Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1400-01-.16 - SUPERVISION OF INMATES

(1) Type I, II, III, and IV Facilities shall meet the following requirements unless otherwise specified.

(2) All inmates shall be personally observed by a facility employee at least once every hour on an irregular schedule. More frequent observation shall be provided for inmates who are violent, suicidal, mentally ill, intoxicated, and for inmates with other special problems or needs. The time of all such checks shall be logged, as well as the results.

(3) The facility shall have a system to physically count inmates and record the results on a twenty-four (24) hour basis. At least one (1) formal count shall be conducted and documented for each shift.

This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III Facilities.

(4) Incidents which involve or endanger the lives or physical welfare of staff or inmates shall be recorded in a daily log and retained. Incidents shall include, at a minimum:

(a) Death;

(b) Attempted suicide;

(c) Escape;

(d) Attempted escape;

(e) Fire;

(f) Riot;

(g) Battery on a staff member or inmate;

(h) Serious infectious disease within facility; and

(i) Sexual assault.

1. An investigation shall be conducted and documented whenever a sexual assault or threat is reported; and

2. Victims of sexual assault are referred under appropriate security provisions to a community facility for treatment and gathering of evidence.

These requirements apply only to Type I, II, and III Facilities.

(5) Facilities that are utilized for the confinement of females shall have a trained female officer on duty or on call when a female is confined in the facility, to perform the following functions:

(a) Searches; and

(b) Health and welfare checks.

These requirements apply only to Type I, II, and III Facilities.

(6) Inmates shall not be permitted to supervise, control, assume or exert authority over other inmates.

(7) Nonsmoking inmates shall not be exposed to second-hand smoke.

This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III Facilities.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1400-01-.16

Original rule filed August 9, 1982; effective September 8, 1982. Repeal and new rule filed June 29, 1984; effective September 11, 1984. Repeal and new rule filed October 29, 2014; effective January 27, 2015. Amendments filed September 1, 2017; effective 11/30/2017.

Authority: T.C.A. § 41-4-140.