72B-Detainment of Prisoners, including bail procedures - 2019

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Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 17 Lexington Police Department Subject: Detainment of Prisoners Policy Number: 72B Accreditation Standards: Reference: 70.3.2; 72.1.2; 72.4.1; 72.4.2; 72.4.5; 72.4.7; 72.4.10; 72.5.4; 72.5.5; 72.5.6; 72.5.7; 72.6.1; 72.6.5; 72.7.1; 72.8.1; 72.8.2; 72.8.3; 72.8.4; 72.8.5 Effective Date: 10/1/12  New  Revised Revision Dates: 1/24/19 By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police The Municipal Police Institute, Inc. (MPI) is a private, nonprofit charitable affiliate of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. MPI provides training and model policies and procedures for police agencies. This policy is an edited version of MPI Policy 3.04, “Detaining Prisoners.” The focus of this policy is the care, safety and security of detainees being held in the custody of this Department. While detainees are being held in police custody, their well-being is the responsibility of the Department. Even though prisoners are normally housed for only short periods of time, the environment of police lockups can become volatile and emotionally charged, as evidenced by incidents of prisoner suicide and injury. Post- arrest detention is a time when the emotional impact of the arrest becomes evident to many prisoners. Particularly prone to actions which may cause injury to themselves or others are persons with mental illness, persons who are intoxicated due to drug or alcohol use, drug addicts, and persons who have open cases and arrest warrants against them. Strict adherence to procedures governing the monitoring of prisoners and the bringing of weapons and tools into the cellblock area is necessary to ensure facility security and prisoner well-being. It is the policy of this Department to operate the holding facility in a manner that ensures detainee and officer safety and protects the constitutional rights of detainees.