Utah State Prison Orientation for Inmate Friends and Family

PRIVILEGE MATRIX / O.M.R

Q.        What is the privilege matrix?
A.        The privilege matrix system is a tool whereby inmates can be allowed to demonstrate their ability to govern their behavior in a progressively responsible manner.  Privilege levels are progressively more permissive allowing the inmate to have more privileges.  The privilege matrix allows for positive reinforcement of manageable inmates by housing unit staff and OMR.

Q.        Who reviews the inmate's privileges?
A.        Each facility has an Offender Management Review (OMR) team who meet to look at the inmate's Prison accomplishments, and/or failures.  The inmates and the OMR discuss issues of OMP compliance, noncompliance, education, mental health, prison work, abuse of leisure time, security, management/behavior issues, classification reassessments and privilege levels.

Q.        What constitutes a privilege?
A.            Privileges include everything from the number of visits and phone calls inmates can have; to how much out-of-cell time or yard time is allowed; to what time they are locked up each night; to how much money they can spend in the commissary; to what type of job they can have; to how they access education, programming, and religious volunteers; to finally, where they eat their meals.