I05 (Revised)

I.5 EMERGENC Y INMATE ESCAPE PROCEDURE Page 1 of 6 #19//09 San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Detention Services Bureau – Manual of Policies and Procedures PURPOSE To establish guidelines in the event an in -custody inmate escapes from any of the following: 1. Any Sheriff’s Department detention fac ility. 2. Any location outside of a detention facility. 3. Any prisoner transportation situation. 4. Any court or court holding facility. POLICY With the exception of the detention canine unit and the mandates of immediate hot pursuit, PROCEDURE Each facility shall develop a green s heet policy outlining a specific escape response plan. This information should be included in the after-action report. I. ESCAPE FROM A SHERIFF’S DETENTION FACILITY DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2019 NUMBER: I.5 SUBJECT: EMERGENCY INMATE ESCAPE PROCEDURE RELATED SECTIONS: I.32, I.87 and SDSD P&P 6.58 I.5 EMERGENC Y INMATE ESCAPE PROCEDURE Page 2 of 6 #19//09 F. No one shall move into or out of the facility witho ut the consent of the watch commander. G. All unnecessary inmate movement will stop. H. I. J. If available, canine deputies will be dispatched with an armed cover deputy to search for the escaped inmate(s). 2. The canine deputy must be shown the last known location or escape zone. 3. The canine cover deputy will maintain contact with the Communications Center and/or facility control via the 800MHz radio. II. ESCAPE FROM A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE FACI LITY, OR DURING THE TRANSPORTATION OF INMATE (S) I.5 EMERGENC Y INMATE ESCAPE PROCEDURE Page 3 of 6 #19//09 III. ESCAPE FROM A COURT HOUSE OR COURT HOLDING FACILITY The responsibility for handling investigations of escapes, including follow -up investigations of any in -custody escape that occurs at a court house or from a court holding area, inc luding inmates who have been taken to a medical facility for treatment from court and are guarded by deputies assigned to the Court Services Bureau (CSB) , will be that of the CSB detective unit. IV. INMATE PROPERTY AND RECORDS The detention processing superv isor (DPS) shall be responsible for the following: A. All property belonging to the inmate shall be collected and stored at the facility from which the inmate escaped . B. After receiving confirmation from the watch commander, a computer entry will be made in the remarks section indicating the inmate has escaped. The booking will then be closed as "ESC" (subject escaped) . C. The inmate account shall be closed and sent to the accountant at the San Diego Central Jail (SDCJ) . All information regarding the status of the escape of the inmate shall accompany the money and account. D. Court Jurisdiction – The DPS on whose shift the escape occurred shall inform the court of the escape by sending a memo to the judge to whom the case has been assigned (if any), the supervisin g judge of the court branch to which the case has been assigned, or if the case is in the main courthouse, the supervising criminal judge, and the presiding judge. A copy of the court paper should be forwarded with this memo. A copy of the court paper shou ld also be sent to any other agency that has a hold, such as a federal agency, state parole, Department of Juvenile Justice, etc. The fugitive desk officer is to be notified if there are out -of-state cases involved. E. “Hold” papers for out -of-county warran ts are to be returned to the originating agency. Federal detainers are to be returned to the federal agency and parole holds are to be returned to the Office of State Parole. V. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING REQUIRMENT In addition to all other reports, the faci lity commander shall prepare an “ after action” report for the affected detention operations area commander. The report shall include, but not be limited to: A. Facility commander’s synopsis and recommendations. B. Copies of related NetRMS reports. C. Copy of the escape report plus completed copies of the escape procedure duties and responsibilities. I.5 EMERGENC Y INMATE ESCAPE PROCEDURE Page 4 of 6 #19//09 VI. AFTER ESCAPE FOLLOW -UP A. Detention personnel shall obtain all information available which may include interviewing other inmates and witnesses, checking records for criminal history, mug shots, etc., and shall furnish all the information that is obtained, which may assist in the investigation, in a follow -up deputy’s report. B. In all cases, the responsibility for obtaining complaints and warrants shall be that of the assigned DIU detective. All persons and agencies notified of an escape shall also be notified of the recapture. C. Detention facility: Whenever an escape occurs, the facility watch commander or designee shall ensure that notification is made to: 1. The Communic ations Center watch commander or designee 2. The assistant facility commander 3. Facility commander 4. The assigned area commander 5. At the commander’s discretion: a. Assistant Sheriff of the Detention Services Bureau b. Undersheriff c. Sheriff 6.