Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 455.00 - Correctional Industries
Section 455.13 - Industries Staff (Institution)

Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.455

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Each Superintendent with an industries operation within the institution shall develop, in concert with the Industries Supervisor, policies and procedures for maintaining tight security. These policies and procedures shall deal with all security areas necessary, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Inmate control (counts, hourly counts, pat searches, time card control);

(b) Tool control (use of machine tools and equipment, portable hand tools);

(c) Material control (consumables, raw materials, finished goods, hazardous/flammables);

(d) Shipping and receiving truck control (type of shipments, responsibilities for inspection);

(e) Relations between industries staff and institution security staff (clear definition of who performs what functions).

(2) Each Superintendent with an industries operation within the institution shall develop, in concert with the Industries Supervisor, an organizational chart for the industries program which delineates the structure of authority, responsibility and accountability within the institution. Each industries operation may include an Industries Supervisor, Shop Manager (Instructor m), Assistant Shop Manager (Instructor II), Shop Instructors (Instructor I), Assistant to the Supervisor, clerical and storekeeper positions.

(3) The organizational chart shall depict the line relationships.

(4) Each Industries Supervisor is directed by the Director of Industries regarding operations and budgetary matters, but is administratively responsible to the institution Superintendent with respect to institutional procedures.

(5) Under the direction of the Industries Supervisor, a Shop Manager's duties include, but are not limited to:

(a) Management of a particular shop and instructor(s) who work in that shop. This includes estimating cost of jobs, planning production, ordering material and monitoring costs;

(b) Submission of shop reports and inspections in compliance with quality control standards;

(c) Maintenance of all inmate shop time records, including computing work hours and signed approval of time cards;

(d) Ensuring that inmate time card records are approved and forwarded to the accounting office for processing of payment;

(e) Monitoring a quality control plan in a shop environment, which is directed toward inmate employee education of the products being manufactured;

(f) Monitoring of security, safety and inmate control procedures, including hourly inmate counts, tool and hazardous material control and regular surveillance of all inmate activity in their shop.

(6) Shop Instructors work under the direction of a Shop Manager and provide first line supervision for inmate employees.

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