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Detentions and Corrections Policies

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INMATE INFORMATION AND FORMS

Guide To Forms and Grievances In Alameda County Jails
Inmate Handbook (10/17) Inmate Rules and Information Handbook (4/16) Inmate rights, rules and regulations, and general information
Interactive Database of Policies and Procedures of Alameda Jails (almost all the Santa Rita, and Glenn Dyer operational governance guidelines)
Forms For Incarcerated People
- Message Request
- Inmate Grievance Form
- Medical Request Form
- Disability Accommodations Request Form
- Inmate Discipline Report (pg 1) Report (supplemental) Interview, Hearing Record,
- Legal Information Request (Glenn Dyer) ACSO Inmate Legal Information Request Form for inmate request for materials for legal research and information (please send a copy of Santa Rita if you have one)
- Canteen Discrepancy Form
- Inmate Property Release
- 5 Keys Program Participation Request Form (Glenn Dyer) (please send a copy of Santa Rita if you have one)
- Inmate Mail Return to Sender Form
Forms For People Outside
- Clearance Form Blank form to request clearance for contact legal visits.
Information about the Jails
Litigation Related Documents
- Alameda County Tort Claims Form, form to turn in (most claims require submission within 6 months) after injury caused by government entity or employee to preserve right to sue for monetary damages. You can request and turn in the form at Clerk, Board of Supervisors Office, Administration Building, 1221 Oak Street, Room 536 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 208-4949.
- Northern District Of California (Federal) Court Forms to File A Suit Related to Jail Conditions or Sentence
- State Habeas Corpus Form January 2010 Form MC-275 is used to challenge criminal convictions or conditions of confinement (file in Alameda County court). Mail to René C. Davidson Courthouse Department 1, 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, California 94612, Phone (510) 891-6000
- State Habeas Corpus Manual November 2008 The traditional use of habeas corpus allows incarcerated people to challenge their convictions and sentences.
- Federal Habeas Corpus Manual January 2015 A federal habeas petition can only challenge a conviction or the length of a sentence (including some issues involving denial of prison sentence credits or parole).
- Collateral Attacks on Criminal Convictions by State and Federal Petitions for Writ of Habeas Corpus August 2009 Spanish versionA “collateral attack” (collateral means “indirect” or “secondary”) on your conviction or sentence can be started by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus.
State Level Laws & Standards
- Adult Title 15 Regulations – PDF *Effective 4/1/2018*
- Adult Title 15 Revisions in Strikeout and Underline – PDF
- Adult Title 15 Minors in Detention Excerpt – PDF *Effective 4/1/2017*
- Adult Title 24 Regulations – Parts 1 and 2 – Revisions in Strikeout and Underline – PDF *Part 1 Effective 9/16/2017, Part 2 Effective 1/12/2018*
- Involuntary Home Detention (Penal Code Section 1203.017) – PDF
- Juvenile Title 15 Regulations – Strike out and Underline, Effective 4/1/14 – PDF
- Juvenile Title 15 Regulations, Effective 4/1/14 – PDF
- Juvenile Title 24 Regulations – Part 1, Article 2 – PDF
- Juvenile Title 24 Regulations – Part 2 – PDF
In Custody Deaths
- https://openjustice.doj.ca.gov/data
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
- ACSO PREA page https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/dc_prea.php
- Report a PREA violation https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/dc_preamessage.php
- Report a PREA violation anonymously https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/dc_preaanonmessage.php
- Annual Reports 2007 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2008 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2009 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2010 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2011 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2012 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2013 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2014 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2015 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report 2016 ACSO Prison Rape Elimination Act Report

BODY CAMERAS AND DATA

ACSO Video Camera Instructions	Software instructions for Personal Video Recording Equipment (body cameras)
ACSO Personal Video Recording Equipment	Guidelines for the use of body cameras and the recordings
ACSO Body Worn Cameras General Order 2016	Sheriff’s Office policy for using, managing, storing, and retrieving data from body cameras

