HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-87 - Res. Adoption of Standards for the Operation of the Jail RESOLUTION NO. 87-87
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION
OF THE MASON COUNTY JAIL .
WHEREAS , Chapter 462 , S 17 of Laws of 1987 of the State of
Washington requires that all units of local government that own or
operate adult corrections facilities shall individually or
collectively adopt standards for the operation of those facilities no
later than January 1 , 1988 ; and
WHEREAS , the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
has established a set of standards for the operation of adult
correctional facilities ; and
WHEREAS , those standards meet the Federal and State constitutional
requirements relating to health , safety , and welfare of inmates and
staff , and specific State and Federal statutory requirements , and
provide for the public ' s health , safety , and welfare ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Mason County
Commissioners that these standards , a copy of which is attached to
this resolution , be adopted as the standards for operation of the
Mason County Jail .
ADOPTED this 29th day of December , 1987 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY , WASHINGTON
kAJh . Eager , Chair erson
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Michael D . Gibson , Commissioner
Annette S . McGee , Commissioner
ATTEST :
Clerk of the Board
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DETENTION-CORRECTIONAL FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT
Date of Inspection: _
Report Issued:
Name of Facility•® _ Classification:
Street or P.O. Box: City:
County: _ Zip Telephone:
Person Responsible for Facility Operation Official Title
(Sheriff, Chief of Police, or Director,
Department of Corrections)
Chief Elected Official
(Chairman or County Commissioners, Mayor,
or County Executive)
Jail Supervisor
Persons Interviewed
Inspected by:
(Title)
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Inspection Report Summary for
Reply due:
During our inspection, the following standards were found in noncompliance.
CHAPTER 1 NEW FACILITIES
ALL STANDARDS IN THIS CHAPTER ARE ADVISORY
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.01
Specific physical plant standards. (Detention and correctional facilities
except as otherwise noted.)
(a) Functional areas.
(i) Sleeping and living areas shall be designed to provide adequate
confinement, reasonable prisoner to prisoner privacy, sight and sound
surveillance and protection for prisoners and staff. For such purposes, the
following are the design criteria of new construction or renovation of
detention and correctional facilities.
CO 41ENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.02
Single occupancy cells: Seventy-two square feet or larger with not less than
eight foot ceilings. A single occupancy cell should contain not less than
fifty square feet of clear floor space.
COMMENTS
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.03
Day room areas: A minimum of thirty-five square feet per prisoner, but not
less than a total of one hundred forty-four square feet.
MM ENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.04
Dormitories, when included: A minimum and maximum capacity of eight to ten
males or four to ten females and sixty square feet- of floor space per prisoner
in semi-private sleeping areas. The dormitory shall also include day room
space, and not less than ten foot ceilings if double bunks are used.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.05
Program, recreation and exercise areas. Detention and correctional facilities
shall provide adequate indoor program and recreation area(s) and a multipurpose
outdoor exercise and activity area.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.06
Kitchen and dining facilities.
(A) When kitchen facilities are included, such facilities shall be adequate
for the sanitary preparation of three nutritionally balanced is per day.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.07
Dining area(s) shall allow conversational opportunities in adequate
surroundings. meals shall not be served in cells, except where necessary for
the health, security and/or well-being of prisoners and staff.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.08
Examining roan, infirmary and medical isolation.
Detention and correctional facilities shall provide space to be used as a
medical examining room. This space may be multipurpose, but when used as an
examining room it shall provide sight and sound privacy and be equipped with
natural spectrum fluorescent lighting, a handwashing lavatory with a gooseneck
spout, either foot, knee, push plate, electric eye beam, or equivalent faucet
controls, and sufficient lockable storage for medical equipment and supplies.
COMMENTS:
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NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.09
When an infirmary is located within the facility, infirmary space shall allow a
minimum of three feet between the perimeter of each bed and walls, beds, and
any fixed obstruction: Provided, That this three foot requirement does not
apply to the distance between the head of a bed and the wall. The infirmary
shall be equipped with its own lavatory, toilet, shower and bathtub.
COMMENTS
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.10
Visitation and confidential consultation.
(A) Space for visitation shall be included in detention and correctional
facilities. Such space shall allow surveillance and the degree of control over
physical contact deemed necessary by jail management for visible control, and
shall simultaneously provide adequate seating for prisoners and their
visitor(s).
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.11
Detention and correctional facilities shall provide adequate facilities for
confidential consultation(s) .
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.12
Laundry. If laundry facilities are provided within the jail, such facilities
shall be adequate for sanitary washing and drying of the jail laundry. Separate
areas should be arranged for storage and sorting of soiled laundry and for the
sorting, folding and storage of clean laundry.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.13
Storage. Detention and correctional facilities shall include one or more
secure storage area(s) for the storage of prisoner personal clothing and
property and for necessary jail equipment and supplies.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.14
Supervisory stations.
(A) Sufficient space and equipment for the facility supervisor shall be
provided in an area secure from prisoner access. An adequate control room
shall be secure from any unauthorized access and it shall be capable for
controlling access to the facility by the general public.
COMMENTS: .
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.15
Sight and sound surveillance equipment, where used, shall be monitored in the
control room,and remote control operating devices shall also be in the control
room. The control room shall be equipped with a sink and toilet.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.16
Booking and reception areas. The booking area(s) shall include, but not be
limited to, restroom facilities with shower, a "strip search" room, holding
cell(s) (may be multiple occupancy) , telephone, and space for photographing,
fingerprinting, delousing, intoxication determinationsI and health screening.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES. Standard Ref. E 1.17
Building codes. All standards contained in the current Washington State
Building Code established by RCW 19.27.030, the electrical wiring provisions of
chapter 19.28 RCW, and more restrictive local standards shall be followed in
all new jail construction.
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E1-18
Materials for walls, floors and ceiling. In all jail facilities, walls, floors
land ceilings shall be constructed with materials adequate to attain the degree
of security required for each area of the facility. Such materials shall be
easily cleanable, provide minimum sound transmission and fire protection.
Polyurethane, neoprene or similar type materials shall not be used in padded
cells. All paint used in a jail facility shall be fire resistant and nontoxic.
COMMENTS:
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NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.19
Entrances and exits.
(A) Detention and correctional facilities shall have two secure vestibules for
ingress and egress.
OCMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.20
Elevators shall have no less than six feet by eight feet inside dimensions.
COMMENTS
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.21
A secure area shall be provided for loading and unloading prisoners.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.22
Windows and/or skylights. Windows and/or skylights shall be sufficient to
provide natural light to all living areas, yet locations shall assure security
from escape and introduction of contraband.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.23
Noise level. Noise level shall conform to the requirements of chapter 173-60
WAC (Maximum environmental noise levels) .
CCMME TrS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.24
Prisoner living areas, inspection corridors, and vestibules shall have secure
lights with outside switch control. No electrical conduit shall be accessible
from any cell, though each living unit may contain outlets and switches,
provided they are unilaterally controllable by staff.
OCMMF1US:
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NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.25
Lighting. Illumination at all times shall be adequate for security and
surveillance, and daytime and evening illivnination shall be sufficient
to permit prisoners to read in their cells (thirty foot candles at thirty
inches minimum, one hundred foot candles at thirty inches for medical examining
areas, fifty foot candles at thirty inches for work areas) .
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. F_ 1.26
Water supply. There shall be an adequate supply of sanitary hot and cold water
available at all times to prisoners. Hot water for general use shall be
adequate.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. Z 1.27
Plumbing -- Toilets, lavatories, showers and floor drains.
