Prisoner Handbook – Part 1

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"The Alaska Department of Corrections enhances the safety of our communities. We provide secure confinement,

reformative programs, and a process of supervised community reintegration."

"We are trained professionals committed to a safe, open and respectful organization. We are dedicated to public

safety and will always respect the rights and dignity of victims of crime. Offenders in our charge will be treated in a

safe and humane manner, and will be expected to enhance their ability to reform every day."

Make the most of your opportunities while incarcerated. Please realize that when large groups of people live and

work together, rules and procedures are necessary to avoid confusion and disruption. Respect the rights and

property of staff and other prisoners. Conduct yourself not only as a person, but also as a conscientious human

being and you will have little difficulty serving your required term. Always keep in mind that those who disobey

rules or continually refuse to cooperate will be dealt with accordingly. Also remember that if you violate the laws of

the State of Alaska or of the United States, while confined, you are subject to prosecution in a court of law.

We hope that a minimum of rules and maximum of information will be the spirit for understanding the mission and

goals of the department. We dedicate this handbook to that understanding.

This Handbook is not intended to be a legal document. For legal information, consult the Alaska State Statutes and

regulations, the Department of Corrections and Institutional Policy manuals.

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assigned an identification number (OFFENDER number). Your clothing and property will be inventoried.

You and the booking officer must sign all booking records.

will be allowed to use the phone when you have calmed down.

b. Long distance calls must be made collect.

5. You will be given a health screening by medical staff. If you have no communicable diseases or other

significant health problems, you may be housed in the general population. If you have any specific medical

concerns you may submit a request to see medical via a “Request for Interview” form (cop-out).

6. Prior to a move to a housing unit, you will be given basic items of personal hygiene: toothbrush, toothpaste,

soap, and comb and, if you are a woman, feminine hygiene items. You will also receive towels and

bedding.

7. If you are transferred to another institution after admission, you will be able to take the hygiene items in #6

with you.

9. Prisoner Handbooks are available for your review.

10. Upon transfer to a new facility, prisoner handbooks appropriate to that facility will be available for your

review. This will be part of the intake and/or orientation process at the new facility.

A number of provisions in this handbook discuss rights or privileges that are to be given to certain classifications of

prisoners unless there is an “individualized determination” because a prisoner is an escape, smuggling or security

risk. “Individualized Determination Restrictions” means the Superintendent or designee must define, in writing,

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Listed below is general information about communication with institutional staff, personal and legal mail and

packages. Please refer to Part II of this handbook for rules specific to this institution.

1. If you have a question about operational procedures, ask a staff member. You will either be given an

2. The most common way to get information is to submit a Request for Interview form (cop-out). Request for

a. Make sure you complete all information on the form to include your name, OFFENDER number

e. You will receive an answer within a reasonable timeframe. If the staff member cannot answer

Part II of this handbook outlines specifics for use of the telephone.

1. Telephones are available for use by the general population, including segregated prisoners. Every prisoner

may use the phone daily, it will be necessary to take turns.

2. If you are housed in a segregation unit you must request phone calls using a cop-out. Unless it has been

“individually determined” that you have abused telephone privileges, you may place a phone call to anyone

be limited.

3. Prisoners in punitive segregation are limited to telephone calls to attorneys, the Courts for scheduled

hearings and the Ombudsman’s Office.

4. Prisoner to prisoner telephone calls are prohibited. Superintendents may authorize calls between

incarcerated family members at their discretion.

5. Phone calls to attorneys are not restricted but they should be made during normal work hours to increase

your chances of contacting them. If your attorney is from outside the State of Alaska, you will need to

submit a cop out to the Security Sergeant to place your call at a time appropriate for that time zone.

7. You will not be able to call cell phones from the housing units. If you need to call a cell phone, put in a

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1. You are entitled to visits from anyone, except those who will jeopardize the safety, security or order of the

institution, or whose safety might be jeopardized by the visit. If you are denied a visit with anyone, you

Institutions through the Grievance Coordinator (see Grievance Procedures). Anyone on probation or parole

must have permission from their parole officer and the Superintendent to visit.

license number, phone numbers, and addresses for your prospective visitors. There are two kinds of visits

member of the prisoner must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

5. The Superintendent or designee may deny visitation for security reasons if visitors dress inappropriately or

their clothing (or lack of clothing) violates the following criteria:

A. A shirt and trousers for men; a shirt and skirt, shirt and slacks, or dress for women:

B. Visitors must wear footwear at all times;

C. Cut-offs, shorts, beach-type clothing, and provocative or revealing clothing such as mini-skirts, low-

D. Visitors may not wear hats in the visiting area, unless authorized by the Superintendent.

6. A person is not allowed to visit if the person was released from a correctional facility within the preceding

60 days, unless the Superintendent pre-approves the visit. (This section does not apply to a prisoner’s

family members or a person who was acquitted at trial or released because the State dismissed the charges);

supervising officer and the Superintendent’s permission before visiting a prisoner.

