Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Searches
Detainees permitted to leave the confines of the jail
temporarily, for any reason, shall be thoroughly searched prior to leaving and
before re-entering the jail.
b) Supervision
Jail officers and other personnel assigned to jail duty must be
trained in security measures and handling special incidents in accordance with
Section
701.10.
c) Facility Security Measures
Assistance of detainees in exercising security measures shall
be prohibited.
1) All jail locks,
doors, bars, windows, screens, grilles and fencing shall be regularly and
frequently inspected to ensure proper functioning and to detect and prevent
escape efforts.
2) All cell block
doors and all doors opening into a corridor shall be kept locked, except when
necessary to permit entry or exit.
3) In cell block designs that include safety
vestibules, two doors into the cell block shall not be unlocked and opened at
the same time.
4) Unoccupied cells,
detention rooms and storage rooms shall be kept locked at all times.
5) Backup personnel shall be notified and
available when cell doors to living quarters are opened.
6) Glass or unattached metal items shall not
be permitted in the detention area.
7) Trustees shall be carefully supervised and
not be permitted unrestricted movement.
8) Jail sections housing persons who are
escape risks, suicidal or mentally disturbed or impaired, or who present
special security concerns, shall be given appropriate care and supervision and
checked more frequently than the standard 30-minute check.
9) A master population record, computer
printout or locator board shall be established and maintained at the control
center, indicating the various jail sections and housing assignments.
10) A documented inventory of all keys
available to jail officers shall be made at the beginning of each
shift.
11) Random, unannounced,
irregularly scheduled shakedowns of detainees and jail and detention areas
shall be made to detect the presence of weapons and other contraband.
12) Bars, walls, windows and floors of the
jail and detention sections shall be regularly and frequently inspected and
kept clear of large posters, pictures, calendars and articles of clothing that
obstruct direct observation of detainee activity.
d) Tools and Equipment
1) All tools and equipment shall be
inventoried and securely stored.
2)
The jail shall have a method of accounting for all tools and equipment issued,
received and returned to secure storage.
3) After use, tools and equipment shall be
accounted for by the jail officer responsible and secured in the proper storage
place.
4) Eating utensils shall be
accounted for after each meal and returned to the kitchen.
e) Maintenance
Any damaged or nonfunctioning security equipment must be
promptly reported and repaired.
f) Access to Records by Detainee
No detainee shall be assigned work that requires access to any
records of staff or persons currently or previously in detention.
g) Population Count
A physical head count of all detainees shall be made and
recorded at least three times daily.
h) Key Control
1) A record of all keys inventoried and
issued shall be maintained.
2) Jail
keys must be stored in a secure key locker when not in use.
3) There must be at least one full set of
jail keys, separate from those in use, stored in a safe place, accessible only
to designated jail personnel for use in the event of an emergency.
4) Detainees, including trustees, shall not
be permitted to handle, use or possess jail keys of any type.
i) Firearms and Other Weapons
1) No person, including law enforcement
personnel, shall be permitted to enter any secure section of the jail with a
gun or other weapon on his or her person.
2) Weapons shall be stored in a secure and
locked drawer, cabinet or container outside the security area.
3) Reserve firearms, ammunition, control
devices and other protective equipment shall be stored in a secured room
(arsenal).
j) Control
Devices
Persons who may be authorized to use a control device, such as
chemical agents, oleoresin capsicum (OC), electro-muscular disruption devices,
restraint chairs, batons, etc., in accordance with the jail's written policy,
shall be trained in the proper employment of the device. Training shall be
documented.
1) Control devices shall
be used only as a last resort to bring detainees under the necessary degree of
control and only after thorough consideration of alternative means and of the
hazards involved, including the physical characteristics of the area where it
is to be used. A record of the occurrence shall be documented.
2) Detainees affected by the control device
used shall be given a thorough medical examination and appropriate treatment
immediately after security control has been gained.
k) Emergency Power Source
1) An emergency electrical power source shall
be available in the event of a power failure.
2) Emergency flashlights must have a six hour
illumination capability.
