[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR97.20]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 97--STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES PROVIDING PRISONER OR DETAINEE SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 97.20  Standards to ensure the safety of violent prisoners during transport.

    Companies covered under this section must comply with applicable 
State and federal laws that govern the safety of violent prisoners 
during transport. In addition, companies covered under this section are 
to ensure that:
    (a) Protective measures are in place to ensure that all vehicles are 
safe and well-maintained;
    (b) Vehicles are equipped with efficient communications systems that 
are capable of immediately notifying State and local law enforcement 
officials in the event of a prisoner escape;
    (c) Policies, practices, and procedures are in effect to ensure the 
health and physical safety of the prisoners during transport, including 
a first-aid kit and employees who are qualified to dispense medications 
and administer CPR and emergency first-aid;
    (d) Policies, practices, and procedures are in effect to prohibit 
the mistreatment of prisoners, including prohibitions against covering a 
prisoner's mouth with tape, the use of excessive force, and sexual 
misconduct;
    (e) Policies, practices, and procedures are in effect to ensure that 
juvenile prisoners are separated from adult prisoners during 
transportation, where practicable;
    (f) Policies, practices, and procedures are in effect to ensure that 
female prisoners are separated from male prisoners during 
transportation, where practicable;
    (g) Policies, practices, and procedures are in effect to ensure that 
female guards are on duty to supervise the transportation of female 
violent prisoners, where practicable;
    (h) Staff are well trained in the handling and restraint of 
prisoners, including the proper use of firearms and other restraint 
devices, and have received specialized training in the area of sexual 
harassment; and
    (i) Private transport companies are responsible for taking 
reasonable measures to insure the well being of the prisoners in their 
custody including, but not limited to, necessary stops for restroom use 
and meals, proper heating and ventilation of the transport vehicle, 
climate-appropriate uniforms, and prohibitions on the use of tobacco, in 
any form, in the transport vehicle.