Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Authority: The
authority for these rules is granted to the Director of the Department of
Corrections in accordance with ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 and
423.075.
(2) Purpose: The purpose of these rules is to
establish Department of Corrections (DOC) guidelines for authorizing adults in
custody (AIC) access to and participation in AIC group activities within a DOC
facility, and appropriate supervision and management practices to ensure fiscal
accountability and safeguard DOC resources.
(3) Policy:
(a) It is the policy of the DOC to allow AIC
access to and participation in AIC group activities within DOC facilities to
further rehabilitative objectives. No person shall be denied the opportunity to
have access to and participate in AIC group activities on the basis of race,
color, religion, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age,
physical or mental disability or any other protected class.
(b) Inherent limitations of resources and the
need for facility security, safety, health, and good order shall take priority
when considering the facilitation of AIC group activities.
(c) When authorized by the department, AIC
access to and participation in AIC group activities is permitted neither as a
matter of right nor as a privilege of the AIC; rather, AIC access to and
participation in AIC group activities may be authorized when in the judgment of
the department it furthers the AIC's programming and rehabilitation, the
department's correctional goals and mission, and is consistent with the safe,
secure, and orderly management and operation of DOC facilities.
(d) Approval for AIC access to and
participation in authorized group religious activities shall be in accordance
with the department's rules on Religious Activities (OAR 291-143).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 & 423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 &
423.075
