§ 6-10 Placement Criteria.
RCNY § 6-10
(a)Except for pre-hearing temporary restrictive housing as set forth in 40 RCNY § 6-04, the Department may only confine a person to restrictive housing after a finding within the past thirty (30) days that the person is guilty of having committed a Grade I violent offense.
(b)If a person has been found guilty of an offense at a disciplinary hearing, their sentence must be proportional to the infraction charge.
(c)Within 3 months of the Effective Date of the Rule, the Department shall provide the Board with a written penalty grid describing each Grade I violent offense that would render a person eligible for placement in restrictive housing and the sentence range for each offense.
(d)The Department shall immediately notify the Board, in writing, of any material changes to the penalty grid. (Added City Record 6/9/2021, eff. 7/9/2021; amended City Record 6/28/2024, eff. 7/28/2024)
