Policy Text
Policy
203Santa Ana Police Department
Custody Manual
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Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentProhibition on Incarcerated Person Control - 1Prohibition on Incarcerated Person Control
203.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to define the requirement that staff should at all times exercise control
of the incarcerated person population under their supervision and should prevent incarcerated
persons from controlling other incarcerated persons within the facility.
203.2 POLICY
All staff, including support staff, contractors, and volunteers should exercise control and
supervision of all incarcerated persons under their control. It is the policy of this department to
prohibit any staff member to implicitly allow, or by dereliction of duty allow, any incarcerated person
or group of incarcerated persons to exert authority over any other incarcerated person (Penal
Code § 4019.5; 15 CCR 1083(b)).
203.3 EDUCATION, DRUG, OR ALCOHOL PROGRAM ASSISTANTS
Nothing in the policy is intended to restrict the legitimate use of incarcerated persons to assist in
the instruction of educational or drug and alcohol programs. Any use of incarcerated persons in
this manner will be expressly authorized by the Jail Administrator in a legally prescribed manner.
Any program that uses incarcerated persons to assist in legitimate program activities will be closely
supervised by facility employees or vocational instructors. Nothing in this section is intended to
authorize an incarcerated person program assistant to engage in disciplining other incarcerated
persons.