Terms Used In Missouri Laws 217.370

  • Chief administrative officer: the institutional head of any correctional facility or his or her designee. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • Correctional center: any premises or institution where incarceration, evaluation, care, treatment, or rehabilitation is provided to persons who are under the department's authority. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • Director: the director of the department of corrections or his or her designee. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • Offender: a person under supervision or an inmate in the custody of the department. See Missouri Laws 217.010

The director shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to offender disciplinary procedure and shall establish an offender grievance procedure. The chief administrative officer of each correctional center shall observe these rules and procedures at all times.