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The Corrections Management (AMC Detainee Classification) Policy 2012 sets out the definitions for each security classification.
E classification
E classification refers to a detainee with a history of escaping from lawful custody and will have an additional classification of E denoting ‘escapee’.
There are three grades of an E classification – E1, E2 and E3 which denote the level of risk. The lower the number, the higher the risk.
• E1 denotes either an assessed significant level of risk of escape or a need for further assessment to take place before considering reducing the classification. A detainee classified E1 may not progress below Medium security rating.
• E2 denotes a reduced level of risk and will allow a Minimum 1 security rating.
• E3 denotes a low level of risk commensurate with being suitable for Minimum Security 2 or 3.
Security Classification
ACT Corrective Services classifies detainees according to the nature and severity of the charges, severity of sentence, offending history, escape history, breaches of court orders, institutional disciplinary record and stability, internal or external intelligence and motivation to address offending behaviour. Security classifications are determined at the lowest level judged appropriate in effectively managing a detainee’s risk and are reviewed by the Sentence Planning Group at intervals appropriate to the sentence length and detainee case plan.
It should be noted that the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) was built to accommodate all detainees, regardless of the level of their security classification and accommodation type, including maximum security detainees.
Maximum Security
The highest level of security requiring placement that provides for a secure cell within a secure accommodation building and confinement within a secure perimeter. Detainees assessed at this level may be subject to special individually determined management plans designed to manage the nature and level of risks involved. Special arrangements may be required if it is necessary to escort the detainee from the centre. The security classification Maximum security is reserved for those detainees assessed as posing an especially high level of risk. In addition, a detainee convicted of or facing a charge of murder, or with a sentence with a non-parole period of ten years or greater, will normally be placed in maximum security until a determination is made by the Sentence Planning Group to reduce the detainee’s security classification.
Medium Security
This next level of security mandates a physical environment similar to that of maximum security; that is a secure cell within a secure accommodation building and confinement within a secure perimeter. However, the General Manager, following recommendation from an Area Manager, may approve the provisional placement of a medium security male detainee in cottage accommodation for a period of up to 28 days in order to relieve medium/maximum bed shortages. A medium security detainee will not usually require an individual special management plan, as is the case for a maximum security detainee. Medium security will be the normal classification
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