Keep People Safe
Safety and security is the foundation of effective correctional operations. Strengthening staff safety, enhancing physical security and leveraging technology to create safer facilities for staff, incarcerated individuals and visitors are key initiatives throughout RIDOC's Strategic Plan. Through practical, data-informed solutions, the department supports a safe and secure environment that promotes operational excellence and reduces risk for those who work and live within its facilities.
2a1 - Conduct routine analysis of new disciplinary changes and how they correlate with workplace violence and share results.
2a2 - Decrease involuntary mandatory overtime by implementing several objectives outlined herein: recruitment, retention, and staffing analysis.
2a3 - Evaluate positions and circumstances for concealed carry of Department-issued weapons and necessary training. COMPLETED
2a4 - Assess weapons training and qualification for personally owned weapons.
2a5 - Improve classification assessment to address risk and need areas for appropriate program and custody-level placements.
2a6 - Continuously monitor the use of tablets issued to incarcerated individuals as a potential security threat. COMPLETED
2b1 - Reestablish and expand Incident Command System and National Incident Management System exercises in collaboration with RI Emergency Management Agency.
2b2 - Conduct a physical security assessment of all RIDOC facilities access points including field offices and prioritize corrective measures in response to identified vulnerability recommendations.
2b3 - Conduct regular security audits and training on physical security best practices.
2c1 - Modernize a portable radio system and staff and public emergency notification systems.
2c2 - Engage broad narcotics detection and identification with various technologies, including metal detection equipment upgrades.
2c3 - Apply federal grant funding to significantly upgrade and expedite the fleet plan, prioritizing perimeter and other direct security use vehicles. COMPLETED
2c4 - Develop Body Worn Camera Program, including establishing a policy on using and releasing body-worn camera footage.
2c5 - Increase cybersecurity measures in collaboration with the RI Joint Cyber Task Force and other entities that protect infrastructure.