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Wiki source code of CA 02 Staffing

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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: CA
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10 Organization and Staff Management
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12 Chapter: 02
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14 Staffing
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17 Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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19 CA 02 06/15/2010
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21 Published:
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23 08/23/2011
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25 Review Date:
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27 08/23/2012
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30 Sheriff Cory Pulsipher
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32 Undersheriff Bart Bailey
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34 Chief Deputy Jacob Schultz
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36
37 **__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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39 CA 02_101 Distribution
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41 CA 02_102 Definitions
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43 CA 02_103 References
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45 CA 02_104 General
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47 CA 02_105 Staffing Plan
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49 CA 02_106 Inmate Exercise
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51 CA 02_107 Leisure, Educational, and Treatment Activities
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53
54 **CA 02_101 __DISTRIBUTION__**
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56 Standard.
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59 **CA 02_102 __DEFINITIONS__**
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61 1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
62 1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
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65 **CA 02_103 __REFERENCES__**
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67 1. Utah Code:
68 11. UCA 53-10-104.
69 1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
70 11. 7.
71 1. Utah Sheriff's Association Jail Standards:
72 11. F02.02.01: Full-Time Staffing
73 11. J01.04.01: There Should be Adequate Staff
74 11. J01.04.02: Volunteers and Contract Providers
75 11. J02.03.01: Staffing
76 11. J03.03.01: Staffing
77 11. J04.03.01: Staffing
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79
80 **CA 02_104 __GENERAL__**
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82 1. Policy:
83 11. PCF shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day.
84 11. Essential security posts and positions will be staffed with qualified personnel.
85 11. Custody corrections officers shall possess Utah Correctional Officer Certification.
86 1. Rationale:
87 11. Correctional Officer Certification is required by Utah law prior to the exercise of that authority.
88 11. Staff must be present in the jail facility twenty-four hours per day to be able to respond to:
89 111. Medical emergencies;
90 111. Injuries;
91 111. Assaults;
92 111. Suicide attempts;
93 111. Fires; and
94 111. Other exigencies.
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97 **CA 02_105 __STAFFING PLAN__**
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99 1. Policy:
100 11. A staffing plan, approved by the Corrections Chief Deputy, should be maintained and followed.
101 11. The staffing plan should include, but not be limited to, minimum custodial staffing of nine.
102 11. Staffing numbers exceeding the above prescribed minimum may be necessary to meet the demands from larger inmate populations. However, staffing numbers should not fall below the above prescribed minimum.
103 1. Rationale:
104 11. Staffing should be based upon the number of staff required to:
105 111. Accomplish the necessary safety and security activities (e.g., supervision, inspections, searches, and emergency responses); and
106 111. To provide the basic standards for inmates (e.g., meals, medical, clothing, and hygiene).
107 1. Procedure:
108 11. When staffing falls below minimum requirements (nine staff), the on duty supervisor shall:
109 111. Take action to increase staff levels (i.e., call in additional staff);
110 111. Document why staffing levels fell below minimum requirements, how long staffing levels were below minimum requirements, and what was done to resolve the situation.
111 111. Notify his/her direct supervisor:
112 1111. Via email, if the situation is resolved in a short amount of time (within one hour).
113 1111. Via phone or in person, if the situation is not resolved within one hour and as soon as possible after one hour has expired or when all efforts to increase staff levels have failed.
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115
116 **CA 02_106 __INMATE EXERCISE__**
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118 1. Policy:
119 11. There should be adequate staff to ensure that inmates consistently receive the opportunity to exercise.
120 11. Staff may be used to direct exercise activities.
121 11. Non-custodial staff should be scheduled in order to refrain from pulling custodial staff from their primary duties (safety and security).
122 1. Rationale:
123 11. Staffing is required for both the logistics and the security for exercise activities.
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125
126 **CA 02_107 __LEISURE, EDUCATIONAL, AND TREATMENT ACTIVITIES__**
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128 1. Policy:
129 11. Inmate leisure, educational, and treatment activities should be controlled and supervised by PCF staff.
130 11. Staffing for leisure, educational, and treatment activities may involve persons not employed by PCF. However, all outside staff shall work within the security, safety, operational, and policy requirements of PCF.
131 11. Outside staff shall work under the supervision of PCF staff.
132 1. Rationale:
133 11. All activities in the jail must be directed and controlled by jail staff to ensure that jail regulations and policy requirements are enforced and to protect the jail's legitimate operational interests.