When an inmate is transferred from a Custody Division facility to another facility, court, or transportation unit, while wearing a four-man security chain, the receiving unit shall provide the delivering unit a set of replacement four-man security chains. The exchange of chains shall be made on a one-for-one basis. If there is an insufficient supply of chains at the receiving unit to supply the delivering unit with the appropriate amount of chains, an immediate notification to the receiving Unit’s Branch Supervisor shall be made.
It shall be the responsibility of the receiving Branch’s Supervisor to ensure that any discrepancies are handled quickly and efficiently. In the event that the receiving Branch does not have sufficient chains to ensure a one-for-one trade, notification shall be made to the delivering Unit’s Watch Commander and the Branch’s Area Lieutenant.
The delivering unit shall not be delayed in surrendering custody of an inmate as a result of a lack of sufficient chains. In the event that the receiving unit does not provide a replacement chain, the inmate(s) shall be delivered to the receiving unit and the chain shall be recovered from the inmate, once secured. Recalcitrant, combative or hostile inmates shall not be unchained without the presence and approval of a Branch Supervisor. Notification to the Branch’s Area Lieutenant is required.
Personnel retrieving inmates from another facility (e.g., inmates from another Branch Court) shall ensure that they bring sufficient chains when responding to the facility.
Any issues arising regarding the exchange of chains, which is not addressed in this section, shall be brought to the immediate attention of the Branch Supervisor for quick resolution.