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Subject: Processing
Prisoners (Old
Order Replaced by new version) |
Series Number
Change 502. 01 Effective
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The purpose
of this order is to establish the policy and procedures for centralizing
prisoner confinement and for processing prisoners through the Central Cell
Block, Identification and Records Division, and district stations. This order
consists of the following parts:
PART I Responsibilities
and Procedures for
Members of the Department
A. General.
B. Conducting
Searches at Police Facilities.
C. Use
of Handcuffs.
D. Suicidal
Tendency Information.
E. Fingerprinting
and Photographing Prisoners.
F. Fingerprinting
and Photographing Procedures.
G. Prisoner
Processing Procedures.
H. Detention
of Adult Females at the
I. Violations
of Parole, Bond, or Conditional Release.
J. Processing
of Prisoners in Correctional Custody.
K. Detention of Prisoners for Other Law
Enforcement Agencies.
PART II Responsibilities
and Procedures for
Special Assignment Personnel
A. Officer
in Charge of the Central Cell Block.
B. Court
Cell Block.
C. Station
Clerks.
PART III. Responsibilities and Procedures for
Supervisory and Command Personnel
A. Commanding
Officers.
B. Director,
Identification and Records Division.
C. Field
Operations Officer.
D. Official
in Charge of the Department.
PART I
A.
General.
1. It is the policy of this department to centralize the detention of all prisoners as soon as practicable after arrest so that they are quickly available for lineup at the Criminal Investigations Division, for arraignment in court if so authorized, end for such other action as may be deemed necessary or advisable.
2. The Central Cell Block, located in the basement of the Municipal Center, has been designated for receiving and holding all male adult prisoners who are to be detained whether charged with a felony or misdemeanor, except those arrested from 0500 hours until the close of the court business day. In the latter case prisoners shall not be detained at the Central Cell Block but shall be processed and returned to the Transporting officers to be taken to court.
3. The
D.C. Detention Center has been designated for receiving and holding all female
adult prisoners who are to be detained whether charged with a felony or
misdemeanor, except those arrested from 0500 hours until the close of the court
business day. hi the latter case, female prisoners
shall be processed and sent directly to court.
4. Juvenile
prisoners shall be processed in accordance with General Order No. 305.1
5. The
policy of feeding prisoners in the cell blocks located in the district stations
or substations has been discontinued except when such detention areas are
activated during periods of emergency. All prisoners In the Central Cell Block
will be fed their morning meal at 0615 hours and those in the Court Cell Block
will be fed at 0645 hours. Members processing prisoners during the morning meal
schedule shall arrange for the prisoners’ feeding at one of the aforementioned
locations.
B. Conducting Searches at Police Facilities.
1. Regardless of any frisk or search of an arrestee conducted in the field, every person arrested by members of this department shall be searched immediately upon arrival at a police facility, and again prior to booking. The purpose of such searches is to ensure the safety of all persons within the police facility and to seize weapons, contraband and evidence.
2. Arrestees
shall be thoroughly searched employing a “full-field” type search. This
includes the removal of outer garments such as overcoats, sport coats, jackets,
sweaters, vests and the like; grabbing, crushing and squeezing of garments such
as coats, pants, shirts, hats, blouses, and skirts; inspection of ties, shoes,
handbags or other parcels, socks or stockings, waistbands, belts and collars.
It does not include a “strip” search.
3.
A “strip” search shall be conducted only
when the member has reason to suspect that weapons, contraband or evidence are
concealed on the person or in the clothing in such a manner that they may not
be discovered by employing a full-field search technique. Suspicion may be
formed on the facts surrounding the crime or arrest, on the basis of
information received about the arrestee, or as a result of discoveries during
the full-field search.
4.
Strip searches shall be conducted in
police facilities only under secure conditions affording privacy to the
arrestee, by a member of the same sex as the arrestee, with another member
posted outside the search area.
5.
