Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
No. Generally speaking belly chains have 1/2 handcuffs, one on each side, welded to the belly chains. Then the handcuffs are used to secure the prisoners wrists. I have also seen them with a full set of handcuffs attached more or less dead center front, securing both of the prisoners hands in front of him.
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Turn it over to the Investigative Services Unit and/or medical department to gather evidence, and file an incident report.
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Sorry but I am afraid I don't know any more. use to be the max was about $4,000 per month, not counting things like educational incentive, shift differential and overtime. You can go to the CDCR web site and check out the salary RANGE there. That might give you a fair notion of what you want. This is, of course, for state employed correctional officers. Counties typically pay less, private operators less still.
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It does on occasion happen at the infirmary at the institution. As far as I know inmates are not transported off grounds for such things, but that doesn't mean it never happens. I suppose it is not impossible to do one on an inmate who was at the hospital already for some reason or other, but I don't know that the hospital staff would do it for custody purposes and custody staff do not do intrusive cavity searches, at least in CA.
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It depends. In California the situation would have to be reported to the employer if the person was still under supervised release, i.e. parole or probation. I strongly suspect that is fairly normal in most jurisdictions but I don't know that for a fact. It might also cause an issue for the agency supervising the ex-con, especially if that meant there were weapons in the house.
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You have to prioritize obviously. Someone who is bleeding from a cut arm will get quicker service than someone who wants you to pick up a cell change request.
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A proper police report is very much like a proper news story. Who, what, where, when why (if known) and how. Most of them have a boilerplate appearance to them because of this, but we are not talking about literature here. We are talking about imparting needed information in a clear, straight-forward fashion. i.e. On Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at approximately 0900 hours, while working Tower 9 over the yard gate during morning yard release, I observed an inmate later identified as Smith `A12345 attack and stab an inmate later identified as Jones B54321. I immediately picked up my weapon (identify weapon specifically) and fired one round striking inmate Smith In the chest, ending the attack on Jones. there would be a lot more information but that is the general idea. Kind of like Joe Friday. Learning how to write a decent report is a huge advantage to an officer. The academy spends a lot of time teaching people how to do it. .
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