Commissioner's Directive

Inmate Clothing Entitlements

POLICY OBJECTIVE

  1. To prescribe entitlements for male and female inmate clothing and personal hygiene items, including special occupational clothing, and to identify supplementary clothing items that inmates are permitted to purchase.

AUTHORITIES

  1. Section 70 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and subsection 83 (2) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations.

CROSS-REFERENCE

  1. Commissioner's Directive 350 - Materiel and Supply Management Services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. National Headquarters (NHQ) Technical Services, in consultation with the Regional Deputy Commissioners, shall establish the list of personal and special work clothing and personal hygiene items provided to male inmates. NHQ shall ascertain the type and specification of each item, except where specifically delegated for local determination or purchase.
  2. The Regional Deputy Commissioner shall:
    1. prescribe the quantity of entitlement and the frequency of issue, for all male inmates in regional institutions;
    2. establish any restrictions on personal hygiene items, inmate clothing purchases and other special-purpose items for male and female inmates in the region; and
    3. establish requirements for inmates to return clothing or other items prior to intra-regional transfers (from one institution to another in the same region) or inter-regional transfers (from region to region), or upon discharge. The exception to this rule applies only to those inmates provided with "out-sized" clothing or who do not fit into size roll clothing.
  3. Institutional Heads shall:
    1. specify requirements for female inmate clothing, including the item and type, and the frequency and quantity of issue female inmate clothing is usually purchased locally); and
    2. where conditions in the work area require the wearing of special occupational clothing, ensure that inmates are issued appropriate protective health and safety work clothing.
  4. These responsibilities to establish and maintain appropriate inmate entitlements are summarized in Annex A.

ENTITLEMENTS

  1. The scale of issue of clothing articles for inmates, for all levels of security, are identified as:
    1. Basic Institutional Clothing Items - Male Inmates (see Annex B);
    2. Optional Work Clothing Items - Male and Female Inmates (see Annex C); and
    3. Supplementary Personal Clothing Items for Purchase by Male Inmates (see Annex D).

CROWN OWNERSHIP

  1. Service-issued clothing and related items shall remain the property of the Crown at all times, until deemed disposable.

DISPOSAL/SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS

  1. When worn out, or no longer required, Service-issued clothing and related items shall be disposed of in accordance with the present disposal policy.
  2. Local surpluses of current unissued clothing and related items shall be reported to the Regional Chief, Materiel Management, who shall consult with the CSC National Depot to determine the appropriate disposition (return, reallocation, sale or destruction).

ENQUIRIES

  1. For further information or clarification on this subject, please contact the Manager, Institutional Services, at NHQ Technical Services.

Annex A

RESPONSIBILITIES - INMATE CLOTHING ENTITLEMENTS

Category Item Frequency of Issue Scale/Quantity of Issue
Inmate clothing (male) NHQ RHQ RHQ
Inmate clothing (female) Institutional Head Institutional Head Institutional Head
Inmate hygiene items RHQ Institutional Head Institutional Head
Inmate protective health and safety clothing Institutional Head Institutional Head Institutional Head
Inmate kitchen and hospital clothing NHQ RHQ RHQ
Inmate items for outside hospitals Institutional Head Institutional Head Institutional Head
Inmate items for temporary absences, pre-release and/or court appearances Institutional Head Institutional Head Institutional Head
Inmate discharge items RHQ Institutional Head Institutional Head

Note: The Regional Deputy Commissioner shall establish any restrictions on personal hygiene items, basic inmate clothing, clothing purchases and other special-purpose items for both male and female inmates in the region.

Annex B

BASIC INSTITUTIONAL CLOTHING ITEMS - MALE INMATES

NHQ Technical Services shall determine the item type, except where otherwise indicated.

Each Regional Deputy Commissioner shall determine any restrictions, and the quantity and frequency of issue, for these items.

All items shall be obtained from the National Depot, except for local purchases of winter boots, mittens, wool gloves, scarves, raincoats, wool blankets and belts.

 


 


 


 

 

* Optional item

** Optional, for required working conditions only

*** Optional, to be issued at the discretion of the Institutional Head


Jeans
***Belt
Jacket
Shirt, golf, long sleeved

Briefs
Shirt, “T”
Underpants, thermal
Undershirt, thermal
Socks, dress
Socks, wool

Shoes, running (general purpose shoes)
*Insoles
Sandals, shower
Shoes, dress
**Boots, safety
**Overshoes
**Boots, winter (if local funding is available)

Parka (green)
Toque
Mittens/wool gloves
*Scarf
*Raincoat (outside workers only)

Sheets
Case, pillow
Blanket, thermal
*Blanket, wool
Towels
Cloth, face

Annex C

OPTIONAL WORK CLOTHING ITEMS - MALE AND FEMALE INMATES

NHQ Technical Services shall determine the item type.

Each Regional Deputy Commissioner shall determine any restrictions, and the quantity and frequency of issue, for these items.

All items shall be obtained from the National Depot, except for white hats, which shall be purchased locally.


 


For inmates (both male and female) working in kitchens and hospitals, and for barbers and painters as required:

Apron, white
Smock, white
Pants, white
Shirt, white
Hat, white

For other types of work:

Smock, green
Coverall, green

 

Annex D

SUPPLEMENTARY PERSONAL CLOTHING ITEMS FOR PURCHASE BY MALE INMATES

Each Regional Deputy Commissioner shall determine any restrictions, and the quantity and frequency of issue, for these items.

Each region should establish a regional item type, standard and colour, to eliminate possible inmate grievances.

* The regional standard should impose
a maximum dollar value on these
items.

** Restricted to commercial/generic brands.


 


 

Shirt, sport
*Jeans, brand-name
*Jacket, brand-name (coordinating denim)

**Shirt, “T”
**Shirt, sweat
Pants, sweat
Sweater

Short, jogging
Short, boxer
Support, athletic
Socks

Shoes, dress
Shoes, running
Boots
Hats


Original signed by
Lucie McClung, Commissioner

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