Investigation of Escapes, Serious Crimes, Serious Injury or Deaths

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DEPARTMENT
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CORRECTION POLICY
MANUAL SUBJECT:
Investigation of Escapes,
Serious Crimes, Serious
Injury, or Deaths
Adopted: 12/82
Reformatted: 01-2001
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01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Administrators of the various divisions are responsible to see that an investigation
is conducted when the following acts occur (1) escape, (2) serious crime, (3) serious
injury, and (4) death.
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. Division Administrator
05.02.00. Director
03.00.00. REFERENCES
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
Serious Crime: Any misconduct that may constitute the commission of a felony.
Serious Injury: Any injury that requires medical staff attention and overnight
hospitalization.
05.00.00. PROCEDURE
05.01.00. Division Administrator
Each division administrator will conduct an investigation of every escape, serious crime,
death or serious injury and a written report will be completed.
Each incident will be evaluated by the Division Administrator before forwarding to the
Director to see if policy and procedure was followed and/or if changes need to be made
in existing policy and procedure. The report should include action taken or action
contemplated by the administrator. The report will be received by the director no later
than two weeks after the incident.
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05.02.00. Director
The director may convene a formal serious incident review panel if he deems the
situation warrants it and more information is needed.
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Director, Department of Correction Date