OAR 291-055-0019
IMU Assignments
(1)
Custody Level 5 inmates who have received a sentence other than a sentence of death, or who are pending retrial in a case in which a death sentence may be re-imposed, shall be assigned to an IMU or IMU status cell. Inmates who have received a sentence of death (inmates on death row status), or who are under investigation for or who have been charged with the in-custody murder of another inmate or staff, may be assigned housing in an IMU or IMU status cell.(a)
An inmate demonstrates the need for custody Level 5 housing by demonstrating behaviors that in the judgment of the department cause serious management concerns.(b)
Inmates assigned to an IMU or IMU status cell may be temporarily assigned to other housing, treatment, program or service units (i.e., infirmary, Administrative Housing, Disciplinary Segregation, mental health special housing, Death Row) for housing, treatment or programming as deemed necessary or advisable by the department.(2)
Assignment Request: A request for assignment to an IMU shall be initiated if an inmate scores custody Level 5, or when an override request to custody Level 5 is made.(a)
A Classification Summary, Intensive Management Unit Administrative Action Sheet (CD8a) and all pertinent information that demonstrates the need for IMU assignment shall be sent to the Office of Population Management.(b)
Staff shall indicate the reason for referral and a short statement describing the reason for requesting an IMU assignment. The Office of Population Management will approve or deny the request.(3)
Documentation of Decisions: All decisions by the Office of Population Management Administrator or designee will be documented on the Intensive Management Unit Administrative Action Sheet (CD 8a) and returned to the facility initiating the request. The signed copy of the action sheet shall be filed in the inmate’s IMU file at the Office of Population Management.(4)
Notice: Decisions by the Office of Population Management Administrator or designee that assign an inmate to IMU status will be sent to the inmate along with a Classification Summary (CD1120D), Intensive Management Unit Administrative Action Sheet (CD8a), Request for Administrative Review (CD1120aD), and a description of the inmate’s review options.(5)
If an inmate is released from prison on IMU status and returns to the department with a new crime of conviction, and is reassigned to IMU housing or an IMU status cell, the inmate shall be re-instated at the same IMU program level last recorded upon release from prison.(a)
The inmate must be re-assigned to IMU housing or an IMU status cell in the same process as described in subsections (2) through (4) above.(b)
Any acts of misconduct upon return to prison will be reviewed by the IMU Inmate Program Committee upon assignment to an IMU or an IMU status cell for possible demotion.
Source:
Rule 291-055-0019 — IMU Assignments, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=291-055-0019.