Opinion ID: 145978
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Department Policies

Text: The Plaintiff has identified two Presque Isle County Sheriff Department policies that she considers relevant to this case. The first, G.O. # 034, states in pertinent part, that if an arrestee has a BAC of .30 or above, the arresting officer should “transport the subject to a Medical Facility and have him/her checked by a physician.” The second policy, G.O. #031, is titled “Inmate Screening – Substance Abuse” and outlines the procedures corrections officers should follow in handling detainees under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It requires that if a corrections officer “feels that the arrested subject is too intoxicated, or is in need of medical treatment due to his/her injuries before his or her arrival at the [Jail],” the officer should not accept the arrested subject. It also requires a corrections officer to “immediately arrange for [an] inmate to receive medical treatment if the inmate appears to be displaying withdrawals, such as abdominal pain, has the sensations of something crawling on his/her skin, or has hallucinations.” However, if an inmate “appears to be intoxicated but is not displaying any signs of drug or alcohol withdrawal, the duty [c]orrectional officer will place inmate into the holding cell, and observe the inmate closely.”