Wiki source code of CC 08 Inmate Surveillance and Supervision

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1.1	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: 08
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	14	Inmate Surveillance and Supervision
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	17	Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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	19	CC 08 05/03/2010, Review 08/09/2011
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	21	Published:
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	23	08/09/2011
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	25	Date Reviewed:
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4.1	27	04/06/2021
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	30	Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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	32	Chief Deputy Jake Schultz
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	35	__TABLE OF CONTENTS__
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2.2	37	CC 08_101 Definitions
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2.2	39	CC 08_102 References
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2.2	41	CC 08_103 Head Counts
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2.2	43	CC 08_104 Irreconcilable Head Count
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2.2	45	CC 08_105 Inmate Checks
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2.2	47	CC 08_106 Cross-Gender Supervision
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2.2	49	CC 08_107 Inmate Movement
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2.2	51	CC 08_108 Video Surveillance
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2.2	54	CC 08_101 __DEFINITIONS__
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	56	1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
	57	1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
	58	1. Daytime Hours: When the housing unit lights are all on for daytime use.
	59	1. Nighttime Hours: When the housing unit lights are dimmed for inmate sleeping.
	60	1. Formal Head Count: A count of inmates currently housed which requires direct visual confirmation of skin and an identification verification. Inmates will be restricted to their current location at the beginning of the formal head count until it is complete.
	61	1. Informal Head Count: A count of inmates currently housed.
	62	1. Suicide Watch: An inmate housing status generally assigned only to inmates believed to be suicidal or to have self-harming tendencies. An inmate may only be released from Suicide Watch by the Medical Director, Chief Deputy, or higher-ranking WCSO official.
	63	1. Jail Disturbance: Any event that disrupts the normal flow of jail operations.
	64	1. Exigent: A situation requiring immediate action, assistance, or resolution; something arising suddenly out of current events; pressing need or demand.
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2.2	66	CC 08_102 __REFERENCES__
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	68	1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
	69	11. 7
	70	11. 11
	71	11. 20.V.B.1
	72	11. 20.V.B.6
	73	11. 20.V.D.3.
	74	1. Utah Sheriff's Association Jail Standards:
	75	11. F02.01.01: Written Surveillance and Supervision Policies and Procedures Required
	76	11. F02.01.02: Content: Surveillance and Supervision
	77	11. F02.02.02: Living Area Checks
	78	11. F02.02.03: Cross-Gender Surveillance
	79	11. F02.03.01: Frequency of Counts
	80	11. F02.03.02: Reconciling Counts
	81	11. F02.04.01: General Use of CCTV
3.1	82	11. F03.04.01: Cell and Other Living Areas
	83	11. F03.04.02: Other Areas Accessible to Inmates
1.1	84	11. K01.01.01: Written Prisoner Surveillance Policies and Procedures Required
	85	11. K01.01.02: Content
	86	11. K01.02.02: Operational Requirements
	87	11. N01.03.01: General
	88	11. N01.03.02: Female Prisoners
	89	11. N02.01.01: Written Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision Policies and Procedures Required
	90	11. N02.01.02: Content
	91	11. N02.03.01: General
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2.2	93	CC 08_103 __HEAD COUNTS__
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	95	1. Policy:
	96	11. Inmate head counts shall be completed at least once each shift (at the beginning of each shift). However, formal inmate head counts should be conducted according to the following schedule:
	97	111. 0600 hours;
	98	111. 1200 hours;
	99	111. 1800 hours; and
4.1	100	111. 2230 hours.
1.1	101	11. Jail staff shall reconcile the count against the total number of inmates who are currently on the jail roster.
	102	11. Formal head counts shall be completed with direct visual confirmation (video surveillance equipment may not be used).
	103	11. Photo identification shall be required for each inmate during formal head counts.
	104	11. A formal inmate head count in progress shall not be interrupted; except by exigent circumstances.
	105	11. Informal head counts shall be completed and documented at least once every hour between 0000 hours and 0600 hours.
	106	11. Inmate head counts should be completed by the staff assigned to the respective areas.