Under no conditions shall a body cavity
search be performed by members of this department. Should such an examination
be required, the arrestee shall be transported to
C. Use of Handcuffs.
1. The decision to use handcuffs is in many cases
left to the discretion of the arresting member, and members are expected to
exercise good judgment, Generally, handcuffs should be
used any time a member makes an arrest and deems it necessary to protect
himself, the public, the prisoner, or to prevent the escape of the prisoner. It
is not necessary that the prisoner exhibit some form of aggressive behavior to
justify the use of handcuffs. The mere belief in the arresting member’s mind
that the prisoner may need restraint is sufficient justification for their use.
Members should realize that even though a prisoner is cooperative at the time
of arrest, there is no guarantee that he will not attempt to escape or assault
an officer should the opportunity present itself. If the arresting officer
believes either of these situations may occur, the prisoner shall be
handcuffed.
2. While it is not practical to try to specify
all the various arrest situations in which handcuffs shall be used, certain
incidents are considered serious enough to require their use each time.
Therefore, in the following situations members of the force shall use
handcuffs, regardless of the prisoner’s sex, unless the age or infirmity of the
prisoner dictates otherwise:
a. When
prisoners are charged with a felony or crime of violence.
b. When
prisoners are resistive, belligerent, violent, or exhibit other definite
irrational behavior, regardless of the offense for which
arrested.
c. When
prisoners have or are suspected of having a weapon or evidence concealed on
their person.
d. When
prisoners are being transported from one location to another, except when
within a prisoner holding facility or when the number of prisoners would make
this impractical.
3. The age and sex of the prisoner shall in no
way deter the use of handcuffs.
4. When handcuffs are used on an individual
prisoner, the arresting officer shall:
a. Restrain
the prisoner’s arms by handcuffing them behind his back. (The only exception to
this would be if the prisoner is suffering from a deformity or other
disability.)
b. Apply
the handcuffs with the prisoner’s palms facing outward. (The handcuffs shall
be applied firmly but not so tightly as to cause unnecessary discomfort to the
prisoner.)
c. Double
lock the handcuffs by placing the small tip of the key into the hole of the
double lock and depressing the locking mechanism.
d. Not
remove the handcuffs until the prisoner is within a secure area (e.g., police
facility,
D.
Suicidal
Tendency Information.
When
making a
a. Should
the prisoner have a history of attempting suicide, “SUICIDAL CAUTION REQ” will
appear on this line, in which case, the prisoner shall be kept under close observation
until he is removed to a centralized confinement facility.
b. Whenever
the prisoner is transferred to the custody of another person, the person taking
custody shall be fully apprised of the prisoner’s suicidal tendencies.
c. The
WALES hard-copy printout, indicating that the prisoner has suicidal tendencies,
shall then be attached and retained with the element’s copy of PD Form 163.
d. Additionally,
when the name of the prisoner is entered on PD Form 145 (Van Sheet), he shall
be identified as having suicidal tendencies by entering alongside his name
“SUICIDAL.” This will alert Central Cell Block,
2.
During
those periods in which WALES is not in operation, station clerks shall contact
the Central Cell Block, and request that a check be made of the manual suicidal
tendency file maintained by that element. Should it be determined that the
prisoner has suicidal tendencies, this fact shall be noted on all copies of PD
Form 183.
3.
In all
cues where a prisoner attempts to commit suicide while In
police custody, a report describing the facts and circumstances surrounding the
incident shall be submitted, through channels, to the Director, Identification
and Records Division. In addition to the name and address of the prisoner, this
report shall contain the prisoner’s social security number, name of
mother/father, date of birth, and police identification number, if any.
E. Fingerprinting
and Photographing Prisoners.
All
persons charged with any of the offenses enumerated in paragraphs 1 and 2 below
shall be fingerprinted and photographed prior to their release.
I. Criminal offenses.
a. AU felonies.
b. All
misdemeanors prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney.
c. The
following misdemeanors prosecuted by the Corporation Counsel
(1) Violation
of the firearms regulations.
