(a) The minimum eligible criteria for placement in the DPU shall consist of:

(b) Transfer to the DPU will be accomplished through the Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) Non-Committee Endorsement process.

(c) When housing within the DPU has been determined by ICC, but medical, mental health, mobility or other case factors preclude the inmate from being transferred to the DPU, a conference call should be initiated to provide institutional staff with guidance concerning placement issues and privileges utilizing the case conference process with Classification Services Unit, Healthcare Placement Oversight Program (HCPOP), and the Division of Adult Institutions (DAI) Associate Director. This case conference shall be documented in the automated Classification Committee Chrono (Rev. 05/19), which is incorporated by reference. It is recognized that at times the inmate's overriding need for access to specific medical or mental health facilities will take priority over his housing in the DPU. These inmates should receive all privileges identified within this section, unless the privilege will create a significant security concern. If the hiring authority determines that the DPU privileges will be denied based on security concerns, the hiring authority shall contact the DAI Associate Director to obtain approval before denying the privileges.

(d) Inmates who have been received at the DPU, but who have not had their autobiography reviewed and accepted by the DIP shall be referred to as Pre-DIP and inmates who have had their autobiographies reviewed and accepted by the DIP shall be referred to as Post-DIP. Pre-DIP inmates shall normally be housed separately from Post-DIP inmates.

(e) Phase 1: Pre-DIP status.

(f) Phase 1: Post-DIP status.

(g) If the DPU inmate is found guilty of STG related behavior, identified in section 3378.4(a) STG Disciplinary Matrix, ICC shall determine the inmate's housing and program needs. ICC maintains discretion in evaluating an inmate's overall disciplinary record and case factors in determining continued management within the DPU or other appropriate housing, which may include referral to the DRB.

(h) In some instances, Phase II of the Debrief process may be completed at the DPU, when enemy, medical or other extenuating circumstances exist.

(i) When housing within the DPU has been determined appropriate by ICC, but medical, mental health, mobility or other case factors preclude the inmate from being transferred to the DPU, the inmate should be allowed to complete the Debrief process at an alternate location. Specific components of the process including the autobiography being submitted to the DIP for acceptance; the assignment of an investigator to complete the Debrief Report; the Debrief Report being approved by OCS; and a CDCR Form 128-B2, (Rev. 6/14) Security Threat Group Validation/Rejection Review, being issued for validation as a “drop out”, are required and must be completed prior to the inmate being released to appropriate housing.