Purpose
Rulemaking is necessary to clarify rule language, make the rules gender neutral, organize and amend definitions, establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet services, and video visitation while in administrative confinement, clarify the responsibility of classification officers to visit inmates in administrative confinement, amend Form DC4-650 to make it ADA compliant; establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet services, and video visitation while in protective management, establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet services, and video visitation while in disciplinary confinement, clarify the responsibility of classification officers to visit inmates in disciplinary confinement, establish a 60-day ICT review for inmates that are designated as close management and housed in disciplinary confinement, create a new rule to establish and implement the kiosk and tablet program within the Department of Corrections, and create a new rule to create parameters for the use of video visitation as part of the kiosk and tablet program within the Department of Corrections.