Policies

Section 1: General Administration

• 1.1.2 Policy and Procedure Management
• 1.1.4 Department and Board of Pardons and Parole Coordination
• 1.1.6 Priority Incident Reporting and Acting Director
• 1.1.7 Department Quality Assurance Responsibilities
• 1.1.7 A Quality Assurance Office Audit Procedure Manual
• 1.1.8 Media Relations
• 1.1.9 Legal Assistance for Staff
• 1.1.10 Department Facility/Program Tours
• 1.1.11 Department and Tribal Government Relations
• 1.1.14 Safety Program
• 1.1.15 Social Media
• 1.1.16 Public Communication
• 1.1.17 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
• 1.1.18 Systematic Critical Incident Review (SCIR)
• 1.1.19 Public Information Requests
• 1.1.21 Mobile Devices in Secure Facilities

Section 2: Fiscal Management

• 1.2.3 Accounting Procedures
• 1.2.4 Internal Controls
• 1.2.6 Offender Financial Transactions
• 1.2.7 Inventories and Public Records Management
• 1.2.8 Procurement
• 1.2.9 Contracts
• 1.2.10 Commissary/Canteen
• 1.2.12 Inmate Welfare Accounts
• 1.2.12A Global Fund Release Assistance Operations Procedure Guide
• 1.2.13 Non-Treasury Cash Accounts
• 1.2.14 Employee Travel
• 1.2.15 Discharge/Parole Gate Money
• 1.2.17 Department Grants and Assistance Management
• 1.2.18 Fleet Vehicle Operations and Management
• 1.2.19 Fraudulent Acts Reporting

Section 3: Human Resources

Montana Department of Corrections adheres to the State of Montana Human Resources (HR) policies. State HR policies may be found at https://hr.mt.gov/public/policies. HR policies specific to Montana Department of Corrections are as follows:

• 1.3.2 Performance and Conduct
• 1.3.3 Workers' Compensation/Early Return to Work
• 1.3.8 Employee Time Management
• 1.3.12 Staff Association and Conduct with Offenders
• 1.3.15 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• 1.3.16 Volunteer Services
• 1.3.17 Student Interns
• 1.3.19 Drug-Free Workplace
• 1.3.29 On-Call status for Exempt and Nonexempt Employees
• 1.3.35 Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
• 1.3.36 Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
• 1.3.41 Employee Dress, Uniform and Hygiene
• 1.3.42 Fragrance-Free Workplace
• 1.3.45 Performance Evaluations
• 1.3.46 Employee Meal and Rest Breaks
• 1.3.52 Workplace Family Relationships
• 1.3.54 Public Safety Officer Death
• 1.3.55 Criminal Conviction in Employment
• 1.3.57 Secure Facility Employee Grooming, Hygiene, and Clothing

Section 4: Staff Development and Training

• 1.4.1 Staff Development and Training

Section 5: Case Records Management

• 1.5.1 Adult Offender Good Time Allowance
• 1.5.4 Transfer of Offender Records
• 1.5.5 Offender Records Management, Access, & Release
• 1.5.5A Correctional Offender Network Website (CONWeb) Standard Operating Procedure
• 1.5.7 Case Record Auditing
• 1.5.10 Registration of Sexual and Violent Offenders
• 1.5.11 Reporting of Admission or Release of Arsonists
• 1.5.12 Risk and Needs Assessments
• 1.5.13 DNA Testing/Collection of Biological Samples
• 1.5.14 Case Management in Adult Secure Facilities

Section 7: Information Systems

• 1.7.1 Information Technology Services
• 1.7.2 IT Hardware, Software and Contracted Service Standards
• 1.7.3 Data Quality
• 1.7.7 Computer Security
• 1.7.11 Websites
• 1.7.13 Offender Access to Computers
• 1.7.14 Software Licenses

Section 8: Victim Services

• 1.8.1 Victim Services
• 1.8.1A Victim Services Standard Operations Procedure Guide
• 1.9.1 General State Administering Agency Functions