	107	11. The supervisor on duty shall ensure that all inmate head counts are completed accurately and timely.
	108	11. The supervisor on duty may require a head count to be completed at any time and may require multiple head counts to be conducted during a single shift, formal or informal.
	109	11. All individual area head counts shall be documented in the jail computer system.
4.1	110	11. All formal head counts shall be reported to East Control for reconciliation.
	111	11. East Control staff shall announce, via radio, the reconciled completion of all formal head counts.
1.1	112	11. Formal head counts shall be completed after a:
	113	111. Major jail disturbance;
	114	111. Power outage;
	115	111. Suspected escape or verified escape; and/or
4.1	116	111. Computer system downtime exceeding two hours.
1.1	117	11. Jail areas:
	118	111. Shall individually maintain, and display in the control center, a current head count of each housing block for that area;
	119	111. Shall maintain a current inmate photo book containing a photo with identification number of every inmate housed in the area;
	120	111. Include:
	121	1111. Booking;
	122	1111. East Control;
	123	1111. West Control; and
	124	1111. Community Release.
	125	1. Rationale:
	126	11. Inmate head counts are required to ensure that all inmates who are supposed to be incarcerated are currently in custody.
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2.2	128	CC 08_104 __IRRECONCILABLE HEAD COUNT__
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	130	1. In the event that an inmate head count cannot be reconciled, staff shall:
	131	11. Lockdown all inmates and fully secure the jail and the jail's security perimeter;
	132	11. Initiate a new head count with each inmate being counted at his/her bunk;
	133	11. Re-check out-count logs to determine if any inmates not accounted for are in court, at a medical facility, or at other authorized off-site locations.
	134	1. If an inmate cannot be located, the following shall be notified with descriptions and photographs of the missing inmates, as directed:
	135	11. On-duty supervisor;
	136	11. Corrections Lieutenants;
	137	11. Corrections Chief Deputy;
	138	11. Undersheriff;
	139	11. Sheriff;
	140	11. Local dispatch;
	141	11. Contracting agency; if applicable.
	142	11. News media; with specific approval from the Sheriff;
4.1	143	1. Reference policy: [[CY 02 Escape>>CY 02 Escape]].
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2.2	145	CC 08_105 __INMATE CHECKS__
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	147	1. Policy:
	148	11. Inmates shall be individually and directly observed in their living areas (video surveillance equipment may not be used to meet this requirement):
	149	111. At least once each hour;
	150	111. At least once every thirty minutes for inmates in Booking;
	151	111. Continual for inmates on suicide watch. Documentation of suicide watch checks shall be at least every fifteen minutes.
	152	11. Inmate checks should be made on an irregular basis.
4.1	153	11. Housing unit inmate checks (documented as Cell Checks) should be completed by at least two deputies. At least one of the deputies must be Corrections certified.
	154	11. If in exigent circumstances, a Cell Check must be completed by only one deputy, the deputy must remain under close visual observation by another staff member (directly or via video surveillance equipment).
1.1	155	11. Classroom or programming session inmate checks (documented as Area Security Checks) should be completed continuously by a Corrections certified deputy directly or via video surveillance equipment.
	156	11. Inmate checks for inmates located in areas other than housing units (including programming areas) shall be completed directly by a Corrections certified deputy and documented at least once every hour.
4.1	157	11. Inmate checks for inmates located in off-site locations shall be reported to Master Control at least once every hour; when possible. For circumstances where communication is not possible every hour, staff shall not exceed four hours before reporting to Master Control.
1.1	158	11. Inmate checks should include, but not be limited to:
	159	111. Verifying the presence and apparent well-being of inmates;
	160	111. Looking for evidence of previous misconduct (i.e., fighting, damage to the facility, contraband);
	161	111. Discovering potential security problems.
	162	11. Inmate checks should be documented in the jail computer system and should identify the jail staff who completed the check.
	163	11. Documentation should include details from the individual deputy's observations and/or interactions.
	164	11. Staff should know the locations and activities of the inmates under their assigned supervision.
3.1	165	11. Cells, day rooms, other inmate living areas, and other areas where inmates have access should be searched frequently, routinely, and randomly.