(A) There shall be at least one toilet and lavatory for every eight
prisoners. Separate facilities shall be provided for each sex.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.28
A minimum of one shower head shall be provided for every ten prisoners.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.29
Floor drains shall be constructed to serve all cells, dormitories and other
areas where necessary to facilitate cleaning. Floor drains shall be located
outside the cell space to reduce the incidence of tampering and flooding.
Plumbing connection and pipes shall be secure from uncontrolled access by
prisoners.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 1.30
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
(A) The systems shall maintain mean temperatures between sixty-five and
eighty-five degrees F.
COMMENTS:
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NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.31
The ventilating system shall provide for the number of air changes per hour as
specified in the Uniform Building Code.
C 144ENTS
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.32
Support systems.
W Fire detection and suppression. All jails shall have smoke and fire
detection and alarm equipment. Fire alarm systems shall conform to all state
and local fire regulations. Sprinklers shall not be required within cells and
conflicting requirements of local code provisions are preempted, when all other
applicable code provisions relating to fire safety are met and an effective
smoke control system is incorporated in the facility design.
OCMME NTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.33
Emergency power. All detention and correctional facilities shall be equipped
with emergency power sources with sufficient capacity to maintain
communications and alarm systems, to move one jail elevator, where one exists,
to provide minimun lighting within the facility and perimeter and for
the preparation of a light meal.
COMMENTS:
NEW FACILITIES Standard Ref. £ 1.34
Minimum security facilities. Jail facilities shall be constructed to totally
separate areas for housing prisoners who are allowed to go outside the jail
regularly from all other prisoner areas.
COMFITS
CHAPTER 2 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
WAC 289-14-200(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Standard Ref. £ 2.01
The department of corrections or the chief law enforcement officer of all jails
shall develop and maintain an organizational chart and an operations manual of
policies and procedures.
COMMENTS:
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Standard Ref. E 2.02
Such chart and manual shall be reviewed by all staff and such review no by
signature prior to any assignment.
COMMENTS:
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Standard Ref. E 2.03
All jail policies and procedures should be reviewed and revised as appropriate
on a continuing basis but at least yearly.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
CHAPTER 3 STAFF POSITIONS
-STAFF POSITIONS Standard Ref. E 3.01
Written job descriptions shall define the responsibilities and designate the
qualifications for each staff position.
COMMENTS:
STAFF POSITIONS Standard Ref. E 3.02
Qualifications for correctional officers who have direct responsibility over
prisoners and who are hired on or after the effective to of these minimum
standards shall include, but not be limited to, a high school diploma, or
equivalent.
COMMENTS:
STAFF POSITIONS Standard Ref. E 3.03
All jail staff shall be selected in accordance with chapter 41.14 RCW and/or
other applicable legal requirements and shall be retained upon proven ability
to perform.
CONYMS:
STAFF POSITIONS Standard Ref. E3.04
Appropriate Physical fitness standards may be set for all jail staff®
CCMMENTS:
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CHAPTER 4 TRAINING
TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 4.01
All jails 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 jail duties. Such
training may be provided either by existing jail staff or other qualified
persons, and mast 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.
COMMENTS:
TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 4.02
Review of the Washington criminal justice system and custodial care standards
as they relate to jail duties.
CCb ENTS
TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 4.03
Identification and understanding of the function of agencies whose authority
may extend to the jail's prisoners.
COMMENTS:
TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 4.04
Appropriate training and qualification in the use of weapons when jail duties
include possession or carrying of a firearm.
COMKENTS:
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TRAINING Standard Ref. E 4.05
All persons directly responsible for the supervision of prisoners shall
successfully complete the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
Basic Correctional Academy within the first six months of their employment, as
required by WAC 139-36-03.0 unless such training has already been received.
COMMENTS:
TRAINING standard Ref. E 4.06
Staff training shall further include such training as required by Chapter 29,
Health Care Training.
COMMENTS:
CHAPTER 5 RECORDS.
RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.01
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer for each jail
shall establish a records system which shall comply with the requirements of
this section.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS standard Ref. E 5.02
Fiscal. Each detention and correctional facility 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 departmiental functions.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.03
Confidentiality. All jail facility personnel shall be advised of the statutory
provisions for confidentiality of jail records under RCW 70.48.100(2) .
COMMENTS:
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RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.04
Individual prisoner records. 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,
reports of disciplinary actions and/or unusual occurrences, and, in case.of
death, disposition of prisoner's property and remains.
CCJEMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.05
Medical. Health care records shall be maintained separately in accordance with
Chapter 31 (Health Care Records), to the extent necessary to maintain their
confidentiality.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.06
Prisoner access. 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 on substantial grounds of institutional
security.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.07
Transfer. When a prisoner is transferred to another facility, copies or
summaries of all health records shall be transferred to the receiving facility,
provided that the requirements of Chapter 31 (Health Care Records) 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.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.08
Population reports. Each jail shall complete monthly reports on its
population.
COMMENTS:
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RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.09
Population accounting. Each jail should, in addition, maintain an ongoing and
a permanent accounting of its population by its own confinement categories,
location or classification within the jail.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.10
Jail register. Each jail shall maintain an accurate jail register as required
by RcW 70.48.100.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.11
Infraction and disciplinary. "Each department of corrections or chief law
enforcement officer 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.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.12
Incidents and emergencies. All serious incidents and emergencies shall be
recorded. For purposes of this section, the term "serious incidents and
emergencies" includes, but is not limited to any death which occurs within a
jail, attempted suicides, epidemics, completed escapes, any completed assault
upon staff or prisoners, serious fires, flooding :or other natural disasters or
riots.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. E 5.13
Incident reports. An incident report shall be completed on any death,
completed escape, or serious fire. All such incident reports for a given month
shall be maintained on a monthly basis with a monthly population accounting
form. A copy of all incident reports shall be retained at the jail.
COMMENTS:
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RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.14
Activity log. All jails should keep a log of daily activity within the
facility for future accountability.
0OWWrs: ADVISORY.
RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.15
Personnel training. Training records shall be maintained for each staff member
employed by a detention or correctional facility.
COMMENTS:
RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 5.16
Personnel performance. Performance records should be maintained for each staff
member employed by a detention or correctional facility.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
C HAPM 6 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Standard Ref. £ 6.01
The department of corrections or the chief law enforcement officer 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.
COMMENTS:
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Standard Ref. £ 6.02
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.
COMMENTS:
CHAPTER 7 FIRE PREVENTION/SUPPRESSION
FIRE PREVENTION/SUPPRESSION Standard Ref. E 7.01
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer 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.
COMMENTS:
FIRE PREVENTION/SUPPRESSION Standard Ref. E 7.02
A requirement that staff are alert to fire hazards during their daily rounds.
COMMENTS:
FIRE PREVENTION/SUPPRESSION Standard Ref. E 7.03
Fire prevention inspections at least semi-annually by 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.
CIOMMENTS:
FIRE PREVENTION/SUPPRESSION Standard Ref. E 7.04
A regular schedule for inspections, testing and servicing fire suppression
equipment.
COMMENTS:
FIRE PREVENTION/SUPPRESSION Standard Ref. E 7.05
Results of all fire department inspections shall be kept on file at the jail,
together with records of actions taken to comply with recommendations from such
reports.
