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Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 16 – Inmate Count and Movement

Revised August 12, 2013

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52020.5.2 Negative Count

  • The Negative Count is the actual accounting of all vacant (unoccupied) beds at a given time whether these beds are assigned or not.

  • Due to double/triple bunking of inmates, it is necessary to ensure that inmates do not interchange their assigned beds. Each institution/facility shall perform a Negative Count at least once each day.

  • A Negative Count is the recording of all unoccupied beds in a housing unit. These bed numbers shall be submitted via the SOMSStrategic Offender Management automated process utilizing the IPTS015C – Negative Count Worksheet.