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Agreement Number 85-10-0004 prisoner and all reasonable costs in connection therewith shall be borne by the Local Government. The Federal Government shall have primary responsibility and authority to direct the pursuit and capture of such escaped Federal prisoners. Additionally, the Local Government shall notify the Federal Government as soon as possible when a Federal prisoner is involved in an attempted escape or conspiracy to escape from the Facility. In the event of a medical emergency, death, or assault on or by a Federal prisoner, the Local Government shall immediately notify the Federal Government. (End of Provision) 18. Body Worn Camera Information Requests (November 2021) If the Local Government adopts a Body Worn Camera (BWC) use policy that mandates use of BWC for transport or other activities covered under the IGA, the agency shall, upon request by USMS, provide USMS with the audio/video footage and any metadata captured by the BWC pertaining to USMS prisoner incidents. The audio/video footage and any metadata may be requested by the USMS Body Worn Camera Program and the USMS Office of General Counsel. The agency agrees that no BWC footage depicting a USMS prisoner will be released without advance written notification to the USMS. (End of Provision) 19. Restrictive Housing and Suicide Prevention (May 2021) For the purposes of this agreement, "restrictive housing" means any type of detention that involves all of the following elements: a. Removal from the general population, whether voluntary or involuntary; b. Placement in a locked room or cell, whether alone or with another prisoner; and c. Inability to leave the room or cell for the vast majority of the day, typically 22 hours or more. For the purposes of this agreement, "vulnerable population" refers to prisoners who are more likely to be victimized in confinement settings, including but not limited to: juveniles; young adults (age 18-24 at time of admission through conviction); prisoners with serious mental illness; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming prisoners; pregnant and postpartum prisoners; and prisoners with medical needs. The Local Government shall have written policies, procedures, and practices requiring that all prisoners in restrictive housing are personally observed by a CO at least twice per hour, but no more than thirty (30) minutes apart, on an irregular schedule. Prisoners who are violent or mentally ill or who demonstrate unusual or bizarre behavior shall receive more frequent observation; suicidal prisoners shall be under constant observation. Page 12 of 18 Local Government (initial): -2=4 Federal Government (initial):