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Inmates may exchange newspapers, magazines, books, and publications, but any attempt
to exchange contraband shall subject the offender to appropriate disciplinary action.
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Mailroom staff may screen publications but may not be the Warden/Supt.'s designee for the
purpose of disapproving receipt or possession of a publication by an inmate.
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| For disapproved publications and inmate may choose one of the following options: |
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Appeal the decision of Superintendent to the Director's Review Committee
Forward the publication to an alternate address specified by the inmate at the inmate's expense
Agree to waive the appeal to the Publication Review Committee and have the publication destroyed |
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The Publication Review Committee will consist of members appointed by the Director of
Prisons and should meet monthly to review all disapproved publications.
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A Master list of disapproved publications is sent to each facility by the Publication Review
Committee and made available for inmates to review.
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The Superintendent should notify inmates who appealed disapproved publications of the
Publication Review Committee's decision within how many days after receiving the decision? |
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When the Division of Prisons rejects a publication mailed to an inmate, the publisher shall be
notified in writing of the reason for rejection and the procedure to follow to appeal the
rejection, and the responsibility of the publisher to submit a written appeal. This appeal
must be submitted to the Director of Prisons/designee within 15 days of receipt of notice of
Committee disapproval. If the publisher appeals DOP must notify the publisher within: |
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| Generally publications are withheld from inmates if they contain what? |
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| Material that poses a threat to the order and security or are obscene |
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Inmate Holey Roller is found to have a magazine that is Anti-Catholic and Anti-Jewish and
purports that his religion is far superior to all other religions and jokes, ridicules, and
promotes aggression & violence toward other religions. Sgt. Reep discovers the magazine
when a Catholic inmate complains of the magazines content. Sgt. Reep should … |
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Confiscate the magazine and report the magazine contents through the chain of command
to the Facility Head for review. |
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Pictorial materials which depict exposed, full frontal view of uncovered human genitalia or the
female breasts are specifically deemed a threat to institutional order, security and safety, and
a threat to inmate rehabilitation and are prohibited. Patently medical, artistic, anthropological,
or educational commercial publications allowed are ... |
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National Geographic
Art in public galleries
Art News
Anatomy texts |
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Foreign Language publications are allowed unless the Superintendent obtains a translation
and determines that the Foreign Language publication is obscene or presents a threat to
order and security, and rehabilitation.
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Written information governing visitation must be made available to the inmate within 24 hrs
after arrival at a facility. Approved dress codes, authorized items, facility directions,
visitation hours, facility address and phone number, special rules for children, authorized
items, and special visits (emergencies) is part of the information required.
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The number of approved inmate visitors will never be more than 18. It is the inmate's
responsibility to send blank applications (form DC-949) to people they wish to visit with.
Copies of the DC-949 will not be accepted. These 18 visitors does NOT include: |
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Law Enforcement, Consular Officials, Human Services, Special Visitors
Lawyers and paralegal assistants |
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Attorney Suwalott calls and asks Captain Strong to see inmate Robb Banks.
Captain Strong should tell Ms. Alott: |
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She must represent Banks in a matter pending or which may be pending in court and before
the visit send a letter to the Facility Head on the Law firm letterhead indicating the purpose.
The letter must include Name & Title of proposed visitor and Driver's License number. |
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DOP recognizes the role of Spiritual Advisors and inmate rehabilitation but No minister has
a vested right to visit any inmate in prison. A Pastoral visit is treated as a special visit and
Clergy must complete a DC-949P application. Each inmate may have only ... |
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| 1 approved Clergy visitor |
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Division Clergy staff are responsible for entering DC-949P info in the OPUS VTS system.
Approved Clergy visitors may visit more than one inmate but … |
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| Examples of Special visitors include … |
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News Media
Dept. of Social Services staff
Criminal Justice consulting organizations |
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Partners in crime and co-defendants will NOT be allowed to visit in any facility. Former
inmates must be released at least how long before being approved to visit any facility? |
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Visitors who are on probation, parole, or supervised release will NOT be approved to visit
until how long after such supervision is completed? |
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Ex-employees will NOT be allowed visitation privileges at any prison facility if they were
dismissed or resigned under which circumstances? |
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Indulging in Undue familiarity with inmates
Writing or discussing personal affairs with inmates
Bringing in drugs or contraband or using knowledge to circumvent policy
Misconduct or personal behavior that undermines security |
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Ex-employees who resign under normal circumstances will not be allowed visitation
privileges at the facility where they worked and will not be allowed visitation at any facility
within _______ of their resignation/dismissal date. |
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| Completed visitor application form DC-949 shall be entered into the: |
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Capt. Roger Moose disapproves a visitor's application due to a prior criminal record but later
discovers that this visitor was the inmate's brother and approves the application.
