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RESCINDING RESOLUTION 87-87 AND ADOPTING REVISED JAIL OPERATING
STANDARDS
WHEREAS, in 1987, the Washington State Legislature mandated counties adopt
jail operating standards,RCW 70.48.071 and WAC 289;and
WHEREAS, Mason County adopted jail standards by Mason County Resolution
87-87;and
WHEREAS,the Washington State legislature decodified WAC 298 in 2006;and
WHEREAS, the jail standards, adopted in 1987, are outdated and no longer
compliant with correctional law and practice; and
WHEREAS,the Mason County Sheriff's Office has updated the standards, adopted
in 1987,to reflect current correctional practices and constitutional requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners
of Mason County, Washington, hereby rescinds resolution 87-87 and adopts the updated document
(Attachment A)as the Mason County Jail Operating Standards in compliance with RCW 70.48.071.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 12'h day of June,2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Ran y Neather in, Chair
ATTEST- Kevin Shutty, Commissioner
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Clirk\bWe Board Terri Drexler, Commissioner
Attachment A
Adopted 6/12/18
MASON COUNTY CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY STANDARDS
Sections:
2.21.010 Purpose and statutory authority.
2.21.020 Definitions.
2.21.030 General administration.
2.21.040 Staff positions.
2.21.050 Training.
2.21.060 Records.
2.21.070 Emergency procedures.
2.21.080 Fire prevention/suppression.
2.21.090 Overcrowding.
2.21.100 Use of force.
2.21.110 Admissions.
2.21.120 Pre-classification.
2.21.130 Orientation.
2.21.140 Classification/segregation.
2.21.150 Goodtime (earned early release).
2.21.160 Release and transfer.
2.21.170 Transportation.
2.21.180 Staffing.
2.21.190 Supervision/surveillance.
2.21.200 Critical articles.
2.21.210 Prisoner rights.
2.21.220 Prisoner rules of conduct.
2.21.230 Discipline.
2.21.240 Grievance procedures.
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2.21.250 Designated health authority and licensed staff.
2.21.260 Health care policies and procedures.
2.21.270 Health screening.
2.21.280 Access to health care.
2.21.290 Health care training.
2.21.300 Medications control.
2.21.310 Health care records.
2.21.320 Special medical issues.
2.21.330 Access to facilities.
2.21.340 Food.
2.21.350 Clothing/bedding and personal items.
2.21.360 Sanitation.
2.21.370 Services.
2.21.380 Programs.
2.21.390 Telephone usage.
2.21.400 Mail.
2.21.410 Visitation.
2.21.440 Visitation for work release participants.
2.21.450 Transportation for work release participants.
2.21.460 Employment restrictions.
2.21.470 Work release participant money accounts.
2.21.480 Accountability for participants in the work release program.
2.21.490 Searches of work release participants.
2.21.010 Purpose and statutory authority.
Pursuant to RCW 70.48.071, Mason County hereby establishes the following operating standards for
adult correctional facilities owned and operated by Mason County.
2.21.020 Definitions.
The following words and phrases shall have the meaning indicated whenever used in this chapter
unless a different meaning is specifically indicated:
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(1) "Sheriff or designee" means the elected sheriff, the undersheriff, chief criminal deputy,
superintendent of corrections or chief of detectives.
(2) "Communicable disease" means microorganisms that are easily transferable from one body to
another creating a condition which must be reported to the health department.
(3) "Contraband" means any substance or item not specifically permitted by the jail or special
detention program administration.
(4) "Day room" means an area to which prisoners have unrestricted access during all or part of a day
for leisure, dining, hygiene, or similar activities.
(5) "Corrections division" means the superintendent of corrections or designee, and/or the Mason
County sheriff's office jail.
(6) "Dormitory" means a secured sleeping and day room area occupied per design by more than one
prisoner.
(7) "Governing unit" means Mason County or the Mason County board of county commissioners.
(8) "Jail" means any adult correctional facility, which includes the Mason County sheriff's office jail and
the work release facility.
(9) "Living area" includes single cells, dormitories, day rooms area and leisure time activity space.
(10) "Single cell" means a secured sleeping area occupied by only one prisoner, and which is
physically and visually separated from prisoner sleeping areas on at least three of its four sides.
(11) "Work release program" means a program for the housing of special populations of sentenced
persons who do not require the level of security normally provided in jail facilities including, but not
limited to, persons convicted of offenses under RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.503; provided, that it shall also
mean a program of scheduled release from the physical confines of the jail for the purpose of
employment, seeking employment, school or other approved activities.
2.21.030 General administration.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall develop and maintain an organizational chart and an operations
manual of policies and procedures consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Such chart and manual shall be available to all staff.
(3) All jail policies and procedures should be reviewed and revised as appropriate on a continuing
basis but at least yearly.
2.21.040 Staff positions.
(1) Written job descriptions shall define the responsibilities and designate the qualifications for each
staff position.
(2) All jail staff shall be selected in accordance with Chapter 41.14 RCW and/or other applicable legal
requirements.
2.21.050 Training.
(1) The jail shall provide preservice orientation to each newly hired jail staff member prior to being
assigned to duty, regardless of his or her previous training or experience prior to the assignment of any
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jail duties. Such training may be provided either by existing jail staff or other qualified persons, and must
be verified by a written outline, and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:
(a) Review and understanding of all policies and procedures relating to his/her job
responsibilities, specifically:
(i) Agency organization;
(ii) Admission and release procedures;
(iii) Security and safety procedures;
(iv) Contraband control, definition of, etc.;
(v) Prisoner discipline;
(vi) Medical and mental health procedures;
(vii) Use of force;
(viii) Confidentiality of jail records.
(b) Review of the Washington criminal justice system and these custodial care standards as they
relate to jail duties.
(c) Identification and understanding of the function of agencies whose authority may extend to
the jail's prisoners.
(d) Appropriate training and qualification in the use of weapons when jail duties include
possession or carrying of a firearm.
(2) All persons directly responsible for the supervision of prisoners shall successfully complete the
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) basic correctional officer academy
(COA) within the first six months of their employment, as required by WAC 239-36-010 unless such
training has already been received, or equivalency has been granted by the CJTC.
(3) Staff training shall further include such training as required by Section 2.21.290 (Health Care
Training).
2.21.060 Records.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall establish a records system which shall comply with the requirements
of this section.
(2) The jail shall maintain fiscal records which clearly indicate facility operation and maintenance costs
according to generally accepted accounting principles. Such records shall separate specific jail
functions from other departmental functions.
(3) All jail facility personnel shall be advised of the statutory provisions for confidentiality of jail records
under RCW 70.48.100.