	166	111. Area searches should be unannounced.
	167	111. Area searches may be conducted with or without specific reason.
1.1	168	1. Rationale:
	169	11. Frequent, irregularly scheduled inmate checks make it more difficult for inmates to freely engage in actions which violate the law or jail regulations. Diligent officers may be able to catch inmates who are engaged in prohibited actions and/or observe the results of their actions.
	170	11. A failure of jail officers to make timely inmate checks could result in an increased liability.
	171	11. Inmate checks should be made on an irregular basis to make it more difficult for inmates to predict visits and exploit that predictability.
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2.2	173	CC 08_106 __CROSS-GENDER SUPERVISION__
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	175	1. Policy:
	176	11. Cross-gender supervision is allowed; however:
	177	111. Staff should not be assigned to posts or assignments which could result in routine, close observation of inmates of the opposite gender while in the shower or using the toilet;
	178	111. Viewing of unclothed inmates of the opposite gender should be:
	179	1111. Inadvertent; and
	180	1111. Occasional or infrequent; and/or
	181	1111. At a distance.
	182	11. Cross-gender supervision shall be balanced with the equal employment interests of women against the sexual privacy interests of inmates:
	183	111. Jail staff should make a reasonable effort to minimize the degree of sexual privacy intrusions which occur as a result of cross-gender supervision.
	184	111. Jail staff should make a reasonable and diligent effort to protect female inmates from unwarranted sexual privacy intrusions.
	185	111. Inmates’ sexual privacy interests do not exceed the legitimate penological interests of safety, security, order, and discipline.
4.1	186	11. Staff of either gender may be assigned to Booking, East Control, Master Control, and West Control posts.
1.1	187	11. Fair notice to inmates shall be limited to notifying inmates in the Inmate Orientation Packet that all staff posts and positions may be filled by officers of either gender.
	188	11. Fair notice to inmates shall not include shouting a warning prior to the start of an officer of the opposite gender beginning a security round.
	189	11. Inmates who purposely expose themselves to officers are subject to disciplinary and/or criminal action.
	190	1. Rationale:
	191	11. Cross-gender supervision is necessary to meet the requirements of Title VII. "If a state is required to hire women as guards in its male prisons, it reasonably seems to follow that it must be allowed to utilize female guards to the fullest extent possible." [Smith v. Fairman, 678 F.2d 52, 54 (CA7 1982). Also see Michenfelder v. Sumner, 624 F.Supp. 457, 462 (D.Nev. 1985)("A prohibition against female corrections officers being assigned to posts where they may view naked male prisoners not only would lessen the chance for women to be hired for prison work, but also would dampen their chances for advancement if they were hired."); Griffin v. Michigan Department of Corrections, 654 F.Supp. 690 (E.D.Mich. 1982)(refusing to allow female staff to patrol the housing units of male prisons violation of Title VII)]. The mere possibility of seeing an inmate nude or using the toilet is not a sexual privacy violation. That does not mean that officers may intrude on the sexual privacy of inmates of the opposite gender in a totally unrestricted manner. As a general rule, violation of inmates' rights to privacy occurs when staff regularly or routinely watch inmates of the opposite sex who are engaged in personal activities such as undressing, using toilet facilities, or showering.