Capt. Moose probably changed the decision because: |
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| Exceptions can be made for inmate's with criminal records if they are immediate family |
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| If a visitor refuses a routine search of person, vehicle, or property, the visitor's privileges … |
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Will be permanently suspended
May be appealed to the Director of Prisons |
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| Inmates may update their visiting list once every: |
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No Quarantined inmate will be allowed visits. Inmates determined in serious or critical
condition will be allowed visits by immediate family any day of the week during hours
specified by whom? |
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| There are two authorized categories of Non-Contact Visitation. These categories are: |
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Special Management populations based on security concerns such as MCON inmate.
Non-contact due to behavior (drugs, contraband, assaulting a visitor, sex act, refuse drug test, etc) |
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| Which is true of Security Threat Group visitation? |
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Level Two will be allowed Contact visits with approved immediate family members
Level Three will be allowed Non-Contact visits with approved immediate family members |
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For STG visits, visitors who are NOT immediate family members shall be notified in writing
by the Facility Head or designee that their visiting privileges will NOT be approved or have
been terminated based on the inmate's security threat level. The visitor shall reapply after
the inmate is no longer in a security threat level two or three.
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Normally, the maximum visitors per inmate per session will be 3 approved adults. Children
under 18 will be allowed to accompany the adults if on the visiting list. Visitors are allowed
to swap in and out of visitation if approved by the Facility Head.
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Visiting hours are established by the Facility Head and approved by the Region Director.
Visiting areas must be thoroughly searched before and after every visit.
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Visitors are prohibited from giving money in any form to inmates. All deposits to the Inmate
Trust Fund account must be in the form of: |
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| Certified Check or Money Order |
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At facilities where physical contact is allowed during visitation, inappropriate displays of
affection or sexual activity is NOT allowed. The inmate and visitor may kiss and hug only
upon arrival and departure. Inmates and visitor may hold hands but the hands must be
clearly visible at all times.
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| A record of all visits, regular and special, regardless of a visitor's status is recorded on the: |
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Visitors cannot wear Gang-related clothing, clothing with profane or offensive language
or pictures, wave caps, doo rags, bandanas, spandex, and slacks and pants are to be worn
above the waist.
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An inmate's privilege to write a particular person may be withdrawn by the Superintendent
for which of the following reasons? |
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| At the request of the recipient or the request of the parents if the recipient is a minor |
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While processing outgoing mail, Ms. Wease, mailroom officer, finds a letter addressed to the
United States Attorney General. The letter is thick with a large amount of money in it.
Can Ms. Wease open the letter and inspect it for contraband? |
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| No, the letter may not be opened, it is addressed to a Court Officer |
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Postage for legal mail from indigent inmates is paid for from the Inmate Welfare Fund
provided the inmate is indigent. No other requirements apply to postage for legal mail.
The 10 letter limitation on Personal mail doesn't apply to legal mail.
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Mail to Dept. of Correction Officials will be accepted within DOC without postage
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| Postage for legal mail from indigent inmates is paid for from the inmate ______. |
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Postage for personal mail from indigent inmates is limited to the cost of _______ first class
one ounce letters per month per indigent inmate. |
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| Which of the following would NOT be a reason to open and censor outgoing correspondence? |
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| Letter states a desire to join a political organization whose ideas are Anti-democratic |
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Letters to or from an inmate should be written in English, but correspondence NOT in English
does NOT, create reason to believe it threatens security. If an inmate is unable to read & write
in English, exceptions can be made for a person to write the inmate in Non-English.
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| When the Superintendent notifies an inmate of prohibited correspondence the inmate has: |
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| 10 days to appeal to the Director's Publication/Correspondence Review Committee |
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The Director's Publication/Correspondence Review Committee has how many days to respond
to and inmate's appeal of prohibited correspondence? |
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Packages and envelopes larger than ___ addressed to persons other than Government
officials, DOC officials, or legal mail may not be sealed for mailing by inmates until inspected
by correctional staff and found free of contraband or material which constitutes a threat to
the order and security of the facility or which cannot be lawfully sent through the mail. |
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| Unframed photographs can be sent to inmates through the mail and must not exceed … |
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Inmates are allowed to order COD packages.
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| If an inmate is indigent a COD package shall be returned with postage paid by: |
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The Mail Officer records mail on the DC-218 and shall keep a record on a separate form DC-218
showing the destination of all legal mail and packages mailed by an inmate. The Mail Officer
mailing such items shall sign his/her name beside each entry.
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| Which of the following is NOT considered a Matter of Public record? |
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Photographs of active inmates are available to the public and the news media through the
Public Access Information System on the Department's web site
(www.doc.state.nc.us/offenders).
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Which office section of the Secretary of Correction's office and is a primary point of contact
for the news media on issues of departmental or division policy and budgetary matters? |
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| Public Affairs Office (PAO) |
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Employees of DOC are allowed compensation for public speaking on public information
programs related to the prison system.
