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31-232 - Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules
31-232. Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules
A. To the greatest extent possible and after accounting for security and capacity factors, the department shall place a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child in a prison facility that is located within two hundred fifty miles of the prisoner's permanent address on record.
B. The department shall adopt rules that authorize a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child and who is classified as a low or minimum security risk to be visited by the minor child. At a minimum the rules shall:
1. Provide opportunities for a child who is under eighteen years of age to visit the child's incarcerated parent at least two times each week unless a department employee has a reasonable belief that the dependent child:
(a) May be harmed during visitation.
(b) Poses a security risk due to the prisoner's gang affiliation, a prior conviction or a previous violation of a contraband policy.
2. Eliminate restrictions on the number of dependent children who are under eighteen years of age who are granted visitation privileges.
3. Authorize contact visits for a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child.