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CG 04 Orientation and Rules

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Washington County Sheriff's Office

CORRECTIONS DIVISION

Policy Manual

Volume: CG

Inmate Management

Chapter: 04

Orientation and Rules

Replaces and/or Supersedes:

(CG 07) PG 07 2009-05-12, CG 04 Review 2012-01-19

Published:

01/19/2012

Date Reviewed:

04/06/2021

Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher

Chief Deputy Jake Schultz

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CG 04_101  Definitions

CG 04_102  References

CG 04_103  General

CG 04_104  Housekeeping

CG 04_105  Personal Hygiene

CG 04_106  Enforcement

CG 04_107  Disciplinary Violation Codes, Definitions, Facility Rules, & Sanctions

CG 04_108  Inmate Orientation Packet

CG 04_101  DEFINITIONS

  1. WCSO:  Washington County Sheriff's Office
  2. PCF:  Purgatory Correctional Facility

CG 04_102  REFERENCES

  1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
    1. 2000-5
    2. 2000-37.
  2. Utah Sheriff's Association Jail Standards:
    1. C05.01.01:  Policies and Procedures Required Governing the Inmate Orientation
    2. C05.02.01:  General Requirement
    3. C05.02.02:  Inmate Rules and Regulations
    4. C05.02.03:  Access to Jail Policies and Procedures
    5. C05.03.01:  Inmates Who Do Not Speak English
    6. C05.03.02:  Incompetent Prisoners
    7. D01.01.01:  Written Inmate Rules and Regulations Required
    8. D01.02.01:  Written Inmate Rules and Regulations
    9. D01.02.02:  Means of Access to Inmate Rules and Regulations
    10. D01.02.03:  Inmates Who Need Assistance Understanding Rules
    11. D01.02.04:  Maintaining Rules and Regulations
    12. I01.01.01:  Written Inmate Hygiene Policies and Procedures Required
    13. I01.01.02:  Content: Inmate Hygiene
    14. I01.02.03:  Enforcement of Hygiene Practices
    15. I02.02.01:  Sanitation Plan
    16. I02.02.02:  Inmates' Responsibilities
    17. J05.01.02:  Content
    18. J05.02.03:  Pretrial Detainees
    19. J05.02.04:  Convicted Inmates

CG 04_103  GENERAL

  1. Policy:
    1. Inmates shall have access to an Orientation Packet with the rules of the facility. Each inmate shall receive a copy of the rules via the inmate kiosk computer system.
    2. The Inmate Orientation Packet shall be maintained (and updated with current policies and practices) as designated by the Corrections Chief Deputy.
    3. The Inmate Orientation Packet shall include information concerning the seriousness of and/or range of actions which may be taken for various rule violations.
    4. The Inmate Orientation Packet shall include relevant information for offered services and programs.
    5. A Spanish version of the Inmate Orientation Packet is available on the inmate kiosk computer system.
    6. Assistance to inmates who cannot read English or Spanish, who have learning, cognitive, or other mental disabilities, or who otherwise require assistance in understanding jail rules, shall be facilitated by the Programming Unit on an individual basis. Translators (people, books, documents, or software) may be used to assist with this process.
  2. Rationale:
    1. Providing inmates with rules governing their conduct is the most efficient and uniform means of ensuring that inmates receive fair notice of required and prohibited conduct.

CG 04_104  HOUSEKEEPING

  1. Policy:
    1. Pretrial detainees may be allowed to work in the jail, but should not be assigned to work involuntarily. However, all inmates, including pretrial detainees, shall be required to perform general housekeeping duties such as cleaning their individual living areas.
  2. Rationale:
    1. Involuntary servitude is prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, except as a punishment for convicted prisoners. Forcing a prisoner to work may be considered punishment for purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment. Since pretrial detainees have not been convicted, they cannot be punished. The prohibition against punishment includes involuntary jail work assignments. However, the courts have recognized that prisoners can be required to perform housekeeping functions such as cleaning their living area. Since prisoners cannot expect free housekeeping services in the free world, they should not expect such services while incarcerated in jail.

CG 04_105  PERSONAL HYGIENE

  1. Policy:
    1. Staff shall encourage all inmates to participate in good personal hygiene practices in addition to the required personal hygiene practices. Inmates may have long hair, beards, and mustaches. However, if a management problem is created as a result of this, PCF may consider such problems in decisions involving the inmate's housing assignment, access to programs, job opportunities, and other matters.
  2. Rationale:
    1. Good personal hygiene practices help prevent the onset and spreading of illnesses.

CG 04_106  ENFORCEMENT

  1. Policy:
    1. Staff shall require inmates to comply with the rules of PCF. Ignorance of posted rules shall not be a defense to disciplinary charges. Inmates are responsible to request clarification from staff on unclear instructions, orders, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and other requirements of PCF.
    2. Medical staff and non-certified staff shall not enforce rules. Instead, non-certified staff shall report rule violations to a certified officer.
  2. Rationale:
    1. Rules serve little purpose if inmates are not required to follow them.

CG 04_107  DISCIPLINARY VIOLATION CODES, DEFINITIONS, RULES, & SANCTIONS

Reference Inmate Orientation Packet.

CG 04_108  INMATE ORIENTATION PACKET

Reference Inmate Orientation Packet.