Sec. 304.1. Purpose

(a) The provision of an essential service to an incarcerated individual shall not be denied, restricted or limited as a means of discipline or punishment. The provision of an essential service shall include, but not be limited to correspondence, hygiene items, clothing, bedding, outdoor exercise, food services, health services, religious items and services, printed materials and publications, and legal reference materials.

(b) The following incarcerated individual support services are mandated and must be furnished at any time following admission unless deprived by issuance of a deprivation order in accord with section 305.2 of this Title.

(c) Incarcerated individuals in segregated confinement shall be offered out-of-cell programming at least four hours per day, including at least one hour for recreation. However, if an incarcerated individual commits a specific act while housed in a SHU and poses a significant risk, their participation in certain programs may be restricted but they must still be provided with at least four hours out-of-cell time daily, of which two hours are therapeutic programming and two hours of recreation.