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| False - Employees can accept donations to the Inmate welfare fund |
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Unusual incidents should be reported to local news media and Public Affairs Office (PAO)
by the Administrative Head or designee. This report should be made after the Director of
Prisons or representative has been notified unless it would prevent reasonably prompt
disclosure of newsworthy developments. Policy examples of Unusual incidents are: |
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Death of any personnel on the job
Death of inmates from suspicious or unusual circumstances
Any Escapes
Level II Escapes only be immediately reported through the chain of command
Level I Escapes allowed delayed reporting through the chain of command until regular office hours
Public Affairs Office (PAO) immediately notified of Level I and Level II escapes |
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| When employees complete an interview with a media representative, the employee must: |
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| Notify the Public Affairs Office by fax within 24 hours with a summary of the interview |
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A person seeking admittance in a prison facility as a media representative must be able to
show identification as a representative of which of the following?
National or International News Service
Newspaper, Magazine, or Periodical with paid subscribers
Radio, TV network or station
Online News Publication |
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National or International News Service
Newspaper, Magazine, or Periodical with paid subscribers
Radio, TV network or station
Online News Publication |
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Media representatives may be permitted to interview inmates of the State Prison system
without their consent for a stated purpose as long as it is without compensation.
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Photographers on prison property shall not photograph inmates within the confines of the
State prison property in a manner which permits identification, except for official
departmental purposes, unless the inmate to be photographed signs a consent form before
such photographs are taken. Photographers cannot photograph inmates while working
on the public highways without permission as well.
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According to policy all requests for photographing, videotaping, or filming of inmates
inside a housing area must be approved by whom? |
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| Public Information Office |
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Facility Heads may authorize Educational tours for schools and other groups.
What must be completed and submitted to the facility for any minor (under age 18) requesting
a tour prior to the tour taking place? |
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The focus of any tour will be educational and informative and will NOT use emotional or
intentionally intimidating approaches. No individual will be locked in Segregation or treated
as an inmate. The use of profane language, physical contact, and harassing or intimidating
behavior is strictly prohibited. No person on a tour will be subjected to a routine or complete
search as part of the tour.
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Any inmate may have access to their records, whether as forms, screens, or printed formats.
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| Which of the following is considered a Matter of public record? |
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| Inmate's name, program progress, discharge date, custody classification, detainers |
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In the field of research, information requested for the purposes of research activities may
be released by the Director if: |
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The researcher has professional standing in the pertinent field or supervised by this person.
Benefits of the research has potential to promote better and more efficient operation for DOC
Proposed activity does not adversely affect any of the DOC programs or operations
Innovative research could lead to improvements in program services |
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Inmate's can't work at a school while students are on the property and the School
Administrator must provide a letter certifying that NO students are present when work is
performed.
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Inmates shall not be considered for highway work or inmate labor contract assignments
who have a history of which of the following: |
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One escape from armed supervision in the last 5 years
More than two escapes from any classification in the last 5 years
Inmates sentenced for 1st degree rape who are in medium custody
Inmates sentenced for 1st degree murder who are in medium custody |
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| Wages for inmate labor for public work projects will not exceed … |
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For Suspension of Inmate labor for Public Works contracts violations that do not result in
injuries, the first reported or observed and confirmed violation of safety & health regulation,
inmate labor contract component or correctional agent training component will result in: |
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| A letter of warning from the Facility Head |
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For Suspension of Inmate labor for Public Works contracts violations that result in a
Fatality will result in: |
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| 1 year suspension by the Division's Assistant Director for Management Services |
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| Community work crews are supervised by unarmed correctional staff at a ratio of … |
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| 1 correctional officer to 10 minimum custody inmates |
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All transportation to and from the work site is provided by the Correctional facility.
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| In inmate labor contracts work performed should be within a __ of the Correctional facility. |
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Correction Enterprises is a State enterprise (profit making) operation within DOC that is
provided for in law (G.S. 148-70, G.S. 66-11, subsection c, number 15(f)). Enterprises provides
trained and supervised inmate labor to perform requested services through contractual
agreements that are a savings to the tax payer.
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Minimum custody inmates shall be assigned to work on Enterprises service contracts and
are supervised by Enterprises Prison Industry supervisors at a ratio of 6 inmate workers to
1 supervisor. Inmates may NOT be selected for Enterprise contract service who … |
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Is a Sex offender
Had 1 escape from armed supervision in the last 5 years
Had 2 escapes from any classification in the past 5 years
Has assaulted staff in the last 10 years
was convicted of selling drugs on or near a school |
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| When beginning Prison Enterprise work NO outside school activities can be conducted within: |
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| 100 yards of the job site |
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Inmate telephones have a master switch that enables either facility staff or the Division's
Telecommunication section to render the telephones inoperable during emergencies.
