LCS Unit Order 19



LANCASTER STATION

 UNIT ORDER # 19

 

HANDLING OF HOSTILE PRISONERS

 

All personnel transporting a hostile prisoner to Lancaster station for booking, shall notify a field supervisor of their location and expected estimated time of arrival to the station. Additionally, prior to arriving at the station, the patrol unit shall have desk personnel notify the watch sergeant.

 

Upon notification, if the field supervisor is unable to respond to the station, the watch sergeant or in the absence of the watch sergeant, the watch commander, shall meet the patrol unit at the back door with a video camera and monitor the booking process.

 

When a verbally or physically hostile prisoner is in one of our booking areas or jail cells and deputy personnel must enter the cell, the watch sergeant shall be notified prior to entry.

 

The watch sergeant shall, upon being notified, respond to the jail area and monitor the actions of the deputy personnel.