Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Division 82 - ASSESSMENT, ASSIGNMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF INMATES FOR WORK ASSIGNMENTS AND UNFENCED MINIMUM HOUSING › Section 291-082-0140 - Supervision/Security Provisions for Inmate Work Crews

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If the Department of Corrections assigns
			 an inmate work crew within three blocks of a school, the functional unit
			 manager or designee will ensure notification is made to the affected school on
			 dates, times and location of inmate work crew.
(2) When an inmate work crew is scheduled to
			 work within city limits, a designee of the institution will notify the
			 appropriate local law enforcement agency prior to the project start date.
(3) Inmate work crews working
			 out-of-doors within a city or in a residential community located outside of a
			 city will be supervised by a minimum of one supervisor for every ten inmates.
			 The facility functional unit manager or designee may, with the approval of the
			 Assistant Director of Operations or designee, assign additional inmates without
			 an additional supervisor if an unforeseen and unique circumstance arises.
(4) The provisions specified in
			 sections (2) and (3) are not required for inmate work crews deployed during
			 natural disasters, including but not limited to, floods and forest fires.
(5) The provisions specified in
			 sections (2) and (3) do not apply to inmate work crews assigned to work in
			 programs operated by Oregon Corrections Enterprises under ORS
			 421.344 to
			 421.367.
(6) All assigned inmates will be dressed
			 uniformly in clothing clearly stenciled in orange writing, or black writing for
			 better contrast, that designates them as inmates.
(7) Upon arrival at a worksite, Department of
			 Corrections signs stating an inmate work crew is present will be posted in or
			 near the work area in a place that is visible to the public.
(8) While at the work site, supervisors will
			 maintain direct supervision of all assigned inmates, unless the nature of a
			 work task requires the supervisor to monitor an inmate by physically moving
			 throughout the worksite.
(9) At a
			 minimum, the inmate work crew supervisor will account for each inmate once
			 every 30 minutes.
(10) All inmate
			 work crews will be supervised by an employee of the Department of Corrections
			 or Oregon Corrections Enterprises, unless performing a work project for a
			 local, state, or federal governmental agency. The crew may be supervised by an
			 employee of a governmental agency pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement
			 entered into by that agency and the Department of Corrections.
(11) The department will require in its
			 intergovernmental agreements with local, state or federal government agencies
			 that the employees exercising supervision over inmates assigned to agency work
			 crews receive appropriate training in accordance with OAR
			 291-082-0145.
(12) Institution post orders will be
			 maintained in support of this rule.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  179.040,
				  421.445,
				  423.020,
				  423.030 &
				  423.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  179.040,
				  421.425,
				  423.020,
				  423.030 &
				  423.075