Effective Date: 02-05-20
Revision Date:
Review Date: 02-05-22
Reference: CDM 03-03/020.20
PURPOSE OF ORDER:
The purpose of this order is to establish procedures for deployment of MK-9 canisters at Pitchess Detention Center (PDC) South Facility.
SCOPE OF ORDER:
This order applies to all personnel assigned to, and working at PDC South Facility.
ORDER:
Each compound shall be issued [REDACTED TEXT]. The compound officer assigned to each compound shall carry the MK-9 canister at all times during their assigned shift. At the end of the compound officer’s shift, they shall personally hand the MK-9 canister to their relieving officer. MK-9 canisters shall not be left unattended in any location.
The officers from each compound shall provide the PDC South Facility main control desk (David) officer with the MK-9 number assigned to their compound at the beginning of each shift. At the beginning of each shift, all MK-9 canisters shall be listed in their respective compound’s Uniform Daily Activity Log (UDAL) book with the following information:
The following personnel shall also be assigned an MK-9 canister:
[REDACTED TEXT] personnel shall carry a Taser at all times during their assigned shift. At the end of their shift, they shall personally hand the MK-9 canisters to their relieving officers. [REDACTED TEXT] personnel shall never leave an MK-9 canister unattended in any location unless it can be locked in a secure container (e.g., trunk, cabinet, locker, etc.). [REDACTED TEXT] personnel shall provide the desk officer with the MK-9 numbers at the beginning of each shift.
During the evening inmate meal, compound rovers shall check out an MK-9 canister from PDC South David and assist with IDR security. After all inmates have been fed and return to their barracks, compound rovers shall return the MK-9 canisters to PDC South David.
During meal breaks, MK-9 canisters shall be stored in the officer’s personal locker, or turned in to South David, until the end of the officer’s meal break.
INVENTORYING MK-9 CANISTERS
At the beginning of each shift, the desk officer shall conduct an inventory count, and list each MK-9 canister in the Compound Log. The log is located in the following PDC South share file folder: [REDACTED TEXT]. The desk officer shall confirm personnel are in possession of each MK-9 before documenting it in the log. The desk officer shall be responsible for completing and maintaining the log. The watch deputy shall ensure the MK-9 canisters are properly inventoried and logged. MK-9 canisters stored at South David shall be kept in the storage cabinet adjacent to the desk office.
02/05/20 SOUF