inmate classification
custody and internal risk level is based on the risk the inmate presents to the public and staff. Custody is also based on the time remaining until the inmate is released. Internal risk ( or ir...level 5 to level 1) assists in making decisions regarding housing and work assignments. Internal risk and custody determines programming needs and promotes civil and productive behavior.
Custody Levels
maximum, close, medium, and minimum
Maximum Custody
1. Inmates who represent the highest risk to the public and staff
2. limited work opportunities within a secure perimeter and require frequent monitoring
3. require escorted movement with full restraints
Close Custody
inmates who represent high risk to the public and staff, cannot work outside a secure perimeter and require controlled movement
Medium Custody
inmates who represent a moderate risk to the public and staff, these inmates shall not work outside the secure perimeter and require limited controlled movement
Minimum Custody
inmates who represent a low risk to the public and staff, may work outside the secure perimeter of an institution including community work crews and do not require controlled movement within the institution
Initial Classification
Each inmate is initially classified at the intake and reception assessment centers.
custody criteria factors
Most serious current offense, most serious prior/ other offense, escape history, history of institutional violence, gang affiliation, and current age
discretionary overrides
means an inmate's custody level may be increased because of escape risk, security risk, high profile, offense aggravated, other major reason or it may be decreased because it appears the inmate is likely to successfully function in a less secure environment and is not a threat to the safety of the public, staff or other inmates or because the offence is mitigated for other major reasons
reclassification
is event driven in impacts institutional transfers, program assignments including work and the inmate's phase placement
needs assessment
this includes medical healthcare (MH); Mental Health Care (MH); Education (E); Work Based Education (WBE); Work Skills (WK); Substance Abuse Treatment (SA), Arizona Correctional Industries (AC) and Sex Offense Treatment (SX) needs.
ir- level 5
highest risk to the public, staff and other inmates of escape or committing violence within the perimeter and/ or supervision of department staff
ir - level 4
high risk to the public, staff and other inmates of escape or committing violence within the perimeter or institutional grounds, and/or under the supervision of department staff.
ir - level 3
Moderate risk to the public, staff and other inmates of escape or committing violence within the perimeter or institutional grounds, or in the community, and/or under the supervision I was department staff.
ir- level 2
low risk to the public, staff and other inmates of escape or committing violence within the perimeter or institutional grounds, or in the community, and/or under the supervision of department staff
ir- level 1
Lowest risk to the public, staff and other inmates of escape or committing violence within the perimeter or institutional grounds, or in the community, and/or under the supervision of department staff
protective segregation
A way to protect inmates who are under an immediate threat.
stg debriefed
protective segregation inmate to successfully Reynolds membership with an StG
protective segregation
all other inmates approved for protective segregation placement.
managing inmates:
3 ways mandated by law are: inmate classification system, the inmate discipline system and the inmate grievance system
inmate grievance system
provides inmates with timely, administrative remedies to complaints which might otherwise burden the courts
4 steps in the grievance process
1. informal resolution 2. formal grievance 3. first level appeal to warden (non-med) 4. 2nd level appeal to director
informal resolution
inmate submits complaint to assigned COIII within 10 workdays of action which caused the complaint on an inmate letter. CO III tries to resolve and must respond within 15 days.
formal grievance (medical)
COIV GC shall forward to Contract Health Site Manager, within 15 workdays, inmate receives response.
formal grievance (non-medical)
within 5 work days of the CO III's response, the inmate submits #802 - 1, inmate grievance form with a description of the problem, information about all the informal resolution attempts and what can meet down to resolve the grievance. Within 15 days of their receiving the formal grievance, the deputy warden issues a written response to the inmate with their decision and rationale for that decision
Deployment Methods
*Direct fire low trajectory so as to strike the individuals below the waist. (Direct fire lower extremities)
*Indirect fire or skip fire in front of the target has destroyed individuals below the waist.
*For 12 GA. #7 steel shot, the aiming point is the feet
sting ball grenades
used for crowd management against non compliant or riotous inmates, each grenade contains a small amount of explosive which propels a number of rubber balls (rubber balls size and quantity may vary depending on manufacturer), hand thrown buy DART supervisor, the sting ball grenades blast is sufficient to predict the river balls in a 50 foot radius, may be deployed for ground bursts or Aerial bursts at the discretion of the operator.
flash bang grenades
psychological effects, sound creates a sensory overload resulting in a surprise and fear response, creates thr syndrome known as fight or flight, an individual may react based on past experience, effects could include confusion or disorientation, recovery from the psychological effects usually quickly, within seconds, the ability to reasoning react maybe affected
minimum safety equipment for team
riot helmet, eye protection (helmet on: Shield down), ear protection
additional safety equipment for operators deploying specialty grenades (team leader)
gloves: leather, Kevlar, or Nomex
fire hazard
fire extinguishers should be readily available in case of a fire.
First Level Appeal to Warden (non-med)
inmate submits within 5 work days of the deputy warden's response. Warden has 20 days to respond.
Second Level Appeal to Director
Inmate submits within 5 work days of the warden's response, the director's response is within 30 calendar days. Director's decision is final.
