Common use of Reassessment on Opening of Southport SDP Clause in Contracts

Reassessment on Opening of Southport SDP. On or before the opening of the Southport SDP, the parties will confer as to whether to continue the Mid- State unit as an SDP, or to convert the unit to a SHU-alternative program for inmates on the mental health caseload who are subject to confinement sanctions for non-violent substance abuse-related misbehavior. If the unit is converted to a substance abuse program, participating inmates will be housed in 25 double and 25 single cells. In determining whether to continue the Mid-State unit as an SDP or convert the unit to a substance abuse program, DOCCS will give full consideration to any recommendations by Plaintiffs’ counsel and the parties’ experts, but the decision as to the use of the Mid-State unit as either an SDP or substance abuse program will be made by DOCCS, consistent with the goals of this Agreement, the needs of the inmate population at the time of the decision, and its statutory responsibilities. In the event that the Mid-State unit is converted to a substance abuse SHU-alternative program following the opening of the Southport SDP, the provisions of §I(B)(4)-(10) et seq. shall apply.