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Wiki source code of CH 12 Inmate Marriage

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1 **Washington County Sheriff's Office**
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3 **CORRECTIONS DIVISION**
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5 Policy Manual
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8 Volume: CH
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10 Services and Programs
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12 Chapter: 12
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14 Inmate Marriage
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17 Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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19 PI 22
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21 Published:
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23 01/19/2012
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25 Review Date:
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27 04/06/2021
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30 Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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32 Chief Deputy Jake Schultz
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35 __**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
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37 CH 12_101 Definitions
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39 CH 12_102 References
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41 CH 12_103 General
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44 **CH 12_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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46 1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
47 1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
48 1. ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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50 **CH 12_102 __REFERENCES__**
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52 1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
53 11. 2000-11.
54 1. Utah Sheriffs' Association Jail Standards:
55 11. P01.01.01: Written Inmate Marriage Policies and Procedures Required
56 11. P01.02.01: General Right of Inmates to Marry while Incarcerated
57 11. P01.02.02: Denying Marriage Applications
58 11. P01.02.03: Same-Sex Marriages
59 11. P01.02.04: Marriages Between Inmates
60 11. P01.02.05: Process for Approving and Processing Marriage Applications
61 11. P01.03.02: No Conjugal Visits
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63 **CH 12_103 __GENERAL__**
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65 1. Policy:
66 11. Inmates may be permitted to marry while incarcerated at PCF.
67 11. Inmate to Inmate marriage should not be approved.
68 11. Inmate marriage requests must be received in writing. The request must include confirmation of marital intent via a signed statement, or comparable documentation, from the intended spouse.
69 11. Inmate marriage requests shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Corrections Chief Deputy or designee shall supply a written copy of the decision to the inmate and the inmate's legal representative, if applicable. When permission is denied, a written explanation shall be provided.
70 11. Marriage requests by ICE detainees shall be forwarded to ICE staff.
71 11. A place and time shall be provided for permitted marriages. PCF shall not make any marital arrangements other than providing a place and time.
72 11. If the marriage is approved, the written approval should contain a notice that a conjugal visit will not be approved. See [[CH 05 Inmate Visitation>>doc:Policy.Corrections.CH 05 Inmate Visitation.WebHome]].
73 1. Rationale:
74 11. Refusal to permit an inmate marriage may have legal consequences. However, inmate marriages should be denied if legitimate penological interests would be compromised.
75 11. Inmates will not be permitted to have a conjugal visit to consumate the marriage, nor will they be permitted to have conjugal visits at any time during their incarceration. Although marriage is a basic constitutional right, conjugal visits for prisoners is not.