Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 30 > Part 7 - Restrictive Housing

• 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
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Department: means the department of corrections provided for in 2-15-2301. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Disability: means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities, a person who has a record of such an impairment, or a person who is regarded as having such an impairment. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Disciplinary detention: means a form of separation from the general population in which an inmate who has committed a serious violation of conduct regulations is confined to an individual cell by a disciplinary committee or other authorized group for short periods of time. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Facility: means a state prison as defined in 53-30-101(1), (2), and (4) or a correctional facility pursuant to 52-5-101. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Female: means a member of the human species who, under normal development, has XX chromosomes and produces or would produce relatively large, relatively immobile gametes, or eggs, during her life cycle and has a reproductive and endocrine system oriented around the production of those gametes. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Mental disorder: means exhibiting impaired emotional, cognitive, or behavioral functioning that interferes seriously with an individual's ability to function adequately except with supportive treatment or services. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Postpartum: means the first 6 weeks after delivery. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Prehearing confinement: means a short-term, nonpunitive housing status that is used to safely and securely control high-risk or at-risk inmates. 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
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• 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
• Qualified mental health professional: includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, licensed professional counselors, psychiatric nurses, or others who, by virtue of their education, credentials, and experience, are permitted by law to evaluate and care for the mental health needs of patients. 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
• Severe mental illness: means a substantial organic or psychiatric disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, or the ability to cope with the basic demands of life. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• state prison: means :

  (1)a state penal or correctional institution whose primary function is to provide for the custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult criminal offenders;

  (2)a state penal or correctional facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility;

  (3)a detention center, a state penal facility, or a correctional facility in another jurisdiction detaining Montana inmates pursuant to 53-30-106;

  (4)a private correctional facility or penal facility licensed by the department of corrections or a private correctional facility or penal facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility licensed by the department of corrections; or

  (5)a combination of the facilities listed in this section. See Montana Code 53-30-101

• Step-down program: means an individualized program that includes a system of review and establishes criteria to prepare an inmate for transition to the general population or the community and that involves a coordinated, multidisciplinary team approach that includes mental health, case management, and security practitioners. See Montana Code 53-30-702
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203