A report setting forth in detail the pertinent facts of deaths, discharging of firearms, erroneous releases, escapes, fires requiring evacuation of inmates, hostage situations, and recapture of escapees shall be reported to the Local Facilities Supervisor of the Compliance and Accreditation Unit, Department of Corrections (DOC), or designee. The initial report shall be made within 24 hours and a full report submitted at the end of the investigation.

Inmate deaths, discharging of firearms, erroneous releases, escapes, fires requiring evacuation of inmates, hostage situations, and recapture of escapees, inmate assaults on staff resulting in serious injury or death, shall be reported to BLRJ within 24 hours of the incident using BLRJ's designated Serious Incident Report form, which shall be transmitted to the email address specified on BLRJ's website.

Each facility shall submit a quarterly standardized continuous quality improvement report to the Board, documenting the delivery of health care services and improvements implemented.

Each facility that utilizes telehealth services shall establish written policies and procedures to accommodate inmate participation in such services. Policies should include:

1. Provision of a private and secure space that ensures confidentiality;

2. Provision of functional equipment and connectivity to support telehealth.

3. Any such platform utilized shall be HIPAA-compliant.

Written policy, procedure and practice shall ensure maximum visiting opportunities limited only by facility schedules, space, personnel constraints and inmate disciplinary status. Attorneys shall be permitted to have confidential visits with their clients.

Visitation policies and procedures shall be posted publicly and include:

A. Maximum visiting opportunities are limited only by safety, personnel constraints, inmate disciplinary status, and technical difficulties associated with non-contact virtual visits.

B. Procedures for visitation eligibility, approval process, scheduling (including some evenings and weekend days), screening and searches, alternative visitation methods, denials, restrictions, and process for making formal complaints.

C. Specific requirements for visitor registration, identification, and appropriate attire.

D. List of approved items that visitors may bring into the facility. Items brought into the facility by visitors for inmates shall be subject to inspections and approval.

Legal visit policies and procedures shall be posted publicly and include:

A. Attorneys and legal representatives of law firms with a current attorney-client relationship with the inmate may be afforded maximum visiting opportunities that are limited only by safety, personnel constraints, and technical difficulties associated with non-contact virtual visits.

B. Procedures for visitation eligibility, approval process, scheduling (including some nights and weekends), screening and searches, alternative visitation methods, denials, restrictions, and process for making formal complaints.

C. Specific requirements for visitor registration, identification, and appropriate attire.

D. List of approved items that visitors may bring into the facility. Items brought into the facility by visitors for inmates shall be subject to inspections and approval.

E. Attorneys shall be permitted to have confidential and secure legal counsel visits inside the facility, by telephone, or by video conference with their clients. Conditions for inmate visits with an attorney or a legal representative must maintain the confidentiality of the attorney-client conversations, not be recorded, or monitored all while ensuring proper security and sight supervision.

F. Any denial or postponement of legal visit by the facility shall be supported by rationale and counsel be promptly notified. The rationale shall be approved by the agency administrator or designee and, upon request, provided in writing to the attorney or legal staff whose visit was denied or postponed.

The facility shall have a posted list of approved items that visitors may bring into the facility. Items brought into the facility by visitors for inmates shall be subject to inspections and approval.

Written policy, procedure and practice shall specify requirements for visitor registration and the circumstances and methods under which visitors may be searched.