(4) The information required by the booking and release form shall be obtained for each booking and
release. Such information will be retained in written form or within computer records. Other information
retained in each prisoner's jail records shall include, but not be limited to, court orders, personal
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property receipts, information reports, reports of disciplinary actions and/or unusual occurrences, and,
in case of death, disposition of prisoner's property and remains.
(5) Health care records shall be maintained separately in accordance with Section 2.21.310 (Health
Care Records) to the extent necessary to maintain their confidentiality.
(6) Each prisoner shall be permitted reasonable access to his jail record, or reasonable access to
information contained therein; provided, that such access may be limited only by law.
(7) When a prisoner is transferred to another facility, copies or summaries of all health records
regarding medical problems shall be transferred to the receiving facility; provided, that the requirements
of Section 2.21.310 and governing laws regarding confidentiality are followed. Applicable court orders
shall be transferred. Summaries or copies of disciplinary records shall be transferred where such
information may serve a substantial governmental interest in the safety or security of the receiving
institution.
(8) The jail shall complete periodic reports on its population.
(9) The jail should, in addition, maintain an ongoing and permanent accounting of its population by
confinement categories, location, or classification within the jail.
(10) The jail shall maintain an accurate jail register as required by RCW 70.48.100.
(11) The jail shall maintain a written record of all incidents which result in substantial property damage
or bodily harm, or serious threat of substantial property damage or bodily harm. Major infraction reports
and disciplinary actions shall become part of the prisoner's jail record.
(12) All serious incidents and emergencies shall be recorded on an incident report, a copy of which
shall be retained. For purposes of this section, the term "serious incidents and emergencies" includes,
but is not limited to, any death which occurs within the jail, attempted suicides, epidemics, attempted or
completed escapes, any attempted or completed assault upon staff or prisoners, fires, riots, flooding or
other natural disasters.
(13) The jail should keep a log of daily activity within the facility for future accountability.
(14) Training records shall be maintained for each staff member employed by the jail.
(15) Performance records should be maintained for each staff member employed by the jail.
2.21.070 Emergency procedures.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall formulate written emergency procedures relative to escapes, riots,
rebellions, assaults, injuries, suicides or attempted suicides, outbreak of infectious disease, fire, acts of
nature, and any other type of major disaster or disturbance. The emergency plan shall outline the
responsibilities of jail facility staff, evacuation procedures, and subsequent disposition of the prisoners
after removal from the area or facility. Such plan shall be formulated in cooperation with the appropriate
supporting local government units.
(2) Emergency plans shall always be available to the officer in charge of the jail, and all personnel
shall be aware of, and trained in, the procedures.
2.21.080 Fire prevention/suppression.
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(1) The department sheriff or designee shall consult with the local fire department having jurisdiction
over the facility in developing a written fire prevention and suppression plan which shall include, but not
be limited to:
(a) A fire prevention plan to be part of the operations manual of policies and procedures;
(b) A requirement that staff are alert to fire hazards during their daily rounds.
(c) Fire prevention inspections requested at least semi-annually of the fire department having
jurisdiction; provided, that when such inspections cannot be obtained from such fire department,
the facility shall provide such inspections by an independent, qualified source.
(d) A regular schedule for inspections, testing and servicing fire suppression equipment.
(2) Results of all fire prevention inspections shall be kept on file at the jail, together with records of
actions taken to comply with recommendations from such reports.
2.21.090 Overcrowding.
(1) It is the purpose of these standards to provide a firm approach to preventing overcrowding in the
jail facility and to create a workable and flexible process for addressing overcrowding.
(2) No prisoner shall be required to sleep directly on the floor for any length of time. No prisoner shall
be required to sleep on a mattress directly on the floor in excess of one seventy-two-hour period, unless
there are reasonable grounds to believe that such provisions are necessary to prevent the prisoner from
damaging property, inflicting bodily harm to himself or substantially compromising the security of the jail.
(3) The sheriff or designee shall set the maximum operational capacity for the jail facility. This
capacity shall reflect a judgment as to the maximum number of prisoners who may be housed within
the facility in a humane and constitutional manner.
(4) In setting the maximum operational capacity, the sheriff or designee should take into account
the following factors:
(a) The average amount of cell and day room space which would be available to each prisoner
at maximum capacity;
(b) The number of hours each day prisoners in the area have access to day rooms;
(c) If the day room access is less than twelve hours each day, the amount of space per prisoner
in the cell area;
(d) The classification and types of prisoners held;
(e) The average length of stay of prisoners held;
(f) The maximum length of actual stay of prisoners held;
(g) The nature and amount of physical exercise available to prisoners;
(h) The amount of access to visitation;
(i) The amount of other out-of-living-area time available to prisoners;
0) Description of services and programs available to prisoners, especially those covered by
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custodial care standards; and
(k) The number of incidents occurring in the jail in the previous twelve months.
(L) Staffing levels.
(5) The maximum capacity, for a particular day(s) in a month, may only be exceeded to the extent that
the average daily population for any entire calendar month does not exceed the established maximum
capacity.
(6) The sheriff or designee shall establish, with the cooperation of the presiding judge of the
Superior Court, a procedure of release of prisoners before the end of their term when overcrowding
occurs as herein defined.
2.21.100 Use of force.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall establish and maintain policies and procedures regarding the use of
force and the use of deadly force, which shall be consistent with this section.
(2) Only lawful and reasonable force as defined by law shall be used. In no event will physical force
be used as punishment.
(3) Deadly force shall not be used on a prisoner unless the person applying the deadly force
reasonably believes that the prisoner poses an immediate threat of death or grievous physical injury to
an officer or employee of the jail or any other person; or, to prevent the escape of a prisoner arrested for
a felony, when the person applying the deadly force reasonably believes that use of less than deadly
force would be ineffective.
(4) A written report on the use of force or deadly force shall be made. A written report shall be made
by each staff member involved or observing the use of such force. The report shall be reviewed by the
superintendent of corrections or designee, who shall initiate an investigation or review of the incident
and make a determination whether appropriate, justified or reasonable force was used. Said
determination shall be made a matter of record and filed with the Office of Professional Standards.
(5) The "Carotid Control Hold" means any hold or restraint specifically designed to inhibit blood
flow through the carotid arteries of the neck without inhibiting breathing by compression of the
airway in the neck and without compression of the larynx or trachea.(8) No neck hold shall be
used, except by persons instructed in the dangers of the neck holds and the proper use and
constraints of the carotid control hold. Refresher training shall be provided on at least an annual
basis.
(6) Medical attention shall be administered to the prisoner by a qualified medical professional as soon
as possible after the use of the Carotid Control Hold.
