EFTA00108059¶
METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER¶
NEW YORK, NEW YORK¶
GENERAL POST ORDERS¶
SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT¶
THIS IS NOT AN ARMED POST¶
less than two(2) members. Where an alleged violation of institution rules or regulations warrants consideration for other than a minor sanction, the charge may be referred to the Disciplinary Hearing Officer for hearing and disposition.¶
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DISCIPLINARY HEARING OFFICER (DHO): The DHO shall conduct hearings and make findings, and may impose appropriate sanctions on incidents of inmate misconduct referred to him/her for disposition.
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OFFICER RESPONSIBILITY: All Correctional Officers should make a concentrated effort to ensure that incident reports contain the precise details of action(s) being reported. All facts about the incident which are known by the officer should be recorded. If there is anything unusual about the inmate’s behavior, this should be noted. Completed incident reports should be forwarded to the Lieutenants’ Office as soon as practical for disposition. Further information can be found in Program Statement 5270.07
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES:¶
Administrative Remedies are formal complaints submitted by inmates concerning problems they were unable to resolve through normal channels. The inmate is to request the Remedy Form (BP-8, BP-9, and BP-10) from the Unit Team. It is normally returned to the Unit Team for processing, although the inmate may mail directly to the Region or Central offices for sensitive matters.¶
ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS:¶
All staff members must be familiar with the Inmate Discipline Program Statement. The rules and regulations must be adhered to, with firm but fair tactics used. You may at times be able to correct an inmate without writing an incident report. However, if the inmate’s violation of the institution’s rules and regulations is of a serious nature, an incident report must be written.¶
December 7, 2018¶
Sensitive But Unclassified¶
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EFTA00108060¶
METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER NEW YORK, NEW YORK GENERAL POST ORDERS SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT THIS IS NOT AN ARMED POST¶
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Detail Pouches: Each employee in charge of a detail assumes responsibility for the custody, control and conduct of all inmates assigned to his/her detail. Both Unit Officers and those staff members having details will pick up their detail pouches prior to reporting to their assignment, and are responsible for turning them in at the end of the working day.
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Body Alarm: Unit Officers assigned to posts with body alarms are required to carry the body alarm on their person on every shift. If an individual is relieved from a post that is assigned a body alarm, the relieving officer will be given the body alarm to carry. Normally, body alarms will not be removed or carried from the post to which assigned but should it become necessary, the Control Center MUST be contacted and the staff member given authorization to move with the body alarm. The purpose of this is to allow the unit Officer to be in constant communication with the Control Center. A check of all issued units for proper functioning will be made at the beginning of every shift. Further instructions in the utilization of these transmitters will be explained in the Chapter entitled Emergency Procedures.
KEY CHITS:¶
Metal key chits are used as receipts for obtaining most equipment that you will be using. Replacement chits are available through the Security Officer. Key chits will not be left in the Control Center at the end of the work day, or upon return of the equipment. Paper tags/Paper chits utilized as key chits are not authorized. Use of any item other than a metal key chit will be subject to the approval of the OPS LT. Temporary Chits can be obtained from the Lieutenants’ Office¶
SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY:¶
Conduct daily security inspections of your entire area, paying particular attention to any defective locks or the tampering of locks, windows, doors, etc., and report the findings to the Operations Lieutenant in a timely manner. Daily security inspections of your entire area are required and are vital to the security of the institution. Minor repairs will require a work order to the department concerned through the Captain’s Office. Defective locks will be brought to the attention of the Operations Lieutenant immediately. Security inspections shall be supplemented with periodic searches by regular search teams. The searches will be initiated by the Operations Lieutenant, under the direction of the Captain. As a Unit Officer, you are responsible for the accountability of your details, authorized lay-ins, and unassigned¶
December 7, 2018¶
Sensitive But Unclassified¶
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