{"id":1395,"date":"2023-02-16T12:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonbeat.com\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2023-02-16T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:29:31","slug":"how-does-the-new-siu-different-from-segregation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/uncategorized\/how-does-the-new-siu-different-from-segregation\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the new SIU different from segregation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Structured Intervention Units (SIU)<\/strong>
\nThe new Structured Intervention Unit (SIU) that is created by CSC is the renewed segregation unit where inmates are held as a form of punishment, usually for jeopardizing the safety and security of the Institution.<\/p>\n

The difference between segregation and the SIU is outlined below:<\/p>\n

SEGREGATION<\/strong>
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Locked in a cell all day except for a 20-minute recreation break within a 20ft x 20ft enclosure).
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Showers occur once every 48 hours.
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a05 phone calls are allowed per week (20-minute limits). The calls must be booked for a specific time.<\/p>\n

SIU<\/strong>
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0SIUs are stand alone, multi-level security units within an area of penitentiary
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Inmates in an SIU will be offered the opportunity to maintain continuity with their Correctional Plan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 and be given the opportunity to commence programming if required
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0The calls must be booked for a specific time. Inmates are allowed out of their cells for a minimum of four hours daily of which two hours must include the ability to socialize with others
\n~\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Inmates are given the opportunity for meaningful human contact through programs, cultural activities, religious and spiritual practice, etc.<\/p>\n

Restricted Movement Overview<\/strong>
\n1.<\/strong> Not all institutions have an SIU. Only inmates that are incarcerated at a non-SIU site and have been authorized to transfer to an SIU can be subject to restricted movement.
\n2.<\/strong> An authorization to transfer an inmate to an SIU must be completed immediately when an inmate\u2019s movement must be restricted because they acted in a manner that jeopardizes the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person.
\n3.<\/strong> The objective is to take all of the necessary measures to allow the inmate to return to the general inmate population at a time when they would not jeopardize the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person.
\n4.<\/strong> Restricted movement can be used for a maximum of five (5) working days. The five-working day period begins after the authorized transfer is completed.
\n5.<\/strong> Within the five-working day period:
\nAll staff must continue to explore alternatives to return the inmate to the general inmate population, such as informal resolution, and
\nThe Institutional Head must make a decision to either approve or reject the inmate\u2019s transfer to the SIU, or<\/strong>
\nThe SIU authorization to transfer must be cancelled and the inmate immediately returned to the general population.<\/p>\n

While subject to restricted movement, the inmate has the same rights and entitlements as an inmate who is in an SIU, including the opportunity:<\/p>\n

***<\/strong> To be out of their cells for a minimum of four hours daily
\n***<\/strong> For meaningful human contact for a minimum of two hours daily
\n***<\/strong> To access programs, interventions, service, cultural, religious and spiritual practice, leisure activities, family visits and contact with
\ncommunity volunteers<\/p>\n

The above entitlements must be provided to an inmate when the circumstances permit at the non-SIU site without compromising necessary operational routines and\/or security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person.<\/p>\n

Institution Staff shall make all reasonable efforts to provide programming and interventions, such as:
\n***<\/strong> Cultural and elder engagement
\n***<\/strong> Religious and spiritual practice
\n***<\/strong> Leisure activities
\n***<\/strong> Family visits and contact with community partners, such as the CAC, advocacy groups and external volunteers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Segregation “in Canadian prisons has been abolished and replaced with the New -Structured Intervention Unity (SIU). These changes are intended to provide care that does not affect mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}