See Part II of this handbook for more specific information about visitation.

1. You are not restricted on the amount of mail you may send and/or receive, however, you may not use the

mail to conduct a business without the written consent of the Superintendent of the facility you are housed.

2. If you are indigent, the Department will pay postage for up to five (5) pieces of mail per week for you.

Each piece may weigh up to two (2) pounds. You may not use this provision to send out excess personal

this information on your outgoing mail, it may be returned to you.

member will pick it up once each day.

contains:

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a. Plans for criminal activity or threats of physical harm against a person;

b. Plans for sending contraband into or out of the facility or other activities prohibited under statute;

c. A code not understood by the scanner;

d. Requests for gifts, money, credit or contractual purchases without the consent of the

e. Information that would, if communicated, create a risk of mental or physical harm to someone; or

f. Materials prohibited under 22 AAC 05.510(b).

a. Staff will read mail you receive from another prisoner.

the prisoner, and only to search for contraband. If there is substantial doubt as to whether or not mail is in

fact privileged, such as mail received from an unknown but official sounding organization, the mail may

only be opened in the presence of the prisoner and only to search for contraband, unless at that time it is

determined not to be privileged mail. Outgoing privileged mail may not be searched for contraband nor

read for content, but is subject to verification in the prisoner’s presence that the ultimate intended recipient

is the privileged addressee. Mail to or from the following organizations is privileged. You may not put

non-privileged mail inside a “privileged” letter or packet requesting that it be sent on or forwarded to

someone else.

“Privileged Mail” means that it is to or from:

a. The Governor of Alaska;

b. The Attorney General of Alaska;

c. Members of the U.S. Congress for Alaska;

e. Any Alaska or U.S. court;

f. Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections;

g. Chairman of the Alaska Board of Parole;

h. Ombudsman for the State of Alaska;

i. Any attorney licensed to practice in the U.S.;

j. Physician of record for the prisoner;

k. Division of Occupational Licensing;

l. Alaska Human Rights Commission; or

m. Any organization that assists persons in the exercise of their legal rights, such as the American

The list of those items is in Part II of this handbook and in the law library. Some items must be purchased

established procedures for prisoners to receive property through the mail. Part II of the handbook will

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a. Prisoners are not allowed to receive any packages from friends or family. You are only allowed to

b. All items that you order by mail must be authorized for receipt before being ordered. If you don’t

11. Pre-approval for books, magazines, or newspapers, is not required, however they must come from a

describes or shows procedures for brewing alcohol or the manufacture of drugs, weapons or explosives are

12. All publications, including magazines, books or newspapers, must be ordered and received directly from an

All books and magazines are subject to inspection for the material listed in #11 above. Magazines, books,

Postage stamps are available on commissary and not allowed to be sent to you.

1. It is your responsibility to notify the property department of any changes to your inventory.

2. Personal property, including legal material a prisoner wants to accompany them at the time of transfer must

all fit in one personal property box. The prisoner is allowed to decide which items they want in the transfer

box (combination of legal material and items authorized on form 20-811.05F).

3. You will have ten working days form your arrival at the designated facility to make arrangements for the

shipment (at your expense) or pickup of all property remaining at the sending institution. You may request

an extension of up to 30 days in order to make arrangements to have the property picked up at the facility

or obtain funds for mailing. You may not send the property to the new facility. Property allowed in one

811.05 for further details.

4. Institutions do not have space to store property for you beyond what is allowed. If you accumulate more

property than that, you will be required to send it out (disburse it) at your own expense or have someone

pick it up.

The Department will maintain a zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and harassment. It is the

can be reported.

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1. Telephone calls to or from your attorney will not be monitored, except by court order.

individual determination.

