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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 12.14.05.01" title_num="12" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="05" heading="Standards — Security and Inmate Control.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The managing official shall have a written policy:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Governing the use of physical force, with the policy including a provision for written reports of all instances of the use of physical force, and which also includes, but is not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Instances of justifiable self-defense;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Protection of others;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Protection of property; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Prevention of escape; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Which prohibits an inmate from supervising, controlling, and exerting or assuming authority over other inmates.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The managing official shall have written emergency plans for riots, disturbances, hostage-taking, escapes, bomb threats, adverse employee job actions, and other 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>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="C.">
    <text>The managing official shall have a written policy and procedure:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Ensuring that all personnel, directly or indirectly involved, are informed of pertinent aspects of emergency security plans;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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="(a)">
        <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A current master listing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Monthly inspection and inventory to determine condition, accountability, and operational status;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Specification of those individuals authorized access and use;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Designation of circumstances for use; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A record of issue and inspection upon return;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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="(4)">
      <text>Providing for the supervision of inmates, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One recorded count per shift;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A security round or rounds on each shift of inmate living areas recorded by the observing facility personnel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Monitoring of an inmate in the community to verify the inmate's whereabouts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Drug and alcohol testing of an inmate;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Secure and orderly movement of an inmate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Weekly recorded inspection by security personnel of locks, bars, windows, doors, and the facility perimeter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Governing the search of the facility, vendors, vehicles, inmates, visitors, and staff, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A personnel search according to established policies;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A semiannual search of inmate living and program and activity areas;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A recorded search of an inmate involved in community activities;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Searches of other inmates;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A recorded search of a vehicle which enters a secured perimeter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A search of a visitor performed in accordance with established policies;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Protection of inmate property;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A receipt to be given to an inmate whose personal property is confiscated and identified as returnable;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Chain of custody and the preservation of evidence according to established policies;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <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="(k)">
        <text>A strip search of an inmate to be performed in private by facility personnel of the same sex; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>Instruction of security personnel in search regulations;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Governing the availability, control, storage, and use of facility keys, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Quarterly inspection to determine condition;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Daily inventory to ensure accountability;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Specification of persons authorized access and use;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A record of issue and return;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A duplicate key for each lock;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Designation of emergency and restricted keys; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A current master listing;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Governing the availability, control, storage, and use of tools, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Quarterly inspection to determine condition;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Daily inventory to ensure accountability;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Specification of those individuals authorized to use these items;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A record of issue and return; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A current master listing;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Governing the transportation of an inmate outside the facility, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Current weapons qualification and required motor vehicle licensure of an individual authorized to transport;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Designation of circumstances which warrant the use of firearms, chemical agents, and restraining equipment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Protection of inmates, staff, the public, and property; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Appropriate response in the event of an accident;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Governing the admission of a newly received inmate to an initial reception facility, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Verification of legal commitment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Search of an inmate in accordance with applicable case law;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A system of positive identification of an inmate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Collection of personal data; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Governing the release of an inmate, which includes provisions for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Verification of identity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Authentication of authorization to discharge the inmate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Notification to affected agencies and individuals as required by law or regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The managing official shall provide living quarters for male and female inmates which are separate and ensure privacy.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>