Reporting of Major Incidents - POLICY

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DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION POLICY
MANUAL SUBJECT:
Reporting of Major
Incidents
Adopted: 1982
Revised: 04-95
Reformatted: 01-2001
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01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
It is the policy of the Board of Correction that divisions of the Department of Correction
establish standard notification and reporting procedures of major incidents in order to
facilitate improved communication, management and research.
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
01.00.00.POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
02.00.00.TABLE OF CONTENTS
03.00.00.REFERENCES
04.00.00.DEFINITIONS
05.00.00.PROCEDURE
05.01.00. Responsibilities of Division Administrators
05.02.00. Responsibilities of Director
03.00.00. REFERENCES
Manual of Standards for the Administration of Correctional Agencies, 1979, standards
84, 89 and 95.
Manual of Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions, 3rd Edition, 1990, standards 3-
4194 and 3-4198m.
Manual of Standards for Adult Community Residential Services, 2nd Edition 1980,
standard 2-2174.
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
Major incidents are generally defined by, but not limited to, the following criteria:
Accidents involving state owned vehicles.
Any incident or condition involving materials or waste classified as hazardous, or any
incident or condition which requires contact with or reporting to a regulatory agency.
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Any incident involving the use or accidental discharge of a firearm.
Any incident, which will by its nature, be of interest to the news media, the public, the
governor's office or the legislature.
Any offender-connected activity requiring notification to law enforcement officials for
purposes of criminal prosecution of an offender, visitors, or others.
Death or serious injury causing hospitalization of an offender; or the death or injury of a
staff member or a citizen from an incident involving an offender or occurring on state
property.
Offender disturbances, work stoppages or other individual or group actions which threaten
the orderly and secure operation of institutions, facilities, or offices of the department.
The escape or attempted escape of any offender.
Theft, destruction, loss or damage to state property in excess of $500.
Use of force actions or the use of chemical agents.
05.00.00. PROCEDURE
05.01.00. Responsibilities of Division Administrators
Division administrators will report major incidents to the director of the Department of
Correction.
All divisions will regularly review applicable division directives to ensure consistency with
this policy.
Directives will include procedures whereby a roster of designated persons are available to
receive these reports during normal working hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays) and outside normal working hours.
The directives will provide that all major incidents will be reported by telephone as soon as
possible, within one hour of occurrence, to the designated person, and will provide for
appropriate notification of the director.
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05.02.00. Responsibilities of Director
The director or designee will report major incidents to the office of the governor.
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Director, Department of Correction Date