Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52020.4.3 Camps’ Count Policy

• There shall be at least four formal camp counts of all inmates in each 24-hour period.

• Inmates shall be counted upon mounting and dismounting vehicles, and going to and returning from any place outside the camp or facility. Agency crew foremen shall make counts of inmates in their custody at frequent intervals, and shall count the inmates before leaving camp and upon returning to camp. Counts are required at least once during the morning, lunch time, between lunch, and the end of the work day, departure from the work area, and at other times recommended by the Camp Commander.

• Emergency counts may be necessary at any time to determine if there has been an escape or to identify an escapee(s).