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Inmate use of the telephones will be collect call only and will be limited to Ten (10) minutes.
Telephones should automatically terminate the call after the time limit has expired. Medium
and Close custody inmates will be permitted a minimum of two (2) phone calls per month.
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Which of the following inmates may be permitted telephone privileges as long as security
and safety considerations permit? |
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Protective Custody
Safekeepers |
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Calls to Attorneys may be approved by the Superintendent/designee. Calls to an Attorney
require documentation that identifies the person being called as an Attorney. Calls to
Attorneys will not be monitored or recorded and will be made utilizing facility telephones.
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Calls to inmates by Attorneys require prior approval by the DOC Legal Section.
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During emergency or unique circumstances, the facility Superintendent or designee is
authorized to allow inmates to use the facility telephones.
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Information provided to the VIC by the victim is public information and should be logged in
the shift narratives for staff alerts. The VIC should share OPUS screens and information
with staff to keep them informed about possible threats or problems, which the victim could
incur. The VIC should always share victim concerns with facility staff.
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| FALSE-Confidential Information |
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The Secretary of the Department of Correction established the DOC Victim Services in 1998
as part of the Office of Citizen Services (OCS). DOC Victim Services serves as a central
location to document contact with victims, and training Victim Information Coordinators.
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| Statewide Automated Victim Assistance & Notification system |
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Who is designated to manage Victim Services in their respective regions under the direction
of OVS and the DOP Victim Services Liaison? |
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| Regional Program Coordinators |
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Each facility will have at least Two Victim Information Coordinators that are selected by the
Facility Head. One is the primary coordinator and the other is the back up coordinator.
VICs will serve as the primary contact for calls and inquiries from victims.
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For Victims to be notified of inmate status changes defined in the CVRA, the victim must be
registered with DOC and registration requires receipt of Victim Restitution Work Sheet
(AOC-CR-611) from the Clerk of Court or submission of an OVS notification form to OVS or
Combined Records.
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Notifications will be provided to registered victims. Which notification below is required?
Inmate's release date
Inmates assignment to minimum custody
Inmate's escape
Inmate's capture
Inmate's release date 60 days but not less than 7 days prior
Inmate's death |
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Inmate's release date
Inmates assignment to minimum custody
Inmate's escape
Inmate's capture
Inmate's release date 60 days but not less than 7 days prior
Inmate's death |
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The SAVAN system of Victim notification is directly linked to OPUS and is owned by
the NC Department of Correction.
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The VIC Coordinator is responsible for documenting Victim info on the OR07, OR08, & OR09
OPUS screens. If a DOP staff member or close relative becomes a victim of an inmate then
the VIC does NOT document victim's concerns and must notify the Facility Head.
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To view Victim information on OPUS prior to placement in minimum custody or a community
based program the following screens should be checked:
OR07, OR08, OR09 - Victim Contacts
OR14 - Offender Comments
OR93 - Victims of Offender (notification)
IM06 - Victim Prohibited Counties |
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ALL
OR07, OR08, OR09 - Victim Contacts
OR14 - Offender Comments
OR93 - Victims of Offender (notification)
IM06 - Victim Prohibited Counties |
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If an inmate is transferred the VIC at the receiving facility shall notify the victim in writing
once the inmate has been transferred and a copy of the letter is submitted to OVS.
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For threats or unwanted contacts made to a victim by mail, telephone, or third party, the VIC
will have the inmate sign a "institutional" no-contact order, send to OVS, and file.
If the victim has a valid Civil Protective Order (50B) and the inmate violates the no-contact
order or the Civil Protective Order the inmate will be charged with: |
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Death Row Inmates are NOT allowed to have contact with their victim(s) surviving family
members unless the family: |
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| Consents to contact in writing |
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If an inmate has just escaped and the VIC is not available, who is responsible for telephone
notification of victims? |
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If an inmate escapes and a registered victim cannot be contacted by telephone, who should
the VIC contact for assistance in notifying the victim? |
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The NCDOC make available public information to assist informed decision making, and
knowledge of programs and services to inmates. This information can be obtained at: |
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NC Department of Correction public website
NC Department of Correction Public Affairs Office
DOC "Handbook for Family and Friends of Inmates"
NC Department of Correction Brochure |
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Each prison facility must post hours of operation for their library in easily accessible areas.
Library services will be available to inmates on a daily basis to include daytime, evening,
and weekend hours. All inmates must have access to library materials.
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The Division of Prisons' Coordinator of Library Services must hold a Master's Degree in
Library Science. Each facility must have a qualified staff member or community volunteer
to coordinate and supervise library services and if this person is not a trained librarian,
he/she will receive training in library services from the DOP Coordinator of Library Services.
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