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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: CC
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10 Security
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12 Chapter: 05
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14 Facility Access and Door Control
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17 Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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19 CB 04 04/14/2010, CC 05 03/15/2010, CC 05 09/15/2012
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21 Published:
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23 09/15/2011
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25 Date Reviewed:
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27 05/26/2022
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30 Sheriff Nate Brooksby
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32 Chief Deputy Trevor Benson
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35 **__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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37 CC 05_101 Definitions
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39 CC 05_102 References
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41 CC 05_103 General
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43 CC 05_104 Visitors
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45 CC 05_105 Property Room
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47 CC 05_106  Offices
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49 CC 05_107  Control Rooms
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51 CC 05_108  Volunteers and Contract Staff
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53 CC 05_109  Deliveries
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56 **CC 05_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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58 1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
59 1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
60 1. Admittance Staff: Any employee of the WCSO who is charged with the responsibility of identifying and admitting authorized persons into a restricted area of PCF.
61 1. Day Room: A room specifically designated for leisure use by inmates, typically in congregate.
62 1. Visitor: Persons allowed in the secured areas of the jail facility on a temporary basis who are directly supervised by certified personnel.
63 1. Volunteers and Contract Staff: Persons allowed in the secured areas of the jail facility on a temporary basis who are closely supervised by certified personnel.
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65 **CC 05_102 __REFERENCES__**
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67 1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
68 11. 7.
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70 **CC 05_103 __GENERAL__**
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72 1. Policy:
73 11. PCF facility access shall be restricted to authorized persons.
74 11. Areas within the PCF facility may have different levels of restricted access.
75 11. Admittance staff shall be trained in relation to the areas for which they are in charge.
76 11. Prior to entry, persons shall be identified by PCF admittance staff as authorized to enter.
77 11. Admittance staff shall confirm authorization of entry via voice recognition, visual identification, or both.
78 11. All security doors for restricted areas shall remain closed and locked at all times when not in use. Security doors shall not be left open or unlatched unless a staff member is within arm's reach of the door.
79 1. Rationale:
80 11. Restrictions on facility access are necessary in order to maintain the highest levels of safety and security.
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82 **CC 05_104 __VISITORS__**
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84 1. Policy:
85 11. Non-certified law enforcement visitors must receive approval from the Corrections Chief Deputy prior to accessing non-public areas of PCF.
86 11. Certified law enforcement visitors may access non-public areas of PCF with approval from the on duty supervisor.
87 11. Visitors shall be accompanied by an employee of the WCSO at all times.
88 11. Visitors should not be allowed access to inmate housing cells or day rooms.
89 11. Visitors must be eighteen years of age or older.
90 11. Visitors shall be issued a visitor identification pass and shall prominently display the pass on an outer garment where staff can see it at a glance.
91 11. All non-staff visits shall be documented.
92 1. Rationale:
93 11. Visitors to the secure areas of a jail may pose risks to security or safety concerns. Thus, additional precautions should be taken (e.g., an employee escort and limitations of access).
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95 **CC 05_105 __PROPERTY ROOM__**
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97 1. Policy:
98 11. Inmates are not authorized to access the Property Room for any reason, including cleaning.
99 11. Staff should only access the Property Room to perform specific tasks related to inmate property.
100 11. The supervisor of the property officer should conduct regular audits of the Property Room to check for the proper storage and documentation of property.
101 1. Rationale:
102 11. Inmate property that is stored in the Property Room may have large monetary values.
103 11. Increased access restrictions should be enforced for the Property Room in order to prevent the misuse or misplacement of valuable inmate property.
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105 **CC 05_106 __OFFICES__**
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107 1. Policy:
108 11. Staff are not authorized to access any offices without permission or cause.
109 1. Rationale:
110 11. An office may contain documents or other sensitive material that staff may not be privy to.
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112 **CC 05_107  __CONTROL ROOMS__**
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114 1. Policy:
115 11. Control rooms must be secured at all times.
116 11. Only authorized personnel are allowed within control rooms.
117 11. Inmates are not allowed within control rooms.
118 1. Rationale:
119 11. Control rooms are by nature required to be secured at all times from intrusion.
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121 **CC 05_108  __VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACT STAFF__**
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123 1. Policy:
124 11. Persons authorized access to restricted areas who are not employed by the WCSO (i.e., volunteers and contract staff) shall be closely supervised by PCF staff.
125 11. Access shall be terminated for those persons who, by word or action, demonstrate an unwillingness or inability to fully obey the rules and policy requirements of PCF.
126 11. Volunteers shall have no protected interest in working inside the facility. Volunteers should be notified that their access to the jail can be terminated for any reason, or for no reason at all.
127 1. Rationale:
128 11. Persons not employed by the WCSO do not share the same safety and security interests involving PCF.
129 11. Persons not employed by the WCSO, but allowed access to secure areas within PCF, have not met the same background checks and training requirements as WCSO staff. Thus, they may possess unknown security risks.
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131 **CC 05_109  __DELIVERIES__**
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133 1. Policy:
134 11. All deliveries and delivery vehicles entering the secure perimeter of PCF shall be subject to search.
135 11. Deliveries and delivery vehicles should be searched by a member of PCF staff prior to acceptance of delivery.
136 1. Rationale:
137 11. Inspection of deliveries helps prevent the introduction of contraband into the facility.
138 11. Inspection of deliveries allows for the detection of damaged, spoiled, or infested goods.