COMMENTS:
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CHAPTER 8 OVERCROWDING
OVERCROWDING Standard Ref. £ 8.01
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a means for determining
maximum population figures for a local detention and correctional facilities.
It is recognized that each facility is unique and that the establishment of
rigid criteria for defining and identifying overcrowding in most existing
facilities would be unworkable. However, overcrowding remains a concern of
constitutional dimensions within local jails and must be addressed. It is the
purpose of these standards to provide a firm approach to preventing
overcrowding in all jail facilities.
COMMENTS:.
OVERCROWDING Standard Ref. £ 8.02
No prisoner shall be required to sleep directly on the floor for any length of
time, or on a mattress on the floor in excess of one 72-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 others or substantially compromising the security of the jail.
COMMENTS:
OVERCROWDING Standard Ref. £ 8.03
Existing jails.
(a) The director of the local department of corrections or chief law
enforcement officer shall propose a maximum capacity for each detention or
correctional facility within his or her jurisdiction. This capacity shall
reflect a judgment as to the maximum number of prisoners who may be housed
within the facility in question in a humane fashion.
COMMENTS:
OVERCROWDING Standard Ref. £ 8.04
Overcrowding.
(a) The maximum capacity may be exceeded to the extent that the average daily
population for any calendar month does not exceed the established maximum
capacity.
COMMENTS:
OVERCROWDING standard Ref. E 8.05
Any report of conditions of overcrowding required under this section shall be
considered as a notice of an emergency suspension of standards® Suspension of these
standards must be approved by the Dept® of Corrections or Chief Law Enforcement Officer.
CU44ERrS:
OVERCROWDING standard Ref. E 8.06
Each department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall
establish, with the cooperation of the presiding judge of the superior court, a
procedure for release of prisoners before the end of their term when
overcrowding occurs as herein defined®
Co"4FMS:
OVERCROWDING Standard Ref. E 6® 7
In the event of overcrowding caused in part by the existence of state
prisoners, the director shall contact the state department of corrections in an
effort to have such prisoners removed®
CIOMMENTS:.
OVERCROWDING Standard Ref. E 8.08
In the event of' overcrowding caused in part by the existence offederal
prisoners, the director shall contact the appropriate federal agency in an
-effort to have such prisoners removed.
COMMS:
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CHAPTER 9 MAXIMUM CAPACITIES
MAXIM[M CAPACITIES Standard Ref. £ 9.01
Maximum capacities. Pursuant to CHAPTM 8, the maximum capacity of each
detention and correctional facilities within the state of Washington is
established at the figure indicated below.
Detention Facilities Correctional Facilities
Auburn (22) Asotin County (16)
Bremerton (23) Benton County (109)
Issaquah (10) Chelan County (132)
Stevens County (22) Clallam County (102)
Clark County (335)
Cowlitz County (149)
Ferry County (22)
Forks (11)
Franklin County (102)
Grant County (85)
Grays Harbor County (82)
Island County (50)
Jefferson County (20)
Kent (56)
King County (784)
Kitsap County (103)
Kittitas County (45)
Klickitat County (30)
Lewis County (68)
Lincoln County (15)
Mason County (45)
Okanogan County (67)
Pacific County (29)
Pend Oreille County (18)
Pierce County (470)
Skagit County (83)
Skamania County (17)
Snohomish County (277)
Spokane County (461)
Thurston County (145)
Walla Walla County (44)
Whatcom County (148)
Whitman County (34)
Yakima County (302)
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
CHAPTER 10 USE OF FORCE
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. E 10.01
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall establish
and maintain written policies and procedures regarding the use of force and the
use of deadly force, which shall be consistent with this section.
COMMENTS:
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. E 10.02
Only lawful and reasonable force to the person of a prisoner shall be used.
COMMENTS:
' 'USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. E 10.03
Deadly force shall not be used on a prisoner unless the person applying the
deadly force believes that the prisoner poses an immediate threat of death or
grievous physical injury to an officer or employee of a jail or any other
person, or to prevent the escape of a prisoner arrested for a felony, and that
the officer believes that other reasonable and available alternatives would be
ineffective.
COMMENTS:
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. E 10.04
A written report on the use of such force or' deadly force shall be made. In
the case of deadly force a written report shall be made by each staff member
involved or observing the use of such force. The report(s) shall be reviewed
by the chief law enforcement officer or department of corrections or his
designee who shall, if appropriate, investigate the incident further and make a
determination whether appropriate, justified or reasonable force was used.
Said determination shall be made a matter of record.
COMMENTS:
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. E 10.05
The "carotid sleeper.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. The carotid sleeper hold shall be considered to be
deadly force.
COMMENTS:
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USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. £ 10.06
The "choke hold" means any hold or restraint specifically designed to inhibit
breathing by compression of the airway in the neck. The choke hold shall be
considered to be deadly force.
COMMENTS:
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. £ 10.07
The carotid sleeper hold generally presents less danger of causing serious
injury or death than the choke hold and therefore is generally preferred over
the choke hold in situations where such holds are permissible.
COMMENTS:
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. £ 10.08
No neck hold shall be used, except by persons instructed in the dangers of the
neck holds, its definition as deadly force, and the proper use and constraints
of the carotid sleeper hold, by someone specifically trained in the use and
dangers of neck holds. Refresher training shall be provided on at least an
annual basis.
COMMENTS:
USE OF FORCE Standard Ref. £ 10.09
Medical attention shall be administered to the prisoner by a qualified medical
professional as soon as possible after the use of the carotid sleeper hold or
the choke hold.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 11 ADMISSIONS
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.01
General.
(a) 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.
COMMENTS:
AXMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.02
The delivery officer shall remain at the jail facility until the jail staff has
accepted the prisoner.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref® E 11.03
Each prisoner, after completion of booking, shall be advised of his right to,
and be allowed to complete, at least two local or collect calls to persons of
his choice who may be able to come to his assistance. If the prisoner chooses
not to place the calls allowed, this information shall be not on the booking
form.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS standard Ref. E 11.04
Reasonable provisions for communicating with non-English speaking, handicapped
or illiterate prisoners shall be provided concerning the booking process, rules
of the facility, privileges and other information pertinent to his rights and
well-being while confined.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.05
The booking process should be completed promptly unless the physical or mental
condition of the prisoner necessitates delay.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.06
Search/examination, when allowed.
(a) The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall
establish and maintain written policies and procedures regarding pat searches,
strip searches and body cavity searches, which shall be consistent with this
section.
COMMENTS:
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ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.07
Each prisoner shall be searched for contraband in such a manner consistent with
this subsection and written policies and procedures established thereunder, as
is necessary to protect the safety of prisoners, staff and institutional
security.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.08
No strip search shall be conducted except pursuant to the written policies and
procedures required by 11.01 of this section.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.09
No prisoner, other than a person committed to incarceration by order of a court
or a person held for postconviction incarceration for a criminal offense, shall
be strip searched without a warrant except where reasonable suspicion exists.
A prisoner taken into custody pursuant to an arrest warrant or other court
order issued before the person was arrested or otherwise taken into custody
shall not be considered as committed to incarceration by order of a court for
purposes of this section unless the court issuing the warrant has determined
that the person shall not be released on personal recognizance, bail, or bond.
No strip search shall be authorized or conducted unless a thorough pat-down
search, a thorough electronic metal-detector search, and a thorough clothing
search, when appropriate, do not satisfy the safety, security or evidentiary
concerns of the jail. Physical examinations by licensed medical professionals
solely for public health purposes shall not be considered strip searches.
