2018 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 83 - STATE INSTITUTIONS
83-173.03 Use of restrictive housing; levels; department; duties.
83-173.03. Use of restrictive housing; levels; department; duties.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2016, no inmate shall be held in restrictive housing unless done in the least restrictive manner consistent with maintaining order in the facility and pursuant to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act establishing levels of restrictive housing as may be necessary to administer the correctional system. Rules and regulations shall establish behavior, conditions, and mental health status under which an inmate may be placed in each confinement level as well as procedures for making such determinations. Rules and regulations shall also provide for individualized transition plans, developed with the active participation of the committed offender, for each confinement level back to the general population or to society.
Source
- Laws 2015, LB598, § 31;
- Laws 2016, LB867, § 1.
Cross References
- Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
