Sec. 12.12.05.06. Assignment of Job Security Level

A. The Institution is a maximum security correctional facility operated by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. An eligible person in the Institution's program is assigned a security level for the purposes of job assignment only. For all other purposes, an eligible person in the Institution's program is considered to be a maximum security inmate.

B. Job Security Levels.

(1) The job security levels available to eligible persons are described in this section.

(2) Maximum. Eligible persons with this job security level shall be restricted to jobs done completely within the interior of the Institution's buildings. This classification shall automatically apply to all new arrivals to the Institution and shall remain in effect until revised by the proper action of the progress review committee.

(3) Close. Eligible persons with this job security level shall be restricted to jobs that do not require the eligible person to work outside the Institution's perimeter. Only eligible persons on third or fourth level tiers shall be granted close security unless otherwise authorized by the Director.

(4) Status. Eligible persons with this job security level shall be allowed to work in jobs that require the eligible person to be outside of the Institution's perimeter under supervision. Only eligible persons granted prerelease status by the Board of Review shall be allowed the job security level of status, and these eligible persons shall automatically receive the job security level of status upon the Board of Review's grant of prerelease status to the eligible person. Eligible persons on prerelease status shall retain the job security level of status while they remain housed in the Institution.

C. The progress review committee shall consider the following factors in deciding whether to assign an eligible person to a specific job security level:

(1) Eligible person's need for supervision;

(2) Adjustment in the Institution;

(3) Length of sentence;

(4) Nature of the eligible person's offense;

(5) Progress in treatment; and

(6) Therapeutic requirements of the eligible person.