A prisoner may be strip searched if:
(a) There is reasonable suspicion to believe that a strip search is necessary
to discover weapons, criminal evidence, contraband, or other things concealed
on the body of the person to be searched, that constitutes a threat to the
security of the facility;
(b) There is probable cause to believe that a strip search is necessary to
discover other criminal evidence concealed on the body of the person to be
searched, but not constituting a threat to facility security; or
(c) There is reasonable suspicion to believe that a strip search is necessary
to discover a health condition requiring immediate medical attention.
The determination of whether reasonable suspicion or probable cause exists to
conduct a strip search shall be based on consideration of all information and
circumstances known to the officer authorizing the strip search, including but
not limited to the following factors:
(i) The nature of the offense for which the person to be searched was
arrested;
(ii) The prior criminal record of the person to be searched; and
(iii) Physically violent behavior of the person to be searched, during or after
arrest.
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.09
(continued)
Reasonable suspicion shall be deemed to be present when the prisoner has been
arrested for:
(i) A violent offense as defined in RCW9.9a.030(17) or any successor statute;
(ii) An offense involving escape, burglary, or the use of a deadly weapon; or
(iii) an offense involving possession of a drug or a controlled sustance under
Chapter 69.41, 69.50, 04 69.52 RCW or any successor statute.
COMMENTS: -
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11-10
A written record or records of any strip search shall be maintained in the
individual file of each person strip searched, which record(s) shall contain
the following information:
W The name and serial number of the officer conducting the strip search and
of all others present or observing any part of the strip search;
(ii) The time, date and place of the strip search; and
(iii) Any weapons, criminal evidence, other contraband, or other thing, or
health condition discovered as a result of the strip search. Where reasonable
suspicion is deemed present because of the nature of the arrest offense, the
record shall contain the offense(s) for which the person searched was
arrested. In other cases where reasonable suspicion or probable cause is found
to be present the report shall also contain:
(iv) The name of the supervisor authorizing the strip search; and
(v) The specific facts constituting reasonable suspicion to believe the strip
search was necessary.
COMMENTS:.
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ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.11
No body cavity search shall be conducted except pursuant to a valid search
warrant. No search warrant for a body cavity search shall be sought without
prior authorization of the ranking shift supervisor, pursuant to the written
policies and procedures required by Standard 11.03. Before any body cavity
search is authorized or conducted, a thorough pat-down search, a thorough
electronic metal detector search, and a thorough clothing search, where
appropriate, must be used to search for and seize any evidence of a crime,
contraband, fruits of crime, things otherwise criminally possessed, weapons, or
other things by means of which a crime has been committed or reasonably appears
about to be committed. No body cavity search shall be authorized or conducted
unless these other methods do not satisfy the safety, security, or evidentiary
concerns of the law enforcement agency.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.12
Search procedures, general. The following provisions shall apply to all strip
searches and body cavity searches:
(a) Strip searches and body cavity searches shall be conducted in a
professional manner which protects the prisoner's dignity to the extent
possible.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.13
A strip search or body cavity search, as well as presearch undressing or
postsearch dressing shall occur at a location made private from the observation
of persons not physically conducting the search except that a strip search to
search for and seize a weapon may be conducted at other than a private location
if there arises a specific threat to institutional security that reasonably
requiraes such a search or if all persons in the facility are being searched
for the discovery of weapons or contraband. A strip search or body cavity
search shall be performed or observed only by persons of the same sex as the
person being searched, except for licensed medical professions or when
necessary to assure the safety of the prisoner or any person conducting the
search.
COMMENTS:
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ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.14
No person may be present or observe during a strip search or body cavity search
unless the person is necessary to conduct the search or to ensure the safety of
those persons conducting the search except at the request of the person being
searched.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.15
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.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.16
Persons conducting a strip search or body cavity search shall not touch the
person being searched except as reasonably necessary to effectuate the search
of the person.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11.17
Body cavity searches. The following additional provisions shall apply to body
cavity searches:
(a) A body cavity search may be conducted only pursuant to subsection (2) (e)
of this section. Any body cavity search shall be performed under sanitary
conditions and conducted by a physician, registered nurse, or registered
physician's assistant, licensed to practice in this state, who is trained in
the proper medical process and the potential health problems associated with a
body cavity search.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. E 11-18
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. ADVISORY
COMMENTS:
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ADMISSIONS Ref. £ 11.19
Nothing in this section prohibits a person upon whom a body cavity search is to
be performed from having a readily available person of his or her choosing
present at the time the search is conducted. However, the person chosen shall
not be a person being held in custody by a law enforcement agency.
COM ENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.20
The officer requesting the body cavity search shall prepare and sign a report,
which shall include:
(i) A copy of the warrant and any supporting documents required.
(ii) The name and sex of all persons conducting or observing the search;
(iii) The time, date, place, and description of the search; and
(iv) A statement of the results of the search and a list of any items removed
from the person as a result of the search. The report shall be retained as
part of the agency's records.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.21
All physical markings and "health tag" identifications shall be recorded and
made available to the appropriate jail employees and the medical professionals
responsible for care of the prisoner under Chapter 25.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.22
Particularly when force has been used during arrest, all visible injuries
should be photographed.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.23
Body vermin. Any person with body vermin shall be treated appropriately.
COMMENTS
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. £ 11.24
Medical complaints. Complaints of illness or injury expressed or observed
during booking shall be checked promptly.
COMMENTS:.
P ,,
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref® 11.25
Communicable diseases. A prisoner suspected of having a communicable disease
as defined shall be isolated without delay. Arrangements shall be made for
his immediate transfer to a facility equipped to handle the suspected disease,
unless the admitting facility can safely and effectively segregate and main-
tain the medically prescribed treatment.
COMMENTS:
WAC 289-16-200(10) ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.26
Personal property. The admitting officer shall record and store the pri-
soner's personal property and issue the prisoner a witnessed receipt.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.27
Prisoner weight. Each prisoner's weight should be recorded upon admission.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.28
Photographs. Front and side view identification photographs of each prisoner
should stipulate the date of arrest or the date of the photograph.
COMMENTS: ' ADVISORY
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.29
Fingerprints. Copies of fingerprints shall be forwarded to the proper state.
and federal authorities.
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.30
Issuances. Each jail should establish its own policy on prisoners' use of
personal clothing or jail uniforms.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY
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ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.31
At a reasonable time after the completion of booking, each prisoner shall be
issued clean bedding as well as such personal care items as required under
Chapter 35 (Personal Care Items).
COMMENTS:
ADMISSIONS Standard Ref. 11.32
Upon, .Prisoner request, :a reasonable supply of writing material shall be
furnished to indigent prisoners.
COMMENTS:
CHAPTER 12 PRECLASSIFICATION
PRECLASSIFICATION Standard Ref. 12.01
Prior to classification, reasonable precautions shall be taken to insure the
safety and welfare of prisoners and the security of the institution.
COMMENTS; _
PRECLASSIFICATION Standard Ref. 12.02
Prisoners who, upon screening, appear to have serious and potentially dangerous
problems with drugs, including alcohol, or signs of serious mental illness,
shall be closely observed. Persons qualified and trained to evaluate such pri-
soners shall be contacted without delay.
COMMENTS:
PRECLASSIFICATION Standard Ref. 12.03
Any prisoner suspected of being assaultive shall be housed separately prior to
classification except where continual direct observation is maintained.
