The Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook is one of the first items issued to male prisoners as they enter Idaho’s prison system. They receive it upon arriving to the facility’s Reception and Diagnostics Unit, where it can take anywhere from days to weeks to be processed.
The handbook serves as a guide through the questions most frequently asked by new arrivals and provides a brief tutorial on IDOC prison operations.
I have transcribed its introduction and contents below.
INTRODUCTION
This handbook is provided to help you smooth the period of adjustment into IDOC. You will find information on various topics. If you have any question that is not covered in this handbook, do not hesitate to contact a member of the unit or management team.
The Idaho State Correctional Institution (ISCI) consists of Housing Units 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Medical, Medical Annex, and a variety of support facilities.
You will be required to live within the rules as described in the Idaho Department of Correction Policies. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and institutional Field Memoranda. Many Policies, SOPs, and Field Memoranda may be viewed at appointed times in the Resource Center.
Any questions, concerns, or special needs when entering IDOC can be addressed to the case management team. For those of you in the Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU), unit team members will schedule you for the various assessments during the orientation process. Unit team members can also provide you with information and opportunities for education, jobs, treatment programs, and self-help groups that are available. If you have a concern regarding your safety, you should bring it to the attention of a staff member at first opportunity.
CONTENTS
Introduction from the Warden ………………….1
General Rules ……………………………………………. 3
Housing Unit rules……………………………………. 3
Cells…………………………………………………………… 3
Siren Warnings ………………………………………… 6
Specific Rules …………………………………………… 6
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)….. 6
Appearance and Hygiene ………………………. 6
Areas of Access………………………………………….7
Attorney Visits ………………………………………… 7
Barber Shop ……………………………………………. 8
Case Management Team……………………….. 8
Chapel/Religious Programming …………… 8
Classification………………………………………….. 9
Commissary …………………………………………… 9
Commission of Pardons and Parole …… 10
Concerns ……………………………………………….. 10
Disciplinary ………………………………………….. 12
Drug Testing ………………………………………… 13
Food Service ………………………………………… 13
Grievance Process ……………………………….. 14
Hobby Program …………………………………… 14
Identification Cards ……………………………. 15
Indigent Residents ……………………………… 15
Individual Case Plan …………………………… 16
Resident Central Files …………………………. 16
Resident Banking ………………………………… 16
Laundry …………………………………………………17
Library & Copies ………………………………… 18
Mail …………………………………………………….. 18
Master Schedules/Callout ………………… 19
Medical Care …………………………………….. 20
Medication ……………………………………….. 20
Medical Co-Pay ……………………………….. 21
Mental Health ………………………………….. 21
Policy and Procedure ………………………. 21
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).. 22
Professional Boundaries …………………. 22
Property …………………………………………… 22
Recreation ………………………………………. 24
Resource Center ……………………………… 24
Searches …………………………………………. 26
Special Needs ………………………………… 26
Telephones ……………………………………. 26
Tours of ISCI …………………………………. 26
Visiting ………………………………………….. 27
Work/Training Opportunities …….. 27
Yard Movement …………………………… 28
RDU Rider/Timer/Parole Violator FAQs ……… 29
Final Note ……………………………………. 30
The department is currently housing residents in a total of 16 facilities. Just as each one differs, so do their resident handbooks. Requests for handbooks from other facilities can be made through the Information Center idoc.idaho.gov.
- Idaho Falls, Kuna, Nampa and Twin Falls Community Reentry Centers (Male)
- Boise Community Reentry Center (Female)
- Correctional Alternative Placement Program (Kuna, Male)
- Idaho Correctional Institution–Orofino (Orofino, Male)
- Idaho Maximum Security Institution (Kuna, Male)
- Idaho State Correctional Center (Kuna, Male)
- Idaho State Correctional Institution (Kuna, Male)
- North Idaho Correctional Institution (Cottonwood, Male)
- Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center (Pocatello, Female)
- South Boise Women’s Correctional Center (Kuna, Female)
- South Idaho Correctional Institution (Kuna, Male and Female)
- St. Anthony Work Camp (St. Anthony, Male)
- Saguaro Correctional Center (Eloy, Arizona, Male)