Services

In this time of diminished resources and increasing costs, DESCOR Services International Division can assess your facility operations and provide cost-saving strategies which are easy to implement but still ensure effective facility operations. We use the Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Standards to provide you with a complete assessment of your facility performance and compliance with these standards.

We have the expertise to review every major aspect of prison and jail operations including:

Institution Operations and Security

Correctional officer roster management - to ensure effective utilization of current staff resources by developing an appropriate ratio between correctional officer complement and overtime
Policy, procedures and practices including security technologies commonly utilized by the corrections institutions
Inmate programs to productively occupy inmate time and reduce the need for correctional officers (e.g., drug treatment, values enhancement, education, leisure time programming)

Food Service Administration

Development of menus for diverse populations
Specifying equipment needs
Determining staffing levels to developing successful job descriptions for detainees as well as employees
Assessing budgetary requirements for food, maintenance of equipment, equipment replacement, chemicals and staff salaries

Health Care

Staffing patterns for the appropriate and efficient utilization of resources
Determining the most cost effective means for providing dental care, laboratory, x-ray, and pharmacy services
Utilization review, including prioritizing outside medical trips, reviewing requests for outside consultation, and monitoring care/length of stay at outside hospitals
Managing contracted out health services; access to care/triage concept
Use of OTCs (over the counter medications)
Co-pay program, telemedicine and teleradiology

Safety and Environmental Issues

Avoid liability and increase productivity regarding occupational safety and environmental health, fire and life safety, and workers compensation