Policy Text
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MJ/RCCC
OPERATIONS ORDER
Access to Facilities
The purpose of this Order is to standardize procedures for acce ssing the Main Jail and
Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC).
I. Policy
The Main Jail and RCCC are custodial facilities that a re considered secured facilitie s in
which the ability to enter and access certain areas shall be re stricted to individuals
having legitimate business-rela ted reasons for entry into eithe r facility. All points of
entry into the facility shall be monitored and all persons requ esting entry shall be
subjected to a screening process . Custody staff monitoring acc ess points will verify the
identity of all persons and his/ her purpose for wanting access to the facility prior to
allowing entry. II. Access to the Secured Area of a Facility by Division Employ ees or Persons
Issued a C-Cure Ident ification Card
A. General access to either facility shall be restricted to those
employees assigned to the divis ion and who are on duty.
1. Anyone other than on- duty employees of the Main Jail or RCCC
shall have approval from an on-dut y custody supervisor prior to
entry into the secured area of a facility.
2. Exceptions include law enfor cement officers booking or trans porting
prisoners.
B. On-duty non-uniformed employees assigned to the division shall present
their issued Sacramento County C-Cure identification card befor e entering
the facility and the identificati on shall be worn/displayed in a plainly visible
location.
C. On-duty uniformed employees assigned to the di vision may be asked to
present their Sacrament o County C-Cure ident ification card and
wear/display it in a visible place.
D. Off-duty employees assigned to the division shall not access the secure d
side of the facility absent a va lid business reason. Off-duty employees are
required to present their issued C-Cure identification card and wear/
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MJ/RCCC display it in a visible place . Off-duty employees shall notify an on-duty
custody supervisor before accessi ng any housing unit or areas w here
prisoners are present.
E. Employees or volunteers w ho have been issued a Sacramento Co unty C-
Cure identification card shall pr esent the card to custody staf f for
inspection.
1. While in a facility, the empl oyee or volunteer shall wear/di splay
his/her issued C-Cure identific ation card at all times.
III. Access to the Secured Area o f a Facility by Sheriff’s Depa rtment Employees,
Sacramento County Employees, or ot her Law Enforcement Agencies
A. Sheriff’s Department employees , Sacramento County employees and
uniformed personnel not assigned to the division must have a valid
business reason for requesting entry. The employee shall present and
wear in a visible place his/her C-Cure identifica tion card prior to being
allowed access into the facilit y. The employee shall notify a supervisor
before accessing any housing unit o r areas where pr isoners are present.
B. All outside law enforcemen t agency personnel shall present t heir agency-
issued identification card as r equested by custody staff. The law
enforcement officer shall wear a visitor pass inside the secure d area.
C. At the Main Jail , Sheriff’s Department employees, Sacramento County
employees and other law enforce ment agency personnel are requir ed
check in with the booking ser geant prior to access beyond the p ublic
areas.
D. At RCCC , Sheriff’s Department emplo yees, Sacramento County
employees and other law enforce ment agency personnel are requir ed to
check in with a supervisor prio r to access to any secured areas .
IV. Law Enforcement Interviews
A. At the Main Jail and RCCC , law enforcement officers routinely request to
conduct a “law enforcement inter view” with a prisoner. General ly these
interviews shall take place in confidential visit booths. Some interviews
may be conducted “face to face”, but such interviews shall be c onducted
only with custody supervisor approval.
B. Law enforcement officers seek ing to interview an inmate shal l be directed
to enter the Main Jail via the public entrance on I Street. Officers shall
present their official agency phot o identification for verifica tion by Front
Counter personnel. Front Counter personnel will schedule the i nterview in
the Jail Inmate Management System (JIMS). The officer will be directed
to the appropriate public side vi sit area to conduct the interv iew.
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MJ/RCCC 1. Visiting officers shall secu re their firearms and other weap ons prior
to entering a secure area.
2. Officers seeking a “face-to-f ace” interview shall obtain per mission
from an on-duty sergeant. If appr oval is granted, the sergeant shall
arrange for the interview to be scheduled in the JIMS. The vis iting
officer shall surrender his/her agency identification card or o ther
government-issued identification card (i.e. driver’s license) a t the
Front Counter, and will be issued a visitor pass prior to entry into
the secure side. Business ca rds are not acceptable forms of
identification for exchanging fo r a visitor pass. Front Counte r