Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

62060.3 Implementation

• Inmates must be referred to a Classification Committee for placement into the BMU. The Classification Committee acts to review those inmates who are currently or may become participants in the BMU. An inmate may be placed in the BMU for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Program Failure

    • Program failure, as defined by the California Code of Regulations (CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations), Title 15, Section 3000.

  • Security Housing Unit (SHUSecurity Housing Unit) Offense as defined in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Section 3341.5

    • If an inmate has been found guilty of an offense for which a determinate term of confinement has been assessed, whether imposed or suspended, or whose in-custody behavior reflects a propensity towards disruptive behavior, the inmate may be referred to a classification committee for placement in the BMU.

• Inmates currently serving a determinate SHUSecurity Housing Unit term whose in-custody behavior reflects a propensity towards disruptive behavior, which otherwise would not be eligible for additional SHUSecurity Housing Unit term assessment, shall be considered by the Institutional Classification Committee (ICCInstitution Classification Committee) for placement in a BMU upon completion or suspension of the SHUSecurity Housing Unit term.

• Inmates that have reached the Minimum Eligible Release Date (MERDMinimum Eligible Release Date) and have demonstrated an unwillingness to program in the general population may be reviewed by the Classification Committee for BMU placement consideration.

  • Gang Related Activity

    • Any pattern, which consists of two or more documented behaviors which indicates an individual’s participation in gang related activity, may be grounds for placement in the BMU. Gang related activity is defined as behavior which indicates an inmate’s participation in a gang, prison gang, street gang or disruptive group as defined in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Section 3000. Examples of this type of behavior include, but are not limited to:

      • Participating in gang related riots.

      • Participating in gang related batteries or physical assaults.

      • Distribution of property, material, or items in an effort to generate revenue for the purpose of financing/furthering the prison gang or street gang’s illegal activity (e.g. drug trafficking, extortion, etc).

      • Evidence of attempts to recruit others to participate in prison gang or street gang activities.

      • Participating, directly or indirectly, in any misconduct that could be related to a specific type of gang behavior (e.g. cadence, flagging, sagging, possession of gang graffiti, etc).

      • A history of participating in disruptive behavior or inciting violence and unrest.

      • Management Concern, as defined in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Section 3000.