(7 Restraint devices shall never be applied as punishment. Restraint devices will be used only to prevent self-
injury, injury to others or property damage and shall not be applied for more time than is necessary.
2.21.110 Admissions.
(1) The receiving officer shall determine that the arrest and confinement of each prisoner is being
accomplished by a duly authorized officer, and a copy of all documents that purport to legally authorize
the confinement shall become part of the prisoner's jail record.
(2) The delivery officer shall remain at the jail facility until the jail staff has accepted the prisoner.
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(3) Each prisoner, after completion of booking, shall be allowed reasonable access to a telephone for
the purpose of contacting a person or persons of his choice who may be able to come to his assistance.
If the prisoner chooses not to place any calls, this information shall be noted.
(4) Reasonable provisions shall be made for communicating with non-English-speaking, handicapped
or illiterate prisoners concerning the booking process, rules of the facility, privileges afforded to
prisoners and other information pertinent to prisoner rights and well-being while confined.
(5) The booking process should be completed within a reasonable time taking into consideration the
physical or mental condition of the prisoner or any other relevant factors.
(6) The sheriff or designee shall establish and maintain written policies and procedures regarding strip
searches and body cavity searches, which shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter 10.79
RCW as now or hereinafter enacted.
(7) Each prisoner shall be searched for contraband in a manner consistent with this section and
written policies and procedures established hereunder, as is necessary to protect the safety of
prisoners, staff and institutional security.
(8) Strip searches and body cavity searches shall be conducted in a professional manner which
protects the prisoner's dignity to the extent possible.
(9) When a strip search or a body cavity search of a prisoner is conducted, it should include a
thorough visual check for birthmarks, wounds, sores, cuts, bruises, scars and injuries, "health tags," and
body vermin. Less complete searches should include the same checks to the extent possible.
(10) When a body cavity search is conducted by a licensed medical professional of the opposite sex,
an observer of the same sex as the prisoner should be present.
(11) All physical markings and "health tag" identifications shall be recorded and made available to the
jail employees responsible for care of prisoners and the medical professionals responsible for care of
the prisoner under Section 2.21.260.
(12) Particularly when force has been used during arrest, all visible injuries should be photographed.
(13) Any person with body vermin shall be treated appropriately in accordance with established health
care procedures.
(14) Complaints of illness or injury expressed or observed during booking shall be checked promptly
in accordance with the medical procedures established under Section 2.21.260.
(15) A prisoner suspected of having a communicable disease shall be isolated without delay.
Arrangements shall be made for his/her immediate transfer to a facility equipped to handle the
suspected disease, unless the admitting facility can safely and effectively segregate the prisoner
and maintain medically prescribed treatment.
(16) The admitting officer shall record and store the prisoner's personal property with a witnessed
receipt. A copy of such receipt shall be provided to the prisoner prior to his/her transfer or release.
(17) Each prisoner's weight should be measured and recorded upon admission.
(18) Front and side-view identification photographs of each prisoner shall be taken at booking and
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retained either electronically or in hard-copy formats.
(19) Copies of fingerprints shall be forwarded to the proper state and federal authorities.
(20) The jail shall establish a policy on prisoners' use of personal clothing or jail uniforms.
(21) At a reasonable time after the completion of booking, each prisoner shall be issued clean
bedding, as well as personal care items.
2.21.120 Pre-classification.
(1) Prior to classification, reasonable precautions shall be taken to ensure the safety and welfare of
prisoners and the security of the institution.
(2) Prisoners who, upon screening, appear to have serious and potentially dangerous problems with
drugs, including alcohol, or signs of serious mental illness, as evidenced by their self-reported history
and/or obvious/overt behavior shall be closely observed. Persons qualified and trained to evaluate such
prisoners shall be contacted without delay.
(3) Any prisoner suspected of being assaultive shall be housed separately prior to classification
except where continual direct observation is maintained.
(4) No prisoner known or suspected to be a danger to him or herself may be housed alone without
being closely monitored.
2.21.130 Orientation.
(1) As soon after booking as possible, each prisoner shall receive an oral, video or written orientation.
The orientation shall provide information regarding the prisoner's confinement including, but not limited
to:
(a) Rules of prisoner conduct; including possible disciplinary sanctions, as provided in Section
2.21.220.
(b) Procedures and conditions regarding classification and reclassification, as provided in
Section 2.21.140;
(c) Staff expectations of prisoner responsibilities, including, if applicable, cleaning of prisoner
living areas;
(d) Prisoner rights and privileges; and
(e) The means of access to health care.
(2) An opportunity to ask and receive answers to questions shall be provided within a reasonable
time.
2.21.140 Classification/segregation.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall establish written classification and reclassification procedures which
shall be included in the manual of policies and procedures.
(2) A classification Deputy shall be designated as responsible for classification of prisoners confined
in the jail in accordance with written procedures identified in subsection (1) of this section; provided, that
this does not preclude designation of alternate persons to serve in the Classification Deputy's position;
and provided further, that certain classification functions, such as initial cell assignment, may be
delegated to non-classification staff.
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(3) For each prisoner confined in the jail, those responsible for classification shall determine the
degree of security required, housing assignment, program eligibility, and regulations for association
within and outside the confinement area.
(4) Each prisoner confined in the jail shall be interviewed by the persons responsible for classification
determinations. The interviews and the information obtained shall be reported using a sheriff's-office-
approved format.
(5) Each prisoner shall be classified as soon as reasonably possible.
(6) The primary criteria for classification shall be the safety of the prisoner and the security of the
institution.
(7) Factors to be considered in classification shall include, but are not limited to, age, type of crime
detained for, pretrial versus post-trial status, and offender sophistication, criminal history, and past
behavior in a jail or correctional facility.
(8) No juvenile shall be held in the jail without sight and sound separation from adult prisoners. For
purposes of this standard, a juvenile is a person under the chronological age of eighteen, who has not
been transferred previously to adult court; provided, that no person under the chronological age of
sixteen shall be held in the jail; provided further, that this standard does not preclude or prohibit the
housing of remanded pretrial prisoners under the chronological age of eighteen within juvenile detention
facility. A juvenile shall not be considered "transferred previously to adult court" unless a juvenile court
has held a hearing under RCW 13.40.110 or a successor statute and ordered the juvenile transferred
for adult criminal prosecution. The exercise of jurisdiction by a limited-jurisdiction court in traffic, fish,
boating or game offenses or infractions pursuant to RCW 13.04.030(6)(c) or a successor statute does
not constitute a "transfer."
(9) Female prisoners should be segregated from visual communication and physical contact with male
prisoners except under the direct supervision of a staff person.
