Effective Date: 10-07-07
Revision Date: 08-22-18
Review Date: 08-22-20
Reference: CDM 5-07/010.00, 5-07/020.00, 5-14/080.00; Unit Order 3-03-070
PURPOSE OF ORDER:
The purpose of this order is to establish procedures for the confiscation of items that are inherently dangerous, illegal, hazardous or a violation of jail rules.
SCOPE OF ORDER:
This order applies to all personnel assigned to, and working at Pitchess Detention Center (PDC) South Facility.
ORDER:
Dangerous contraband is any material which could pose a health, safety or security risk to Department personnel, visitors or inmates. These items may include, but are not limited to: metal, wood, plastic, or other items that, in their original form, were intended for legitimate purposes, but have served out their usefulness and could be utilized and/or fashioned into a weapon or an escape tool.
This type of contraband must be immediately removed from the compound and shall be placed in one of PDC South Facility’s contraband bins. There are two contraband bins at PDC South Facility. [REDACTED TEXT] If the contraband is too large for the contraband bin, the recovering personnel shall ensure the item(s) are removed from the facility, [REDACTED TEXT]
It will be the responsibility of the early morning (EM) inmate processing area (IPA) and clinic deputies/officers to ensure the contraband bins [REDACTED TEXT] are emptied once they are full. When the bins need to be emptied, the IPA or clinic deputy/officer shall contact the EM Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) cleanup officer and advise that their respective bin needs to be emptied. Under the direct supervision of the EM MRSA cleanup officer, the contents will be bagged by an inmate wearing gloves and placed in a secure location. The EM MRSA cleanup officer shall advise the day shift PDC ranch field trash crew to arrange for the contents to be picked up and discarded or destroyed.
Any contraband such as weapons, narcotics, narcotics paraphernalia or contraband which is determined to be evidence, shall be handled according to Departmental policy and Custody Division Manual (CDM) section 5-14/080.00, “Narcotic Evidence Booking Procedures.”
Any contraband determined to be a bio-hazard shall be handled according to South Facility unit order 3-03-070, “Bio-Hazardous Waste Procedures.”
Revision Date 04/22/19
Revision Date 04/06/16
10/07/07 SOUF