3. You may call your lawyer(s) during normal office hours. Unless there are unusual circumstances,

attorney calls on the day you request them.

posted in the law library. The FAX messages must be on the letterhead of the attorney and be properly

FAX messages from your attorney are not considered legal/privileged mail and may be read before

5. Your lawyer may also send emails at ancjl.housing@alaska.gov following the same rules and criteria as

FAX messages.

6. Your attorney or attorney’s representative may visit you between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except when

institutional counts are being conducted.

7. You can conduct a private conversation with your attorney or the attorney’s representative and exchange or

review legal documents without interference by correctional personnel. However, staff may search

documents for contraband.

1. You will have access to the library within one (1) working day of your request, unless there are unusual

circumstances. If you have been individually determined to be a threat to the security of the institution, or

to the digital law library.

2. If the criminal or civil law materials you need to conduct your legal research are not in the facility’s law

library, you may request them on the forms provided. The law librarian will help you if you want. Copies

of requested research are the property of the Department and must be left in the law library for others to

use. If you want copies of your own, you must pay for them. Remember, there are limits on property,

including legal material, so take advantage of the extensive research that others have done and do your part

to preserve the library’s research files.

3. A prisoner may receive assistance from another prisoner within the same facility only to use the law

library, conduct legal research, or prepare legal pleadings. A prisoner has no right to assistance from a

prisoner may not possess another prisoner’s legal materials outside the law library. The Superintendent

of charge for indigent prisoners for legal work only.

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emergency care for you if you cannot understand the information given, or public health matters, such as

communicable disease treatment.

Each institution has medical and dental personnel who handle all routine medical and dental problems. A physician

visits routinely to conduct physicals and examinations for those referred by the health care staff.

day. If you have a medical emergency, tell a staff member. Most medical visits incur a cost to the prisoner of $5.00

Institutional medical staff must approve all prescription medication. If you were on a medication before you were

Organ donations are only considered when the recipient is a member of the donor’s immediate family. Any

expenses incurred are not the responsibility of the DOC.

Substance abuse counseling is available, along with anger management, crisis intervention and pre-release

counseling. See Part II for procedures and schedule.

You will receive three (3) nutritious and well-balanced meals every 24 hours; two (2) will be hot meals. Special

religious diets must be approved by the Superintendent or their designee on a case by case basis. Medical diets are

available only when prescribed by medical staff and approved by the Superintendent.

1. You may have any hair or beard style you want providing you keep it clean and it does not present a

security or safety concern. If length or cleanliness becomes a safety, health or sanitation problem, you may

be required to shorten and/or clean it.

2. If you have long hair and are assigned to a work area near machinery or in the health or food service areas,

your hair must be covered with a hair net, beard net, hard hat or other appropriate clothing.

4. You will be given an opportunity to shower at least three times per week. If you are assigned to special

5. You will be given an opportunity to use a razor daily. Depending on specific institution rules and

6. Your living area must be kept clean and clutter free at all times.

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7. You must dress in accordance with the security standard of the institution. See Part II for specifics.

8. You will be provided with a least two sets of clean clothes per week, or a twice-weekly clothing exchange,

or access to laundry facilities twice a week. You will be allowed 3 sets of underwear and socks per week

9. Depending on the mission of the institution certain prisoners may wear personal clothes consistent with that

institution’s rules and regulation, except those prisoners in punitive or administrative segregation. The

If you are permitted to wear your personal clothes, you may have at least 2 sets in your possession. You

10. If washers and dryers are not available to you, your personal clothing will be laundered at the department’s

clothing out for dry cleaning or special laundering.

segregation, etc.

12. At a minimum, you will be provided with:

a. A clean, intact mattress and pillow;

b. A bed or boat (plastic sleeping platform) off the floor, unless documented individual health or

c. Two (2) sheets, a pillowcase and two (2) blankets to keep you warm, unless documented

d. An exchange of sheets and pillowcases at least once per week; and

e. A clean towel three times per week.

13. Your hair, clothing, person, living and work areas are always subject to search.

Searches promote and maintain the security of the institution and the safety of prisoners and staff. No search is

permitted merely as a form of harassment.

There are three types of personal searches you may face during your incarceration. Failure to comply with a direct

order to submit to a personal search may be grounds for disciplinary action.

1. Pat (frisk) search is one conducted with your clothes on and may occur at any time. Removal of coats and

shoes may be required.

a. Upon initial admission;

d. At any other time there exists a reasonable basis to conclude that a prisoner is in possession of

f. At the conclusion of a contact visit, including attorney visits;

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g. After returning from an area where tools were present or in use, and other similar circumstances;

h. Upon return from the grounds of an institution which are accessible for the introduction of

contraband inside a body cavity. A body cavity search will be conducted by medical personnel in the

presence of a correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner being searched.

