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Also, it is difficult to see all cell fronts and the entire dayroom from the officer's workstation. View is obstructed by staircases and by inmates standing in front of the workstation trying to talk to the officer or watching television. Some of the obstructing by inmates may well be deliberate so the officer cannot see what is going on somewhere else in the pod. They may also be deliberately luring the officer away from the workstation so inmates can have unauthorized access to information and items at the workstation. Immediate remedial actions can include using CCTV__in, Master Control to monitor the workstation when the officer does cell checks, etc. Offenses can be recorded and punished. The "out-of-bounds" area around, and especially to the sides and behind the workstation, can be increased to make the workstation less accessible to inmates. Loitering in front of the workstation, whether or not the inmates are watching TV, can be restricted. Inmates watching TV at that location can be required to be seated thus allowing better visibility from the workstation. There is also more under counter storage needed at the workstation. This need should be addressed during any redesign of the workstation. Observations Per Discussions with Staff · All staff said consistency between shifts and between officers was much better and still improving. Thus, confrontations with inmates, because of the inconsistencies, are fewer. One jail officer working on post said they "have worked out a lot of inconsistencies" but still have more to address. He indicated some of the inconsistencies are between shift supervisors. Supervision and discipline of inmates is becoming more effective. There are far fewer inmate behavior problems in the new jail than in the old jail. Supervisors noted that graffiti, vandalism, inmate-inmate assault, and staff- 8