(2) Sex
offenses, to include those encompassed by the disorderly conduct statutes.
(3) Jostling
or peeping torn.
(4) All
other forms of disorderly conduct; except that, those persons charged
with any offense under the disorderly conduct statutes (except jostling or
peeping torn) who reside in the District of Columbia, and who have acceptable
documentary identification sufficient to show residency in the District of
Columbia, shall not be fingerprinted and photographed. Examples of acceptable
identification are given in part 1E3.
2. Traffic
Offenses.
a. Persons summarily arrested for traffic
offenses shall only be fingerprinted and photographed when:
(1) The operator of a motor vehicle may be charged
with manslaughter or negligent homicide.
(2) The operator does not have sufficient
documentary identification.
b. In those cases where no fingerprints or
photographs are taken, the original PD Form 163 or 163A with the thumbprint of
the arrestee shall be forwarded directly to the Administrative Branch,
Identification and Records Division, with the morning papers. The original copy
shall be retained by the Identification and Records Division in the general complaint
number file.
3. Acceptable
Identification.
a. For purposes of this order, examples of
acceptable documentary iaentification shall include
the following:
(1) A. valid operator’s permit showing residency.
(2) Any personal card or document showing residency
and including a photograph which has been issued by a Federal, State, or local
governmental agency as Identification or evidence of entitlement to benefits or
status.
(3) Any personal card showing residency and
including a photograph which has been issued by a recognized commercial firm as
identification or evidence of entitlement to enter a place of employment.
(4) Any recognized commercial credit card which
includes a photograph and residency.
(5) Any combination of identification and
documentation, w ch in the discretion of the official
in charge, sufficiently demonstrates personal identity and residency.
b. All examples of documentary evidence for
identification and residency shall be noted on the PD Form 163 or 163A.
F. Fingerprinting and Photographing Procedures.
1. All adults in the categories listed in part IE
of this order shall be fingerprinted and photographed at the district station
where they are being processed following arrest, except that arrestees transported
to CID units for investigation and processing shall be fingerprinted and
photographed at the Central Cell Block.
2. All juvenile prisoners shall be fingerprinted
and photographed at the district station where they are being processed in
accordance with General Order No. 305.1, except that juveniles charged with
homicide, forcible rape, robbery while armed, burglary I and II, UUV, larceny
from auto, or assault with intent to commit any such offense, shall be
transported with the identification package to the Central Cell Block for
additional specialized processing.
3. An identification package, containing the
following documents, shall be prepared by the arresting officer and/or district
processing officer for each arrestee who is fingerprinted and photographed:
a. PD Form 163
(Prosecution Report) original and two copies; or PD Form l63A (Prosecution
Report for Driving Under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs), original and one
copy.
b. PD Form 255
(Arrest Report), original.
c. PD Form 63 (Physical Description Form),
three-part manifold.
d.
PD Form 9 (Criminal Fingerprint
Card).
e.
PD Form 9A (Fingerprint
Retrieval Card).
f.
PD Form 710 (Identification
Package Review Record).
g.
FBI Form 249 (FBI Fingerprint Card).
h.
FBI Form R-Z4 (Disposition Report), original.
4. Completed identification packages shall be
delivered to the Central Cell Block no later than 1000 hours daily, except in
instances involving bond release, in which case identification packages shall
be delivered prior to 0700
hours.
5. Arrestees to be released on citation, bond, or
collateral, and who are required to be fingerprinted and photographed shall be
released from the station at which they are being processed.
6. The Identification Branch shall notify the
district station clerk when examination of the identification package reveals
the use of an alias or other erroneous Information.
7. In exceptional circumstances such as
mechanical failure of equipment or unavailability of trained personnel,
prisoners required to be processed in the districts may be processed by the
Central Cell Block. In such instances, before a prisoner may be sent to the
Central Cell Block, the approval of the district watch commander must be
obtained.
