Or. Admin. Code § 291-086-0010 - Authority, Purpose, and Policy

(1) Authority: The authority for these rules is granted to the Director of the Department of Corrections (DOC) in accordance with ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 and 423.075.

(2) Purpose: The purpose of these rules is to establish Department of Corrections policies and procedures for authorizing adults in custody access to and use of certain approved information technology while incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility, and for appropriate supervision and management standards and practices to ensure adequate security safeguards for the same.

(3) Policy:

(a) Access to and use of information technology in Department of Corrections facilities is increasingly important for adults in custody to access and participate in education programs, Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, re-entry programs, work programs, food services, law library services, general library services, recreation programs, and other programs and facility operations, and for successful transition into the community upon release from incarceration.

(b) Accordingly, within the inherent limitations of resources and the need for facility security, safety, health, and good order, it is the policy of the Department of Corrections to authorize adults in custody to access and use approved information technology while incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities in accordance with these rules.

(c) When authorized by the department, adult in custody access to and use of approved information technology is permitted neither as a matter of right nor as a privilege of the adult in custody; rather, adult in custody access to and use of information technology may be authorized when in the judgment of the department it furthers the adult in custody's programming and rehabilitation, the department's correctional goals and mission, and is consistent with the safe, secure, orderly, and efficient management and operation of Department of Corrections facilities.

(d) Appropriate supervision and management practices associated with adult in custody access to and use of approved information technology shall be maintained at all times to ensure adequate security safeguards.

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Or. Admin. Code § 291-086-0010

DOC 17-1999, f. 9-24-99, cert. ef. 10-1-99; DOC 10-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-28-04 thru 3-27-05; DOC 4-2005, f. 3-18-05, cert. ef. 3-21-05; DOC 23-2024, amend filed 10/14/2024, effective 10/14/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075