Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Division 46 - SEGREGATION (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Section 291-046-0010 - Definitions

(1) Administrative Housing: Housing separate and apart from the general population, including facilities, rooms, or cells for inmates whose actions, or threats jeopardize the safety, security, and orderly operation of the facility, staff, visitors, or other inmates or for those inmates who require protective custody and no other reasonable housing alternative is available.

(2) Administrative Hold: An involuntary or voluntary temporary administrative housing assignment not to exceed 30 days by order of the functional unit manager or designee only when he/she determines there is sufficient evidence to believe immediate assignment is necessary to protect the safety, security and orderly operation of the facility.

(3) Administrative Segregation: Administrative housing for those inmates whose notoriety, actions, or threats jeopardize the safety, security, and orderly operation of the facility, staff, visitors, or other inmates.

(4) Department of Corrections Facility: Any institution, facility, or staff office, including the grounds, operated by the Department of Corrections.

(5) Inmate: Any person under the supervision of Department of Corrections who is not on parole, post-prison supervision, or probation status.

(6) Officer in Charge: That person designated by the functional unit manager to supervise the facility and make operational decisions in accordance with rule or procedure during periods when the functional unit manager or officer of the day are not readily available.

(7) Protective Custody: Administrative housing for those inmates who consent in writing and for which no reasonable housing alternative is available or for those inmates who are considered by staff to require protective custody but do not volunteer to sign consent for such placement.

(8) Reasonable Grounds: Information that is of such credibility that it would induce a reasonably prudent person to use it in the conduct of their serious affairs.

(9) Special Needs Inmate Evaluation Committee (SNIEC): An institution committee that reviews, evaluates, and manages the needs of special population inmates housed in the custody of Department of Corrections facilities.

(10) Special Population Management Committee (SPM): A committee that is composed of at least three department staff to include a representative from Institution Operations, Behavioral Health Services, and the Office of Population Management.