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Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks
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Model Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks
The OSS Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks are designed to provide a better understanding of facility rules, procedures, and what is expected within a jail and correctional environment.
Both staff and inmates want to be treated fairly. By their very nature, correctional facilities require everyone to work or live in very close proximity. Life-safety and healthy living conditions must remain a priority.
Aligning management and staff expectations with facility inmates is paramount to providing a safe, clean, and healthy environment for everyone.
OSS Model Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks are divided into 6 sections with 9 forms/attachments. Provided in MS Word™, they are designed to be easily edited to fit your facility’s operational approaches. Each page may be edited, graphically enhanced, reserved for future use, added to, or even deleted. You can merge and modify without being limited to cumbersome formats such as Adobe PDF formats. There truly are no limitations to your facility-specific modifications and your enhancements.
Handbooks include such important guidelines as:
SECTION 1 – DISCIPLINE
- Definition of Violations
- Low-Class Violations
- Medium-Class Violations
- High-Class Violations
- Penalties for Violations
SECTION 2 – GENERAL INFORMATION
- Agency Contact Information
- Bibles, Qurans, & Religious Study Material
- Bail & Other Bonds
- Calling by Phone
- Cashless Facility
- Commissary Accounts
- Classification
- Clothing
- Commissary
- Contraband
- Copies
- Counseling
- Court Dates
- Emergency Assistance
- Fees Paid By Inmates
- Hair Care & Hair Cuts
- Headcounts
- High Risk Inmates
- Hygiene Kits
- Indigent Inmates
- Key Releases
- Law Information
- Mail – Incoming
- Mail – Outgoing
- Medical Attention
- Medications
- Meeting with Staff
- Money for Inmate Accounts & Fees – at Release
- Nail Clippers
- Notary Service
- Packages
- Paperwork
- Permitted Items at Intake
- Permitted Items Allowed in Housing Unit
- Power of Attorney
- Property Releases
- Property Withdrawal
- Public Defender
- Public Information
- Razors
- Release Dates
- Request Forms
- Release Times
- See Something – Say Something
- Sexual Misconduct by Inmates
- Sexual Misconduct by Staff
- Tobacco-Free Facility
- Statements – Financial
- Telephone Service
- Underwear
- Western Union Quick Collect
- Work Release Information
SECTION 3 – PRIVILEGES
- Commissary Privileges
- Games
- Inmate Welfare Fund
- Mail Privileges
- Telephone Privileges
- Television Privileges
- Visitation Privileges
- Work Assignment Privileges – Trustee Status
SECTION 4 – PROGRAMS & SERVICES
- Library Services
- Program Information
- Recreation Programs
- Religious Counseling
- Religious Services
SECTION 5 – RIGHTS
- Attorney Access Rights
- Civil Rights Complaint Form
- Court Access Rights
- Disciplinary Procedure Rights
- Grievance Procedure Rights
- Mail Rights
- Medical Care Rights
- Program Access Rights
- Racial Segregation Rights
- Religious Rights
- Search & Seizure Rights
- Suicide Prevention Rights
- Telephone Rights
SECTION 6 – RULES & REGULATIONS
- Altering Equipment
- Bartering or Trading
- Blocking View
- Cleanup of Housing Units
- Conduct
- Contraband
- Disruptive Behavior
- Drug Testing
- Food
- Gambling
- Harassment
- Horseplay
- Language
- Laundry
- Lights Out
- Marriages
- Meals
- Movement within Facility
- Property – Excessive
- Request Form Rules
- Respect
- Search & Seizure
- Sexual Relations
- Shower & Washing
- Tobacco
- Stealing
- Storage Bins
- Tattoos & Body Piercing
- Trash
- Uniforms
- Walls
- Wristbands
SECTION 7 – SCHEDULES
- Attorney Visits
- Cleaning Carts
- Commissary
- Feminine Hygiene Products
- Haircuts
- Inmate-Staff Meetings
- Laundry
- Lights
- Meals
- Medication Distribution
- Nail Clippers
- Office Hours
- Razors
- Recreation
- Retiring for the Night
- Rising in the Morning
- Showers
- Sick Call & Medical Attention Request Forms
- Soap
- Telephone
- Toilet Paper Distribution
- Visitation
SECTION 8 – TRUSTEES
- Conditions of Status
- Contact Visits
- Hair Guidelines
- Kitchen Workers
- Privileges
- Sentence Reductions & Earned Good Time
- Shoes
- Timecards
- Work Assignments
SECTION 9 – FEDERAL OR STATE INMATES
- Access to Services
- Conditions
ATTACHMENT ONE – Fee Schedule
ATTACHMENT TWO – Grievance Form
ATTACHMENT THREE – Grievance Appeal Form
ATTACHMENT FOUR – Maintenance Request Form
ATTACHMENT FIVE – Miscellaneous Request Form
ATTACHMENT SIX – Sick Call & Medical Attention Request Form
Subject Matter Experts
OSS Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are recognized in both federal and numerous state courts. Our SMEs are well versed in the latest evolving industry best practices and court decisions, and regularly teach law enforcement officers, jailers, risk managers and attorneys.
Online Training Support
Through OSS Academy®, we provide 160+ law enforcement, jail, and telecommunications courses online. OSS Academy® courses are recognized by more Peace Officer Standards and Training boards and correctional associations than any other online training provider. For more information, Contact OSS Academy®.
Expert Support
OSS Subject Matter Experts are just a phone call away. We welcome opportunities to discuss policy or risk management related issues with our clients. Whether you have a policy development question or a risk management issue, OSS SMEs will provide On-Call Consulting at no additional charge.
Turnkey Policies
OSS Subject Matter Experts are also available to develop turnkey policies for your agency.
Litigation Support
OSS Subject Matter Experts have been retained in 1,200+ liability-related cases. Should the need ever arise; we are available to provide your defense team with expert litigation support. [OSS Expert Witness Consulting Services]
Primary Benefits of OSS Law Enforcement Policy & Procedures Manual:
- Cost: Your new OSS Model Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks are only $795.
- Liability Reduction: No doubt, using OSS Model Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks will reduce liability. Just as important, your staff and inmates are safer.
- Need Help: Subject Matter Experts: OSS provides you with access to court-recognized SMEs.
Primary Features of OSS Law Enforcement Policy & Procedures Manual:
- Depth of Services: No law enforcement risk management firm in the United States can provide your agency with the depth of services offered by OSS Law Enforcement Advisors®.
- Microsoft Word Format: Handbooks can be available within minutes of receiving your order. Each may be downloaded to your computer, edited, graphically enhanced, reserved for future use, added to, or even deleted. You can merge and modify without being limited to Adobe formats, or Internet speeds.
Ownership
We do not restrict your use of OSS Model Inmate & Jail Staff Handbooks, and there is no licensing fee or recurring costs. Once purchased, your handbooks belong to your facility.