BOP Program Statement 5270.12 § 3

Completion of quarterly training will be required for employees assigned to SHU prior to the

start of each new quarter, regardless of how many times an employee has completed the

training. When assignment to a SHU post is known sufficiently in advance, each employee

should be afforded a reasonable amount of duty time to complete the training.

This quarterly training session may include, but is not limited to, search procedures, escort

procedures, application of restraints, use of force, orderly supervision, cell/unit sanitation,

emergency response, suicide prevention, working with mentally ill inmates, information

regarding pregnant/postpartum individuals, as well as other security procedures related to the

unit. If in-person training is completed, a training sheet will be completed documenting the

training, and will be routed to the Captain and Employee Development Department for

retention.

For instances when last-minute assignments to the SHU occur, the employer must advise the

employee of the general requirements of a SHU post and answer any questions.