Jail Operations
Manual Checklist

Gallagher's Jail
"Liability Beat"
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The Gallagher-Westfall Group, Inc.

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Jail Operations Manual Checklist

This is a comprehensive document consisting of 20 chapters, each containing one or more specific checklists on issues related to aspects of jail operations. Each checklist identifies issues and tasks that must be addressed in handling of common jail incidents, setting forth the specific suggested responsiblities both of administrators, supervisors and line officers.

Use of the checklists enables staff members to "manage" an incident with speed and accuracy, and the overall document is ideal for use in staff training.

The Manual is in a standard size binder with numbered divider tabs between each of the 20 checklist chapters.The Manual also comes with a computer disc for Word 6.0 / Windows 95 with permission granted to the purchasing agency to edit and duplicate the Manual for their supervisory or other personnel. The contents of the Manual can easily be used as the basis for development of new jail policies or revision of existing policies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Admission of Inmates
2. Classification of Inmates
3. Security Issues
   • Access to the Jail
   • Searches of Inmates
   • Searches of Inmate Living Areas
   • Security Checks/Monitoring of Inmates
   • Inmate Counts
   • Locking System/Key Control
   • Weapons Control
   • Tool and Utensil Control
   • Surveillance Equipment
   • Perimeter Security
4. Inmate Control: Use of Restraints
5. Inmate Control: Use of Non-Deadly Force
6. Inmate Control: Use of Deadly Force
7. Emergency Procedures: Fire Safety
8. Emergency Procedures: Hostage and Riot Situations
9. Emergency Procedures: Miscellaneous Issues Jail
• Escapes
• Natural Disasters
• Bomb Threats
10. Escort and Transportation of Inmates
11. Discipline of Inmates
12. Food Service
13. Medical and Health Care Services: General Issues
• Medical Autonomy
• Intake Health Screening
• Sick Call
• Provision of Non-Emergency Medical and Health Care
• Provision of Emergency Medial and Health Care
• Control of Medications
• Administration/Delivery of Medications
• Medial Orders
• Medical Records
14. Medical and Health Care: Special Services
    • Communicable Diseases/Bloodborne Pathogens
    • Care of Inmates with Chronic Diseases
    • Care of Inmates with Physical Disabilities
    • Dental Care
15. Care of "Special Management" Inmates
16. Suicide Prevention
17. Basic Inmate Problems
    • Mail Visitation
    • Access to Legal Assistance/Materials
    • Telephone Access
    • Religious
    • Programming Access to Media
    • Grievance Procedure
18. Miscellaneous Inmate Programs
19. Release of Inmates from Custody
20. Record Keeping/Documentation
    
    

BENEFITS:

• Raises the level of performance of managers, supervisors and line officiers by providing a detailed structure for them in conducting a variety of job tasks;
• Decreases liability exposure by ensuring that supervisors and officers respond to all issues inherent in common incidents which can occur in a jail setting;
• Improves management practices by providing a detailed structure for planning and development of policies and procedures;
• Improves preparedness for incidents by using the checklist as a training instrument in a scenerio-based training or to analyze an incident covered by the media. Success as well as failure can be analyzed in order to determine what went right;
• Improves the debriefing process in the post-incident phase by providing a framework for going over the events and the responses by officiers.

COST:

Cost: $130.00 includes shipping and handling.

The Gallagher-Westfall, Inc.
e-mail: updates @ gallagher-westfall.com (remove spaces when sending email)

P.O. Box 310
Springtown, PA 18081
(610) 346-6637 Fax: (610) 346-6671