COMMENTS:
PRECLASSIFICATION Standard Ref. 12.04
No prisoner known or suspected to be a danger to himself may be housed alone
without continual direct observation.
COMMENTS:
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CHAPTER 13 ORIENTATION
ORIENTATION Standard Ref® E 13.01
As soon after booking as possible each prisoner shall receive an oral or
written orientation, consistent with the provisions of Chapter 11.05. 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 Chapter 22 (Prisoner Rules) .
0CMMENTS:
ORIENTATION Standard Ref. E 13.02
Procedures and conditions regarding classification and reclassification, as
provided in Chapter 14 (Classification/Segregation) .
OCMMENTS:
ORIENTATION standard Ref. E 13.03
Staff expectations of prisoner responsibilities, including if applicable,
cleaning of prisoner living areas;
COMMENTS:
ORIENTATION Standard Ref. E 13.04
Prisoner rights and privileges.
COMMENTS: .
ORIENTATION standard Ref. E 13.05
The means of access to health care as required by Chapter 28 (Access to Health
Care) , and other services;
COMMENTS:
ORIENTATION Standard Ref. E 13.06
An opportunity to ask and receive answers to questions shall be provided within
a reasonable time.
COMMENTS:
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CHAPTER 14 CLASSIFICIATION/SEGREGATION
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.01
Classification.
(a) The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall
establish written classification and reclassification procedures which shall be
included in the manual of policies and procedures.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.02
A classification committee, or individual shall be designated as responsible
for classification of prisoners confined in the facility in accordance with
such written procedures: Provided, That this does not preclude designation of
alternate persons to serve in such individuals' absence: Provided further,
That certain classification functions, such as initial cell assignment, may be
delegated, in writing, to staff not assigned to classification functions.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.03
It is recommended that no less than two facility staff members be responsible
for classification determinations when reasonably possible.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
�__`
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.04
For each prisoner confined in a detention or correctional facility 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.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.05
Classification procedures.
(a) Each prisoner confined in a detention or correctional facility shall be
interviewed by the persons responsible for classification determinations or
other designated staff. Where designated staff conduct the interviews the
information shall be reported to the classification committee, or person
responsible in a uniform manner.
COMMENTS:
Pa,
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. E 14.06
Each prisoner shall be classified as soon as reasonably possible.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREaATION Standard Ref. E 14.07
The prisoner shall be promptly informed of any classification housing
assignment decision other than "general population," and of his right to have
that decision reviewed upon making a request. Such notice shall also be given
with regard to any classification action.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. E 14.08
A prisoner who is dissatisfied with his housing assignment shall be entitled to
a review of the decision by the department of corrections or chief law
enforcement officer upon making a written request, and shall be promptly
informed of this right. Such request shall be reviewed by the department of
corrections, chief law enforcement officer, or a designated staff member
supervisory to the classification committee, within 72 hours of its receipt by
staff. The prisoner shall receive a written decision of the review of such
assignment, including reason(s) .
CONTENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SBGRBGATION Standard Ref. E 14.09
Criteria for prisoner classification.
(a) The primary criteria for classification shall be the safety of the
prisoner and the security of the institution.
COMMENTS:
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CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.10
Juveniles.
(i) No juvenile shall be held in a 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 courts Provided, That no person under the chronological age
of sixteen shall be held in a jail or holding facility for adults: 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 facilities rather than city or county adult detention
facilities. 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
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 successor statute does not constitute a "transfer".
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.11
A juvenile shall not be confined in a jail or holding facility for adults,
except:
(A) For a period not exceeding twenty-four hours excluding weekends and
holidays and only for the purpose of an initial court appearance in a county
where no juvenile detention facility is available, a juvenile may be held in an
adult facility provided that the confinement is separate from the sight and
sound of adult inmates; or
(B) For not more than six hours and pursuant to a lawful detention in the
course of an investigation, a juvenile may be held in an adult facility
provided that the confinement is separate from the sight and sound of adult
inmates.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.12
Females shall be segregated from visual communication and physical contact with
male prisoners except under (the] direct supervision of a staff person.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION Standard Ref. £ 14.13
Special problem prisoners who endanger the health and safety of other prisoners
(or themselves) shall be segregated and closely supervised.
COMMENTS
CLASSIFICATION/SEGRE)GATION Standard Ref. E 14.14
Prisoners on work release or weekend confinement programs, and any other
prisoners who have regular contact outside the jail shall be segregated from
other prisoner categories.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SEGRBGATION Standard Ref. Ea14.15
Factors to be considered in classification shall include, but are not limited
to, age, type of crime, pretrial versus post-trial status, and offender
sophistication.
COMMENTS:
CLASSIFICATION/SBGRBGATION Standard Ref. E 14.16
Administrative segregation.
(a) The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall
establish written procedures governing the use of administrative segregation
which are consistent with this subsection.
COMMENTS•
CLASSIFICATION/SEGREGATION standard Ref. Z 14.17
(b) Administrative segregation shall only be used when the presence of the
prisoner in general population poses a serious threat of death or injury to
himself or others, damage to property, or the security or orderly operation of
the facility. Written documentation shall be maintained citing the reasons for
each case of a prisoner placed in administrative segregation.
(c) Written procedures shall permit the prisoner an opportunity to appeal
within 72 hours (exclusive of weekends and holidays) the decision of placement
in administrative segregation to the person(s) designated as responsible for
classification. A hearing shall be conducted whenever a prisoner appeals
placement in administrative segregation and the prisoner shall be afforded the
same rights as those required for disciplinary hearings.
(d) Each prisoner in administrative segregation shall have his case reviewed at
least every 30 days by the persons responsible for clasification. Prisoners
shall be held in administrative segregation only as long as the reason(s) for
their initial placement there remains valid.
COMMENTS:
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CHAPTER 15 GOODrIME
GOOMIME Standard Ref. £ 15.01
The director of the department of corrections or the chief law enforcement
officer shall develop written policies regarding time off for good behavior.
Such policies shall insure that good time when authorized by sentencing courts,
is given on a consistent basis, and in accordance
with RCW 70.48.210 and 9.92.150.
COMMENTS:
.CHAPTER 16 RELEASE AND TRANSFER
RELEASE AND TRANSFER Standard Ref. £ 16.01
Release.
(a) The releasing officer shall positively determine prisoner identity and
ascertain that there is legal authority for the release.
C'C MENTS
RELEASE AND TRANSFER Standard Ref. £ 16.02
The information required at the time of release shall be recorded for each
prisoner released from the facility.
CONTENTS
RELEASE AND TRANSFER Standard Ref. £ 16.03
All prisoners being released shall sign a witnessed receipt for personal
property returned.
COMMENTS:
RELEASE AND TRANSFER Standard Ref. £ 16.04
Each prisoner discharged should receive a visual body check to detect changes
from his admitting physical record.
CC MENTS: ADVISORY
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RELEASE AND TRANSFER standard Ref. E 16.05
Transfer. 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.
COMMENTS:
ciiAPTER 17 TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION Standard Ref. E 17.01
When jail facility staff are responsible for prisoner transportation and when
the prisoner is still in the custody and under the supervision of the jail, the
department of corrections or the chief law enforcement officer of each
detention and correctional facility shall develop and maintain written
instructions which insure the safety of the prisoners and staff shall be
maintained.
