Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.93-008 - Inmate Property Control

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
841 Inmate
		  Property Control
I.
AUTHORITY
:
The authority of the Board of Correction to promulgate this
			 Administrative Regulation is vested in Act 50 of 1968, First Extraordinary
			 Session, as amended.
II.
PURPOSE
:
To describe the procedures that will be used to process inmate
			 property control.
III.
APPLICABILITY
:
To all employees and especially those involved in the control of
			 inmate property, and all inmates.
IV.
POLICY:
It shall be the policy of the Department of Correction to permit
			 only those inmate property items that are necessary for institutional life and
			 do not endanger the security or the safety of staff or other inmates.
V.
DEFINITIONS:
A.
Personal Property
- Items which are purchased by or
		  for an inmate and/or given to an inmate which are authorized to be retained,
		  within limits as posted in the unit/center of assignment, on an inmate's person
		  or in living or storage area.
B.
State Issue Property
- Items which are issued to an
		  inmate for his or her personal use and which may be retained within a
		  reasonable amount by the inmate on his or her person, or in the living area.
State issued property other than that of a rapidly expendable
			 nature (i.e., toilet paper, soap, toothbrush, etc.) is to be clearly identified
			 as state property.
C.
Contraband
- Any article not authorized nor issued to
		  any inmate as personal or state property, nor purchased by the inmate through
		  the commissary. Also included is nuisance contraband.
1. Nuisance Contraband - Any item or article
		  which may be or may have been authorized for possession, but which is now
		  prohibited because excessive quantities present health or fire hazards or have
		  become a housekeeping problem. Specific examples include but are not limited
		  to:
a. Excessive numbers of newspapers,
		  letters, or magazines;
b. Food
		  items which have spoiled;
c. Items
		  accumulaged for the purpose of barter or trade.
2. Articles in excess of established
		  unit/center limits, articles used for unauthorized purposes, and/or articles in
		  an inmate's possession in an unauthorized area are also considered
		  contraband.
VI.
PROCEDURES:
A system must exist to provide for inmate property control. This
			 system shall include provisions for:
1. Receipt of inmate's funds and personal
		  property at the time of initial commitment to the state system and upon
		  subsequent commitment to other units/centers;
2. Recording, accounting, and safekeeping of
		  inmate funds and property that are not allowed to be in the inmate's possession
		  (i.e., contraband);
3.
		  Determination of items that can remain in possession of an inmate while inside
		  the unit/center;
4. Options
		  available to the inmate and warden/center supervisor to dispose of excess
		  personal property;
5.
		  Responsibility for coordination of transportation of inmate's personal effect
		  upon transfer;
6. Disposition of
		  personal property in the event of an inmate's death;
7. Verification and return of funds and
		  personal property of inmates upon final release;
8. Audits of records and physical
		  verification of. items associated with the inmate property control
		  system;
9. Selection of qualified
		  personnel to serve as Unit Property Control Officers.
These provisions shall be specifically addressed in an
			 appropriate administrative directive.
The appropriate administrative directive shall also include but
			 not be limited to the following:
(1)
		  Procedures for property inventory to include appropriate forms to be utilized,
(2) Receipts for personal property,
		  and
(3) A listing of state issued
		  property and authorized personal property.
VII.
A.C.A.
		  REFERENCES:
3-4279, 3-4280, 3-4281
Inmate Property Control
Board of Correction Approval Date: 6/24/93
Attorney General Review Date: 6/24/93
Date Filed Secy, of State: 6/28/93
Supersedes: AR 841
Dated: 5/19/88