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4. Prisoners whose dispo sheet indicated suicidal tendencies shall be closely monitored. Checks shall be made at a minimum of 15 minute intervals and so recorded. Deputies shall ensure these prisoners do not have in their possession any items that could be used to attempt suicide or do harm to themselves. The only articles that should be in the prisoner's possession are his jail issued clothing and court papers. NOTE: It should be noted that any prisoner at any time may become suicidal. If this happens. the prisoner will immediately be placed in a separate cell and monitored as above. In both instances, the prisoner should be returned to the county jail as soon as possible. 5. Prisoners brought in by allied agencies will not be housed,�yith prisoners from the county jail. The prisoners brought in by allied agencies have not been satisfactorily screened and searched. 6. Segregation of prisoners shall not be based on race, creed,color. or national origin. 7. Medical segregation shall be implemented when instructions are provided for such by the County Jail Medical/Psychiatric Unit. SECURITY AND CONTROL OF PRISONERS The Cell doors are to remain locked at all times when the cell are occupied. Keys to the cells shall either be in the possession of the deputies or left in a designated area of the Sheriff's Court Service Office. At no time are keys to be left in the lock or in such a place accessible to a prisoner The gate to the sallvport shall be closed and locked prior to the loading and/or unloading of prisoners from the van. A security door,which needs a key to open it,both from outside and inside, is located between the hallway and the sallyport. When prisoners are in the courthouse. this door shall remain closed to give added security. When transporting prisoners, the deputy will handcuff and leg shackle the prisoners. At the transporting deputy's discretion, the prisoners may be handcuffed in front. Cuffs shall be double-locked to prevent escape and/or tightening down of the cuff. Handcuffing of Honor Farm prisoners is also up to the discretion of the transporting deputy. Roll call should betaken at the jail prior to transporting to court. An inmate count should also be conducted prior to returning to the jail. The doors of the transport van shall be locked«hen prisoners are on board. These doors are the doors used for the entre and exit of prisoners only. The deputy that removes custodies from the holding cell and returns them to the holding cell shall not be armed. This will ensure that if a problem arises this deputy's weapon will not be readily available to the custody/custodies. 4