CUMMENTS:
CHAPTER 18 STAFFING
STAFFING Standard Ref. E 18-01
General staffing.(A) At all times in all jails, at least one staff member urve shall be awake,
alert, and directly responsible for supervision and s illance.
COMENTS:
STAFFING Standard Ref. E 18.02
At all times a staff member of the same sex as the prisoner(s) shall be on duty
or available within a reasonable time, which staff member shall be directly
responsible for supervision which involves intimate physical contact or
activities commonly afforded reasonable protection against opposite sex
observation or supervision: Provided, That this does not preclude jail staff
from performing non jail functions or being relieved from direct duties and
remaining on call: Provided further, That 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.
COMMENTS:
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STAFFING Standard Ref. £ 18.03
There shall be continual sight and/or sound surveillance of all prisoners.
COMMMTS:
STAFFING Standard Ref. £ 18.04
Such surveillance may be by remote means, provided there is the ability of
staff to respond face-to-face to any prisoner within three minutes: Provided,
That special problem prisoners are subject to the more stringent personal
observation and supervision requirements of other sections.
COMMENTS:
STAFFING Standard Ref. £ 18.05
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.
COMMENTS:
STAFFING Standard Ref. £ 18.06
Personal staff observations of prisoners should be recorded in writing and
retained in the jail records.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
STAFFING Standard Ref. £ 18.07
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. When such symptoms are
discovered, such persons should be closely observed.
COMMENTS: =ADVISORY
CHAPTER 19 SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE
SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. £ 19.01
General security.
(a) All jails shall establish a positive means of identifying prisoners.
COMMENTS:
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SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref® E 19.02
Perimeter security shall be maintained.
COMMENTS:
SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. E 19.03
Security devices shall be maintained in proper working condition at all times.
COMMENTS:
SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. E 19.04
No prisoner shall be permitted to have authority over other prisoners.
COMMENTS:
SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. E 19.05
Prisoner counts. Detention and correctional facilities shall develop a system
for taking and recording prisoner counts. This procedure shall be followed at
shift changes and at other regular or irregular times.
COMMENTS:
SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. E 19.06
Contraband control.
(a) Any item or person entering or leaving a jail shall be subject to search.
COMMENTS:
SUPERVISION/SURVE, ILLANCE Standard Ref. E 19.07
When housed in a jail facility, work release prisoners and-prisoners who have
regular contact with other prisoner classifications or entrance to areas
frequented by other prisoners.
COMMENTS:
SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. E 19.08
There shall be irregularly scheduled searches for contraband in detention and
correctional facilities and all areas frequented by prisoners.
COMMENTS:
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SUPERVISION/SURVEILLANCE Standard Ref. £ 19.09
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) . Non-English speaking visitors
shall be informed of the statutory penalty either verbally or by posted signs
in the appropriate language.
COMMENTS:
CHAPTER 20 CRITICAL ARTICLES
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.01
All detention and correctional facilities shall establish written procedures to
insure that weapons shall be inaccessible to prisoners at all times.
COMMENTS:
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.02
Weapon lockers shall be located outside of the booking and confinement areas.
COMMENTS:
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.03
Whenever possible, keys to weapon lockers should be located outside of booking
and confinement areas.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.04
Keys and locking devices.
(a) Key regulations shall be established by the department of corrections or
chief law enforcement officer and read and initialed by all staff.
COMMENTS:
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.05
A control point shall be designated for key cataloging and logging the
distribution of keys.
COMMENTS:
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CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. E 20.06
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.
C(X44ENTS:-
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. E 20.07
All keys not in use shall be stored in a secure key locker inaccessible to
prisoners.
COMMENTS:-
CRITICAL ARTICLES standard Ref. E 20.O8
Emergency keys shall be marked and placed where they may be quickly identified
in case of an emergency.
COMMENTS:-
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. E 20.09
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
jails. At no time should both rings be carried by a person inside the jail
simultaneously.
COMMENTS: ADVISORY.
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. E 20.10
Keys shall be accounted for at all times and the distribution certified at each
shift change.
COMMENTS:.
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. F- 20.11
Jail facility keys shall never be issued to a prisoners.
COMMENTS:.
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CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.12
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.
COMMENTS:
CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.13
Protective equipment. Protective equipment, tear gas, and any other chemical
suppressing agent shall be kept in a secure area, inaccessible to prisoners and
unauthorized persons, but quickly accessible to officers of the facility.
COMMENTS:
• CRITICAL ARTICLES Standard Ref. £ 20.14
Kitchen utensils, tools, and toxic substances
(a) Dangerous kitchen utensils and tools shall be marked for identification,
recorded, and kept in a secure place.
COMMENTS:
CRITICAL ARTICI FR Standard Ref. £ 20.15
Toxic substances shall be kept in 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.
CO[M!ENTS:
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CHAPTER 21 PRISONER RIGHTS
PRISONER RIGHTS Standard Ref. E 21.01
Each detention and correctional facility should establish a written statement
of prisoner rights, to be reviewed at the time of orientation, which should
include, but not be limited to, access to courts, confidential access to
attorneys and/orcourts, 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
and regulations and sanctions, communication such as telephone calls, and
access to necessary medical care.
COMMENTS
PRISONER RIGHTS standard Ref. E 21 .02
1
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall establish
uniform rules and disciplinary sanctions to guide the conduct of all prisoners,
which rules shall designate major and minor infractions.
COMMENTS
PRISONER RIGHTS Standard Ref. E 21.03
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.
CX14V0qTS
cHAPTER 22 PRISONER RULES OF CONDUCT
PRISONER RULES OF CONDUCT Standard Ref. E 22.01
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 act. Such reports shall become a part of the prisoner's jail record.
COMMENTS
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PRISONER RULES OF CONDUCT Standard Ref. £ 22.02
Minor infractions. Minor violations of the rules may be handled informally by
any staff member by reprimand, warning, or minor sanction as defined by local
rules. Such incidents may become part of the prisoner's record only with the
approval of the supervisor and verbal notification to the prisoner.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 23 DISCIPLINE
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.01
Disciplinary committee.
(a) The director of the department of corrections or the chief law enforcement
officer or such person's designee or designees, shall hear and decide all
charges of major violation of facility rules and impose sanctions.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.02
It is recommended, but not required, that there be a committee of two or more
staff to perform the function of disciplinary committee.
COMMENTS C�SORY
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.03
Any facility staff member involved in a charge shall not be allowed to
participate as a hearing officer with respect to that charge.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.04
Disciplinary procedures.
(a) Any charges pending against a prisoner shall be acted on as soon as
possible and no later than seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays) after observation or discovery of the infraction. Action in this
context means either a disciplinary hearing or a decision not to impose any
sanction requiring a hearing.
COMMENTS
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DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. E 23.05
At least twenty-four hours prior to hearing, the prisoner shall receive a copy
of the written infraction report made in conformance with Chapter 22 (Prisoner
Rules of Conduct) . If the prisoner is illiterate, the infraction report shall
be read to him.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref® E 23.06
The prisoner alleged to have committed a major infraction shall have, and be
promptly advised of, the following rights:
M The prisoner shall have the right to be present at all stages of the
hearing, except during the decisional deliberations;
(ii) The prisoner shall be allowed to appear on his own behalf, to present
witnesses, and to present documentary evidence unless the exercise of such
rights would be unduly hazardous to institutional safety or correctional goals,
in which case the prisoner shall be given a written statement of the reasons
for such judgments and the prisoner's record shall contain a statement with
regard to such grounds;
(iii) A prisoner who is unable to represent himself in such a hearing shall be
informed of his right to be assisted by another person in understanding and
participating in the proceedings;
(iv) The prisoner shall be advised of the decision in a written notice giving
the reasons for the disciplinary action, if any, and evidence relied on; and
(v) The prisoner shall be permitted to appeal the disciplinary hearing
decision to the department of corrections or the chief law enforcement officer
or his or her designee in accordance with appeal procedures established by each
facility and included in the printed rules.
