Common use of PROTECTION FROM HARM Clause in Contracts

PROTECTION FROM HARM. 1. The County shall ensure that inmates and trustees are supervised in the pods and the food service area with appropriate and adequate staffing levels. 2. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures requiring all tools, utensils, equipment, flammable materials, etc., are inventoried and locked securely at all times. 3. The County shall develop and implement a use of force policy, consistent with generally accepted professional standards, including an adequate use of force definition and requirements for all staff involved in a use of force to write a timely use of force report regarding the incident. 4. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure prompt supervisory and/or management review and investigation for all uses of force to determine whether force was appropriately used, whether a referral should be made to a local law enforcement agency or district attorney for possible criminal action, whether remedial training is necessary, or whether facility policies should be revisited. Consistent with generally accepted professional standards, the level of investigation required will be based upon the severity of the force used. 5. The County shall develop a process to track all incidents of use of force that at a minimum includes the following information: the inmate(s) name, housing assignment, date and type of incident, primary and secondary staff directly involved, reviewing supervisor, external reviews and results (if applicable), remedy taken (if appropriate) and administrative sign-off. 6. The County shall ensure that all staff are regularly trained regarding the Jail’s use of force policy. 7. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures for an objective classification system that separates inmates in housing units by classification levels. 8. The County shall establish a procedure to ensure that inmates do not possess or have access to contraband. 9. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the effective and accurate maintenance, inventory, and assignment of chemical and mechanical restraints. 10. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure inmates have access to an adequate grievance process. 11. The County shall ensure that inmates placed in lock down status are provided with appropriate due process that has been developed and implemented in policies and procedures.