Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
It is the primary responsibility of the inmate's counselor to process the
inmate's application for participation in prerelease programs.
(1) The inmate's counselor is responsible for
obtaining, integrating and coordinating the information necessary to determine
the inmate's eligibility or noneligibility for participation in a prerelease
program.
(2) The inmate's counselor
will accept and review the inmate's application. If necessary, the counselor
may help the inmate initiate this process. The inmate's counselor will also be
responsible for having the housing officer, work supervisor and other
appropriate staff complete relevant portions of the application and make
recommendations concerning prerelease programming.
(3) The inmate's counselor shall verify, with
the record officer, the necessary information with respect to the inmate's
sentence and detainer status.
(4)
The inmate's counselor will review and verify available information relevant to
eligibility-for example, presentence investigation report, judge's sentencing
notes, classification and reclassification summary records and cumulative
adjustment record.
(5) The inmate's
counselor will request proper psychological and psychiatric evaluations for
those applicants who have a history of mental or emotional disorders, violent
crimes or other situations when deemed advisable. The inmate's counselor may
contact other persons and agencies to acquire additional information.
(6) When the necessary information has been
obtained, the inmate's counselor will refer the application to his supervisors
for review.
(b) It is the
primary responsibility of the Corrections Classification Program Manager (CCPM)
or other staff person designated by the facility manager to coordinate the
staff evaluation and recommendation process.
(1) The CCPM or other staff person designated
by the facility manager will chair a meeting of designated facility staff who
shall make recommendations regarding prerelease programs. The inmate shall be
present at this staff meeting for input.
(2) The staff's findings, recommendations and
rationale shall be forwarded to the facility manager through both the Office of
the Deputy Superintendent for Centralized Services and the Deputy
Superintendent for Facilities Management, with comments by both.
(c) It is the responsibility of
the facility manager to give final approval or disapproval of recommendations
regarding prerelease programs. The inmate will be advised by the unit manager,
in the presence of the inmate's counselor, of the final decision and its
rationale. The decision and rationale will be documented in the cumulative
adjustment record.
(d) Letters to
judges and district attorneys shall be signed by the facility manager or a
designee.
(e) The inmate's
counselor shall discuss with the inmate prior to the commencement of the
program, the objectives, rules and regulations of the program and obtain
written agreement as provided for in §
94.3(a)(9)
(relating to procedures for participation in prerelease programs). The
counselor shall review the program objectives on the inmate's cumulative
adjustment record.
The provisions of this §94.6 amended under section 506 of
The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
186).
