DYS Use of Force Correctional Institution Inspection Committee

April 29, 2014

Managing Youth Resistance

Under DYS policy 301.05, use of force is limited to exceptional circumstances when all other appropriate pro-active, non-physical behavioral management techniques have been exhausted. When force is deemed necessary, staff are to employ only the minimum amount of physical control necessary to stabilize the situation. The use of physical force, as a last resort, is limited to the following circumstances: When a youth is currently physically violent and poses an immediate danger towards self or others, or When a youth is affirmatively physically resisting institutional rules and poses an immediate danger to self or others, Or when a youth is causing a serious disruption where there is a clear enforcement necessity to move the youth. A written report is prepared following all uses of force and is submitted to the Facility Intervention Administrator (FIA) for review.

Use of Force Review

The FIA completes the review within two business days of receiving the incident packet. The process includes review of all documentation, as well as video, to ensure that the use of force complies with DYS standards. The FIA may deem the use of force as appropriate and within policy guidelines, recommend informal training for staff involved, or recommend that the use of force be handled through investigation. The report is reviewed by several administrators. For quality assurance purposes, 10 percent are selected for the Superintendents review.

Key Statistics
There were 2,733 total use of force incidents reported in 2013 throughout DYS facilities, a 11.0 percent increase from 2012. The overall rate of use of force incidents per youth increased from 4.69 incidents per youth in 2012 to 5.93 in 2013. Circleville JCF had both the largest total number of use of force incidents, with 1,033 incidents, and the highest rate of use of force per youth in 2013. In 2013, Indian River JCF had the highest number of interventions involving a mechanical restraint, totaling 1,098 and reported the highest number of hours that mechanical restraints were utilized, totaling 392.3 hours.

CY 2013 Total Use of Force Incidents

IRJCF 31.3% SJCF 6.4%

CJCF 37.8%

CHJCF 24.4%

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Total Use of Force Incidents CY 2009-2013

4,500 4,000 856 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 727 858 934 635 767 935 615 637 1,670 1,033

843

176 562

210 922

668
330 258 337

826

642
0

670

Cuyahoga Hills JCF Circleville JCF

Indian River JCF

Scioto JCF

Other**

*Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Superintendent Monthly Reports for January 2009 through December 2012 and through data requests received December 2, 2013 and April 28, 2014. **The other category refers to facilities that are no longer in operation, including Marion JCF (closed July 2009), Mohican JCF (closed May 2010), and Ohio River Valley JCF (closed September 2011).
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10.00 9.00 8.00

Use of Force Incidents Per Youth CY 2012 and 2013

2012 Rate 2013 Rate

7.00
6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Cuyahoga Hills JCF Circleville JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF 2.02 4.06 3.95 7.31 5.34 6.28 5.77 8.96

*Data was calculated by dividing a facilitys total number of use of force incidents by its average annual population for 2013. NOTE: the data does not take into account whether the same youth was involved in multiple use of force incidents. ** Use of force data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Physical Response Summary Reports for January 2012 through December 2012 and through data requests received December 2, 2013 and April 28, 2014. Population data was provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Oyms Reporting System (ORS) Daily Institutional Population Summary for January 2012 through October 2013. Each monthly report includes a snapshot of the DYS population by facility. Monthly population averages for November and December 2013 were provided by ODYS through monthly data requests and represent an average for the entire month (versus a snapshot of one day).
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Use of Force Incidents Per Youth CY 2009-2013 7.00 6.00 5.00 5.93

4.00
3.00 3.74 2.00 1.00 0.00 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 3.67 4.58

4.69

*Data was calculated by dividing the total number of use of force incidents each year by the average DYS population for each year. NOTE: the data does not take into account whether the same youth was involved in multiple use of force incidents. **Use of force data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Physical Response Summary Reports for January 2009 through December 2012 and through data requests received December 2, 2013 and April 28, 2014. Population data was provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Oyms Reporting System (ORS) Daily Institutional Population Summary for January 2009 through October 2013. Monthly population averages for November and December 2013 were provided by ODYS through monthly data requests and represent an average for the entire month (versus a snapshot of one day).
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Use of Mechanical Restraints CY 2013

1200

Total Interventions Involving Mechanical Restraints

Total Time Mechanical Restraints Used (Hours)

1000

800

1,098
600

959

400

392.3
200

302 70.3
Cuyahoga Hills JCF

341.0 78
Circleville JCF Indian River JCF

67.2

Scioto JCF

*Mechanical restraint data was provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, April 22, 2014.

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Use of Force Incident Statistics Facility

Cuyahoga Hills JCF Circleville JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF Other Facilities**

2009
642 670 935 637 1,670

2010
337 767 635 615 922

2011
258 826 858 934 210

2012
330 727 843 562 N/A

2013
668 1,033 856 176 N/A

Total

4,554

3,276

3,086

2,462

2,733

*Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Physical Response Summary Reports for January 2009 through December 2012 and through a data request received April 28, 2014. **Other includes use of force incidents that occurred at facilities that are no longer in operation, including Marion JCF (closed July 2009), Mohican JCF (closed May 2010), and Ohio River Valley JCF (closed September 2011).

2013 Mechanical Restraint Statistics Facility

Cuyahoga Hills JCF Circleville JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF Total Number of Interventions Total Hours MRs Used Total Number of Interventions Total Hours MRs Used Total Number of Interventions Total Hours MRs Used Total Number of Interventions Total Hours MRs Used Interventions MR Hours

Q1
50 21.5 247 92.1 273 73.6 19 16.3
589 203.5

Q2
51 10.5 244 108.6 304 113.8 35 40.1
634 272.9

Q3
59 14.9 208 60.9 299 117.6 6 0.9
572 194.3

Q4
142 23.5 260 79.4 222 87.4 18 9.9
642 200.1

Total
302 70.3 959 341 1,098 392.3 78 67.2
2,437 870.8

Totals

*Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, April 22, 2014.
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