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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 12.14.03.02" title_num="12" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="03" heading="Standards — Security and Inmate Control.">
  <text>The managing official of a correctional facility is responsible for the following:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A written policy, governing the use of physical force, which includes a provision for written reports of all instances of use of force, and which shall include but is not limited to the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Instances of justifiable self-defense;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Protection of others;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Protection of property; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Prevention of escape;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A written policy, governing the use of deadly force to prevent escape or manage an immediate danger to life situation, which shall include provisions for formal investigation of all instances of use of deadly force and submission of written reports for supervisory review;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Written emergency plans for riots, disturbances, hostage taking, escapes, bomb threats, adverse employee job actions, and other such circumstances which include provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Documented coordination with appropriate responding agencies and organizations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Specific description of staff duties and responsibilities, including record keeping of all significant activities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The placement and housing of inmates within the facility and at alternate sites when the facility or portions of it are rendered uninhabitable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Availability and use of an emergency communications system in urgent, special, or unusual conditions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Designation of an appropriate location to serve as an operations center during the emergency; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Specification of the requirements to ensure command and control of the situation;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure ensuring that all personnel directly or indirectly involved are informed of pertinent aspects of the emergency security plans;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the availability, control, accountability, storage, and use of firearms, ammunition, chemical agents, organic agents, restraining devices, communication apparatus, riot equipment, and other security-related equipment which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A current master listing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Monthly inspection and inventory to determine condition, accountability, and operational status;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Specification of persons authorized access and use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Designation of circumstances for use; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A record of issue and inspection upon return;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure ensuring that authorized personnel are trained and qualified in the use, safety, and care of firearms, chemical agents, and other security-related equipment;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A written policy which prohibits an inmate from supervising, controlling, and exerting or assuming authority over other inmates;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure providing for the supervision of inmates which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>One recorded count per shift;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Security rounds on each shift of inmate living and activity areas recorded by the observing facility personnel;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Monitoring of a minimum security inmate in the community to verify whereabouts;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Drug and alcohol testing of an inmate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Secure and orderly movement of an inmate; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Weekly recorded inspection by security personnel of locks, bars, windows, doors, and the facility perimeter;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A written post order, acknowledged by appropriate personnel, at each security position;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the search of the facility, vehicles, inmates, visitors, and staff which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A personnel search according to established policies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A semiannual recorded search of inmate living and program and activity areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A recorded search of an inmate involved in community activities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Searches of other inmates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A recorded search of a vehicle which enters the facility perimeter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A search of a visitor performed in accordance with established policies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Protection of inmate property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>A receipt to be given to an inmate whose personal property is confiscated and identified as returnable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Chain of custody and the preservation of evidence according to established policies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Inspection of body cavities to be conducted in private by qualified health care personnel when there is a reasonable belief that the inmate possesses contraband of a life-threatening or health-endangering nature;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>A visual search of an inmate to be performed in private by facility personnel of the same sex; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Informing security personnel of the search regulations;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the availability, control, storage, and use of facility keys which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Quarterly inspection to determine condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Daily inventory to ensure accountability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Specification of persons authorized access and use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A record of issue and return;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A duplicate key for each lock;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Designation of emergency and restricted keys; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>A current master listing;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the availability, control, storage, and use of tools which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Quarterly inspection to determine condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Daily inventory to ensure accountability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Specification of persons authorized to use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A record of issue and return; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A current master listing;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the transportation of an inmate outside the facility which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Current weapons qualification and required motor vehicle licensure of a person authorized to transport;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Designation of circumstances for use of firearms, chemical agents, and restraining equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Protection of inmates, staff, public, and property; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Appropriate response in the event of accident;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="N.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the admission of a newly received inmate to an initial reception facility which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verification of legal commitment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Search of an inmate in accordance with applicable case law;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A system of positive identification of an inmate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Collection of personal data; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Documentation of opportunity to make initial telephone calls;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="O.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the release of an inmate which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verification of identity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Authentication of authorization to discharge; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Notification to affected agencies and persons as required by law or regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="P.">
    <text>A written policy and procedure governing the placement, removal, supervision, and rights of an inmate assigned to administrative segregation, disciplinary detention, medical isolation, and protective custody status which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Identification of persons authorized to place and remove an inmate from special confinement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Designation of circumstances and conditions warranting assignment and release;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Specification of time frames, method, and persons authorized to review status;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Access to services, programs, and activities consistent with the inmate's status; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Maintenance of supervision records of specified activities and occurrences;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="Q.">
    <text>Providing living quarters for male and female inmates which are separate and distinct to ensure privacy.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>