Section 1: Building and Safety Codes

• 2.1.1 Facility Maintenance
• 2.1.3 Land Use Restrictions

Section 2: Size, Organization and Location

• 2.2.1 Facility Design/Capacity

Section 3: Housing

• 2.3.1 State-Owned Housing
• 2.3.2 Offender Housing/Construction

Section 1: Security Operations

• 3.1.1 Management of the Security Program
• 3.1.2 Facility Security Manuals
• 3.1.3 Logs and Record Keeping
• 3.1.4 Perimeter Security
• 3.1.5 Entrance Procedures and Detainment of Non-Offenders
• 3.1.6 Control Center Operations
• 3.1.7 Emergency Equipment and Armory Operations
• 3.1.8 Use of Force and Restraints
• 3.1.11 Offender Movement Control
• 3.1.12 Offender Escort and Transport
• 3.1.13 Key Control
• 3.1.14 Tool Control
• 3.1.15 Security Inspections
• 3.1.17 Searches and Contraband Control
• 3.1.19 Investigations
• 3.1.20 Offender Drug Testing Program
• 3.1.21 Inmate Count and Supervision
• 3.1.24 Security Threat Group and Street Gang Identification and Management
• 3.1.26 Polygraph Tests for Offenders
• 3.1.27 Camera Surveillance System
• 3.1.28 Crime Scene and Physical Evidence Preservation
• 3.1.30 Offender Escorted Leave
• 3.1.31 Firearms
• 3.1.32 Electronic Monitoring System
• 3.1.33 Radio Communication Systems
• 3.1.33A Radio System Logistic Support Standard Operating Procedure
• 3.1.35 Body Scanners

Section 2: Emergency Management and Safety Plans

• 3.2.1 Emergency Management
• 3.2.2 Response Teams
• 3.2.3 Airspace Security
• 3.2.5 Internal Evacuation
• 3.2.6 External Evacuation
• 3.2.7 Emergency Perimeter Security
• 3.2.8 Facility Lockdown

• 3.2.12 Control and Use of Hazardous Materials

Section 3: Rights and Privileges

• 3.3.2 Offender Legal Access to Courts
• 3.3.3 Inmate Grievance Program
• Inmate Grievance Program Manual
• 3.3.4 Media Access to Offenders
• 3.3.5 Offender/Staff Communications Methods
• 3.3.6 Inmate Mail in Secure Facilities
• 3.3.7 Offender Access to Audio and Video Calling
• 3.3.8 Offender Visiting
• 3.3.9 Offender Marriages
• 3.3.10 Offender Issued Computer Tablets
• 3.3.15 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Offender Accommodations
• 3.3.20 Offender Nondiscrimination
• 3.3.21 Offender Video Visitation

Section 4: Rules and Discipline

• 3.4.1 Offender Disciplinary System
• 3.4.2 Prohibited Acts
• 3.4.3 Tobacco Use Regulations

Section 5: Special Management

• 3.5.1 Restrictive Housing
• 3.5.5 Behavior Management Plans

Section 6: Executions

• 3.6.1 Executions

Section 1: Reception and Orientation

• 4.1.1 Offender Admissions Process
• 4.1.2 Offender Reception and Orientation
• 4.1.3 Offender Personal Property
• 4.1.4 Indigent Status
• 4.1.5 Offender Name Change

Section 2: Classification

• 4.2.1 Offender Classification System
• 4.2.2 Special Needs Offenders
• 4.2.3 Unit Management

Section 3: Food Service

• 4.3.1 General Food Service Operations
• 4.3.2 Menu Planning
• 4.3.3 Food Service Safety and Sanitation
• 4.3.4 Food Service in Special Housing Units

Section 4: Sanitation and Hygiene

• 4.4.1 Offender Hygiene, Clothing and Linen Supplies
• 4.4.2 Facility Sanitation and Pest Control