ACSO TRAINING

ACSO Training Academy Schedule	Learning domains, calendars, training and testing specifications (2007-2008)
ACSO Self-Defense Class Outline	Training outline on weaponless defense, searches, control holds, restraint and handcuffing, takedowns, ground control, batons, etc. (2006)
ACSO Arrest Methods, Defensive Tactics Instructor’s Guide	Learning domains, training and testing specifications
ACSO Arrest Methods, Defensive Tactics Training	Training outline from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) (2010)
ACSO Arrest Methods, Defensive Tactics Instructor Academy	Instructor training outline on arrest and use of force from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)
ACSO Arrest Methods, Defensive Tactics Workbook	Student workbook from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) (updated 2009)
ACSO Person Searches Batons Arrest – Instructor Guide	Training outline on searches, restraint, takedown, carotid restraint, weapons (1993)
ACSO Person Searches Batons Arrest – Specifications	Training outline from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) (1996)
ACSO Use of Force Training Workbook	Student workbook from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) (updated 2010)
ACSO Use of Force Table of Contents
ACSO Use of Force Instructor Outline	Also includes course roster and subject hour distribution
ACSO Use of Force Training Outlines 2005, 2008	Training outlines from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) (2005, 2008)
ACSO Use of Force Training Outlines 2005	Training outlines from Cal. Com’n on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) (2005)
ACSO Special Response Unit Weapons and Equipment	Guidelines for specialized weapons, equipment, munitions and chemical agents used by the Special Response Unit (SRU)
ACSO Weapons Training Outlines 2000-2004	Instructor outlines for weapons proficiency training and use of force policy (2000-2004)
ACSO Weapons Training Outlines 2004-2006	Instructor outlines for weapons proficiency training and use of force policy (2004-2006)
ACSO Weapons Training Outlines 2006-2010	Instructor outlines for weapons proficiency training and use of force policy (2006-2010)
ACSO Weapons Proficiency, Lethal Force	Training outline and policy for weapons proficiency and use of force (1997 and 2000)

SECURITY AND CONTROL

ACSO Security Site Clearance Form	Blank form to request security clearance for job contracts
ACSO Video Communications and Interviews	Provides for confidential telecommunications between officers of the court and inmates housed in Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Detention and Corrections facilities, in lieu of transporting the inmate to court.
ACSO Visiting-Search Team Order	Describes duties of staff who conduct visits and searches of visitors
ACSO Lobby Staff Protocol	Describes duties for lobby staff at Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility (GEDDF) and CP-11 at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ)
ACSO Telephone Monitoring	Policy and procedure for controlling and using the Global Tel*Link LazerPhone telephone monitoring and recording system.
ACSO Incident Investigations Policy	Policy for the investigation of involvement of Agency Personnel in incidents where death or great bodily injury occurs (General Order 1.02)
ACSO Use of Force General Order	Guidelines on the authorized use of force by officers (General Order 1.05)
ACSO Use of Force Matrix	Graphic showing officer options for responding to subject actions at various levels of seriousness (General Order 1.05)
ACSO Resistant Inmate Management	Policy and procedure for managing resistant, uncooperative inmates while maintaining the orderly and efficient operation of the facility
ACSO Disturbances, Riots, Hunger Strikes Policy	Plans and procedures for controlling disturbances, riots, attacks on staff or inmates, and hunger strikes

RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

ACSO Release of Public Information, General Order 1.22	Policies and procedures to comply with the California Public Records Act and other laws concerning the release of public information (General Order 1.22)
ACSO Record Retention – Civil	Sheriff’s Civil Section policy regarding civil file retention and elimination (purge)
ACSO Record Retention, Destruction – Inmate Services	Criteria for the purge and destruction of records maintained by the Inmate Services unit
ACSO Retention of Records – Management Services Division	Policies on retention and disposition of Agency-wide records under the care of the Management Services Division (General Order 8.08)
ACSO Criminal Offender Record Information	Policy on the dissemination of criminal offender record information (CORI) including CRIMS photographs
ACSO Subpoena Duces Tecum Procedures	Procedures for accepting and complying with Subpoena Duces Tecums received by designated personnel
VISIT CLEARANCE
ACSO Visit Clearance Form

CONTRACTS & BUDGETS & AUDITS

Grand Jury Reports

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Health Inspection Reports

Community Corrections Partnership Reports

BSCC Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Plan Implementation 2014

ACSO RELATED HEARINGS & PUBLIC TESTIMONY

JAIL DATA

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