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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 02/04/2016
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30 Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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32 Chief Deputy Jacob Schultz
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35 **__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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37 CA 02_101 Definitions
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39 CA 02_102 References
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41 CA 02_103 General
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43 CA 02_104 Staffing Plan
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45 CA 02_105 Inmate Exercise
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47 CA 02_106 Leisure, Educational, and Treatment Activities
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50 **CA 02_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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52 1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
53 1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
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55 **CA 02_102 __REFERENCES__**
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57 1. Utah Code:
58 11. UCA 53-10-104.
59 1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
60 11. 7.
61 1. Utah Sheriff's Association Jail Standards:
62 11. B03.01.01: Policies and Procedures Governing Personnel Qualification and Certification Required
63 11. F02.02.01: Full-Time Staffing
64 11. J01.04.01: Adequate Staff
65 11. J01.04.02: Civilain Employees
66 11. J02.03.01: Staffing
67 11. J03.03.01: Staffing
68 11. J04.03.01: Staffing
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70 **CA 02_103 __GENERAL__**
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72 1. Policy:
73 11. PCF shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day.
74 11. Essential security posts and positions will be staffed with qualified personnel.
75 11. Custody corrections officers shall possess Utah Correctional Officer Certification.
76 1. Rationale:
77 11. Correctional Officer Certification is required by Utah law prior to the exercise of that authority.
78 11. Staff must be present in the jail facility twenty-four hours per day to be able to respond to:
79 111. Medical emergencies;
80 111. Injuries;
81 111. Assaults;
82 111. Suicide attempts;
83 111. Fires; and
84 111. Other exigencies.
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86 **CA 02_104 __STAFFING PLAN__**
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88 1. Policy:
89 11. A staffing plan, approved by the Corrections Chief Deputy, should be maintained and followed.
90 11. The staffing plan should include, but not be limited to, minimum custodial staffing of nine.
91 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.
92 1. Rationale:
93 11. Staffing should be based upon the number of staff required to:
94 111. Accomplish the necessary safety and security activities (e.g., supervision, inspections, searches, and emergency responses); and
95 111. To provide the basic standards for inmates (e.g., meals, medical, clothing, and hygiene).
96 1. Procedure:
97 11. When staffing falls below minimum requirements (nine staff), the on duty supervisor shall:
98 111. Take action to increase staff levels (i.e., call in additional staff);
99 111. Document why staffing levels fell below minimum requirements, how long staffing levels were below minimum requirements, and what was done to resolve the situation.
100 111. Notify his/her direct supervisor:
101 1111. Via email, if the situation is resolved in a short amount of time (within one hour).
102 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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104 **CA 02_105 __INMATE EXERCISE__**
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106 1. Policy:
107 11. There should be adequate staff to ensure that inmates consistently receive the opportunity to exercise.
108 11. Staff may be used to direct exercise activities.
109 11. Non-custodial staff should be scheduled in order to refrain from pulling custodial staff from their primary duties (safety and security).
110 1. Rationale:
111 11. Staffing is required for both the logistics and the security for exercise activities.
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113 **CA 02_106 __LEISURE, EDUCATIONAL, AND TREATMENT ACTIVITIES__**
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115 1. Policy:
116 11. Inmate leisure, educational, and treatment activities should be controlled and supervised by PCF staff.
117 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.
118 11. Outside staff shall work under the supervision of PCF staff.
119 1. Rationale:
120 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.