(10) Written classification procedures shall include provisions for the separation of certain prisoners
for their own protection, for purposes of investigation, and for the security of the facility.
(11) Documentation shall be maintained for each case of administrative segregation.
2.21.150 Goodtime (earned early release).
The sheriff or designee shall develop written policies regarding recommendations for time off for good
behavior. Such policies shall ensure that good time recommendations, when requested by sentencing
courts, are given on a consistent basis, and in accordance with applicable laws.
2.21.160 Release and transfer.
(1) Prior to any release, the releasing officer shall positively verify the prisoner's identity and ascertain
that there is a legal authority for the release.
(2) All prisoners being released shall sign a witnessed receipt for personal property returned.
(3) In addition to the release procedures designated above, the releasing officer shall determine that
the receiving unit or person has the authority to accept custody of a prisoner who is being transferred.
2.21.170 Transportation.
The sheriff or designee shall maintain written policy and procedures for transportation of inmates
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outside of the jail facility. Said policy shall emphasize safety and security.
2.21.180 Staffing.
(1) At all times in the jail, all staff members shall be awake, alert and responsible for supervision and
surveillance of inmates.
(2) When both males and females are housed in the jail, at least one male and one female staff
member shall be on duty at all times. Personal observation of prisoners for purposes of this or other
sections of these standards may be by opposite sex staff as long as opposite sex privacy concerns are
given appropriate protection.
(3) There should be continual sight and/or sound surveillance available of all prisoners and officer
posts shall be located to permit officers to see or hear and respond to emergency situations.
(4) Such surveillance may be by remote means, provided there is the ability of staff to respond face-
to-face to any prisoner.
(5) In the absence of unusual behavior or other concerns for prisoner security and health, personal
observation of prisoners by staff may be reduced to, but shall not be less frequent than, at least once
within every sixty-minute period.
(6) Staff should be alert to prisoner depression, dissension, family rejection, loneliness, resistance to
staff or programs, and the effects of use of substances prohibited by facility rules or by law.
2.21.190 Supervision/surveillance.
(1) The jail shall establish a positive means of identifying prisoners.
(2) Perimeter security shall be maintained.
(3) Security devices shall be maintained in proper working condition.
(4) No prisoner shall be permitted to have authority over other prisoners.
(5) The sheriff or designee shall develop a system for taking and recording prisoner counts.
(6) Any item or person entering or leaving the jail shall be subject to search.
(7) Prisoners who have regular contact outside the jail shall not be permitted contact with other
prisoner classifications or entrance to areas frequented by other prisoners, unless first subject to
search.
(8) There shall be irregularly scheduled searches for contraband in the jail facility and in all areas
frequented by prisoners.
(9) Conspicuously posted signs shall display the statutory penalty for giving or arranging to give
anything to a prisoner without official authorization (RCW 9A.76.010, 9A.76.140, 9A.76.150,
9A.76.160).
2.21.200 Critical articles.
(1) The jail facility shall establish written procedures to ensure that weapons be inaccessible to
prisoners at all times.
(2) Weapon lockers shall be located outside of the booking and confinement areas.
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(3) The manner in which jail keys are to be used shall be included in the policies and procedures
manual established by the sheriff or designee.
(4) A control point shall be designated for key cataloging and logging the distribution of keys.
(5) There shall be at least two sets of jail facility keys, one set in use and the other stored securely but
easily accessible to staff for use in the event of an emergency.
(6) All keys not in use shall be stored in a secure key locker inaccessible to prisoners.
(7) Emergency keys shall be marked and placed where they may be quickly identified in case of an
emergency.
(8) Keys to locks on doors inside the security area of a jail should be on a separate ring from keys to
locks on doors or gates to the outside of the jail. Except in an emergency situation, both rings should
not be carried by any person inside the jail simultaneously.
(9) Keys shall be accounted for at all times and the distribution certified at each shift change.
(10) Jail facility keys shall never be issued to a prisoner.
(11) If electronic devices are used in place of keys, there shall be key or other manual override
capabilities available for immediate use in case of an emergency and/or a failure of the system.
(12) Protective equipment and other chemical suppressing agents shall be kept in a secure area,
inaccessible to prisoners and unauthorized persons, but quickly accessible to officers of the facility.
(13) Dangerous kitchen utensils and tools shall be marked for identification, recorded and kept in a
secure place.
(14) Toxic substances shall be kept in a locked storage and use of toxic substances shall be strictly
supervised. Such substances, including cleaning supplies, shall be stored in a separate area from food
supplies.
2.21.210 Prisoner rights.
(1) The sheriff or designee should establish a written statement of prisoner rights which should
include, but not be limited to, access to courts, confidential access to attorneys and/or legal assistance,
protection from abuse and corporal punishment, freedom from discrimination based on race or sex,
access to information on facility rules, regulations and sanctions, communication such as telephone
calls, and access to necessary medical care. The written statement of prisoner rights shall be included
in the inmate handbook given to the prisoner at the time of orientation.
(2) The sheriff or designee shall establish uniform rules and disciplinary sanctions to guide the
conduct of all prisoners. The rules shall designate major and minor infractions.
(3) Printed rules and possible disciplinary sanctions shall be given to each prisoner and/or posted
conspicuously throughout the jail. Non-English-speaking prisoners shall be informed of the rules either
orally, in writing, or by posted signs in the appropriate language.
2.21.220 Prisoner rules of conduct.
(1) All major infractions of the rules shall be reported in writing to the supervisor prior to shift change
by the staff member observing or discovering the infraction. Such reports shall become a part of the
prisoner's jail record.
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(2) Minor infractions of the rules may be handled informally by any staff member by reprimand,
warning, or minor sanction as defined by policy and procedures of the jail. Such incidents may become
part of the prisoner's record.
2.21.230 Discipline.
(1) The superintendent of corrections or designee shall review all charges of major violation of facility
rules and impose appropriate sanctions, if any.
(2) Any facility staff member involved as a witness, reporting party and/or participant of an incident
giving rise to a charge of a major violation shall not be a designee under subsection (1) of this section,
with respect to that charge.
(3) Nonpunitive corrective action should be the first consideration in all disciplinary proceedings.
(4) Punitive measures imposed shall be appropriate to the severity of the infraction and based on
considerations of the individual(s) involved.
(5) Acceptable forms of discipline shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Loss of privileges;
(b) Removal from work detail or other assignment;
(c) Recommendation of forfeiture of"good time" credit;
(d) Transfer to the maximum security or segregation section.
(6) No prisoner or group of prisoners shall be given authority to administer punishment to any other
prisoner or group of prisoners.
