New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 7. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
Chapter VI. Special Housing Units |
Part 330. Protective Custody Status Inmates |
Sec. 330.2. Definitions
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- (a) Voluntary protective custody inmate.An inmate who is a potential victim or a witness likely to be intimidated, or who lacks the ability to live in the general facility community and who may for good cause be restricted from communication with the general inmate population, and who voluntarily accepts admission into protective custody status.(b) Involuntary protective custody inmate.An inmate who may be a potential victim or a witness likely to be intimidated, or who lacks the ability to live in the general facility community and who may for good cause be restricted from communication with the general inmate population, and who does not voluntarily accept admission into protective custody status.