Montana Code 53-30-719. Telephone privileges
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53-30-719. Telephone privileges. (1) An adult inmate in restrictive housing for administrative segregation or protective custody or a youth in protective custody is allowed telephone privileges.
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-30-719
- Administrative segregation: means a nonpunitive housing status for inmates whose continued presence in the general population may pose a serious threat to life, property, self, staff, other inmates, or the facility's security or orderly operation. See Montana Code 53-30-702
- Administrator: means the official, regardless of local title, who is ultimately responsible for the operation and management of a division, facility, or program. See Montana Code 53-30-702
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- Protective custody: means a form of separation from the general population for an inmate who requests or requires protection from other inmates for reasons of health or safety. See Montana Code 53-30-702
- Restrictive housing: means a placement that requires an inmate to be confined to a cell for at least 22 hours a day for the safe and secure operation of the facility. See Montana Code 53-30-702
(2)Unless security or safety considerations dictate otherwise, an inmate in restrictive housing is allowed, at minimum, telephone privileges to access the judicial process, to call an attorney of record, and during family emergencies as determined by the administrator or the administrator’s designee.