(7) Deprivation of regular feeding, clothing, bed, bedding, or normal hygienic implements and facilities
shall not be used as a disciplinary sanction.
(8) Correspondence privileges shall not be denied or restricted, except in cases where the prisoner
has violated correspondence regulations. In no case shall the correspondence privilege with any
member of the bar, holder of public office, the courts or the department of corrections or chief law
enforcement officer be suspended.
(9) Visitation privileges should not be denied or restricted as a sanction for infractions of rules of the
institution unrelated to visitation. Attorney client visits shall not be unreasonably restricted.
(10) No prisoner should be held in disciplinary segregation for more than fifteen days for any one
violation and no more than thirty days for all violations arising out of one incident, unless approved by
the sheriff or designee.
(11) Corporal punishment and physical restraint (e.g., handcuffs, leather restraints, and straitjackets)
shall not be used as sanctions.
2.21.240 Grievance procedures.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall develop and maintain procedures regarding prisoner grievances.
Such procedures should provide for identification of persons to whom grievances are to be directed, for
timely review of grievances, and for notification and recordation regarding the grievances.
2.21.250 Designated health authority and licensed staff.
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(1) The facility shall have a designated health authority with responsibility for health care services
pursuant to a written agreement, contract, or job description. The health authority may be a physician,
health administrator or agency. When this authority is other than a physician, final medical judgments
shall rest with a single designated responsible physician licensed in the state of Washington.
(2) Matters of medical and dental judgment shall be the sole province of the designated health
authority; security regulations applicable to facility personnel shall also apply to health personnel.
(3) The designated health authority should submit a quarterly report on the health delivery system and
health environment and an annual statistical summary to the sheriff or designee.
(4) State licensure and/or certification requirements and restrictions shall apply to health care
personnel.
(5) All medical personnel shall practice within the scope of their license. Where applicable, treatment
shall be performed pursuant to a written standing or direct order from a medical practitioner.
(6) Verification of current licensing and certification credentials should be on file in the jail.
2.21.260 Health care policies and procedures.
(1) Written standard operating procedures approved by the designated health authority shall consist
of but not be limited to the following:
(a) Receiving screening;
(b) Health appraisal data collection;
(c) Nonemergent medical services;
(d) Deciding the emergency nature of illness or injury;
(e) Availability of dental referral examination, and treatment;
(f) Provision of medical and dental prostheses;
(g) First aid;
(h) Notification of next of kin or legal guardian in case of serious illness, injury or death;
(i) Providing chronic care;
Q) Providing convalescent care;
(k) Providing medical preventive maintenance;
(1) Screening, referral and care of mentally ill and retarded inmates, and prisoners under the
influence of alcohol and other drugs;
(m) Implementing the special medical program;
(n) Delousing procedures;
(o) Detoxification procedures; and
(p) Pharmaceuticals.
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(2) The work of qualified medical personnel shall be governed by written job descriptions which shall
be approved by the designated health authority.
2.21.270 Health screening.
(1) Receiving screening shall be performed on all prisoners upon admission to the facility before being
placed in the general population or housing area, and the findings recorded. The screening shall include
inquiry into:
(a) Current illness and health problems including those specific to women;
(b) Medications taken and special health requirements;
(c) Screening of other health problems designated by the responsible physician;
(d) Behavioral observation, including state of consciousness and mental status;
(e) Notation of body deformities, trauma markings, bruises, lesions, ease of movement, jaundice,
and other physical characteristics; and
(f) Condition of skin and body orifices, including rashes and infestations.
(2) The health appraisal data collection should be completed for each prisoner within fourteen days
after admission to the facility in accordance with the adopted standard operating procedures.
(3) Such health appraisal should include, at a minimum, a physical assessment by a licensed health
care provider, recording of vital signs and a general review of mental status; provided, that such
appraisal is not intended to be a standard "annual physical" but rather such minimum physical and
mental status review as is necessary to detect any major problems. As appropriate, laboratory and
diagnostic tests to detect communicable disease, including venereal diseases and tuberculosis, and
other tests and appraisals should be included within such appraisal.
(4) Health history and vital signs should be collected by medically trained or qualified medical
personnel who are properly licensed, registered or certified as appropriate to their qualifications to
practice. Collections of all other health appraisal data should be performed only by qualified medical
personnel. Review of the results of the medical examination, tests and identification of problems should
be made by a physician or designated qualified medical personnel. All health appraisal data should be
recorded on the health data forms approved by the designated health authority.
2.21.280 Access to health care.
(1) If medical services are delivered in the jail, adequate equipment supplies and materials shall be
provided for the performance of primary health care delivery.
(2) At the time of admission to the facility, prisoners shall receive written communication consistent
with the provisions of Section 2.21.110, explaining the procedures for gaining access to medical
services.
(3) Prisoner's medical complaints shall be collected daily and acted upon by the medically trained
personnel. Priority shall be established and appropriate treatment by qualified medical person shall
follow.
(4) Sick call shall be conducted by a physician and/or other qualified medical personnel and shall be
available to each prisoner at least three times per week.
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(5) When sick call is not conducted by a physician, the responsible physician shall arrange for the
availability of a physician at least once each week to respond to prisoner complaints regarding services
which they did or did not receive from other medical providers; further, regardless of complaints, the
responsible physician shall review the medical services delivered at least every two weeks.
(6) Medical and dental prostheses shall not be denied when the health of the inmate-patient would
otherwise be adversely affected as determined by the designated health authority.
(7) First aid kit(s) shall be conveniently available to jail and medical staff.
(8) The designated health authority should approve the contents, number, location and procedure for
periodic inspection of the kit(s).
(9) Emergency medical and dental care shall be available on a twenty-four-hour basis in accordance
with a written plan which includes:
(a) Arrangements for the emergency evacuation of the prisoner from the jail;
(b) Arrangements for the use of an emergency medical vehicle;
(c) Arrangements for the use of one or more designated hospital emergency rooms, other
appropriate health facilities, or on-call physician and dentist services.
(10) Work release residents shall be allowed to see their own physician, upon approval by the
designated health care authority.
2.21.290 Health care training.
(1) Jail personnel shall be trained in standard first-aid equivalent to that defined by the American Red
Cross prior to employment or during the probationary period. Written standard operating procedures
and training of staff shall incorporate the following steps:
(a) Awareness of potential medical emergency situations;
(b) Notification or observation determination that a medical emergency is in progress;
(c) "First aid" and CPR;
(d) Call for help; and
(e) Transfer to appropriate medical provider.
(2) At least one person per shift shall have training in life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR).
(3) Jail personnel shall be given training regarding the recognition of general symptoms of mental
illness and developmental disabilities.
