Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51070.18.3 Camps and in Transit

• If a death occurs in a camp, while fighting fires, or while in transit between institutions, the Department’s officer in charge will take the following actions:

  • Proper custodial support will be summoned as appropriate to the situation.

  • The nearest available doctor will be called to pronounce death.

  • The local coroner must be notified and their instructions followed.

  • The Warden of the parent institution shall be notified by telephone or email and further instructions requested.

  • Pending receipt of instructions, the body shall be turned over to a licensed mortuary/undertaker in the community where the death occurred.

  • Notification of appropriate authorities as outlined in DOMDepartment Operations Manual 51070.9 shall be directed by the Warden or designee.

  • A complete final report containing circumstances, investigations, arrangements, etc., will be submitted to the Warden of the parent institution without delay.