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...(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of rule 5120-2-05 of the Administrative Code, the provisions of rule 5120-2-05 of the Administrative Code apply to all persons who are confined in a state correctional institution on or after November 1, 1987, regardless of the date on which the person committed the offense for which he is confined. If, however, the person began serving a term of imprisonmen...

...(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of rule 5120-2-05 of the Administrative Code, the provisions of rule 5120-2-05 of the Administrative Code shall apply to all persons who are confined in a state correctional institution on or after November 1, 1987, regardless of the date on which the person committed the offense for which he is confined. If, however, the person began serving a term of imprisonment in a state c...

...(A) As used in this rule, "nonmandatory prison term" or "non-mandatory non-life felony indefinite prison term" means any prison term that is not identified as a mandatory prison term in the sentencing court's sentence. (B) For each offender upon whom the sentencing court has imposed a risk reduction sentence under section 2929.143 of the Revised Code, the department shall, during the inmate's adm...

...(A) As used in this rule, "nonmandatory prison term" or "non-mandatory non-life felony indefinite prison term" means any prison term that is not identified as a mandatory prison term in the sentencing court's sentence. (B) For each offender upon whom the sentencing court has imposed a risk reduction sentence under section 2929.143 of the Revised Code, the department is to, during the inmate's adm...

...(A) As used in this rule, "nonmandatory prison term" or "non-mandatory non-life felony indefinite prison term" means any prison term that is not identified as a mandatory prison term in the sentencing court's sentence. (B) For each offender upon whom the sentencing court has imposed a risk reduction sentence under section 2929.143 of the Revised Code, the department is to, during the inmate's admission, calculate an...

...(A) This rule applies to the discretion granted to the director, under section 2967.271 of the Revised Code, to recommend that a sentencing court reduce the minimum prison term of an incarcerated adult serving a non-life felony indefinite prison term. (B) As used in this rule: (1) "Recommended reduction" means the recommendation from the director to the sentencing court that the sentencing ...

...(A) In order to approximate the type of work atmosphere and conditions in private industry, inmates assigned to work programs operated by Ohio penal industries, (hereinafter "OPI"), shall receive compensation as described in this rule rather than the monthly rate established in rule 5120-3-08 of the Administrative Code. OPI is designed to encourage the inmate to develop positive work habits and accept responsibilit...

...(A) In order to approximate the type of work atmosphere and conditions in private industry, inmates assigned to work programs operated by Ohio penal industries, (hereinafter "OPI"), will receive compensation as described in this rule rather than the monthly rate established in rule 5120-3-08 of the Administrative Code. OPI is designed to encourage the inmate to develop positive work habits and ac...

...(A) Immobilizing security restraints may be used for the safety of persons and the security and good order of the institution. Immobilizing security restraints shall never be used as punishment. The use of immobilizing security restraints shall be governed by this rule and rule 5120-9-01 of the Administrative Code. The requirements of this policy shall not govern nor have application in mental health housing or in an...

...(A) Immobilizing security restraints may be used for the safety of persons and the security and good order of the institution. Immobilizing security restraints shall never be used as punishment. The use of immobilizing security restraints shall be governed by this rule and rule 5120-9-01 of the Administrative Code, except. the requirements of this policy will not govern nor have application in men...

...(A) The disciplinary violations defined by this rule shall address acts that constitute an immediate and direct threat to the security or orderly operation of the institution, or to the safety of its staff, visitors and inmates, (including the inmate who has violated the rule,) as well as other violations of institutional or departmental rules and regulations. (B) Dispositions for rule violations are defined in rule...

...(A) The disciplinary violations defined by this rule shall address acts that constitute an immediate and direct threat to the security or orderly operation of the institution, or to the safety of its staff, visitors and inmates, (including the inmate who has violated the rule,) as well as other violations of institutional or departmental rules and regulations. (B) Dispositions for rule violations...

