Army Checklist for Brigade Level Detention Facilities

CHECKLIST FOR BRIGADE LEVEL DETENTION FACILITIES

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1. Is a copy of TF IFI FRAGO 1291
(Detainee Operations) on hand?
2. Does the BCCP have a SOP on hand?
3. Are Journals (DA FM 1594) being maintained at
BCCP?
4. Is the BCCP in a good state of police (i.e. clean,
litter free, central located trash point)?
5. Are BCCP Operations employing military police
augmented by ten (10) augmentees minimum for
safe operations?
6. Are military police platoons receiving support for
facility operations from supporting BCTs?
7. Are person's detained/captured in brigade AOR
transferred within 24 hours to designated BCT
Collection Points?
8. Are proper guidelines for detainee deaths being
followed IAW TF LEI Frago 1291?
9. Are CAT A detainee's immediately transferred to
Corps and TF IH PMO notified?
10.Are MSCs coordinating with TF 111 G2X prior to
detainee's being processed to TF IH DCCP?
11.Are guidelines being followed for the handling of
all HVDs and non-Iraqi detainees IAW TF IH
Frago 1291?
12.Are capturing units providing proper
documentation at time of release to BCCP (i.e.
CPA forms, (2) DA FM 2823s)?
13.Is the BCCP NCOIC ensuring all detainees have
the proper paper work at in processing?

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14.Are capturing units recording detainee property on a DA FM 4137?
15.Is the detainee property clearly marked and
-inventoried with detainee name and capture
number?

16.Does BCCP have adequate storage space for evidence and property?
17.Does the amount of evidence in evidence room match up with detainees in detention?
18.Are detention officials handling detainees with the minimum force necessary required by the situation?
19.Are detainees who require medical attention receiving proper care?
20.Are military police maintaining accountability of detainee packets?
21.Are detainees being transferred to TF IH DCCP NLT fourteen (14) days after capture?
22. Are BCCP Personnel releasing names or status of detained persons to third parties?
23.Are detainees being assigned a sequence number at in processing?
24.Does the BCCP report current on hand numbers of detainees twice a day to the TF IH PMO
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.25. Is there a clearly defined outer perimeter that is identifiable by the detainee's?
26.Is there a QRF dedicated to detention facility uprisings? What is the response time?
27.Is there riot control/less than lethal equipment available to the MPs?
28.Are weapons/munitions adequately controlled and out of sight of the detainee's?
29.Are there an adequate # of armed MPs on the outer
perimeter instructed and equipped to use lethal
force?

30.Are detainee's receiving adequate water
throughout the day?

3L Are inner barrier's/perimeters able to prevent
detainee escape attempts? — more than a single
strand of concertina wire?

32.Is the detainee area clean of excess debris and
clutter?

33.Is there an MP PLT SGT or higher on duty at all
times? Are the MPs in charge of the facility?

34.Is there a plan for improvement? Winter
preparation?

35.Are there any detainee's being held below BDE
Level?

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OVERALL CONDITIONS OF FACILITY:
FAIR GOOD ABOVE AVERAGE EXCELLENT
PERSON CONDUCTING ASSESSMENT: COMMENTS:
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