Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

62050.13.2 SHU Criteria

• An inmate shall be placed in SHUSecurity Housing Unit if:

  • The inmate has requested segregation for their own protection and the need can be substantiated by appropriate staff.

  • The inmate is newly arrived at the institution and more information is needed to determine whether the inmate may be incompatible with any element of the general population. No inmate shall be involuntarily segregated for this reason for more than ten (10) days.

  • The inmate has been found guilty of a disciplinary offense sufficiently serious to warrant confinement for a fixed term in segregation, and the term is fixed in conformance with the SHUSecurity Housing Unit Term Assessment Chart.

  • The inmate’s continued presence in general population would severely endanger lives of inmates or staff, the security of the institution or the integrity of an investigation into suspected criminal activity.