Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52080.21 Order and Hearing for Placement in Restricted Housing

• Authority to order an incarcerated person to be placed in a RHU, before such action is considered and ordered by a classification hearing, may not be delegated below the staff level of lieutenant except when a lower level staff member is the highest ranking official on duty.

• The reason for ordering an incarcerated person’s placement in a RHU shall be clearly documented on an automated Restricted Housing Unit Placement Notice (RHUPN) by the official ordering the action at the time the action is taken.

• In addition to explaining the reason and need for an incarcerated person’s placement in a RHU, the official ordering the action shall determine and document on the automated RHUPN:

  • If the incarcerated person needs the assistance of an interpreter or a person capable of explaining the process so the incarcerated person understands.

  • If the incarcerated person desires to call witnesses. If so, the incarcerated person shall submit in writing the names of the desired witnesses.

  • If the incarcerated person wishes to present documentary evidence at a classification hearing on the reason or need for retention in restricted housing. If the incarcerated person does wish to present documentary evidence, an investigating employee shall be assigned.

• A copy of the automated RHUPN, with the “order” portion of the form completed, shall if practical, be given to the incarcerated person prior to placement in a RHU but not later than 48 hours after such placement. Copies of the automated RHUPN with the order portion completed shall also be submitted to the Warden, or designated staff for review and possible further action. A copy of the automated RHUPN shall be routed to the departmentally approved record keeping system, which could include, but is not limited to, digital or physical record storage for the incarcerated person, as a notice of the incarcerated person’s current status and pending action(s).

• A CDC Form 114-A1, Inmate Restricted Housing Profile shall accompany the original automated RHUPN, which shall depict important incarcerated person case factors such as: enemies that may be housed in the same RHU; the incarcerated person’s gang affiliation status, if any; medical or psychiatric problems; pending visitation restrictions; or the location of pertinent confidential information.