Searches of living quarters may be conducted at any time and/or upon reasonable suspicion that your living area

strip search of any prisoner in that area. Officers will take reasonable precautions not to disrupt your property

1. Collection of urine specimens does not require a signed consent form.

2. Before a blood sample is collected, you will be asked to sign Consent for Blood Screen. This form will be

filed with your health record if blood is drawn.

3. A urinalysis may be conducted at anytime during your incarceration. If you refuse to participate you will

be subject to disciplinary action for violating 22AAC 05.400(c)(16). For purposes of program assessment,

your refusal to provide a urine sample for substance abuse screening may be used to indicate a positive test

result.

You may request retesting of your urine sample by a different method of analysis or you may provide information

for the test of a substance which you have used and which you believe caused a false-positive results. The institution

(i.e., retest is positive), the institution will recoup the costs of the retest directly from the inmate, including accessing

the prisoner’s account.

You will be held responsible for your individual actions while under the jurisdiction of the Department of

Corrections. Rule infractions will be reported and acted upon. The local district attorney will be informed though

the Alaska State Troopers if you commit an infraction which is a violation of a felony criminal statute. If the district

attorney files a criminal complaint against you, the Superintendent may postpone any disciplinary action until the

1. Homicide;

4. Setting a fire;

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5. Rioting;

6. Assaulting another prisoner under circumstances that create a substantial risk of serious physical injury;

7. Threatening or intimidating a witness in an official proceeding;

8. Possessing, using, or introducing weapons or escape implements;

damages of $1,000.00 or more; and,

10. Committing a class A or unclassified felony offense.

1. Fighting (e.g., mutual combat);

3. Engaging in sexual acts with others or making sexual proposals or threats or sexual statements towards any

5. Stealing, destroying, altering, or damaging government property or the property of another resulting in

7. Possessing, using, or introducing any contraband, except that described in section B(8) above, that directly

threatens the security of the facility, including but not limited to money, tobacco, unauthorized drugs, cell

phones, camera, sound or video recorders or transmitters;

8. Intentionally misusing prescribed medication, e.g., hoarding medication or taking another person's

medication;

9. Adulterating food or drink;

10. Participating in an organized work stoppage;

11. Possessing staff clothing or unauthorized civilian clothing;

12. Counterfeiting, forging any signature, or unauthorized reproduction of a document, article of identification,

money, security, or official paper, or possessing or using such a document in a way that threatens the

security of the facility;

13. Giving or offering a bribe to an official or staff member;

14. Threatening another person with immediate bodily harm;

15. Engaging in a group or individual demonstration or activity that involves throwing of objects, loud yelling,

orderly administration of the facility;

16. Refusing to provide a urine specimen when requested by a staff member;

17. Spitting, spraying, wiping or throwing urine or fecal matter on or at a staff member;

18. Intentionally providing a false statement during a classification, disciplinary or grievance process, or to an

investigator of a municipal, state, or federal agency;

19. Refusing to obey a direct order of a staff member;

20. Misusing the telephone, including but not limited to, making intimidating, obscene, harassing or

threatening phone calls; making three way or call forwarding calls;

21. Encouraging others to engage in a food strike;

22. Refusing or failing to participate in a court-ordered treatment program, unless the conviction is being

appealed and refusal is based upon advice of counsel;

from $50.00 to $99.99;

section C(18) above;

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5. Giving or loaning property or anything of value for profit or favors if it threatens the security or order of

the facility;

6. Threatening another person with future bodily harm;

7. Possessing anything not authorized for retention or receipt by the prisoner, and not issued through regular

8. Malingering or feigning an illness, injury, or suicide attempt;

9. Missing a prisoner count, unexcused absence or tardiness from work or an assignment, failing to perform

work/program as instructed by a staff member, or refusing to perform a work/program assignment for

and cleaning quarters;

standards;

14. Tattooing or self-mutilation, other than suicide attempts;

16. Giving, exchanging, or accepting anything of value from any person without the Superintendent's prior

approval if it threatens the security or order of the facility;

17. Threatening damage to or theft of another's personal property;

18. Kicking, shouting, banging, or engaging in any other persistent nuisance noise or activity;

19. Willfully failing or refusing to keep a medical or health care appointment scheduled with the prisoner's

knowledge and consent; and,

20. Committing a misdemeanor offense.

1. Gambling or possessing unauthorized gambling paraphernalia;

2. Possessing unauthorized prisoner clothing;

3. Failing to follow posted safety rules, except as described in section D(10) above;

4. Stealing, destroying, altering, or damaging government property or the property of another resulting in

5. Failing to follow a facility's written rule after the Superintendent approved the rule and the prisoner was

provided notice of it.