All disciplinary proceedings shall be recorded.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE standard Ref® E 23.07
There shall be a finding of guilt based on the preponderance of evidence before
imposition of a sanction.
COMMENTS
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DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.03
The above provisions do not preclude imposition of administrative segregation,
according to procedures required by Chapter 14 (Classification/Segregation), or
other appropriate limitations on freedom of the prisoner involved prior to such
disciplinary proceeding: Provided, That each such restriction shall be in
accordance with the other provisions in these standards: Provided further,
That any such restrictions shall be based on legitimate grounds of
institutional security or prisoner safety, and such action shall be noted in
the prisoner's records.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.09
Corrective action or forms of discipline.
Nonpunitive corrective action should be the first consideration in all
disciplinary proceedings.
COMMENTS L4WISORY.
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.10
When punitive measures are imposed, such measures shall be in accordance
with law, and recouwnded sanctions, appropriate to the severity of the
infraction, and based on considerations of the individual involved.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.11
Acceptable forms of discipline shall include the following:
(i) Loss of privileges;
(ii) Removal from work detail or other assignment
(iii) Recormtiendation of forfeiture of "good time" credit;
(iv) Transfer to the maximum security or segregation section. .
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. £ 23.12
Limitations on punishment.
No prisoner or group of prisoners shall be given authority to administer
punishment to any other prisoner or group of prisoners.
COMMENTS
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DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. E 23.13
Deprivation of regular feeding, clothing, bed, bedding, or normal hygienic
implements and facilities shall not be used as a disciplinary sanction.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE standard Ref. E 23.14
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.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. E 23.15
Restrictions on visitation.
W Visitation privileges should not be denied or restricted as a sanction for
infractions of rules of the institution unrelated to visitation.
(ii) Tinder no circumstances shall attorney client visits be restricted.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE Standard Ref. E 23.16
No prisoner shall 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. Continuous confinement for over thirty days must
be approved by the director of the department of corrections or the chief law
enforcement officer or such person's designee.
COMMENTS
DISCIPLINE standard Ref. E 23.17
Corporal punishment and physical restraint e.g., handcuffs, leather restraints,
and strait jackets) shall not be used as sanctions.
CCMMENTS
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CHAPTER 24 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Standard Ref. £ 24.01
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer for each jail
should develop and maintain procedures for the collection of prisoner
grievances. Such procedures should provide for persons to whom grievances are
to be directed, for timely review of grievances, and for written notification
of action taken regarding the grievance.
COMMENTS ADVISORY
CHAPTER 25 RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN AND LICENSED STAFF
RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN Standard Ref. £ 25.01
LICENSED STAFF
The facility shall have a designated health authority with responsibility for
health care services pursuant to a written agreement, contract, or job
escription. 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.
COMMENTS
RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN Standard Ref. £ 25.02
LICENSED STAFF
Matters of medical and dental judgment shall be the sole province of the
responsible physician and dentist respectively; security regulations applicable
to facility personnel shall also apply to health personnel.
COMMENTS
RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN Standard Ref. £ 25.03
LICENSED STAFF
The responsible physician or medical authority should submit a quarterly report
on the health delivery system and health environment and an annual statistical
summary to the chief law enforcement officer or department of corrections.
COMMENTS ADVISORY.
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RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN Standard Ref. E 25.04
LICENSED STAFF
State licen'sure and/or certification requirements and restrictions shall apply
to health care personnel.
COMMENTS
RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN standard Ref. E 25.05
LICENSED STAFF
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.
COMMENTS
RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN standard Ref. E 25.06
LICENSED STAFF
Verification of current licensing and certification credentials should be on
file in the jail.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 26 HE ALTH CARE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
HEALTH CARE POLICY AND Standard Ref. E 26.01
PROCEDURES
Written standard operating procedures approved by the responsible physician and
governing unit or official designated by it shall consist of but not be limited
to the following:
(a) Receiving screening;
ADVISORY (b) Health appraisal data collection
(c) Nonmerchantable 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;
M Providing chronic care;
(j) Providing convalescent care;
ADVISORY (k) Providing medical preventive maintenance
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HEALTH CARE POLICY AND Standard Ref. £ 26.01
PROCEDURES
(continued)
(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.
COMMENTS �(b) , (k)
HEALTH CARE POLICY AND Standard Ref. £ 26.02
PROCEDURES
The work of qualified medical personnel shall be governed by written job
descriptions which shall be approved by the responsible physician.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 27 HEALTH SCREENING
HEALTH SCREENING Standard Ref. £ 27.01
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 on a printed screening form..
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;
(f) Condition of skin and body orifices, including rashes and infestations;.
and
(g) Disposition/referral of inmates to qualified medical personnel on an
emergency basis.
COMMENTS
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HEALTH SCREENING Standard Ref. E 27.02
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: Provided, That this subsection does not
apply to prisoners who are able to receive medical care in the community.
COMMENTS ADVISORY
HEALTH SCREENING Standard Ref. E 27.03
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
1B 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.
COMMENTS ADVISORY
HEALTH SCREENING Standard Ref. Z 27.04
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 responsible physician.
CCMMENTS
CHAPTER 28 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. E 28.01
If medical services are delivered in the jail, adequate equipment supplies and
materials shall be provided for the performance of primary health care
delivery.
COMENTS
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. £ 28.02
At the time of admission to the facility, prisoners shall receive a written
commmication consistent with the provisions of Chapter 11 (Admissions) ,
explaining the procedures for gaining access to medical services.
COMMENTS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. £ 28.03
Prisoners' medical complaints shall be collected daily and acted upon by the
medically trained personnel. An appropriate priority shall be established and
treatment by qualified medical personnel follow.
COMMENTS
'ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. £ 28.04
Work release prisoners should be allowed to see their own physicians outside of
the jail and to receive consistent care within the jail.
COMAS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. £ 28.05
Sick call.
(a) Sick call shall be conducted by a physician and/or other qualified medical
personnel and shall be available to each prisoner as follows:
(i) In facilities of less than fifty prisoners, at least once per week at a
minimwn;
(ii) Facilities of fifty to two hundred prisoners at least three times per
week; and
(iii) Facilities of over two hundred prisoners at least five times per week:
Provided, That the average daily population may be calculated exclusive of work
release prisoners when they receive their care in the community.
COMMENTS
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. E 28.06
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, as follows:
W At least once per month in jails with less than fifty prisoners;
(ii) At least every two weeks in facilities of fifty to two hundred prisoners;
and
(iii) At least weekly in facilities of over two hundred prisoners.
COMMENTS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. E 28.07
Medical and dental prostheses shall not be denied when the health of the
inmate-patient would otherwise be adversely affected as determined by the
responsible physician.
COMMENTS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE standard Ref. E 28.08
Emergency care.
(a) First aid kit(s) shall be conveniently available in all jails.
COMMENTS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. E 28.09
The responsible physician should approve the contents, number, location and
procedure for periodic inspection of the kit(s) .
