Ms Prisoner Telephone Privileges Policy 2003
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l;"~ ~jl~~ \\\~ . W ~, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OFF~NtlE'R TUEPHONEPRIVILEGES SOP NUMBER 31-02·01 AGENCY WIDE INSTITUTIONS INITIAL DATE 12·01·82 EFFECTIVE DATE ACA STANDARDS: 4·4497 10·01-2003 STATUTES: I NON·RESTRICTED PAGE 1 of3 1 2 APPLICABILITY: 3 4 5 This procedure applies to all Mississippi Department of Corrections institutional employees involved in the processing and/or implementation of offender telephone privileges. 6 POLICY STATEMENT: 7 8 9 10 It isJhe policy of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MOOG) to provide eligible offenders with reasonable access to designated, monitored, public telephones. 11 DEFINITIONS: 12 13 14 15 16 Emergency Telephone Galls - Galls involving serious family illness, death, or impending disaster related to an offender's property which cannot be deferred until regular mail delivery. PROCEDURES: 17 18 19 20 21 Offender Access • All offenders regardless of status will be provided access to public telephones in accordance with designated schedules. • Offender access will only be denied when there exists a reasonable and legitimate security concern that requires pre-emptive action in order to ensure public safety and/or facility order. • All denied access restrictions will be justified and documented in writing. • Only Superintendents or designees and/or a facility's controlling authority will approve telephone access restrictions. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Telephone List Creation • J1·02·01 (II) FDrm,(OI Each MOOG offender will be allowed to create a telephone list that contains those individuals with which said offender will be allowed to communicate with via MOOC controlled telephones. SOP NUMBER 31-02-01 TITLE: OFFENDER TELEPHONE PRIVILEGES EFFECTIVE DATE: 10-01-2003 37 38 I NON-RESTRICTED PAGE2of3 • The original offender phone list will be created during admission as a part of the orientation process atthe Reception and Classification center. • Thereafter, offenders will be given the opportunity to make changes to their telephone list every six (6) months via their assigned case manager. • Offenders will only be permitted to call those individuals who they have identified and listed on their personal telephone call list. • Offenders will not be allowed to have more than ten (10) names on their MDOC approved list. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Security Call Screening 50 51' 52 MDOC reserves the right to monitor and/or tape offenders' non-legal telephone calls in order to ensure compliance with the Agency's Public Safety Mission. 53 54 55 56 57 Legal Calls • Telephone calls to attorneys or other legal representatives will be permitted for any offender from the offender's unit by placing the attomey's name and phone number on his call list. • Telephone calls to attomeys or other legal representatives will be permitted for any offender who has not placed his/her attorney's name and number on his/her call list upon request as soon as is reasonably possible by completing an Inmate Legal Assistance Request form. • After the employee placing an offender's call verifies the attorney or legal representative's . identity, such communications will be private. 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 • Legal calls will not be monitored. 67 68 Emergency Calls 69 70 • Offenders will not be permitted incoming emergency telephone calls. • Emergency in-coming offender calls will be forwarded to the Chaplain's Department or Duty Chaplain for processing. • Emergency telephone calls will not constitute a regUlarly scheduled telephone call. 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 Call Restrictions 78 79 80 • • :11-02-01 {II) Fe""" (Dj All calls will be outgoing and limited to designated time frames. All offender telephone calls will be collect calls at the expense of the person called. SOP NUMBER 31-02-01 TITLE: OFFENDER TELEPHONE PRIVILEGES EFFECTIVE DATE: 10-01-2003 81 I NON-RESTRICTED PAGE 3 of3 Disciplinary Detention 82 83 Offenders in disciplinary detention will only be eligible for emergency and legal calls. 84 85 86 87 88 89 REPORTS REQUIRED: Allowed Call List Update Form Inmate Legal Assistance Request form As required by this procedure and through the chain of command. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY Reviewed and Approved for Issuance ~ g,).~~ hm ·ssioner of Institutions Deputy Co~ I v 31-ll2.Ql (aJ FaflnlllD) q aCe Ia3Date