Section 77-2-007 - StaffingThe facility administrator and/or governing authority systematically determine and review staffing policies and requirements at least annually. Staffing plans are implemented accordingly.
007.01 Trained facility employees are available in the facility twenty-four hours a day to respond to inmate needs and supervision. Records are maintained of staff on duty on each shift. 007.01A When both male and female inmates are housed in the facility, at least one male and one female staff members are on duty at all times. Female employees shall provide supervision of all female inmates housed in the facility.007.01B The facility administrator shall ensure that inmates are viewed personally by facility employees often enough to maintain their safekeeping, but in no event less than one time007.01C Where audio or visual electronic surveillance is used, it should be located primarily in hallways, elevators, corridors, or at entrance and exit points of the security perimeter. Electronic surveillance shall not substitute for periodic personal observations by facility employees, as required in paragraph 007.01B.007.01D Where electronic surveillance does not provide adequate continuous coverage, facility employees shall be stationed in reasonable proximity to the inmate housing areas to respond promptly to emergencies.007.01E Policies and procedures provide for staff appointments to ensure that short-term personnel can be available for emergencies.77 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 007