...(A) An inmate may be placed in and/or transferred to a limited privilege housing assignment: (1) When needed to facilitate an investigation for the issuance of a conduct report, other administrative action or criminal prosecution. (2) Pending a hearing before the RIB; (3) Pending transfer to another institution; (4) When the inmate has been found guilty through the processes set forth in rule 5120-9-07 or 5120-9-...

...(A) As used in this rule and rules 5120-9-08 and 5120-9-11 of the Administrative Code: "Restrictive housing" means a housing placement that requires an inmate to be confined to a cell at least twenty-two hours per day. (B) An inmate may be placed in and/or transferred to a restrictive housing assignment: (1) When needed to facilitate an investigation prior to the issuance of a conduct report, o...

...(A) Subject to the time frames set forth in this rule, an inmate may be placed in a limited privilege housing assignment or a restrictive housing assignment to facilitate an investigation for the issuance of a conduct report, other administrative action or criminal prosecution. (B) Placements shall not be in a restrictive housing assignment unless the inmate poses a threat or danger to himsel...

...(A) Mail in the form of first class letters or electronic mail addressed to an inmate shall not be withheld except as provided in this rule. There shall be no limitation on the number of first class letters that an inmate may receive nor the number of persons with whom an inmate may correspond. (B) Inspection of incoming mail: (1) All mail, including electronic mail, other than legal mail, s...

...(A) As used in this rule: (1) "Mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life. (2) "Mentally ill person subject to hospitalization" means a mentally ill person to whom any of the following applies because of the person's me...

...(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction responds to an inmate escape in a manner which maximizes the safety of the general public while engaging in actions designed to apprehend the escapee(s). (B) Each institution establishes a specific prevention, escape and apprehension action plan which includes institution specific instructions for preventing an escape, and in the event of an...

...(A) In addition to the state-provided basic necessities, inmates may be permitted, subject to the limitations and conditions described in this rule, to possess certain items of personal property, which are not state issued. (B) Excluding large titled items (e.g., televisions and typewriters etc.), state issued bedding, coats/jackets, and permitted shoes, an inmate may not possess more than 2.4 cubic feet of combined...

...(A) In addition to the state-provided basic necessities, inmates may be permitted, subject to the limitations and conditions described in this rule, to possess certain items of personal property, which are not state issued. (B) Excluding large titled items (e.g., televisions and typewriters etc.), and state issued property, an inmate may not possess more than 2.4 cubic feet of combined state and personal property un...

...The purpose of this rule is to afford inmates of state penal institutions, on a selected basis, with adequate security, the opportunity to participate in educational and/or vocational programs, and community service programs which will implement the rehabilitative goal of the correctional system of the state of Ohio. (A) Definitions. As used in this rule the following terms shall mean: (1) "Institution" means any s...

...(A) A "record" means any item that is kept by the department of rehabilitation and correction (department) that: (1) Is stored on a fixed medium, (2) Is created, received by, or coming under the jurisdiction of a public office; and (3) Documents the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the department (B) "Public record" means re...

...(A) The director shall designate one or more institutions as centers for the reception and classification of inmates received by the department. (B) Classification shall include assigning the inmate to appropriate security and supervision levels, as well as determining programming needs to assist in the reentry of the inmate into the community. The director or designee shall establish standard ad...

...(A) Section 2967.26 of the Revised Code permits the adult parole authority of the department of rehabilitation and correction to transfer eligible prisoners to transitional control status for the purpose of closely monitoring a prisoner's adjustment to community supervision during the final one hundred eighty days of the prisoner's confinement. Eligible prisoners serving prison terms so transferre...

...(A) Section 2967.26 of the Revised Code permits the adult parole authority of the department of rehabilitation and correction to transfer eligible prisoners to transitional control status for the purpose of closely monitoring a prisoner's adjustment to community supervision during the final one hundred eighty days of the prisoner's confinement. Eligible prisoners serving prison terms so transferre...