Policy Text
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MJ/RCCC
OPERATIONS ORDER
Work Project Assignment
The purpose of this Order is to standardize procedures for the processing and
transferring of prisoners to the Sheriff’s Work Project (SWP) P rogram at the Main Jail
and at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC).
I. Processing
A. It will be the responsibility of custody staff assigned to t he
Weekender/SWP/Court Liaison position to process and evaluate SW P
prisoner applications.
B. Applications will be processed on a weekly basis as a prison er becomes
eligible. Prisoners will be eligib le for SWP his/her last sixty (60) days of
commitment with court recommendat ion and his/her last thirty (3 0) days of
commitment without court recommendation.
C. All prisoners who wish to be considered for SWP must request a S W P
application from custody staff. The prisoner is responsible for completing
the SWP application and return ing the signed application to cus tody staff.
II. Criteria Affecting SWP
A. Assignment to SWP is a privilege and not a right, and there is no
guarantee to assignment to SWP.
B. Prisoners who have a criminal h istory with drugs, violence, or sex offenses
may be denied.
C. Prisoners with a criminal history of failing to appear in co urt or for SWP
assignments may be denied.
D. Prisoners who have outstanding out of county warrants will b e denied.
Local warrants which would be cleared with a citation will not necessarily
disqualify a prisoner from SWP.
E. Prisoners who receive a major incident report resulting in l oss of good
time, loss of work time, housing roll-up, inter-facility transf er, or other
disciplinary action may be denied.
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MJ/RCCC F. Prisoners who have medical conditions which would prevent th e prisoner
from performing the work project or from completing the sentenc e in work
project may be denied.
G. Prisoners who violate SWP rules may receive a disciplinary w rite-up and
disciplinary hearing. Penalties m ay include, but are not limed to expulsion
from the SWP program.
III. Disposition of Application
A. Upon completion of processing the SWP applications, the appl icants will
be notified in writing of approval or denial.
B. Approved applicants will be giv en a copy of the SWP assignme nt form
with appointment date, time, and new release date. The original
assignment form will be placed in the prisoner’s custody file.
C. Denied applicants may appeal in writing to the watch command er. The
appeal should include additional inf ormation or circumstances w hich
would warrant reconsideration.
D. Prisoners who are scheduled fo r SWP will be processed as rel eases on
the appropriate release date. Bef ore release, the prisoner must sign and
will be given a copy o f the SWP Referral Advisement Form.
1. Prior to release, the SWP/ Weekender/Court Liaison will trans mit a
FAX list of the names of SWP assignments to SWP each day.
2. The prisoner will rece ive a copy of the form.
3. The original will be placed in the prisoner’s custody file.
4. The prisoner will be advised to report to the SWP at 8:00 a. m. on
the date noted on the referral fo rm, which will not exceed five (5)
days from the date of release.
5. After release, the prisoner’s custody file will be taken to the
SWP/Weekender/Court Liaison, and will be forwarded to SWP.
Appendices: None
Related Orders: None
References: None