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Agreement Number 12-94-0006 <br />The Federal Government shall have primary responsibility and authority to direct the pursuit and <br />capture of such escaped Federal prisoners. Additionally, the Local Government shall notify the <br />Federal Government as soon as possible when a Federal prisoner is involved in an attempted <br />escape or conspiracy to escape from the Facility. <br />In the event of a medical emergency, death, or assault on or by a Federal prisoner, the Local <br />Government shall immediately notify the Federal Government. <br />(End of Provision) <br />18. Body Worn Camera Information Requests (November 2021) <br />If the Local Government adopts a Body Worn Camera (BWC) use policy that mandates use of BWC <br />for transport or other activities covered under the IGA, the agency shall, upon request by USMS, <br />provide USMS with the audio/video footage and any metadata captured by the BWC pertaining to <br />USMS prisoner incidents. The audio/video footage and any metadata may be requested by the <br />USMS Body Worn Camera Program and the USMS Office of General Counsel. The agency agrees <br />that no BWC footage depicting a USMS prisoner will be released without advance written <br />notification to the USMS. <br />(End of Provision) <br />19. Restrictive Housing and Suicide Prevention (May 2021) <br />For the purposes of this agreement, "restrictive housing" means any type of detention that involves <br />all of the following elements: <br />a. Removal from the general population, whether voluntary or involuntary; <br />b. Placement in a locked room or cell, whether alone or with another prisoner; and <br />c. Inability to leave the room or cell for the vast majority of the day, typically 22 hours <br />or more. <br />For the purposes of this agreement, "vulnerable population" refers to prisoners who are more <br />likely to be victimized in confinement settings, including but not limited to: juveniles; young <br />adults (age 18-24 at time of admission through conviction); prisoners with serious mental illness; <br />lesbian, gay, bisexual, prisoners who identify as sex nonconforming; pregnant and postpartum <br />prisoners; infirmed prisoners and prisoners with medical needs. <br />The Local Government shall have written policies, procedures, and practices requiring that all <br />prisoners in restrictive housing are personally observed by a CO at least twice per hour, but no <br />more than thirty (30) minutes apart, on an irregular schedule. Prisoners who are violent or <br />mentally ill or who demonstrate unusual or bizarre behavior shall receive more frequent <br />observation; suicidal prisoners shall be under constant observation. <br />The Local Government shall immediately notify the appropriate Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal <br />(CDUSM), or designee, and POD at PODCoCinquiries(a)usms.doLaov when a member of a <br />vulnerable population is placed in restrictive housing or their restrictive housing status changes. <br />Page 12 of 18 <br />Local Government (initial): Q1— <br />Federal Government (initial): TF <br />