Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) A
youth in custody desiring to participate in a religious activity that is not
currently available within the facility may request to do so by submitting to
the Religious Program Coordinator a completed request with the following
information:
(a) The name of the religion or
belief;
(b) The title of religious
activity requested; and
(c) A brief
description of the religious activity including:
(A) The significance of the activity in the
practice of the religion;
(B) How
often or under what circumstances the religious activity would be held if it
were taking place in the community;
(C) Minimum time and any physical
requirements within which the religious activity may take place, including
those of any defined segments of the activity;
(D) Any materials that are required for the
religious activity and their purpose or use, including a list of any items
associated with the religious activity that the youth in custody would retain,
if any;
(E) The title (if any),
function, and eligibility requirements for participants in the activity;
and
(F) The name, address, and
phone number of a religious representative who can verify the above
information.
(2) The Religious Program Coordinator will
review the request and consider:
(a) The
effects of the request on the safety and security of youth in custody or staff,
and order of the facility;
(b)
Available resources to provide the activity;
(c) Alternative means of meeting the
request;
(d) Similar practices in
other facilities; and
(e) Other
issues specific to the request.
(3) If no religious representative is
available in the facility or among the current group of religious volunteers to
conduct a religious activity, the request will be denied until such time as a
person becomes available to do so.
(a) The
Religious Program Coordinator will seek out an individual from the community to
conduct the religious activity, when necessary.
(b) Youth in custody are not permitted to
lead religious programs.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
420A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
420A.108
