Rule 125-3-2-.09 - Disciplinary FacilitiesFollowing are the disciplinary facilities and procedures for their use:
(a) An inmate may be placed in a Disciplinary Isolation cell for a period on the written authority of the Warden/Superintendent. Confinement in Disciplinary Isolation must be supported by a Disciplinary Report and a finding of guilt by the Disciplinary Hearing Officer.(b) Disciplinary Isolation cells shall be maintained at each prison and shall meet the following specifications:1. For new construction the minimum size of the cell shall be 5' x 10' x 7' high or equivalent. Existing cells used for this purpose are approved as an exception.2. The cell shall be provided with adequate light (natural or artificial) and ventilation (natural or mechanical).3. The cell shall be properly heated during cool or cold weather, provided, however, that if heated by gas, the exhaust and ventilation system shall be inspected at least once a year by a recognized safety inspector who shall certify that the exhaust and ventilation systems are in good working order. More frequent inspections will be required if malfunctions occur. If repairs are required they must be achieved and reinspection performed prior to use of the system. Inspection certificates shall be maintained on record at the prison.4. All cells shall be free of any items such as exposed pipe, construction irregularities, accessible electrical wiring, etc., which could be used by an inmate as a weapon to harm himself (herself).5. All installed bunk, mattress, and bed covering appropriate to the season shall be provided, except as hereinafter specified.6. A commode, lavatory and drinking water or frequent escort to such facilities shall be provided. All future construction shall include a commode, lavatory and drinking fountain in each cell, all of which shall be controllable from outside the cell.7. No more than one (1) inmate shall occupy a cell at a time, except in an emergency situation as follows: If sufficient cells are unavailable and an emergency situation arises necessitating the placing of more than one (1) inmate in a cell, the Warden/ Superintendent shall take the necessary action and, as soon thereafter as feasible, obtain pertinent instructions from the Commissioner of Corrections or his assistants.(c) An Administrative Segregation facility is a designated area within the confines of the prison, separated and apart from any other area which is utilized to house the general inmate population. The basic intent of placing an inmate in Administrative Segregation is not disciplinary in nature. However, the welfare of the prison may require that some inmates be separated from the general inmate population in accordance with the provisions contained in Chapter 125-3-1 "CUSTODY AND SECURITY."Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-3-2-.09
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art IX, Sec. I, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-51, 42-5-53, 42-5-55, 42-10-2.
Original Rule entitled "Disciplinary Facilities" adopted as R. 415-3-2-.09. F. Nov. 14, 1984; eff. Dec. 4, 1984, renumbered as R. 125-3-2-.09. F. June 28, 1985; eff. July 20, 1985, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Oct. 8, 1997; eff. Oct. 28, 1997.