(a) Only a disciplinary committee or hearing officer may impose punishment for an infraction. The

disciplinary committee or hearing officer may impose at least one, and may impose all, of the following

penalties if the prisoner is found guilty of an infraction:

1. Reprimand;

2. Suspension of participation in activities described in, and except as limited in (b) of this section

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5. Except as provided in 22 AAC 05.473, forfeiture of up to 90 days statutory good time for a low-

placed in punitive segregation. They may be otherwise suspended for the periods described in (a)(2) of this

section, except that participation in the activities described in 1 – 4 of this subsection for a prisoner who is

not in punitive segregation may be suspended for no more than 15 days unless the infraction is directly

1. Participation in education programs or group religious services;

6. Recreation, except for one hour of exercise per day;

8. Eating in a community dining area; and

9. Use of commissary.

(c) The committee/hearing officer may suspend the penalties it imposes, except for the forfeiture of contraband

money, for up to one year, contingent on the prisoner complying with reasonable conditions that the

committee/hearing officer places on the prisoner. If the prisoner violates any of the conditions during the

suspension period, the committee/hearing officer may impose the suspended penalties after a hearing; 22

AAC 05.470(c).

(d) If the prisoner is found guilty of committing more than one infraction arising out of a single transaction or

occurrence, penalties imposed must run concurrently unless the disciplinary committee finds that separate

and distinct correctional interests exist which clearly justify penalties running consecutively.

A staff member may informally handle misconduct, if it’s a minor infraction, without filing an incident report. They

may verbally correct, counsel or advise you about what you should have done at the time of the misconduct.

If a staff member reports misconduct on your part, an incident report will be written and sent to the Assistant

Superintendent or designated staff member. The staff member may tell you, at the time of the misconduct, that an

incident report is being written.

The Assistant Superintendent or designee will do one of the following things:

4. You will be notified of the Assistant Superintendent’s action.

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later. If an ongoing investigation is likely to be jeopardized, you will be given a copy of the report when the

investigation is finished.

The report must include:

1. The citation of the rule allegedly violated;

2. The details of the incident;

3. A description of the disposition of the physical evidence, if any;

5. Any informal action taken (if a minor infraction).

1. Tell you that you must inform the disciplinary committee in writing at least 24 hours before the hearing

which witnesses and/or evidence you want at the hearing; and

2. Provide you with a list of advisors to choose from.

Unless you are accused of a minor infraction only, you are entitled to the help of a staff hearing advisor to

investigate the facts and to help prepare and present your defense at the disciplinary hearing.

You do not have to accept the help of an advisor and can present your own defense if you wish. However, advisors

are trained in the disciplinary process and can help you understand and work through it.

1. You will be given a choice of advisors from a list of three (3) or four (4) correctional or probation officers

appointed by the Superintendent for that purpose.

2. The advisor must meet with you at least 36 hours before the scheduled hearing to help you coordinate your

defense. Advisor duties include:

a. Telling you that you must request the writer of the disciplinary report be present at the hearing or

b. If requested by you, the advisor will interview witnesses, advise you how to proceed and prepare

a. If necessary, arrange for the help of an interpreter.

3. To protect your rights, an advisor will be appointed to stand in for you in any portion of the hearing from

which you must be excluded and will present evidence and witnesses and/or hear or cross-examine

The committee must consist of three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent for B level infractions. The

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1. Wrote the incident report about the alleged rule violation;

2. Performed or helped with the actual investigation of the alleged rule violation;

3. Has knowledge of the facts of the event or incident, unless the facts become common knowledge in the

institution. In that case, the person can serve if he/she had no direct involvement in the incident and can

4. Will be reviewing the decision of the disciplinary committee;

5. Is a witness to the alleged infraction; or

6. Cannot, for any reason, remain impartial toward you.

1. If you request it from the committee chair in writing at least 24 hours before the hearing was originally

3. If you or your attorney request to review the case record before the hearing. You will be given access to

the authorized material at least 24 hours before the hearing. After you receive it, you will be granted a

postponement for circumstances which justify further continuance.

