and comply with the rules of the program.

(B) All prisoners assigned to the intensive program prison are subject to the rules, sanctions, and disciplinary procedures set forth in Chapter 5120-9 of the Administrative Code.

(C) Notwithstanding the disciplinary process set forth in Chapter 5120-9 of the Administrative Code, training alternatives may be summarily imposed for infractions of rules or program requirements. The unit administrator/program supervisor shall designate staff members who are authorized to immediately implement training alternatives when a prisoner commits a violation of any published institutional rule as set forth in paragraph (C)(1) of rule 5120-9-06 of Administrative Code. The unit administrator/program supervisor shall approve any methods of alternative training to be utilized. Approved training alternatives include:

(1) Extra duty assignments;

(2) Physical exercise;

(3) Verbal counseling;

(4) Referral to or additional educational, counseling, or other program activities;

(5) Other assigned detail as appropriate.

(D) If a conduct report is prepared by a staff member, it shall be forwarded to the hearing officer for consideration. The hearing officer is authorized to impose any disposition, pursuant to rule 5120-9-07 of the Administrative Code, including alternative training set forth in paragraph (C) of this rule.

(E) If the hearing officer refers a conduct report to the rules infraction board for disposition, the board is authorized to impose discipline, pursuant to rule 5120-9-08 of the Administrative Code, with the exceptions of placement in disciplinary control and denial of sentence deduction, or the alternative training set forth in paragraph (C) of this rule. The board is also authorized to recommend that a prisoner be terminated from the program. Such recommendation shall be forwarded to the warden, warden's designee, contract monitor, or contract monitor's designee, if applicable, for review. If the warden, warden's designee, contract monitor, or contract monitor's designee, if applicable, approves a termination recommendation, the director shall review such decision for a final determination.

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