Requirements

(1) Written policy and procedure shall provide for the special management of inmates classified as administrative segregation, protective custody, or disciplinary detention status. Inmates requiring such special management may be confined in a separate housing unit from the general population or may be confined to their room within a general population housing unit. Regardless of where he/she is housed each special management inmate is entitled to receive the privileges and reviews discussed in 103 CMR 926.01 through 926.04. Written policy and procedure shall govern the supervision of inmates within special management units, and shall provide requirements for the following: (a) the management of inmates to include inspections and reporting; (b) the placement, review, and release process for special management inmates; and, (c) the programs and services offered to inmates in special management units. 103 CMR 926.01 is not applicable to community release facilities.