Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.20-020 - AR 400 Security

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority to
			 promulgate Administrative Rules 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 rules and procedures for all area of his/her
			 facility. Such rules 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 rules 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 rules 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 and/or electronic scanning in accordance
		  with rules established by the warden/center supervisor in accordance with
		  department policy.
Persons and vehicles (including the contents of the 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. Employees who are off duty and who live on
		  institutional grounds 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.