(4) All persons responsible for the delivery of medications shall have training regarding the medical,
security, and legal aspects of such activity.
2.21.300 Medications control.
(1) The designated health authority operating procedures for the proper management of
pharmaceuticals shall include:
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(a) A policy regarding the prescription of all medications with particular attention to behavior-
modifying medications and those subject to abuse.
(b) A policy regarding medication dispensing and administration which shall include, but not be
limited to:
(i) Nonmedical jail personnel delivering medication(s) to prisoners;
(ii) Disposition of medication(s) brought in by prisoners at the time of admission to the
facility;
(iii) Ensuring that all medications are kept in containers which have been labeled securely
and legibly by a pharmacist or the prescribing physician, or in their original container which is
labeled by their manufacturer. Medications shall not be transferred from such containers
except for the preparation of a dose administration;
(iv) Safeguards with regard to delivery of medications to prisoners; and
(v) Disposition of unused medication(s).
(c) A policy regarding the maximum security storage and weekly inventory of all controlled
substances, nonprescription medication(s), syringes, needles and surgical instruments.
(2) The person delivering medication(s) shall be accountable for following the orders of medical staff.
2.21.310 Health care records.
(1) The designated health authority shall be responsible for maintaining patient medical record files.
Such files shall contain the completed receiving screening form, health appraisal data collection forms,
all findings, diagnoses, treatments, dispositions, prescriptions and administration of medications, notes
concerning patient education as to prescribed medication and/or treatment, notations of place, date and
time of medical encounters and terminations of treatment from long term or serious medical or
psychiatric treatment. The health care records are the property of the sheriff's office.
(2) The designated health authority shall ensure the confidentiality of each prisoner's medical record
file and such file shall be maintained separately to the extent necessary to maintain their confidentiality.
(3) The designated health authority shall communicate information obtained in the course of medical
screening and care to jail authorities when necessary for the protection of the welfare of the prisoner or
other prisoners, management of the jail, or maintenance of jail security and order.
(4) A copy or summary of the medical record file shall be sent to the jail or correctional institution to
which a prisoner is transferred at the time of such transfer or as soon as practical thereafter. A copy of
such file or parts thereof shall also be transmitted upon the written authorization of a prisoner to
designated physicians and medical facilities.
(5) The person delivering medications shall record the actual time of the delivery in a manner using a format
approved by the designated health authority.
2.21.320 Special medical issues.
(1) All examinations, treatments and procedures affected by informed consent standards in the
community shall likewise be observed for prisoner care.
(2) No prisoner shall be given medical treatment against his will except as necessary to prevent the
spread of communicable disease, to relieve imminent danger to the life of the prisoner, or, in the case of
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serious mental disorders, to prevent imminent danger to the life of his or her person or to the lives of
others. All procedures required by Chapter 71.05 RCW shall be followed in any case of involuntary
commitment or involuntary treatment of mentally ill persons within the jail.
(3) In all cases, the responsible physician shall give a clear statement to the prisoner patient of his
diagnosis and treatment.
(4) Upon discovery, jail staff shall report any symptoms of prisoner mental illness or developmental
disability to medical personnel or mental health professionals for evaluation and treatment.
(5) A written individual treatment plan for each inmate/patient requiring close medical supervision shall
be developed by a medical practitioner. The individual treatment plan shall include direction to medical
and nonmedical personnel regarding their roles in the care and supervision of these patients.
(6) Programs for the prevention of suicide, to include early identification of risk, appropriate diagnosis
and referral, and close observation as required by Section 2.21.180, should be developed by medical
staff.
(7) Appropriate medically supervised treatment in accordance with written procedures established
under Section 2.21.260 shall be given to prisoners determined to be mentally ill or under the influence
of alcohol, opiates, barbiturates and similar drugs.
(8) Reasonable physical restraint, when necessary for medical reasons, shall be medically directed,
except in the instance of a medical emergency, where reasonable physical restraint may be used to
control a grossly disturbed or violent prisoner, absent medical direction; provided, that the review and
direction of the health care staff or local mental health professionals shall be promptly sought.
2.21.330 Access to facilities.
(1) Regular bathing (shower) shall be permitted at least twice each week.
(2) Each prisoner shall have access to toilet, sink, drinking water, and adequate heat and ventilation.
2.21.340 Food.
(1) At least three meals a day shall be served at regular intervals. The morning meal shall be served
within fourteen hours of the previous day's evening meal.
(2) The jail may arrange for prepared meal service or serve frozen packaged meals, provided these
meals shall be served in a reasonable manner, hot food served hot, cold food served cold.
(3) The jail menu shall be reviewed at least annually by a qualified nutritionist or dietician to ensure
the menu served meets the nationally recommended dietary allowance for basic nutrition for
appropriate age groups. Menu evaluations shall be conducted at least quarterly by food service
supervisory staff to verify adherence to the established dietary allowances.
(4) Whenever a prisoner refuses a meal or does not eat the meal served, a notation or recording
should be made in a manner approved by the sheriff or designee and the medical section notified if an
inmate refuses more than three meals within a forty-eight-hour period of time.
(5) Diets ordered by medical staff shall be strictly observed.
2.21.350 Clothing/bedding and personal items.
(1) Provisions shall be made for separate insect-proof clothing storage to prevent migration of lice
from infested clothing.
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(2) The jail shall ensure that the laundering of prisoners' outer garments is made available to them at
least once a week, and that the laundering of prisoners' undergarments and socks is made available to
them at least twice a week.
(3) The jail facility shall, if necessary, clean and sanitize personal clothing prior to storage.
(4) Each prisoner shall be issued clean linens for the first night's detention and at least once a
week thereafter. Linens shall include:
1. One towel
2. Two Blankets
3. One inmate uniform
4. One pair of inmate shoes
(5) Mattresses shall have a washable surface and be sanitized at least semiannually.
(6) Blankets shall be issued upon arrival and shall be washed at frequent intervals to maintain a clean
condition, but at least once every sixty days, and always before reissue.
(7) Personal care items issued to each prisoner in the jail facility shall include, but not be limited to,
soap and towel. Female prisoners shall be supplied with necessary feminine hygiene items.
(8) Toothpaste or powder, toothbrush and comb shall be available for purchase by all prisoners.
Prisoners without funds shall have access to these minimum items without cost.
(9) Each prisoner should be permitted to have a reasonable number of additional personal items, the
possession of which does not substantially impede jail management or security.
2.21.360 Sanitation.
(1) The jail shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, free from any accumulation of dirt, filth,
rubbish, garbage, or other matter detrimental to health.
