Marriages: Offender - POLICY

Idaho
Department of
Correction

Policy
Title:
Marriages: Offender

Page:
1 of 1

Control Number:
311
Version:
3.0
Adopted:
05-12-1986

Henry Atencio, deputy director, approved this document on 02/25/2016.
Open to the public: Yes No
Revision Summary
Revision date (02/25/2016) version 3.0: Eliminate references to ‘opposite sex’, update
division names.
BOARD OF CORRECTION IDAPA RULE NUMBER 311
Inmate Marriages
POLICY STATEMENT
It is the policy of the Idaho Board of Correction that the Idaho Department of Correction
(IDOC) develop and maintain marriage procedures for allowing an inmate to marry.
It is also the policy of the board that offender marriages conform to the laws of the State of
Idaho.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to communicate the Board’s philosophy regarding offender
marriages.
SCOPE
This policy applies to all procedures created under the authority of this policy and to all
offenders under the jurisdiction of the IDOC.
RESPONSIBILITY
The director of the IDOC and chief of the Prisons Division are responsible for overseeing the
implementation of this policy and the development and implementation of a standard
operating procedure (SOP) that provides guidance to Prisons Division staff and offenders
regarding offender marriages.
At a minimum, the SOP must provide guidance in the following areas:
 Requirements that must be met to allow offender marriages;
 Processing and approving marriage requests;
 Marriage ceremony conditions and requirements; and
 Marriage documentation and retention requirements
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