Admission and Placement of Offenders

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IDAHO DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTION

POLICY SUBJECT: Admission And
Placement of Offenders
Adopted: 12-1982
Reviewed: 04-27-05
Revised: 05-25-05
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01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
It is the policy of the Board of Correction that the Department of Correction maintain operations
and procedures at the Idaho State Correctional Institution and the Pocatello Women’s
Correctional Center Reception and Diagnostic Units designed to facilitate admission and
placement of incoming offenders into a department institution or facility.
01.01.00. Purpose
To ensure that all offenders (excluding offenders sentenced to death and civil commitments)
committed to departmental custody are admitted and evaluated at the Reception and Diagnostic
Unit (RDU) at Idaho State Correctional Institution (ISCI) and Pocatello Women’s Correctional
Center (PWCC).
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
01.01.00. Purpose
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
03.00.00. REFERENCES
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
05.00.00. SCOPE
06.00.00. RESPONSIBILITY
07.00.00. PROCEDURE
08.00.00. FLOW CHART
09.00.00. SIGNATURE
03.00.00. REFERENCES
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
05.00.00. SCOPE
All offenders sentenced to departmental custody.
06.00.00. RESPONSIBILITY
The facility heads at ISCI and PWCC are responsible to implement and follow this policy.
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07.00.00. PROCEDURE
By policy, offenders are sent to the Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU) for evaluation and
admission procedures prior to transfer to general population or other facilities.
Admission and evaluation at RDU includes:
Gathering of medical history and initial medical/dental examination;
Compilation and evaluation of pre-sentence investigation and other
psychological, social, educational, and criminal history;
Issuance of clothing and shoes;
Completion of admission data including mug shots and fingerprinting; and
Orientation to rules and regulations for offenders.
After completion of the two (2) week screening and evaluation, offenders are brought before a
Classification Committee for assignment to appropriate institution or facility and custody level.
Placement is based on considerations of such factors as sentence, age, prior criminal history,
proximity of family, maturity of the individual, treatment plan, violence potential and escape risk.
08.00.00. FLOW CHART
Not applicable to this policy.
09.00.00. SIGNATURE
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Director, Department of Correction Date