RESTRICTIVE HOUSING/EXTENDED RESTRICTIVE HOUSING/SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

DOC Policy 1.3.D.4  Restrictive Housing (currently under review)

Restrictive Housing is a placement that requires an offender to be confined to a cell at least 22 hours per day for the safe and secure operations of the facility. Extended Restrictive Housing separtes the offender from contact with the general population while restricting them to their cell for at least 22 hours per day and for more than 30 days for the safe and secure operations of the facility. Special Management is housing an offender in a cell/unit for periods of time less than 22 hours per day.

Crime & Justice Institute Reshaping Restrictive Housing at South Dakota State Penitentiary