Section 5: Health Services

• 4.5.2 Responsible Health Authority
• 4.5.3 Health Care Autonomy
• 4.5.4 Health Care Credentialing
• 4.5.5 Health Care Manual
• 4.5.6 Administrative Meetings and Reports
• 4.5.7 Offender Workers in Health Care Units
• 4.5.9 Continuous Quality Improvement
• 4.5.10 Level of Therapeutic Care
• 4.5.11 Infection Control Program
• 4.5.11A Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment
• 4.5.12 Managed Care and Cost Containment
• 4.5.13 Intake/Reception Health Screening
• 4.5.14 Offender Health Care Assessments
• 4.5.15 Offender Health Care Access
• 4.5.16 Offender Non-Emergency Health Requests and Sick Call
• 4.5.19 Nursing Assessment Protocols
• 4.5.20 Emergency Medical Services
• 4.5.21 Restrictive Housing Offender Health Assessment and Services
• 4.5.22 Offender Health Care Continuity
• 4.5.23 Offender Health Care Escort and Transport
• 4.5.24 Offender Health Education and Promotion
• 4.5.25 Pharmaceuticals
• 4.5.26 Offender Dental Services
• 4.5.26A Dental Services
• 4.5.27 Offender Mental Health Services
• 4.5.29 Prescription Medication for Offenders with Mental Illness
• 4.5.31 Informed Consent and Right to Refuse Care
• 4.5.33 Offender Medical Emergency Notifications
• 4.5.34 Offender Death
• 4.5.35 Chemical Treatment of Sex Offenders
• 4.5.36 Health Records Transfer
• 4.5.37 Offender Health Records Format and Content
• 4.5.38 Offender Health Records Access, Release, and Retention
• 4.5.39 Offender Participation in Research Projects
• 4.5.40 Transfer Screening
• 4.5.41 Behavioral Consultation
• 4.5.42 Care for Terminally Ill Adult Offenders
• 4.5.43 Clinic Space, Equipment, and Supplies
• 4.5.44 Communication on Offender Health Needs
• 4.5.45 Health Care Liason
• 4.5.46 Orientation for Health Staff
• 4.5.47 Health Training for Custody Staff
• 4.5.48 Hospital and Speciality Care
• 4.5.49 Medical Surveillance of Offender Workers
• 4.5.50 Medication Administration Training
• 4.5.51 Clinical Staff Professional Development
• 4.5.52 Mental Health Medication Services
• 4.5.53 Mental Health Programs and Residential Units
• 4.5.54 Mental Health Treatment Plans
• 4.5.55 Offender Nutrition and Medical Diets
• 4.5.56 Offenders with Substance Abuse Disorders
• 4.5.56A Medication Assisted Treatment Program (MAT)
• 4.5.57 On-Site Diagnostic Services
• 4.5.58 Privacy of Care
• 4.5.59 Health Care Staffing
• 4.5.60 Therapeutic Relationship Protection
• 4.5.61 Mental Health and Severe Mental Illness Classification
• 4.5.62 Suicide Prevention and Intervention
• 4.5.63 Department 340B Operation Policy Manual

Section 6: Release/Placement

• 4.6.2 Release, Transfer, and Movement Procedures
• 4.6.3 DOC Commitments
• 4.6.5 Adult Detention Placements
• 4.6.7 Medical Parole
• 4.6.9 Placement and Reporting of Youth with Adult Sentences
• 4.6.10 Discharge, Release, and Transfer From YSD
• 4.6.11 Out of Home Placement of Youth
• 4.6.15 Pre-Parole Institutional Screening Process

Section 1: Work Programs

• 5.1.1 Inmate Assignments
• 5.1.3 Adult Offender Community Work Programs/Projects
• 5.1.5 Offender Community Presentations
• 5.1.6 Wildland Fire Suppression Crews

Section 2: Montana Correctional Enterprises

• 5.2.1 Correctional Enterprises
• 5.2.2 Correctional Enterprises Program Implementation Checklist
• 5.2.3 Department/MCE Product Sales
• 5.2.4 Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program

Section 3: Education Programs

• 5.3.1 Offender Education
• 5.3.2 Library Services
• 5.3.3 University Aid for Youthful Offenders

Section 4: Program Approval

• 5.4.1 Offender Program Approval Process

Section 5: Recreation Programs

• 5.5.2 Inmate Organizations
• 5.5.3 Recreation Programs
• 5.5.4 Hobby Programs for Adult Facilities

Section 6: Religious Programs

• 5.6.1 Religious Programming