53-30-701. Policy -- restrictive housing. (1) It is the policy of the state of Montana that the department of corrections and the facilities it operates or with which it contracts maintain safe, secure housing for inmates who require separation from the general inmate population for detention or for safety and security reasons.
(2) Restrictive housing should be used only:
(a) as a response to the most serious and threatening behavior;
(b) for the shortest time possible; and
(c) with the least restrictive conditions possible.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 482, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 53. Social Services and Institutions
53-30-701. Policy -- restrictive housing
53-30-703. General requirements for restrictive housing -- procedures
53-30-704. through 53-30-706 reserved
53-30-707. Admission -- status review
53-30-708. Mental health status review
53-30-709. Supervisory oversight
53-30-711. through 53-30-715 reserved
53-30-716. Conditions of confinement
53-30-717. Programs, services, and access to legal and reading materials
53-30-718. Exercise outside of cell
53-30-719. Telephone privileges
53-30-720. Requirements for youth facilities
53-30-721. through 53-30-724 reserved
53-30-725. Step-down programs -- release directly from restrictive housing