Title 28, Public Institutions and Corrections

§ 852. Disciplinary committee; hearing (a) The supervising officer of each facility shall appoint a disciplinary committee where appropriate from among the staff of the facility. The supervising officer may designate himself or herself or a subordinate as chair of the committee. …

§ 853. Punishment; maintenance of records; recommendation of transfer (a)(1) Except in serious cases as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, punishment for a breach of the rules and regulations of the facility shall consist of deprivation of privileges. (2) Serious bre…

§ 854. Grievances The Commissioner shall establish procedures to review the grievances of inmates. The Commissioner may utilize the services of a hearing officer to review grievances. Such procedures shall provide for the following: (1) The review of grievances shall be by a pers…

§ 855. Hearing officers The Commissioner may appoint such hearing officers as are necessary to conduct administrative hearings within the Department. (Added 1973, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 3, 1974.)

§ 856. Special management meals (a) When an inmate misuses bodily waste or fluids, food, or eating utensils, the supervising officer of the facility or his or her designee may order that the inmate be served special management meals in lieu of regular inmate meals pursuant to thi…

§ 857. Administrative segregation; procedural requirements (a) Except in emergency circumstances as described in subsection (b) of this section, before an inmate is placed in administrative segregation, regardless of whether that inmate has been designated as having a serious fun…

§ 901. Evaluation and treatment facilities The Department shall operate or cause to be operated one or more facilities for the evaluation and treatment of offenders. The facilities may be either residential or nonresidential. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)

§ 902. Commitment and sentencing When a person is convicted of a crime before a court having criminal jurisdiction punishable by imprisonment, the court, in its discretion, before sentence may, with the consent of the Commissioner, order the person committed on a temporary basis …

§ 903. Access to treatment pending appeal; rule Treatment, assessment, evaluation, screening, or programming shall not be restricted or denied to inmates on the basis of any anticipated or pending direct or collateral appeal of any criminal conviction, nor on the basis of any pos…

§ 905. Legislative intent It is the intent of the General Assembly that the serious functional impairment designation apply solely to individuals residing in a correctional facility and not to individuals reentering the community after incarceration. (Added 2013, No. 123 (Adj. Se…

§ 906. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Serious functional impairment” means: (A) a disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory as diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional, which substantially impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recogn…

§ 907. Mental health service for inmates; powers and responsibilities of Commissioner The Commissioner shall administer a program of trauma-informed mental health services that shall be available to all inmates and shall provide adequate staff to support the program. The program …

§ 908. Access to mental health services; notice The Commissioner shall ensure that notice of services available to inmates and the manner in which those services are made available to inmates is widely disseminated to staff and inmates throughout the Department. (Added 1993, No. …