SOP_NUMBER: 208.03-att-1
TITLE: Attachment 1 - Warden/Superintendent Emergency Notification List for Death of an Offender Under Unusual Circumstances or Natural Death
REFERENCE_CODE: IIA10-0001
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: 208 Policy-Facilities Care/Medical Management
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2015-08-05
WORD_COUNT: 280
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/105691
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.03-att-1/
SUMMARY:
This attachment provides a checklist and notification list for wardens and superintendents to follow when an offender dies under unusual circumstances or from natural causes. It outlines the chain of command for notifications, crime scene procedures, evidence handling, and required contacts to be made immediately and within specific timeframes. The form tracks who was notified, their contact information, time of notification, and who made the contact.
KEY_TOPICS: offender death, unusual death, natural death, emergency notification, crime scene procedures, death investigation, coroner notification, medical examiner, evidence handling, chain of custody, emergency contacts, warden procedures, incident response
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Attachment 1 - Warden/Superintendent Emergency Notification List for Death of an Offender Under Unusual Circumstances or Natural Death
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.03-att-1/
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IIA10-0001 (208.03), ATTACHMENT 1, 08/05/15
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**DATE: ___________________________**
**WARDEN/SUPERINTENDENT** **EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION LIST**
DEATH OF AN OFFENDER UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR NATURAL DEATH
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L|PERSON OR DEPARTMENT
NOTIFIED
TITLE/POSITION|HOME PHONE
NUMBER|PAGER
NUMBER|TIME
NOTIFIED|PERSON
MAKING
CONTACT|
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FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER|||
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COMMUNCIATION CENTER|||
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CORONER|||
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DIRECTOR OF HEATH SERVICES|||
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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT|||
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Notify Police and Medical Examiner|||
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|||Secure the scene of death as a possible
crime scene|||
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|||Secure initial scene as possible crime scene
if body was moved to either facility clinic or
outside hospital during revival attempts|||
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|||Designate at least one employee to monitor
crime scene until released by investigators|||
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|||Ensure implementation of Emergency Plan
Special Function for Criminal Evidence
Handling|||
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|||Secure all offenders present at the scene
preferably in an area out of sight from death
scene|||
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|||Identify all non-offenders present at the
scene for debriefing and questioning|||
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|||Remove the deceased only with approval of
Police and Medical Examiner|||
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||Obtain a receipt from the Police for all
property removed as possible evidence|||
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||Ensure contact with the mortuary once the
death certificate is signed to arrange
removal of the deceased (also true if body is
at local hospital)|||
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|||Parent Facility (if current facility is host)|||||
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||Ensure the fingerprinting of the deceased by
the Police|||
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||Notify by telephone with essential
information, as soon as possible but within
8 hours of death, the declared emergency
contact person listed on the offender’s
Emergency Data Notification|||
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|||**Next business day, notify GDC General**
**Counsel, if offender is a foreign national. **|||
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**NOTE: THE WARDEN WILL ENSURE THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NOTIFIES THE FOLLOWING:**
|Col1|Col2|Col3|COMMUNICATION CENTER
DUTY OFFICER|(478) 992-5111|Col6|
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|||COMMISSIONER||
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|||CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
DIVISION||
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|||DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES||
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|||STATEWIDE MEDICAL DIRECTOR||
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|||DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH||
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||||PUBLIC INFORMATION|||
**NOTE: NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING IF INCIDENT OCCURS DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS**