Montana Code 53-30-710. Recordkeeping
53-30-710. Recordkeeping. (1) A facility with a restrictive housing unit shall comply with the general recordkeeping requirements provided in department policy.
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-30-710
- Department: means the department of corrections provided for in 2-15-2301. See Montana Code 53-30-702
- Facility: means a state prison as defined in 53-30-101(1), (2), and (4) or a correctional facility pursuant to 52-5-101. See Montana Code 53-30-702
- Restrictive housing: means a placement that requires an inmate to be confined to a cell for at least 22 hours a day for the safe and secure operation of the facility. See Montana Code 53-30-702
(2)Procedures adopted pursuant to 53-30-703(7) must require that staff operating restrictive housing units maintain permanent logs and records that adequately document the activities, programs, and visitation patterns of the unit and of individual inmates. Staff shall maintain records that include the following:
(a)all admissions and releases, including date of action, time of action, reason for admission or release, and authorizing official or committee;
(b)a record of visitors, including all official visits by staff members, medical staff visits, and the time, date, and signature of each visitor;
(c)notations of unusual behavior by an inmate or the inmates in the unit as a whole; and
(d)information from and observations by staff that are forwarded for staff action and observation during future shifts.