The chair of the committee may postpone the hearing if you have requested the appearance of the person who wrote

the incident report and that person isn’t available. The hearing may also be postponed if you have requested the

appearance of another staff person as a witness and they are not available at the time of the hearing. The chair may,

with good cause, make a ruling that the witness’s testimony isn’t necessary to your defense, in which case the

hearing will go forward.

The Department may postpone a hearing in 30-day increments if further investigation of the alleged infraction is

required until the hearing takes place. For more details, see 22 AAC 05.425.

A disciplinary committee hearing occurs in two phases: adjudicative and dispositive. If you refuse to appear or

participate, the hearing may go on in your absence.

1. The adjudication phase is to consider the facts and evidence connected with the alleged infraction(s). It is

to determine whether or not you committed the infractions alleged.

a. Except for a minor infraction, the proceedings must be tape-recorded.

c. The disciplinary report(s) will be read into the record by the chair.

d. You will be asked if you admit or deny the alleged infractions.

e. If you admit guilt, the dispositive phase will begin.

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1. You may present witnesses and other evidence in your defense. The committee chair must receive a list of

your requested witnesses and evidence no later than 24 hours before the hearing, unless you can show good

2. You may be present for witness testimony unless that would jeopardize the witness’s safety or your own. If

you are not allowed to be present, your advisor will be allowed to participate.

3. If the chair declines to call a witness, limits examination, or doesn’t admit evidence, he/she must note that

4. The decision in the dispositive phase of the hearing is based on evidence presented at the hearing, case

05.465)

Punishment for an infraction may only be imposed by a hearing officer. Penalties imposed are listed under

department policy 809.02, “Prohibited Conduct and Penalties” and on preceding pages of this handbook.

If you are found guilty of an infraction, the committee or the Hearing Officer must issue a written Report of

Disciplinary Decision within five (5) working days of the hearing. The report will be issued within one (1) working

day if you are scheduled to be released from incarceration before the expiration of the time periods allowed for

appeal. The decision must include:

1. A summary of your statement;

2. A summary of the testimony of witnesses;

3. A statement of the committee’s adjudicative and dispositive decisions and the specific reasons for those

decisions, including a brief statement of the evidence relied upon and the specific facts relied upon to

support the committee’s decisions; and

4. The supplemental report of Witnesses and/or Evidence Disallowed, Limited or Not Called. You will not

get this report if it will create a risk of reprisal or a threat to security.

form within three (3) working days of when you received the Report of Disciplinary Decision form. You

the appeal and, if possible, cite the policy section involved. Remember you may not grieve a disciplinary

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3. The Superintendent will consider the facts in all the documents provided, including your appeal, and

prepare a written decision to affirm, reverse, reduce or suspend the penalty or to send the matter back to

committee.

received the documents.

5. The Superintendent’s decision is final on all but major infractions.

2. You have two (2) working days after you receive the Superintendent’s decision to submit your appeal.

4. You will receive the Director’s decision within 15 working days after he/she received your appeal. The

Director is the final level of appeal.

1. Sanctions will be imposed when you have exhausted all levels of administrative appeal available to you

within the Institution or Department. If you are scheduled to be released from incarceration before the

expiration of the normal periods allowed for the administrative appeal, the punishment will begin

immediately after the disciplinary hearing. This does not mean you cannot appeal. Special, faster time

frames have been set up in department policy for this.

2. You may not be confined to administrative segregation pending an administrative appeal, except in

accordance with 22 AAC 05.485 and policy 804.01, “Protective Custody and Administrative Segregation.”

3. If an official doesn’t respond to your appeal within the time limits, your appeal is considered denied.

However, a late response granting an appeal is valid. Also, in accordance with 22 AAC 05.610, the failure

of a staff member to follow the time limits or other procedural requirements does not invalidate a decision,

unless you can show prejudice.

You may file a grievance regarding any matter with the exception of classifications addressing custody levels,

facility placement, work and program eligibility and assignment, furlough, administrative transfers, disciplinary

actions, parole board procedures or decisions, court procedures or decisions or any other administrative procedure

which has its own appeal process. These may be addressed through the appeal process outlined earlier. You may

an operational track; those about allegations of inappropriate health care follow the medical track.

verbal or written notification of the emergency circumstances. This includes threats to the security of the facility or