Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 2 - Operations › Subpart 1 - Security › Chapter 1 - Outside Business/Company Entry and Exit to Institution Property › Subchapter 2 - Policy › Rule 29-2-1-1.2.3 - PROCEDURES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Prior to the beginning of any outside
					 business/company project, security manpower needs and working hours will be
					 agreed upon at the preliminary meeting.
B. A list of employees will be submitted to
					 the Superintendent by the company/business two weeks prior to the beginning of
					 any project. A copy of this list will be maintained at the front gate. Only the
					 listed employees will be permitted access to the institution.
C. A log will be maintained at the designated
					 entry point for each business/company listing the name of the company, the
					 supervisor, and each worker. All individuals entering and exiting the facility
					 will be required to stop their vehicles and identify themselves.
D. All passenger vehicles will be parked in a
					 designated area and will be subject to inspection. All vehicles will be locked
					 and will not contain contraband items, including alcoholic beverages.
E. Individuals may be prosecuted for illicit
					 interactions with offenders based on the applicable Mississippi state
					 laws.
F. Company/Business employees
					 will be subject to a frisk search by officers of the same sex at any
					 time.
G. Company/Business employees
					 will not provide or receive anything from offenders assigned to the
					 facility.
H. The entry of any
					 weapon will be strictly forbidden. Any lost item or tool will be reported to
					 security staff immediately.
I. If
					 company/business employees are taking prescribed medication, it will be carried
					 in the prescription bottle with only enough dosage for the work shift. The
					 front gate officer will be advised and will register the name of the worker and
					 the medication.
J. The
					 company/business supervisor will be responsible for notifying the institution
					 as soon as possible if employees are not working because of inclement weather
					 or some other reason.
K. Former
					 inmates or parolees will not be permitted on the compound as a part of a work
					 crew unless prior approval has been granted by his supervising officer and the
					 Superintendent.
1.
Projects Inside
					 Secure Perimeters
A. All
					 employees in vehicles requiring access to a secure perimeter will enter through
					 the identified vehicle entry of the correctional facility.
B. Employees will not be permitted to enter
					 the secure perimeter if believed to be under the influence of intoxicants. The
					 Shift Commander will be advised if there is a suspicion and make the decision
					 to deny entry.
C. A security
					 officer will escort all employees inside the compound.
D. Each employee will be required to submit
					 his drivers license in exchange for a pass at the entry point. The pass number
					 will be registered upon entry as well as exit.
E. Employees will maintain the pass on their
					 person while on the premises and produce the pass to any Department of
					 Corrections personnel for review upon request. A lost pass will be immediately
					 reported to the Superintendent.
F.
					 The drivers license will be returned upon exit from the secure perimeter.
					 Positive identification will be made prior to exiting the compound.
G. Employees will be required to provide an
					 inventory of tools taken into the compound. Institutional personnel will check
					 this inventory as necessary. Only the tools required for that days work will be
					 taken inside the compound. Non-required utility trucks and tools will remain
					 outside the fence in a secure area approved for this purpose.
H. All tools will be accounted for upon the
					 crews exit from the secure perimeter. No tools will be left overnight inside
					 the secure perimeter except in a locked gang box or in a secure area approved
					 by the Superintendent.
I. Violation
					 of this policy will result in employees not being permitted on the grounds.
					 Statutory violations will be prosecuted.
J. All construction projects as they relate
					 to the security of the institution will be channeled through the Superintendent
					 for review.