N.D. Cent. Code § 12-44.1-13
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12-44.1-13. Supervision of inmates
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12-44.1-13. Supervision of inmates
1. Inmates shall be supervised on a twenty-four-hour basis by trained correctional facility
staff.
2. Correctional facility staff shall be located in proximity to inmate living areas to permit
the staff to hear and respond promptly to calls for help.
3. Each correctional facility shall provide for the personal observation of inmates on an
irregular but frequent schedule.
4. Each correctional facility shall maintain sufficient law enforcement officers with
correctional training or trained correctional facility staff to perform all functions relating
to the intake and booking, security, control, custody, and supervision of inmates.
5. A correctional facility female staff member shall be available at all times when a female
inmate is confined in the correctional facility.
6. Inmates shall be prohibited from supervising, controlling, or exerting any authority over
other inmates.
7. The correctional facility shall maintain a daily written record of information concerning
inmates.
1. Inmates shall be supervised on a twenty-four-hour basis by trained correctional facility
staff.
2. Correctional facility staff shall be located in proximity to inmate living areas to permit
the staff to hear and respond promptly to calls for help.
3. Each correctional facility shall provide for the personal observation of inmates on an
irregular but frequent schedule.
4. Each correctional facility shall maintain sufficient law enforcement officers with
correctional training or trained correctional facility staff to perform all functions relating
to the intake and booking, security, control, custody, and supervision of inmates.
5. A correctional facility female staff member shall be available at all times when a female
inmate is confined in the correctional facility.
6. Inmates shall be prohibited from supervising, controlling, or exerting any authority over
other inmates.
7. The correctional facility shall maintain a daily written record of information concerning
inmates.
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