D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 28. CORRECTIONS, COURTS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
Chapter 28-5. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS |
Section 28-517. RIOT PROCEDURES
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517.1In the event of a riot, the Administrator or higher ranking official within the chain-of-command may order immediate detention of any resident for a period of up to forty-eight (48) hours.
517.2Continued detention shall be authorized in writing by the Administrator or higher ranking official within the chain-of-command.
517.3Upon restoration of order, the normal disciplinary procedures shall be reinstated within a reasonable time. All residents who were detained under the riot provisions shall appear before the Adjustment Board or Hearing Officer in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter, or shall be returned to the area in the prison where they were assigned prior to detention.
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Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 865, 888-89 (February 27, 1981).