Inmate Movement
What is an armed escort vehicle that follows or trails a transport vehicle in order to provide additional security? (Page 216)
Chase vehicle
You may be required to accompany inmates around the facility, what are the two types of escorts? What do they mean? (Page 213)
Internal escorts are conducted within a facility’s secure perimeter while external escorts occur outside the secure perimeter of a facility.
What two types of visitors can inmates have? (Page 203)
Social and professional visits.
Inmates may also request to be seen by medical staff, which is referred to as a _____ (Page 201)
Sick Call
This count is conducted when unusual situations and occurrences arise, such as a possible inmate escape, a disturbance, an evacuation, or when the total count of inmates, regardless of the type of count, is not confirmed or verified with the facility total. (Page 189)
Emergency count.
Generally, all inmates must be restrained during transport. The various security restraint devices that can be used include what items? (Page 216)
Hand or ankle cuffs, waist chains or cuffs, black boxes (hard interlocking covers for handcuffs and waist chains), leg braces, or an electronic control belt.
During a hospital assignment, there are security concerns you must be aware of that normal hospital patients are allowed, what are they? (4 Things) (Page 210)
• unauthorized visitations
• safety and suicide precautions
• unauthorized phone access
• access to items that are considered contraband in a correctional facility
What type of inmate visit allows the inmate and visitor to be in the same room, without a physical barrier? (Page 203)
Contact visits
The infirmary is a ____ ____ area for security as medical tools and devices can be used as weapons to harm others. (Page 202)
High risk
What are the 5 types of inmate counts? (Page 188/189)
Formal, informal, out, master, and emergency.
While transporting inmates, you should maintain communication with the facility and provide necessary information such as? (Page 218)
Direction of travel, the primary and alternative routes, the number of inmates, the time of departure, the beginning and ending mileage, the destination, and the expected time of arrival (ETA).
Other than shackles and cuffs, what are the ways an inmate may be controlled? (Page 211)
Clinical restraints, such as belts or straps, or clinical seclusion, which is the isolation of an inmate from the general population at a medical facility
Social visits are a _____, but professional visits are a ______. (Page 203)
Privilege, right.
Identify the requirements for infirmary-level care. (Page 201)
Must be housed in a separate designated area or multiple locations throughout the facility.
Must always be within sight or hearing of a staff member or health-care staff.
What are 8 of the possible unusual occurences listed in the book? (Page 191)
• inmate or staff deaths
• serious injuries to inmates or staff
• suicide or attempted suicide
• escapes or attempted escapes
• criminal acts
• inability to clear an inmate count
• inmate fights
• use of force
• power or water outages at the facility
• inmate strikes (refusal to eat or work)
• riots
• hostage situations
• bomb threats or detonation
• fires
• disasters
• sexual assaults
• lost or missing equipment, particularly key
A face sheet allows you to verify inmate identities, what 8 things are on this sheet? (Page 217)
A current picture of the inmate, name, inmate identification number, physical description, incarceration date, date of birth, end of sentence date, and custody level.
What factors are taken into account to determine the amount of officers and restraints needed for an escort? (Page 213)
The reason for an escort, the number of inmates, and an inmate’s classification.
Valid forms of visitor identification include? (Page 204)
Valid forms of identification include a government-issued photo identification, driver’s license or identification card, military identification, agency-issued identification, or passport.
What items can be used as weapons and can be easily concealed and taken as contraband? (Page 202)
Needles, lubricants and ointments, tape, small medical scissors etc.
This type of count slip cannot have erasures, strikeout or alterations. What information is contained on it? (7 Things) (Page 190)
Formal count slip: facility name, date, time, location, officer signature, total number of inmates counted, and time cleared.
What groups of inmates must be transported in separate compartments? (Page 215)
Male and female inmates, juveniles and adults, high-profile inmates, co-defendant inmates, violent inmates (who must be separated from others), suicidal inmates, and inmates with mental health conditions.
While monitoring a work detail you should ensure that all inmates:
(7 Things) (Page 209)
• complete the work assignment in a timely manner • are trained to operate the equipment
• do not damage or alter equipment or other items in the work area
• wear safety equipment properly
• follow the guidelines for interacting with the public
• wear the appropriate clothing
• stay within the assigned work area
What information must be recorded or each visitor as part of the registration process? (Page 204)
• personal identification information
• date and time of entry and exit
• purpose of the visit
• inmate visited
What are the two main security concerns in the infirmary? (Page 202)
Contraband and staff assaults.
What are the 8 steps of taking a count? (Page 189/190)
1. The control room, a supervisor, or the facility’s daily schedule will initiate a count.
2. The inmates will be ordered to remain in their authorized area and cease movement. If the inmates are in the housing area, they must return to their bunks.
3. There is a physical count of each inmate.
4. The physical count is verified by armbands or ID cards that are matched against a computer-generated roster.
5. The officers making the count will document and report the totals to a supervisor or the control room staff.
6. The supervisor or assigned staff members will verify the count.
7. If every inmate was present for the count, then a clear count is announced to the staff and the inmates.
8. The facility will resume its normal operations.