Rule 125-3-3-.08 - Disciplinary Action(1) Commission by an inmate of any of the abuses set forth in Rule 125-3-3-.07, Abuses, will result in disciplinary action which may include withdrawal of an inmate's private correspondence privilege for a specified period. In order to avoid unnecessary apprehension among an inmate's correspondents when an inmate's mail privilege is suspended for disciplinary purposes, the institution will permit the inmate to notify persons on his mailing list of the period of suspension. Completed notification cards of indigent inmates will be processed by the institution. An inmate who is deprived of his private correspondence privilege for disciplinary reasons may appeal to the Warden/Superintendent as provided in Chapter 125-3-2, Discipline.(2) Disciplinary action will not be taken against an inmate for committing the abuse specified in Rule 125-3-3-.07, Abuses (a), concerning the writing of letters containing obscene, profane or indecent language, unless the unauthorized language has been brought once to the attention of the inmate and he repeats said abuse in subsequent correspondence.(3) Disciplinary action will not be taken against an inmate for committing the abuses specified in Rule 125-3-3-.07(d), Abuses, concerning derogatory or personal attacks on a person addressed under the privileged mail provision, unless the recipient of the outgoing writing complains and documents said complaint with the objectionable writing.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-3-3-.08
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art. XI, Sec. I, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-14, 42-5-53, 42-10-2.
Rule entitled "Disciplinary Action" adopted as R. 415-3-3-.08. F. Nov. 14, 1984; eff. Dec. 4, 1984, renumbered as R. 125-3-3-.08. F. June 28, 1985; eff. July 20, 1985, as specified by the Agency.