Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52020.8.9 Controlled Movement/Close Custody Movement

• Inmates, designated as close custody, shall be supervised in accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations 3377.1.

  • Inmate Escorts

    • Inmate escorts shall be conducted as security and custody classification dictate. The following are examples to be used as guidelines for escorting inmates:

      • The escorting staff member should be approximately 12 to 18 inches diagonally behind the inmate or inmates.

      • The inmate may be in restraints (depending on custody classification and behavior).

      • The escorting staff member may hold on to the restraints of the inmate (depending on the inmate’s behavior or history of behavior).

      • The escorting staff member may draw his/her baton for escorting restrained inmates in a general population setting if the staff member deems it necessary.

      • For mass escorts, the first escorting staff member should be positioned beside the inmates being escorted, while the second escorting staff member is positioned 12 to 18 inches diagonally behind the last inmate being escorted.