Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52080.26 Exclusions From General Population – Not RHU

• Exclusion from general population for the reasons and under the circumstances described below are not RHUs are excluded from the other provisions of this section:

  • Medical

    • When an incarcerated person is involuntarily restricted from the general population for medical or psychiatric reasons by order of medical staff and the incarcerated person’s placement is in a hospital infirmary, or in other housing as a medical quarantine, the incarcerated person shall not be deemed to be in a RHU.

    • When personnel other than medical staff order an incarcerated person placed in a RHU for reasons related to apparent medical or psychiatric problems, that information shall be immediately brought to the attention of medical staff. The appropriateness of a RHU or the need for movement to a hospital setting shall be determined by medical staff.

    • When medical or psychiatric reasons are not the primary reason for an incarcerated person’s restriction, a RHU status shall be continued even if the incarcerated person is moved to a hospital setting.

  • Orientation and Layover

    • Newly received incarcerated persons and incarcerated persons in transit or layover status may be restricted to quarters (RTQRestricted To Quarters) for that purpose. Such restrictions shall not be more confining than is required for institution security and the safety of persons, nor for a period longer than the minimum time required to evaluate the safety and security factors and reassignment to more appropriate housing. No incarcerated person shall be placed in RTQRestricted To Quarters for more than ten days.

  • DD

    • Placement in DD is an ordered action of a disciplinary hearing and is not a RHU except as provided in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, section 3338(a)(2) and (3).

  • Confinement to Quarters

    • CTQConfinement To Quarters is an ordered action of a disciplinary hearing and is not a RHU.

  • Protective Housing Unit

    • Protective Housing Unit (PHUProtective Housing Unit) houses incarcerated persons whose safety would be endangered by general population incarcerated persons, and provides secure housing and care for incarcerated persons with safety concerns of such magnitude that no other viable housing options are available, subject to approval by the Departmental Review Board (DRBDepartmental Review Board).

    • An incarcerated person meeting all of the following criteria may be placed in a PHUProtective Housing Unit: is not a RHU:

      • The incarcerated person does not require restricted housing placement for reasons other than protection.

      • The incarcerated person is not documented as an affiliate of an STGSecurity Threat Group STG-I.

      • An Institution Classification Committee has determined that the incarcerated person does not pose a threat to the safety or security of other incarcerated persons similarly housed in the PHUProtective Housing Unit.

      • The incarcerated person has specific, documented and verified safety and/or enemy concerns, capable of causing and likely to cause the incarcerated person great bodily injury if placed in the general population.

      • The incarcerated person has notoriety likely to result in great bodily injury to the incarcerated person if placed in the general population.

      • There is no alternative placement available that can both ensure the incarcerated person’s safety and provide the level of custody required for the appropriate control of the incarcerated person’s movement.

      • The incarcerated person’s uncorroborated personal report, the nature of their commitment offense or a record of prior protective custody shall not be the sole basis for a PHUProtective Housing Unit placement.

    • The DRBDepartmental Review Board shall retain sole authority for incarcerated person placement in and removal from a PHUProtective Housing Unit.

  • Enhanced Outpatient Program Restricted Housing Unit (EOPEnhanced Outpatient Program RHU)

    • EOPEnhanced Outpatient Program incarcerated persons posing a serious threat to general population housing, not requiring hospitalization, endorsed by CSRClassification Staff Representative action.