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

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72B-Detaining Prisoners, Including Bail Policy & Procedure Page 3 of 17 used in the police community to speak of the topic of a person’s likelihood of suicide attempt), the CO shall be immediately notified. b. The CO shall determine if a detainee should be placed on suicide watch. A detainee shall be placed on suicide watch if: i. The risk screening indicates a significant suicide risk; ii. The detainee exhibits signs or symptoms of suicidal behavior; iii. The detainee threatens to commit suicide; iv. The detainee attempts to commit suicide; v. The detainee’s name appears on the Q5, Suicide Risk File; or vi. The detainee is brought to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, released, and returned to the police holding facility. c. The level of a suicide watch shall be proportional to the degree of the detainee’s suicide risk. d. The CO shall consider the detainee’s charges, mental state, behavior and other factors and determine if the detainee should be transported to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. See Department policy 41O - Handling the Mentally Ill. e. In-Station Incidents: Whenever any detainee attempts or threatens suicide within the holding facility, the CO shall do the following: i. Write or cause to be written an incident report. ii. Prior to the end of the shift, but within twenty-four hours of such incident, enter the detainee’s name and other required information into the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Suicide Risk File.ii f. If a detainee attempts or threatens suicide while in police custody and is transferred to another holding facility, the shift CO is responsible to notify the receiving facility, in writing, of the exact nature of the attempt or threat. A copy of the suicide risk form shall accompany the detainee to the next facility and shall be given to the accepting staff.iii (The suicide risk form is on one of several pages that make up the “booking forms.”) g. In the event that an individual brought to a hospital or medical facility for a suicide evaluation is returned to the holding facility for detainment, the CO shall institute a suicide watch until such time as the detainee is released from custody or transferred to another agency. 4. Suicide Watch a. Low Risk suicide watch may include: i. Awareness of the detainee’s condition and behavior; ii. Physical checks of the detainee every thirty minutes; and iii. Periodic audio monitoring of the detainee’s cell.