(2) Jail staff shall ensure that each prisoner shall clean his own living area daily. Convicted prisoners
may be required to clean other space within the confinement area and pretrial detainees may be
permitted to do so voluntarily.
(3) Insects and rodents shall be eliminated by safe and effective means. Prisoners shall be removed
from areas in which insecticides and rodenticide are being used.
(4) Pets shall not be allowed in the jail facility.
(5) The jail shall provide adequate laundry services.
2.21.370 Services.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall establish, maintain and operate a commissary.
(2) Inmates may make arrangements to order books, periodicals, and newspapers, from
publishers and/or local newsstands.
(3) Proceeds from the jail facility commissary shall be used for operation and maintenance of the
commissary service and/or prisoner welfare expenses.
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(4) Payments for commissary purchases shall be made by debit on a trust account maintained for the
prisoner. All expenditures from a prisoner's account shall be accurately recorded and receipted.
(5) The sheriff or designee shall make reasonable arrangements to provide basic hair care.
(6) In consultation with state and/or local library service units, the jail should make provision for library
services.
(7) The sheriff or designee shall arrange for access by the prisoners to an adequate law library or
adequate professional legal assistance.
(8) Upon request from a prisoner, the jail facility shall arrange confidential religious consultation.
(9) The sheriff or designee shall arrange for weekly religious services.
(10) Prisoners should be permitted to observe religious holidays and receive sacraments of their faith.
(11) Attendance at religious services shall be voluntary, and prisoners who do not wish to bear or
participate shall not be exposed to such services.
(12) Counseling services should be available to provide prisoners in jail facilities with an opportunity to
discuss their problems, interests, and progress.
(13) The sheriff or designee may utilize volunteer counseling resources available in the community.
(14) Counselors may submit written recommendations to the sheriff or designee.
(15) Prisoners shall not be required to receive counseling services unless ordered by the appropriate
court.
(16) Work release participants may be allowed to keep a small amount of money on their persons,
when housed separately from non-work-release prisoners. Alternately, the jail shall maintain a cash
account for the resident. All expenditures from a resident's account shall be accurately recorded and
receipted.
2.21.380 Programs.
(1) Each prisoner shall be allowed three hours per week of physical exercise, to be scheduled no less
than three separate days. If weather does not permit outdoor exercise, it shall be provided indoors.
(2) The sheriff or designee may establish work programs.
(3) Participation in work programs by pretrial detainees shall be voluntary, and shall be at the
discretion of the sheriff or designee.
(4) The sheriff or designee may arrange for the development of an education and training program,
utilizing local school districts, colleges, trade schools, unions, industry, interested citizens, and other
available community, state and federal resources.
(5) Paid staff member(s) may be designated responsibility for supervision of any education and
training programs.
(6) Approved correspondence courses may be made available at the prisoner's request.
(7) The sheriff or designee may provide courses to prepare qualified prisoners for the "General
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Education Development" test, and provide the opportunity to take the test.
(8) The sheriff or designee may provide opportunities for all prisoners to participate in leisure time
activities of their choice and abilities. Such activities may include athletic programs, hobbies and crafts,
table games, radio and television, motion pictures, cards, puzzles, checkers and chess.
(9) Volunteers may be used to plan and supervise exercise programs and other leisure time activities,
but paid staff member(s) shall be designated responsibility for supervision of such program(s).
2.21.390 Telephone usage.
(1) The sheriff or designee shall establish rules which specify regular telephone usage times and the
maximum length of calls (not to be less than five minutes).
(2) Telephone usage hours shall include time during the normal work day and time during the evening,
at least once a week per prisoner; provided, that established social telephone usage hours shall not
preclude reasonable access to a telephone to contact the prisoner's attorney or legal representative.
(3) Calls shall be at the prisoner's expense or collect; provided, that appropriate protection of access
to an attorney shall be maintained for prisoners without funds.
(4) Telephone conversations may be monitored, tape-recorded or spot-checked except for calls made
to the prisoner's attorney or legal representative.
(5) Reasons for calls shall be the personal concern of the prisoner, except in consideration of
requests for emergency calls beyond normal telephone hours.
2.21.400 Mail.
(1) Prisoners shall generally be permitted to subscribe to and otherwise receive books, newspapers,
periodicals and other printed materials or photographs which may lawfully be delivered through the
United States mail. Such materials shall be denied a prisoner only if such denial furthers a substantial
governmental interest in jail security or the welfare of prisoners or staff.
(2) When materials identified in subsection (1) of this section are withheld from a prisoner:
(a) The prisoner and the publisher or sender shall receive appropriate written notice that the
publication is being denied, accompanied by an explanation of the reason(s) for the denial;
(b) The affected prisoner may have such decision reviewed by utilizing the grievance process;
(c) A written decision of the review of the denial, including reason(s), shall be given to the
prisoner requesting review.
(3) Incoming or outgoing mail shall be retained no more than one business day. Except in the case of
prisoners without funds, prisoners shall be permitted to mail out any number of letters. Prisoners without
funds shall be permitted to mail up to three letters per calendar week at public expense or with postage
purchased from the prisoner welfare fund, provided upon proper showing the number may be
increased. Each prisoner shall be permitted to mail out any number of letters to his attorney and/or the
courts. No restriction shall be placed on the number of letters a prisoner may receive or of the persons
with whom he may correspond, except by court order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or as provided
under subsection (5) of this section. These rules shall not preclude a prisoner being required to place
his name and a return post office address on outgoing mail.
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(4) No general restriction of the number of letters prisoners may receive or of classes of persons with
whom they may correspond shall be made by facility rule or policy. Incoming mail shall not be censored,
but may be opened and inspected for contraband, cash and checks may be perused for content when
the responsible staff person designated by the sheriff or designee has reasonable grounds to believe
that the content of a letter may present a clear and present danger to institutional security or violates
state or federal law. Whenever mail is not delivered by the jail staff directly to the prisoner to whom it is
addressed, it shall be resealed. Outgoing non-legal mail shall be submitted to Corrections
staff in an unopened envelope. Corrections Deputies shall inspect the mail to assure
compliance with jail policy, law, and inmate rules.
(5) When a prisoner is prohibited from sending a letter, the letter and a written and signed notice
stating the reason for disapproval and indicating the portion(s) of the letter causing disapproval, shall
be given to the prisoner. When a prisoner is prohibited from receiving a letter, the letter and a written
signed notice stating the reason(s) for denial and indicating the portion(s) of the letter causing the denial
shall be given to the sender. The prisoner shall be given notice in writing that the letter has been
prohibited, indicating the reason(s) and the sender's name. When a prisoner is prohibited from sending
or receiving mail, the affected prisoner may have such decision reviewed utilizing the grievance
process. A written decision of the review of such denial shall be delivered to the prisoner.
