Section 240-RICR-20-00-1.12 - Inmate Visitation by Former RIDOC EmployeesA. Former employees are not allowed visitation privileges within the Department if they were dismissed or resigned under the following circumstances: 1. Indulging in undue familiarity with inmates over whom they had decision-making authority.2. Discussing personal matters with an inmate(s) verbally or in writing.3. Borrowing anything from or lending anything to an inmate.4. Accepting gifts or personal services, bartering or trading with any inmate, inmate family member, or visitor. This includes cards, letters and telephone calls.5. Conveying drugs or contraband.6. Using their knowledge of the prison system to circumvent policy.7. Other acts of misconduct, including, but not limited to, personal behavior that undermines security or corrective treatment.B. Such former employees receive written notification from the Office of Inspections specifying the reason(s) for denying visits.C. Requests for visitation by former employees who resign under circumstances other than those listed in §§ 1.12(A)(1) through (7) of this Part, as well as requests made by former contract employees, former volunteers and any other former service providers, are reviewed by the Office of Inspections. 1. Requests should be made in writing and submitted to the Office of Inspections, which notifies the Warden of the affected facility.2. Anyone aggrieved by an adverse decision of the Office of Inspections may make a written request for reconsideration to the Director of Corrections or designee.D. These guidelines are not intended to restrict visiting privileges of former employees or other service providers who may have immediate family members who are incarcerated.1. However, RIDOC's Code of Ethics and Conduct prohibits the development of relationships between correctional employees and members of the inmate population that cross professional boundaries.2. Consequently, former RIDOC employees who met and developed personal relationships with inmates over whom they had decision-making authority during the course of their employment are prohibited from visiting.E. A master list of former employees not allowed visiting privileges is maintained (i.e., developed and kept up to date) by the Office of Inspections and distributed to the Wardens. 1. Requests for exceptions may be made in writing and submitted to the Office of Inspections, which notifies the Warden of the affected facility.2. As stated above, anyone aggrieved by an adverse decision of the Office of Inspections may make a written request for reconsideration to the Director of Corrections or designee.240 R.I. Code R. 240-RICR-20-00-1.12