G. Prisoner Processing Procedures.
1. All prisoners arrested, who are required to be
fingerprinted arid photographed, shall be transported to the arresting
officer’s organizational element of assignment or to the nearest district
station for booking, processing, and preparation of the necessary reports.
2. All prisoners transported to the
organizational elements (as well as those prisoners required to be processed
through the Central Cell Block) shall be afforded the opportunity to make
necessary phone calls while at the organizational elements to arrange for bond,
collateral, counsel, and to notify families or employers. This information
shall be noted in the statement of facts on PD Form 163, or, when applicable,
PD Form 163A.
3. Upon completion of the necessary reports
and/or processing, the prisoner shall then be delivered to the officer in
charge of the Central Cell Block, unless the prisoner:
a. Is going directly to court and is not required
to be processed through the Central Cell Block.
b. Has deposited collateral and can be released.
e. Is a female. Female prisoners not going
directly to court shall be transported to the D.C. Detention Facility
(southeast sally port).
d. Eligible for release under the Citation
Release Program.
4. Those prisoners who are eligible f or release
under the Citation Release, Program shall also be booked at the nearest
district station or the arresting officer’s organizational element.
5. When transporting officers have delivered
prisoners to any facility as required by this order, they shall, unless
directed otherwise by an official of this department, return at once to their
organizational element.
6. All personal property, except that which can
be maintained in a property envelope or on the prisoner’s person, shall be
retained at the booking element.
7. Districts shall not transport prisoners to the
Central Cell Block or the
8. Prisoners who cannot be transported to the
Central Cell Block or the D.C. Detention Center prior to 0500 hours each day
shall be held at the districts until 0700 hours, at which time they shall be
transported to the Central Cell Block f or processing and then taken to Court.
9. Prisoners arrested between 0500 hours and the
close of the court business day, excluding Sundays, shall be booked and
processed at the organizational element and then transported directly to the
D.C. Superior Court Cell Block, unless:
a. They
are required by this order to be processed at the Central Cell Block.
b. It
is necessary for them to appear at lineup.
c. The charge is one for which collateral may be
posted and is readily available.
In these cases the
prisoner will be processed accordingly and then transported directly to court,
unless he has posted collateral.
10. Prisoners will not be accepted at the
morning Lineup after 0645 hours. Transporting officers shall take these
prisoners directly to court, if Court is in session, after they have been
processed.
11.. If possible, all prisoners sent to the
Central Cell Block and to lineup shall be clothed as when arrested, including
ties, belts, and hats.
12. The following procedures shall be complied
with in handling prisoners within the
a. Officers
who have prisoners in custody shall not use the
b. Building
elevators shall be used to transport prisoners in the order of preference
listed below.
(1) Cell
block elevator.
(2) Regular
building elevators on the east and west ends of the building may be used when
it is impracticable to utilize the cell block elevator between 0800 and 1700
hours, Monday through Friday.
(3) Indiana
Avenue elevators may be used between 1700 and 0800 hours, Monday through
Friday, and on
weekends when it is impracticable to use the cell block
elevator.
(4) Stairways
may be used as a last resort if no elevator is available. The stairway selected
for use shall offer
the least possible exposure to the public.
c. In
all instances where an elevator other than the cell block elevator is used, the
operator shall be requested to operate the car express from the floor of origin
to the desired destination, and to allow only police passengers when so
engaged.
d. Prisoners
being moved about the headquarters building shall be handcuffed at all times,
and each prisoner shall be under the actual physical control of at least one
officer.
e. Each
prisoner being detained within the building at locations other than the Central
Cell Block shall be under the continuous control and observation of at least
one officer who shall at all times remain within such proximity to the prisoner
so as to preclude the possibility of escape, even though the prisoner may be
handcuffed to a fixed object.