(6) Incoming mail of prisoners that is clearly marked as coming from an attorney, court, or elected
federal, state, county or city official shall be opened only in the presence of the addressee. Mail to or
from attorneys, courts or elected federal, state, county, or city officials shall not be read. There shall be
no additional restrictions on prisoner correspondence for disciplinary or punishment purposes, unless
the prisoner has violated rules as to correspondence. Upon proper showing of the alleged violation, the
prisoner's mail may be restricted for a limited time, but such restriction shall not apply to attorney-client
mail or correspondence with the courts.
(7) The jail facility may establish policies and procedures for the receipt of packages for inmates. If the
facility allows prisoners to receive packages, all packages shall be opened and inspected. Packages
may be received only if the contents conform to rules adopted by the sheriff or designee.
(8) Outgoing packages of prisoners' personal property shall be inspected to ensure ownership and
compliance with United States postal regulations.
(9) Items which are not permitted by jail rules may be destroyed upon the prisoner's written request,
placed in the prisoner's personal property box, or returned collect to the sender. A receipt for
permissible items received in the mail, including money or check, shall be signed by a staff member and
a copy thereof promptly delivered to the prisoner. Contraband, as defined in RCW 9A.76.010, shall be
turned over to the proper authorities, for handling as evidence, for disciplinary action or possible
prosecution under RCW 9A.76.140, 9A.76.150, 9A.76.160, or other applicable statute(s).
2.21.410 Visitation.
(1) The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall establish and post rules
governing visitation and specifying times therefor.
(2) Each prisoner should be allowed a minimum of two hours total visitation per week.
(3) Preference on who visits will be determined by the inmate, subject to subsection (1) of this section.
(4) Visitors seventeen years of age and under are prohibited from accessing the jail.
(5) The sheriff or designee may grant special visitation privileges to visitors who have traveled long
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distances, to visitors for hospitalized prisoners, and for other unusual circumstances.
(6) Each prisoner shall be allowed confidential visits from his attorney or legal assistants and clergy or
religious representatives.
(7) By prior arrangement with the sheriff or designee, a prisoner may be allowed confidential visits for
business or educational reasons.
(8) Law enforcement professionals shall be allowed to interview prisoners at reasonable times, unless
it appears circumstances do not permit delay.
(9) Signs giving notice that all visitors and their accompanying possessions are subject to search shall
be conspicuously posted at the entrance to the facility and at the entrance to the visiting area.
(10) Any visitor may refuse a search but, subsequent to such refusal, may then be denied entrance.
(11) Other reasons for denying entrance to visitors shall include but not be limited to:
(a) An attempt, or reasonable suspicion of an attempt, to bring contraband into the facility;
(b) Being under the obvious influence or effect of alcohol or controlled substances;
(c) Request from prisoner's physician;
(d) Request from prisoner;
(e) Reasonable grounds to believe a particular visit would present a substantial danger to jail
security or management or the welfare of prisoners, staff or other visitors.
(12) Whenever a visitor is refused admittance during regular visiting hours, the prisoner shall receive
notice of the refusal stating the reasons therefor.
2.21.440 Visitation for work release participants.
(1) Visitation shall be provided within the jail for each work release participant unless the work release
participant is permitted to visit with others away from the facility.
(2) The work release facility may, if authorized by legal authority, permit work release participants to
leave the facility for the purpose of: medical/dental treatment, attending to civil or legal matters, or to
conduct business and to participate in activities related to their approved program. Authorization to
leave the facility shall be governed by written policy and procedures.
(3) Each work release participant may be allowed visits from his or her attorney or legal assistants, his
or her pastor and business, educational and law enforcement professional at reasonable hours.
(4) Signs giving notice that all visitors and their accompanying possessions are subject to search shall
be conspicuously posted. Any visitor may refuse a search but, subsequent to such refusal, may then be
denied entrance.
(5) Other reasons for denying entrance to visitors shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) An attempt, or reasonable suspicion of an attempt, to bring contraband into the facility.
(b) Being under the obvious influence or effect of alcohol or controlled substances.
(c) Request from the work release participant's physician.
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(d) Request from the work release participant.
(e) Reasonable grounds to believe a particular visit would present a substantial danger to jail
security, or management, or to the welfare of work release participants, staff, or visitors.
(6) If a visitor is refused admittance during regular visiting hours:
(a) The work release participant shall receive notice of the refusal stating the reasons therefor.
(b) The affected work release participant is entitled to have such decision of the jail administrator
or designee upon written request and shall be promptly informed of his right.
(c) A written decision of the reviewing body's determination, stating the reason(s) therefor, shall
be furnished to the work release participant who requested such review.
2.21.450 Transportation for work release participants.
The use of inmate's personal automobiles shall be governed by written policy of the sheriff or
designee, which shall ensure the work release participant has a valid Washington State driver's
license and minimum liability insurance coverage.
2.21.460 Employment restrictions.
The work release program shall comply with RCW 70.48.210 as to its work release participants.
2.21.470 Work release participant money accounts.
(1) The sheriff or designee may collect work release participant's earnings and from the earnings
make payments for the work release participant's board, personal expenses inside and outside the
facility, and share of the administrative expenses as required by RCW 70.48.210(3)(4).
(2) If a work release participant's earnings are collected, support payments for some work
release participant's dependents, if any, shall be made as directed by the court.
(3) If a work release participant's earnings are collected, with the work release participant's consent,
the remaining funds may be used to pay the work release participant's pre-existing debts. Consent to
payment of restitution may be imposed as a condition of work release when authorized or required by
court order. Any balance shall be retained and paid to the work release participant when the work
release participant is discharged.
2.21.480 Accountability for participants in the work release program.
(1) The work release participants shall be confined in the jail whenever the work release participant is
not employed and between the hours of employment, unless excused by supervising jail staff to seek
approved necessary medical attention or employment opportunities.
(2) A current schedule of the times during which work release participants are authorized to be absent
from the facility shall be maintained.
(3) To ensure strict accountability as to the whereabouts of each work release participant, the jail shall
have a sign-in/sign-out system which records the date and time of departure and expected return,
destination, reason for leaving the jail and time of actual return.
(4) The jail shall establish and follow written policies and procedures to verify attendance of work
release participants at the place for which absence from the jail is authorized.
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2.21.490 Searches of work release participants.
(1) Work release participants shall be subject to search each time they enter or leave the jail.
(2) The jail shall have written policies and procedures regarding the use of breathalyzers, urine
analysis, and other means to detect the use of alcohol or unauthorized drugs.
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