Perf-Based Stds, Transportation of Inmates, 1st Ed_Jan 2025

Part 2: Security

1-TS-2M-05

Written policy, procedure, and practice require that at no time will the trans port staff allow the inmate out of her/his sight unless health care requirements dictate otherwise (e.g., the inmate must enter an x-ray room). In such instanc es, the officer will position her/himself just outside the door of the room in which the health care procedure is being conducted. Comment : Inmate always in sight is preferred, but some medical procedures may require staff to not have direct sight of inmate and deploy alternative security measures. Protocols : Written policy and procedure; Post orders; Memorandum of Agree ment with hospital. Process Indicators : Log of actions taken when required to be out of sight of inmate. Written policy, procedure and practice provide specialized security protocols for inmates who present an extraordinary risk to a transportation team, other inmates on a transport, or the general public. There is a process to identify, categorize and approve these types of high-risk transportation designations. Comment : None. Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Process Indicators : Approval of high-risk transportation documentation; Trans portation logs/documentation. Written policy, procedure and practice requires that juvenile offenders are transported with sight and sound separation from adult inmates. Comment : Juvenile is a person under the age of 21, or as defined in the local jurisdiction as under the age of majority.

1-TS-2M-06

1-TS-2M-07

Protocols : Written policy and procedure; Post orders. Process Indicators : Transportation logs and manifests.

1-TS-2M-08

Written policy, procedure, and practice requires that youthful offenders are transported with sight and sound separation from adult inmates. Comment : Youthful offender is a person under the age of criminal majority in the jurisdiction in which he or she is confined who has been charged and/or sentenced as an adult.

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