Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.12-001 - AR 400 Security

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
DOC 400
		  Security
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The Board of Corrections and is vested with the authority to
			 promulgate Administrative Regulations by Act 50 of 1968, Extraordinary Session,
			 as amended; Acts 548 and 549 of 1993, Regular Session (Ark. Code Ann. ss
			 16-93-1203
			 and
			 12-27-105
			 of 1993).
II.
PURPOSE
:
To provide security procedures for the department.
III.
APPLICABILITY
:
Security is the responsibility of every employee regardless of
			 his/her job classification.
IV.
POLICY
:
To ensure that all correctional facilities provide appropriate
			 security measures and that all staff members are apprised of such
			 measures.
V.
PROCEDURES
:
The warden/center supervisor of each facility will establish in
			 writing detailed security regulations and procedures for all area of his/her
			 facility. Such regulations and procedures will be formulated to ensure maximum
			 protection to the citizens of the State of Arkansas and to the employees and
			 offenders of the facility. These regulations will be available to all employees
			 of the facility.
It is essential that detailed emergency procedures are issued in
			 the same manner as general security regulations so that employees will know
			 exactly what to do in case of fire, escape, natural disaster or serious
			 disturbance.
A. All employees entering
		  and leaving the facility shall show proper identification, and each employee
		  shall be subject to a physical search in accordance with rules established by
		  the warden/center supervisor in concern with department policy. Persons and
		  vehicles (including the contents of same) entering or leaving the enclosure of
		  any security facility or grounds shall be subject to being thoroughly searched
		  to ensure that no unauthorized persons or items or contraband enter or leave
		  the facility and that no state property is misappropriated and removed from the
		  facility.
B. In the event of a
		  general emergency, appropriate weapons shall be issued in accordance with
		  facility emergency plans.
C.
		  Poisons, combustibles, explosives and inflammables must be used with extreme
		  care and only under the close supervision of an employee. When not in use, such
		  items must be stored and locked in a place and manner that will make them
		  inaccessible to offenders.
D.
		  Tools, knives and implements used in an area of the facility must be
		  inventoried and employees must be able to account for such items at all times.
When not in use, such items are also to be locked in a place and
			 manner that will make them inaccessible to offenders. Loss or theft of any such
			 item must be reported immediately to the warden/center supervisor and/or to any
			 other individual(s) he/she designates.
E. All employees, including those off duty
		  and those living on institutional rounds, are subject to call on a
		  24-hour-a-day basis and may be assigned to security duties in an emergency
		  situation.
F. All employees will be
		  responsible for reporting their current home addresses and telephone numbers to
		  the warden/center supervisor.
VI.
REFERENCES
:
ACA Standards:
Board Approval Date: 09/24/2012
Effective Date: 10/04/2012
Supersedes: DOC 400
Dated: 03/10/1994