Minor Rule Violation Sanctions · Resident Handbook

Minor Rule Violation Sanctions: Resident Handbook, page 31, St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton.

Resident Handbook, page 31.

Sanctions for minor rule violations may include: 1. Verbal warning 2. Creative sanction appropriate to the offense (e.g., extra work details). 3. Housing unit lockdown, up to twenty-three (23) hours (not to include the hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.), or hours all population is locked down. When a resident is on lockdown status, he or she will not receive the following privileges: a. Visiting (other than legal) b. Commissary (except hygiene items) c. Recreation d. Collect and free phone calls (except for emergency use and attorney calls) e. Television viewing f. Housing unit incentives g. Library services on kiosk h. Dayroom activities (with the exception of a one walk/shower time for those serving more than 8 hours of lockdown) i. Programs j. Use of the tablet (if lockdown time is administered that extends into the next dayroom shift - i.e. lockdown for second shift will remove tablet use until first shift of next day)

*Attendance at programs while on lockdown will be allowed at the discretion of the Officer/Unit Supervisor. Lockdown time will be adjusted when programs are attended.

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