Types of grievances
emergency, standard, medical, staff, and written instructions
inmate programs
the goal of inmate programming is to provide alternatives and knowledge that will help inmates to become better citizens and productive members of our community.
earned incentive program (EIP)
establishes a three- phase system of graduated inmate incentives, sanctions and privilege levels to assist inmates in learning and sustaining a responsible, pro - social life style.
examples of work programs
work assignment, functional literacy , work based education, substance abuse treatment, sex offender education and treatment, and self - Improvement programs
examples of self - development leisure activities are:
conflict resolution (anger management), cognitive restructuring, cultural diversity, substitutes abuse education,AA/NA, religion, domestic violence, parenting classes, health education, correspondence courses, and recreation
examples of community betterment or family reunification are:
restorative justice activities, family visitation, parenting classes, written correspondence, and telephone
education programming available:
adult education up to secondary level, basic skills; reading, writing, and math are taught, academic subjects, social skills, GED: in order to complete GED certification an inmate must participate in the GED program. If they drop out of the GED program they will be dropped from the work-based education program, Work-based education training provides job-specific skills leading to entry level employment skills
Drug and alcohol programs
women in recovery (WIR), Men in Recovery (MIR), AA and NA groups, cultural diversity, conflict resolution, getting motivated to change, life skills
sex offender treatment programs
in order to qualify for the program there must be a history of sexual offense or the committing offense was a sexual offense. The inmate agrees to participate in must provide measurable goals and objectives. Inmates who refuse to participate in mandatory sex offender treatment program (SOTP) will:
work at the only low the lowest WIPP wages
be assigned to earned incentives phase 1
posts that utilize firearms
transport, work crews, tower, perimeter, TSU, control room, and investigators.
firearms instructor
responsible for all range activities
safety officer
provides direct observation of shooters
shooter assistant
well at the range you will only solicit direction/ advice from the FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
Lock
1. Use your weak hand to obtain a grip on the slide, behind the ejection port. 2. With four fingers and heel of hand, grasp grooves behind ejection port. 3. While using your thumb (for a right handed person) or index finger (for a left handed person), pull back on the slide while pushing up on the slide stop lever 3. Release the slide while maintaining upward pressure on the slide stop lever
Look
1. Look into the magazine Well to ensure that there is not a magazine in the weapon.
2. Look into the chamber to ensure that there is not a round in the chamber.
Feel
1. Feel the injection Port for the presence of the magazine
2. Feel the Chamber for the presence of a bullet
Holster
worn on the strong (primary) side right way down line where you are naturally Falls when standing straight
magazine pouch
worn on the support side front
Unloading the glock
1. Press the magazine release and remove the magazine; verify rounds in the magazine.
2. put the magazine in a pocket or someplace other than your hand while still in your control.
3. Draw the weapon pointing it in a safe direction: a loading Barrel, if available, or other safe direction.
4. Lock- Look-feel
5. did not catch the round that is being ejected due to the possibility of an ejector fire
6. Release slide
7. Re-holster weapon using one hand
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stress loading
occurs when the last shot was fired; the weapon is empty and the slide has locked back.
Tactical Loading
occurs when you have fired your pistol and want to reload with a full magazine even though some rounds are still left in your pistol magazine.
cover vs. concealment
cover is something that will stop a bullet. Concealment is something that merely hides you and provides no protection.
stances
weaver, isoceles, modified weaver, modified isoceles
sight alignment
is the relationship of the front sight blade to the rear sight notch.
breath control
the moment of natural respiratory pause (while breathing) when most of the year has been exhaled from the lungs and before and inhaling.
trigger control
the steady movement of the trigger to the rear without disturbing sight alignment, until the weapon fires.
slack" and "press
slack - the easy part of the trigger no weight
press- the portion of the trigger having weight
malfunctions:
class 1 malfunction: failure to fire
class 2 malfunction: failure to eject or stovepipe
class 3 malfunction: failure to extract
Immediate action (clearing malfunctions)
if the weapon fails to fire, you must react by using a two stage immediate action drill. Stage 1 tap, rack and assess
stage 2 -
strip, reinsert, rack - Roll, access
buckshot (lethal force)
contains 9 or 12 pellets, .33" diameter pellets, aimed at center mass
birdshot
Contains several hundred pellets (approximately 400), .09" diameter, aimed at lower extremities (feet)
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when handing or receiving a shotgun
make sure it is safe to handle "Action" back, shell carrier pushed up, safety on
Loading the shotgun
ensure the safety is on, point the shotgun in a safe direction, push the fore-end forward, closing the action, press shells into the magazine tube, brass and a sheltered the butt of the shotgun, be sure to push all the way into tube until it passes the shell latch
cheek weld
the placement of the cheek against the stock
sight picture
addition of the target to sight alignment. Focus should be on front sight the front sight; will appear in your vision clear, and the rear sight and target will appear slightly blurred.
rifle sights
equal amounts of space on both sides of the front sight. The top of the front side is even with the top of the rear sight. Putting the dot On the top of a triangle
bead sight
the bead should be placed in the grove on the receiver, and the center of target.
follow through
the act of continuing all the fundamentals of Markmanship after the shot is fired
aiming, holding, rack the slide and prepare for an additional shot
on target
position for threat contact, command for pointing the shotgun at an intended target for DART, the trigger finger is on the safety until the decision to fire is made.
contact ready
the degree of angle adjusted for target acquisition but lower than covering or muzzling the target, the butt of the shotgun is in the pocket, the trigger finger is on the frame or safety until the decision to fire is made...
DART's three formations
squad, modified, and line
squad formation
allows for orderly movement in confined areas such as corridors prior to enduring initial deployment/ movement of DART
#1 and #6- shotgun with birdshot
#2 and #5- 37mm gas guns
#3 and #4 - shotgun with stinger rounds
#7 Dart leader carrying specialty grenades
service load
this command is given by the team leader prior to entering the yard. The weapons are to be loaded while pointed in a safe direction but no rounds chambered.
line formation
a defensive formation representing a show of force that enables DART to safely bring all weapons to bear
Modified Squad formation
allows for orderly and protected movement subsequent to deployment on prison yard
2 types of weapons assigned to DART
12ga. shotgun and 37mm launcher