The written volunteer plan shall include written policy and procedure specifying:

1. (1) Methods for application, screening and selection of volunteers;
2. (2) Recruitment of volunteers from all cultural and socioeconomic segments of the community;

3. (3) Provisions for an orientation/training program prior to any assignments, to include:

   1. (a) lines of authority within the facility, its history, policies, emergency procedures and any other relevant regulations;
   2. (b) the role for volunteer programs and the specific duties of each volunteer; and
   3. (c) type of inmate population, their needs, attitudes and lifestyles.
4. (4) Provisions for volunteers to agree in writing to abide by all county correctional facility policies and regulations, particularly those relating to security and confidentiality; and
5. (5) Provisions for identification of volunteers while they are in the county correctional facility.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

103 CMR 979.00: M.G.L. c. 124, § (1), (c), (d) and (q); c. 127, §§ 1A and 1B.

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