H. Detention of Adult Females at the
1. Members transporting adult females to the
2. Upon entry, the prisoner shell be escorted to the Receiving and Discharge Control Section
where the prisoner and a Xeroxed copy of PD Form 255 shall be turned over to
the custody of a Department of Corrections officer.
3. Members shall remain until such time as the
prisoner has been thoroughly searched.
4. The Department of Corrections officer
receiving custody of the prisoner will be responsible for all personal property
removed from her person. Upon this department again assuming custody of the
prisoner, all personal property shall be returned.
5. Should a member of this department need a
specimen such as blood or urine from a female prisoner in custody of the
6. It shall be the responsibility of the
arresting officer to notify the corrections officer in charge whenever a
prisoner is required at the identification Branch, a lineup, or hearing, and to
arrange for the necessary transportation.
7. The D. C. Detention Center will have control
and responsibility for all prisoners placed in its custody until such time as
the prisoners are returned to the custody of this department, or are released
on collateral or bond.
a. A prisoner who becomes sick or injured while
in the custody of the
(1) if such a prisoner is
unable to appear in court, en officer of the
(2) When a prisoner is injured while confined at
the Detention Center, the arresting officer will be informed of the
circumstances surrounding the injury prior to the prisoner’s appearance in
court.
b.
This
department shall be responsible for transporting to the first session of court
after arrest and detention all female prisoners unable to obtain their release
on bond or collateral.
8. In cooperation with the D.C. Department of
Corrections, the following arrangements for housing female prisoners arrested
in connection with demonstrations have been adopted.
a. The
Detention Center will accept and house female prisoners arrested in connection
with demonstrations during those times when Prisoner Control has not been
activated for that purpose.
b. The
department will activate cell block facilities at the request of the Department
of Corrections when there is insufficient space to house them within the
c. The
department will provide the necessary guard force and will continue the
confinement of female prisoners until they
- are
transported to the next session of court.
d. This
understanding between the department and the D.C. Department of Corrections is
not intended to preclude taking female demonstration prisoners to district
stations for the purpose of processing them for release.
I. Violations
of Parole, Bond, or Conditional Release.
I. The Board of Parole of the
2. When a member of this department arrests any
individual who is on bond of any type, parole, probation, housed An a community
center, involved in a work release program or on furlough from prison, he shall
notify the Major Violators Section, by telephone prior to having the papers
filed in court and furnish the following information:
a. Name
and element of notifying officer.
b. Name
of arrestee, date of birth, and address.
c. Metropolitan
Police identification number.
d. Time
and date of arrest.
e. Charges.
f. Type
of release the arrestee is under.
3. Inquiries shall be made into the ‘Offender
Status File" of
a. The
arresting officer shall obtain a printout of the
b. If the
information cannot be retrieved by hard-copy, the arresting officer shall copy
the results of the inquiries on a 3x5 card and attach it to the prosecution
report.
c. Arresting
officers shall ensure that this process has been completed prior to any release
under the Citation Release Program, bond, or collateral, or before the prisoner
is transferred to the Central Cell Block.
4. The Major Violators Section shall then be
responsible for notifying the appropriate agency affected by the arrest and shall
maintain records of such notification.
J. Processing of Prisoners in Correctional
Custody.
I. When members of the department find it
necessary to process a prisoner already in correctional custody through the
Central Cell Block they shall contact an Assistant United States Attorney in
the District of Columbia Superior Court to initiate a request for the necessary
court order.
2. The member initiating the request for such a
court order shall be responsible for processing the prisoner through the
Central Cell Block when custody is gained from the United States Marshal or the
Department of Corrections and for return of the prisoner to the custody of the
United States Marshal or the Department of Corrections upon completion of the
necessary processing.
K. Detention of Prisoners for Other Law
Enforcement Agencies.
I. No prisoner shall be detained in the Central
Cell Block for any law enforcement agency during the hours that court is in
session or the U.S. Magistrate is available, unless authorized by the official
in charge of the Identification and Records Division.