	192	11. Equal employment opportunities for female officers and candidates for employment are required by federal law. It is unlawful for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge anyone or to discriminate with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, on the basis of gender. Applicants or employees shall not be deprived of employment opportunities, nor shall their employment status be adversely affected as a result of gender. The courts have ruled that women must be permitted to work in corrections, even with male inmates, on virtually the same basis as male staff members. Granting male inmates complete sexual privacy from female officers would seriously reduce the number of women who could work in corrections, because approximately 95% of all inmates in the United States are male [George M. and Camille Camp, The Corrections Yearbook, 1993 (New Salem: Criminal Justice Institute), p.4. (94.4%, U.S.; 95.9%, Utah)]. To meet the equal employment opportunities for women demanded by federal law and protect the county from discrimination claims, jail administrators have a strong interest and a responsibility to open employment to women, even if at the cost of some infringement of male prisoners' privacy interests. The courts have not found clearly established rights to sexual privacy for inmates. Male inmates, in particular, have had their sexually privacy interests limited due to a greater interest in creating equal employment opportunities for female staff. Approximately 95 percent of inmates are male. The heavy imbalance of male and female inmates means that complying with the requirement of Title VII to ensure that hiring is essentially gender neutral will inevitably result in female officers being assigned to posts and positions formerly held by men. If women are to be able to achieve employment parity with male officers it is necessary that they can function on a similar basis. Many of the tasks which must be handled by females in those positions will necessarily intrude on the sexual privacy of male inmates. With the infusion of female officers into the system doing the same jobs as male officers and working among male inmates, the sexual privacy interests of male inmates have diminished. Since the vast majority of inmates are male, male staff are not limited in the jobs, functions, and tasks they can perform. Thus, the need to use males to manage and supervise female inmates is limited. Female inmates are also seen as more vulnerable to sexual harassment, intimidation, and assault by male staff. For these and other reasons courts are substantially more protective of the privacy interests of female inmates than they are of male inmates.
	193	11. Warnings given prior to the start of a security round defeat the very purpose of random, unplanned, and expeditious surveillance checks (e.g., discovering escape attempts, use of drugs, sexual activity).
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2.2	195	CC 08_107 __INMATE MOVEMENT__
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	197	1. Policy:
	198	11. Inmate movement from one area to another shall be supervised and regulated according to current inmate housing and classification assignments. Increased supervision and restrictions may be used when deemed appropriate by staff.
2.1	199	11. More strict protocols, if deemed necessary, may be specifically approved and implemented by Administration.
1.1	200	11. Level-1A inmates:
2.1	201	111. Should be handcuffed before being allowed out of their housing cell;
	202	111. Shall be placed in full restraints (with leg irons and waist chain) before being allowed out of their housing unit;
	203	111. Require a minimum of two officers when face to face interactions are required.
4.1	204	111. May be allowed out of their cell without restraints if:
1.1	205	1111. The housing unit is secure to prevent the inmate from leaving the housing unit; and
2.1	206	1111. There are no other inmates in the housing unit.
1.1	207	11. Level-1 inmates:
	208	111. May be allowed out of their cell without restraints if:
	209	1111. The housing unit is secure to prevent the inmate from leaving the housing unit; and
	210	1111. There are no other people in the unit, excluding officers or other Level-1 inmates.
	211	111. Shall be handcuffed, with their hands behind their back, before being allowed out of their housing unit.
	212	11. Level-2 and above inmates may be allowed out of their cell and housing unit without restraints.
	213	11. Level-3 and above inmates may be allowed to hold interior jobs.
4.1	214	11. State Level 4 inmates may be allowed to hold exterior jobs.
1.1	215	11. Only specifically approved inmates may enter the food service areas (Kitchen, Commissary, Staff Break Room). ICE detainees shall not be allowed in food service areas.
	216	1. Rationale:
	217	11. Inmates should be managed according to their classification assignments in order to:
	218	11. Safely manage higher risk inmates; and
	219	11. Avoid unnecessary restrictions of lower risk inmates.
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2.2	221	CC 08_108 __VIDEO SURVEILLANCE__
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	223	1. Policy:
	224	11. Video surveillance equipment should be used primarily as a means of monitoring and controlling doors, hallways, points of ingress and egress from one security zone to another, and restricted access areas.
	225	11. Video surveillance equipment shall not replace direct/personal required inmate checks.
	226	1. Rationale:
	227	11. Video surveillance equipment can be an effective tool. However, if there is an overreliance on video surveillance equipment, it may become a substitute for personal surveillance. Anything which diminishes personal surveillance will negatively impact security and safety. Video surveillance equipment tends to create a false sense of security, and ends up being used as a poor substitute for personal supervision of inmates in their living areas. Monitors cannot smell the environment (for smoke, sanitation problems, drugs, etc.), detect the subtle changes in inmates' actions which occur when staff members appear, see areas outside of the camera's view, or clearly hear and distinguish sounds.