- (a) Segregated confinement shall mean the confinement of an incarcerated individual to an individual occupancy housing unit, in any form, for more than 17 hours a day, other than in a facility-wide emergency or for the purpose of providing medical or mental health treatment.
- (b) Residential rehabilitation unit shall mean a separate housing unit used for therapy, treatment, and rehabilitative programming of incarcerated individuals who have been determined to require more than 15 days of segregated confinement pursuant to facility proceedings.
- (c) Chief administrative officer shall mean the highest-ranking facility official present during the time period in which a determination must be rendered.
- (d) Violent felony act shall have the same meaning as provided in section 7006.1 of this Title.
- (e) Facility shall mean a county jail or penitentiary, or a local correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Correction.
- (f) Individual occupancy housing unit shall have the same meaning as provided in Part 7040 of this Title.
- (g) Maximum facility capacity shall have the same meaning as provided in section 7040.2 of this Title.
As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply to the terms listed below: