We have basically covered ICS under another vocabulary item: “running a team.” In TDCJ, ICS stands for “Incident Command System”, and calling an ICS means calling for an ICS team. In the federal system, it’s a SORT, or Special Operations Response Team. In the Texas system, an ICS can be initiated in case of any crisis situation, including a suicide threat. As mentioned in “Running a team” is generally meant to indicate the ICS is called to intimidate, harass, or assault a prisoner.