Section 131.12 - Employee Interviews(1) Due to the privacy rights of both staff and inmates and the serious nature of correctional issues, each request for access to any employee of the Department as an official who has been authorized to speak on the Department's behalf shall be directed to the director of public affairs and be evaluated by the director of communications and outreach. the director of public affairs shall coordinate the interview upon the approval of the employee, Commissioner, and the superintendent of the employee's institution if the result of the interview does not: (a) Violate any employee's privacy rights;(b) Violate an inmate's privacy rights; or(c) Interfere with the orderly operation of a correctional institution.(2) Those employees designated by the Commissioner to respond to news media inquiries have the permission to speak on behalf of the Commissioner or Department in an official capacity and are obligated to adhere to the privacy rights of inmates as well as fellow employees. Any employee not designated by the Commissioner to respond to news media inquiries is not speaking on behalf of the Department nor acting in the capacity of Department spokesperson.