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Custody and Security Policies

Policy Number	Title	Effective Date
400.020	Facility Capacity Management and Space Standards	11/5/2020
400.025	Department Identification Cards	11/5/2021
400.030	Wireless Portable Technology in Prisons	12/27/2021
400.105	Fact-Finding Reviews	7/23/2024
400.110	Critical Incident Reviews	7/23/2024
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400.230	Badges and Identification Apparel	8/26/2022
	Attachments
	Badge Assignments (Attachment 1)
400.280	Legal Name Change	11/5/2021
400.320	Terrorism/Extremism Activity	5/8/2020
400.360	Polygraph Testing	12/2/2021
400.410	Assignments to Specialized Units	12/27/2021
410.920	Use of Force in the Community	4/24/2023
420.110	Escorted Leaves and Furloughs	12/14/2021
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420.115	Special Escorted Leave for Funerals/Deathbed Visits on Tribal Lands	1/6/2023
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420.120	Facility Access Searches and Allowable Items	8/22/2024
	Attachments
	Allowable Items (Attachment 1)
420.140	Housing and Cell/Room Assignment	7/17/2023
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	Attachments
	Single Cell Considerations (Attachment 1)
420.155	Movement in Prisons	7/6/2023
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420.310	Searches of Incarcerated Individuals	7/17/2023
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420.311	Dry Cell Search/Watch	9/9/2021
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	Attachments
	Conditions of Confinement for Dry Cell Watch (Attachment 1)
420.312	Body Cavity Search	12/14/2020
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420.320	Searches of Facilities	12/2/2021
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420.325	Searches in Reentry Centers	7/17/2023
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420.340	Searching and Detaining Facility Visitors	7/17/2024
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420.360	Searches by Canines	5/22/2023
420.365	Evidence Management for Work/Training Release	1/8/2020
420.380	Drug/Alcohol Testing	7/20/2021
	Attachments
	09-06-23 Memo
420.385	Presumptive Drug Testing	2/9/2024
420.390	Arrest and Search	2/10/2022
	Attachments
	Arrest Screening Guide (Attachment 1)
420.395	Evidence/Property Procedures for Field	3/28/2019
	Attachments
	Washington State Patrol District Offices (Attachment 1)
440.000	Personal Property in Prisons	10/13/2023
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	Attachments
	Maximum Allowable Personal Property Matrix for Prisons (Attachment 1)
440.010	Personal Property in Reentry Centers	4/5/2022
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	Attachments
	Maximum Allowable Personal Property Matrix (Attachment 1)
440.020	Transport of Property	5/22/2023
440.050	State-Issued Items	8/17/2023
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	Attachments
	State-Issued Items (Attachment 1)
440.080	Hygiene and Grooming in Men's Prisons and Reentry Centers	11/6/2024
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450.050	Prohibited Contact	12/21/2021
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450.100	Mail for Individuals in Prison	12/31/2023
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	Attachments
	Legal Mail (Attachment 1) Mail Rejection Process (Attachment 2) Publication Guidelines (Attachment 3) Unauthorized Mail (Attachment 4)
450.110	Mail for Individuals in Reentry Centers	1/12/2022
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450.120	Packages for Offenders	6/13/2011
450.200	Telephone Use by Incarcerated Individuals	5/16/2022
450.300	Visits for Incarcerated Individuals	5/22/2024
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	Attachments
	Eligibility Requirements for Visitors (Attachment 1)
450.310	Visits and Social Outings for Reentry Centers	11/30/2021
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450.320	Contact with Minors and Family Reunification	1/12/2022
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450.500	Language Services for Limited English Proficient Individuals	12/20/2021
	Attachments
	Documents Available in Spanish (Attachment 1) Unauthorized Use of Incarcerated Individual for Interpretation/Translation Services (Attachment 2)
460.000	Disciplinary Process for Prisons	2/22/2023
460.050	Disciplinary Sanctions	6/19/2024
	Attachments
	Disciplinary Violations (Attachment 1) Sanctioning Guidelines (Attachment 2)
460.130	Response to Violations and New Criminal Activity	5/6/2022
	Attachments
	Behavior Accountability Guide (Attachment 1) Non-Department Jurisdiction Violation Response Guide (Attachment 2) Swift and Certain Community-Based Sanctions Options Guide (Attachment 3) Underlying Felony Offenses (Attachment 4) 08-25-23 Memo
460.135	Disciplinary Procedures for Work Release	5/24/2016
	Attachments
	Disciplinary Sanction Table for Prison and Work Release (Attachment 1) Work Release Mandatory Sanctioning Guidelines (Attachment 2) 03-09-21 Memo 10-05-21 Memo
460.140	Hearings and Appeals	8/1/2021
	Attachments
	03-09-21 Memo 03-09-21 Memo II 10-05-21 Memo 08-25-23 Memo
470.150	Confidential Information	7/22/2022
470.300	Intelligence and Investigations	2/8/2022
470.450	Audio Monitoring	2/3/2020
	Attachments
	Notice of Sound Monitoring (Attachment 1)
470.500	Security Threat Groups	7/22/2022
470.540	Group Violence Reduction Strategy	8/13/2021
	Attachments
	Group Violence Reduction Strategy Perpetrator Matrix (Attachment 1) Group Violence Reduction Strategy Response Checklist (Attachment 2) Group Violence Reduction Strategy Restrictions Grid (Attachment 3)
490.100	Incarcerated Volunteers	12/28/2020
490.700	Transgender, Intersex, and/or Non-Binary Individuals	8/17/2023
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490.800	Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Prevention and Reporting	4/19/2022
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	Attachments
	Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Definitions (Attachment 1)
490.820	Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Risk Assessments and Assignments	4/15/2023
490.850	Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Response	1/27/2022
	Attachments
	PREA Investigation Process (Attachment 1) PREA Reporting Process (Attachment 2) PREA Response Kit Contents (Attachment 3) PREA Response Plan Contents (Attachment 4) Prison Partners for Stand-Alone Level 2 Facilities and Reentry Centers (Attachment 5)
490.860	Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Investigation	11/24/2022
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	Attachments
	06-28-24 Memo

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