The Contractor shall supply twenty (20) armed Prisoner Transportation Officers (PTOs) and one (1) armed supervisor to guard both male and female prisoners while transporting them to bail hearings at the Court Commissioner’s Office in Catonsville, Essex, or Towson and when transporting writ prisoners to the County District Courts. PTOs shall drive the prisoner transportation vans. The County shall supply the vans and provide driver training at the Maryland State Police Training Commission facility in Sykesville, MD. There are three (3) shifts (7 a.m. – 3 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., 9 p.m. – 5 a.m.). These shift hours are based on the needs of the Detention Center, Courts, and the Police Department to allow for overlap and timing the deliveries of prisoners to the Detention Center. Currently two (2) guards are assigned to each prisoner transport wagon. The Police Department runs five (5) wagons for the 7 am – 3 pm shift, three (3) wagons for the 2:30 pm – 10:30 pm shift, and two (2) wagons for the 9 pm – 5 am shift. The Contractor must also be able to provide PTOs and/or a supervisor for any other prisoner transportation/prisoner security related duties as directed by a Police Department supervisor.
