Placement or Retention of an Inmate in a DSU

An inmate may be placed or retained in a DSU only after a finding by the Commissioner based on substantial evidence that, if confined in the general population of any state correctional facility: (1) The inmate poses a substantial threat to the safety of others; or (2) The inmate poses a substantial threat of damaging or destroying property; or (3) The inmate poses a substantial threat to the operation of a state correctional facility. An inmate may be placed or retained in a segregation unit only for administrative, and not for disciplinary, reasons.