Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 2 – Use of Force

Revised January 12, 2016

For incidents occurring in an institutional setting, involving the use of deadly force and any use of force resulting in death or GBI, the ISUInstitution Services Unit shall take preliminary charge of the investigation and will remain in charge of the investigation while contacting the DFIT to inform them of the incident.
For incidents occurring in a community setting, local law enforcement and the DFIT shall take preliminary charge of the investigation.
For every discharge of deadly force from a firearm, an ISUInstitution Services Unit Sergeant or above shall be tasked with making the prompt determination of whether the deadly force was a warning shot and whether anyone suffered any injuries as a result of the deadly force. The ISUInstitution Services Unit shall verbally notify the DFIT of its determination as soon as possible and shall confirm its determination, along with the reasons in support of it, in a written memorandum to be forwarded to the DFIT. If the ISUInstitution Services Unit is unavailable to assume this responsibility, an uninvolved Correctional Lieutenant shall do so.