Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 36 – Institution Publications

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53100.4 Responsibility

  • The Warden shall appoint an administrative editor from his/her immediate staff (i.e., administrative assistant, chief deputy, PIOPublic Information Officer, etc.) who shall ensure that guidelines set forth by recent court decisions and departmental policies are adhered to. The administrative editor shall work closely with the supervising editor in the selection of inmates assigned to the institutional publications and shall review all publications prior to printing.

  • The administrative editor shall attempt to resolve disagreements pertaining to the style, content, etc. of the institutional publications that may occur between the inmate editor and the supervising editor prior to the issue reaching the Warden.