Prison Inmates Research Paper

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Proper Care and Treatment of Prison Inmates By: Jeffery Bertram Inspector of Institutional Services Lorain Correctional Institution Table of Contents: Introduction: by Jeffery Bertram 4 Improvements to U.S. prisons sought 4 Standards of Employee Conduct 6 RESPONSIVENESS 7 ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES 8 CONVEYING OR TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND 8 INVESTIGATIONS 9 CONFIDENTIALITY 9 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 10 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT 10 SCHEDULE OF RULE VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 10 PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE 11 The Media is Watching! 11 Prisoner Degradation Abroad -- and at Home 12 Human Rights Abuses Against Prisoners 13 Abusive Treatment of…show more content…
The offenses listed are not intended to be all-inclusive. All offenses allow the Appointing Authority to consider circumstances, which may mitigate or aggravate a penalty. The penalties imposed for violating a rule or rules are determined by considering all relevant circumstances. An employee may be disciplined for violating more than one rule arising from the same incident; however, mitigating circumstances and the relationship of multiple offenses should be considered in determining the level of discipline. The employer recognizes that chronic substance abuse is an illness, and considerations may be made by an Appointing Authority in determining disciplinary action for an employee who is participating in a substance abuse program. Consideration may also be given to an employee who elects to participate in the Employee Assistance Program. The Appointing Authority shall use discretion in considering the similarity and close proximity of occurrence of an employee’s prior offenses. If the employee’s prior offenses are the same or similar in nature, then the lapse in time between offenses must also be considered. Offenses, which are unrelated but are committed in close proximity to each other, also merit consideration. Pursuant to arbitration decisions, the thought that only the same type of event or rule violation may trigger progressive…show more content…
This consistency, however, does not require that the Employer must administer the exact same level of disciplinary action specified in the Standards of Conduct the same way in each and every instance. Each instance of violation of the Standards turns on its own facts and distinguishing variables such as, prior disciplinary history, length of time since the last discipline and mitigating or aggravating circumstances. However, the Standards of Conduct are designed to impose progressive discipline in either of the two tracks of violations mentioned previously (attendance or performance based). In other words, if an employee has previously been disciplined for a first offense violation in one of the tracks and is now faced with a second violation (for a different rule violation), the penalty for the second violation of the standard for which just cause is presently found will be imposed. In those instances where there is choice or a range of penalties, issues of mitigation or aggravation shall determine the penalty. Corrective counseling, while not considered discipline in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements, may be used by the Appointing Authority. It may be used prior to any disciplinary action being imposed as well as in between the stages of progressive discipline. Ultimately, the proper application of the Standards of Employee

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