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Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

Article 9 – Special Placements

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62050.15 CIW Support Care Unit (SCU)

  • The SCU is an unlicensed facility intended to provide housing for inmates who are in remission from mental illness and those who are incapable of participating in the regular institution program. Inmates housed in the SCU will be provided a program that includes occupational therapy and group counseling.

  • Inmates with acute mental illness shall be referred for treatment to Metropolitan State Hospital.