Shuttling prison inmates between the detention center and the court house is inherently dangerous. Being outside the confining walls of the detention center presents a chance to escape, and many prisoners try to take advantage of it. Some plan ahead and involve their friends on the inside and on the outside, while others make the most of a fleeting moment of inattention on the part of the personnel who are escorting them. One way of keeping prisoners secure while they are being ferried about from one venue to another is to use equipment such as a specially designed and constructed prisoner seat belt.
There are numerous occasions when a prison detainee may need to be relocated from one place to another. An obvious scenario is the journey from the courtroom to the prison and vice versa. Prisoners may also need to be taken to hospitals, funerals, or even weddings.
A safety belt for a prisoner needs to be able to accommodate them safely and comfortably while having their hands cuffed behind their back. It should also allow the escorting officers to belt them in without having to reach across the prisoner's body, which presents an opportunity for the detainee to strike out in a bid to get free. For particularly violent or unstable passengers, officers should not hesitate to use leg irons if necessary, especially if they are going to be passing through an unsecured area where they are likely to encounter members of the public.
It is imperative to contain the prisoner and keep them from grabbing an innocent bystander and creating a hostage situation. Specifically trained personnel like law enforcement officers, prison guards or specialized outside contractors are the only types of staff that should be allowed to transport prisoners. Management should always perform a risk assessment well in advance of the day of the actual transfer.
The transfer is likely to proceed much more smoothly if all parties are able to communicate in real time via a radio link. At all times, the sending and receiving institutions should be able to contact the inmate's escort team.
More than 300 escape attempts are made each year during prisoner transfers. Of these, more than two-thirds utilize a caged vehicle; in 84 percent of these instances, the inmate is able to escape from the back seat of the vehicle. More than 10 percent of officers are hurt and 3 percent are killed in the course of their transfer duties. However, several thousand detainees are moved without incident all over the country every day.
The prospect of spending the rest of their lives in custody is a powerful motivation for an inmate in transit to make a sudden violent move to gain control of the vehicle and cause an accident where they are likely to be killed. It is imperative to take all precautions necessary for an incident-free transfer.
Escorting a hardened criminal from one place to another may seem like tedious grunt work. Line managers of the corrections officers involved should make sure their employees are aware that this is a critical element in making the justice system work. Management should also take every possible precaution to guarantee the safety of law enforcement personnel, prisoners and the public.
There are numerous occasions when a prison detainee may need to be relocated from one place to another. An obvious scenario is the journey from the courtroom to the prison and vice versa. Prisoners may also need to be taken to hospitals, funerals, or even weddings.
A safety belt for a prisoner needs to be able to accommodate them safely and comfortably while having their hands cuffed behind their back. It should also allow the escorting officers to belt them in without having to reach across the prisoner's body, which presents an opportunity for the detainee to strike out in a bid to get free. For particularly violent or unstable passengers, officers should not hesitate to use leg irons if necessary, especially if they are going to be passing through an unsecured area where they are likely to encounter members of the public.
It is imperative to contain the prisoner and keep them from grabbing an innocent bystander and creating a hostage situation. Specifically trained personnel like law enforcement officers, prison guards or specialized outside contractors are the only types of staff that should be allowed to transport prisoners. Management should always perform a risk assessment well in advance of the day of the actual transfer.
The transfer is likely to proceed much more smoothly if all parties are able to communicate in real time via a radio link. At all times, the sending and receiving institutions should be able to contact the inmate's escort team.
More than 300 escape attempts are made each year during prisoner transfers. Of these, more than two-thirds utilize a caged vehicle; in 84 percent of these instances, the inmate is able to escape from the back seat of the vehicle. More than 10 percent of officers are hurt and 3 percent are killed in the course of their transfer duties. However, several thousand detainees are moved without incident all over the country every day.
The prospect of spending the rest of their lives in custody is a powerful motivation for an inmate in transit to make a sudden violent move to gain control of the vehicle and cause an accident where they are likely to be killed. It is imperative to take all precautions necessary for an incident-free transfer.
Escorting a hardened criminal from one place to another may seem like tedious grunt work. Line managers of the corrections officers involved should make sure their employees are aware that this is a critical element in making the justice system work. Management should also take every possible precaution to guarantee the safety of law enforcement personnel, prisoners and the public.
No comments:
Post a Comment