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a. Single Cell Status. Being housed alone is a strong predictor of death by suicide. Absent

written approval from the Warden as described in Program Statements Special Housing Units,

inmates in SHU will be celled with a cellmate.

b. Psychology Services. At a minimum, a psychologist will make weekly rounds of restrictive

housing units, documented by their signature in the unit logbook. As a component of these

rounds, they will consult with staff in those units concerning any inmates needing special

attention.

c. Health Services. During required daily rounds of restrictive housing units, the Health

Services Clinical Director, or their designee, will be attentive to inmates whose risk for SDV or

suicide may become elevated due to changes in health status or medication needs. Health

Services will immediately notify Psychology Services and restrictive housing unit staff when

these concerns are identified. When an inmate demonstrates medication refusal, particularly

when such refusal could create the potential for the inmate to become unstable, dangerous, self-injurious, or suicidal, Health Services will collaborate with Psychology Services to attempt to

improve compliance or identify alternatives.

d. Inmate Removal from Restrictive Housing. Inmates will be removed from restrictive

housing to be placed on suicide watch when exhibiting elevated potential for suicide. Ordinarily,

once the crisis is over or it is determined they no longer have an elevated suicide risk, inmates

are returned to restrictive housing. However, when Psychology Services determines placement in

restrictive housing contributes to heightened risk for suicide or SDV, alternative housing

arrangements will be considered in consultation with Correctional Services, the Executive Staff,

Regional Psychology Administrator and, as appropriate, PSB.

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e. Prevention of Placement in Restrictive Housing. As outlined in the Program Statement

Treatment and Care of Inmates with Mental Illness, an inmate’s mental health symptoms

may contribute to institution rule infractions that could result in disciplinary sanctions, including

placement in restrictive housing. Psychology Services and Correctional Services will collaborate

to prevent placement in restrictive housing for behaviors resulting from mental health symptoms.

Ordinarily, an inmate that is served an incident report for SDV or a suicide attempt will not be

placed in restrictive housing.