Prior to placement in a Designated Facility, the registered victim is contacted for input and concurrence. The Agency has received national recognition for its victim services procedures for executions. Specific briefings are held with the victim families. With the uniqueness of this event, special procedures are in place and thoughtful attention is given to them. Special meetings, upon victims' requests, can be arranged with Wardens, other institutional staff, or inmates.
Special attention is provided to the victim families while an inmate is on escape status.
Harassing mail and telephone calls are stopped. To further enhance inmate accountability, Victim Impact Panels and Classes will be a new program introduced in 1998. And, of course, we have a comprehensive service-based Division of Victim Services. That is a program that meets all the requirements of state statute, and goes beyond the letter of the law. We are serious about our commitment to crime victims.