2. A specific charge must be cited by the
requesting agency prior to the acceptance of the prisoner by the Central Cell
Block personnel. Entries such as “Hold for L.S. Marshal, FBI, or Immigration”
are not acceptable.
3. The requesting agency must document on PD Form
709 all required information prior to the acceptance of the prisoner at the
Central Cell Block.
4. All such prisoners shall be checked through the
W ALES "W anted Persons I File." If a ‘HIT” is
made, charges and prosecution shall be coordinated with the arresting agency.
“HITS” for traffic violations shall be processed by personnel assigned to the
Central Cell Block and coordinated with the arresting agency.
5. If the prisoner is charged with a felony,
committed within toe metropolitan area, a full set of fingerprints and
photographs shall be taken and placed as part of the identification files of
this department.
When the prisoner is released, the completed
PD Form 709 shall be forwarded to the Supervisor, Fingerprint Examination
Section, Identification and Records Division.
L. Transporting Prisoners to and from the D.C.
Courthouse
I. Members who must remove a prisoner from the D.C.
Courthouse shall first obtain the proper court order and present it to the U.S.
Marshal’s Office, Room C-240).
2. Members shall take custody of the prisoner at
the
3. Once custody of the prisoner has been effected, removal from the premises shall be by departmental
vehicle only. In no case shall a member walk a prisoner from the courthouse.
4. Members shall return the prisoner immediately
upon completion of the business for which he was removed, in the same manner
prescribed in sections 2 and 3 above.
5. Members shall immediately notify the U.S.
Marshal's Of lice should a prisoner become sick or
injured while in his custody. However, should a member have reason to retain a
prisoner after 2000 hrs he shall then make notification to the Duty Officer of
the
(NOTL:
Vehicle entrance to the D.C. Courthouse is located on the
north side of
PART II
A. In
Charge of the Central Cell Block.
I.
The officer
in charge of the Central Cell Block shall be accountable for ensuring that
prisoners sent to the lineup are dressed as indicated in part 1aII. and that
the prisoners held in the Central Cell Block for court are transported directly
to court in the police van immediately following the morning lineup.
2. When a prisoner, who is required to be
processed at the Central Cell Block is delivered to
the Cell Block officer, he shall have the prisoner processed and then assigned
to a cell. In the event of a “backup”, the Cell Block officer shall designate
one or more cells for the purpose of temporarily confining prisoners who are
waiting to be processed.
3. Prisoners awaiting release on bond shall be
confined in the Central Cell Block except where cash bond is posted and
available at the time of arrest.
B. Court Cell Block.
Prisoners
transported to the Court Cell Block by organizational elements must be
accompanied by a properly prepared PD Form 145 of which five copies shall
be made. Four copies of the PD Form 145 will be turned over to the U.S.
Marshal in charge of the Court Cell Block, and the original will be delivered
to the Police Liaison Office.
C. Station Clerks.
I. Upon receiving bond or collateral to effect the release of a female prisoner being detained at
the
2. Additionally, station clerks shall enter the
element’s phone number on the bond piece or collateral receipt to facilitate
verification by the
PART
4. Commanding Officers.
It
shall be the responsibility of the commanding officers of each element to
select and maintain on each tour of duty a sufficient number of trained
officers to successfully carry out the provisions of this order.
B. Director, Identification and Records Division.
It
shall be the responsibility of the Director, Identification and Records
Division, to:
1. Train the officers selected by each commanding
officer to participate in the program and supply necessary photographic and
fingerprinting equipment.
2. Ensure that the appropriate entry is made into
C. Field Operations Officer.
During the day
tour of duty on every day except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the Field
Operations Officer shall be responsible for activating depart mental cell block
facilities to house female prisoners arrested in connection with
demonstrations.
D. Official in Charge of the Department.
On Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays, and during the evening and midnight tours of duty Monday
through Friday , the official in charge of the department shall be responsible
for activating departmental cell block facilities to house female prisoners
arrested in connection with demonstrations
.