COMMENTS Mark ADVISORY.
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Standard Ref. E 28.10
Emergency medical and dental care shall be be available on a twenty-four hour
basis in accordance with a written plan which includes:
W Arrangements for the emergency evacuation of the prisoner from the jail;
(ii) Arrangements for the use of an emergency medical vehicle;
(iii) Arrangements for the use of one or more designated hospital emergency
rooms, other appropriate health facilities, or on-call physician and dentist
services.
COMMENTS
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CHAPTER 29 HEALTH CARE TRAINING
HEALTH CARE TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 29.01
Jail personnel shall be trained in standard first-aid equivalent to that
defined by the American Red Cross and usual emergency care procedures 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 resuscitation;
(d) Call for help; and
(e) Transfer to appropriate medical provider.
COMMENTS
HEALTH CARE TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 29.02
At least one person per shift within sight or sound of the prisoner shall have
training in receiving screening and basic life support cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) .
COMMENTS
HEALTH CARE TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 29.03
Jail personnel shall be given training regarding the recognition of general
symptoms of mental illness and retardation.
COMMENTS
HEALTH CARE TRAINING Standard Ref. £ 29.04
All persons responsible for the delivery of medications shall have training
regarding the medical, security, and legal aspects of such activity.
COMMENTS,
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CHAPTER 30 MEDICATIONS CONTROL
MEDICATIONS CONTROL Standard Ref. E 30.01
The jail's standard operating procedures for the proper managem-b-ant of
pharmaceuticals shall include:
(a) A formulary specifically developed for the facility when stock medications
are maintained within the jail. Such formulary shall be in accordance with WAC
360-16-070 (clinic dispensary)
COMMENTS
MEDICATIONS CONTROL Standard Ref. E 30.02
A policy that jails with an on-site pharmacy shall adhere to regulations
established by the state board of pharmacy. Such policy shall require, as a
minimum, a consulting pharmacist for the operation of the pharmacy or the
dispensing shall be done by each prescribing physician in person (WAC
360-16-070)
COMMENTS
MEDICATIONS CONTROL Standard Ref. E 30.03
A policy regarding the prescription of all medications with particular
attention to behavior modifying medications and those subject to abuse.
COMMENTS
MEDICATIONS CONTROL Standard Ref. E 30.04
A policy regarding medication dispensing and administration which shall
include, but not be limited to:
W 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) Packaging of medication(s) : The medications system shall insure 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
contained labeled by their manufacturer. Medications shall not be transferred
from the original container 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) .
COMMENTS
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MEDICATIONS CONTROL Standard Ref. £ 30.04
A policy regarding the maximum security storage and weekly inventory of all
controlled substances, non-prescription medication(s) , syringes, needles and
surgical instruments. Jails that do not have an on-site pharmacy shall provide
for a consulting pharmacist to determine that medication(s) have been properly
managed.
COMMENTS
MEDICATIONS CONTROL Standard Ref. £ 30.05
The person delivering medication(s) shall be accountable for following the
orders of medical staff.
COMIr1ENTS
CHAPTER 31 HEALTH CARE RECORDS
HEALTH CARE RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 31.01
The responsible physician 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, notations of place, date and time of medical encounters and
terminations of treatment from long term or serious medical or psychiatric
treatment.
COMMENTS
HEALTH CARE RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 31.02
The responsible physician shall insure the confidentiality of each prisoner's
medical record file and such file shall be maintained separately to the extent
necessary to maintain their confidentiality.
C(Pt E NTS
HEALTH CARE RECORDS Standard Ref. £ 31.03
The responsible physician or medical staff designated by him
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.
COMMENTS
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HEALTH CARE RECORDS Standard Ref® E 31.04
A copy or summary of the medical record file shall routinely be sent to any
jail or correctional institution to which a prisoner is transferred at the time
of such transfer. 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.
COMMENTS
HEALTH CARE RECORDS Standard Ref® E 31.05
The person delivering medications shall record the actual time of the delivery
in a manner and on a form approved by the responsible physician.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER-' 31 SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. E 32.01
Informed consent.
(a) All examinations, treatments and procedures affected by informed consent
standards in the community shall likewise be observed for prisoner care.
COMMENTS
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. E 32.02
No prisoner shall be given medical treatment against his will except as
necessary to prevent the spread of com-nunicable disease, to relieve imminent
danger to the life of the prisoner, or, in the case of 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 comitment or involuntary treatment of
mentally ill persons within jails.
COMMENTS
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. E 32.03
In case of minors, the informed consent of parent, guardian or legal custodian
applies where required by law.
COMMENTS
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SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. £ 32.04
In a.11 cases, the responsible physician shall give a clear statement to the
prisoner patient of his diagnosis and treatment.
COMMENTS
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. £ 32.05
Special medical.
(a) Jail staff shall report any symptoms of prisoner mental illness or
retardation to medical personnel for appropriate evaluation and treatment.
COMMENTS
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. £ 32.06
A special program shall exist for prisoners requiring close medical
supervision. A written individual treatment plan for each of these patients
shall be developed by a physician which includes directions to medical and
nonmedical personnel regarding their roles in the care and supervision of these
patients.
COMMENTS
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. £ 32.07
Programs for the prevention of suicide, to include early identification of
risk, appropriate diagnosis and referral, and close observation as required by
Chapter 18 (Staffing) , should be developed by medical staff.
COMMENTS =ADVISORY.
SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. £ 32.08
Appropriate medically supervised treatment in accordance with written
procedures established under Chapter 26 (Health Care Policy and Procedures)
shall be given in the jail to prisoners determined to be mentally ill or under
the influence of alcohol, opiates, barbiturates and similar drugs when such
care is not provided in a community health facility.
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SPECIAL MEDICAL ISSUES Standard Ref. E 32.09
Reasonable physical restraint when necessary for medical reasons shall be
medically directed, except that in an emergency reasonable physical restraint
may be used to control a grossly disturbed or violent prisoner, but the review
and direction of the health care staff or local mental health professionals
shall be promptly obtained.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 33 ACCESSS TO FACILITIES
ACCESS TO FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 33.01
Regular bathing (shower) shall be permitted at least twice each week.
COMMENTS
ACCESS TO FACILITIES Standard Ref. E 33.02
Each prisoner shall have access to toilet, sink, drinking water, and adequate
heat and ventilation.
COMMENTS
CmAPTER 34 FOOD
FOOD Standard Ref. E 34.01
General food requirements.
(a) At least three is a day shall be served at regular intervals. The
morning meal shall be served within fourteen hours of the previous y®s
evening meal.
COMMENTS
FOOD Standard Ref. E 34.02
Jails may arrange for prepared meal service or serve frozen packaged meals,
provided these meals conform to the other requirements of this section.
COMMENTS
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FOOD Standard Ref. £ 34.03
Nutritional and caloric intake.
(a) Jail menus shall be reviewed by the local county health department, the
county extension service, or other qualified nutrition consultant to insure
that diets approximate the dietary allowances specified.
COMMENTS
FOOD Standard Ref. £ 34.04
Diets ordered by medical staff shall be strictly observed.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 35 CLOTHING/BEDDING, PERSONAL ITEMS
CLUIHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. £ 35.01
PERSONAL ITEMS
Clothing.
(a) Provision shall be made for separate insect proof clothing storage to
prevent migration of lice from infested clothing.
COMMENTS
CLOTHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. £ 35.02
PERSONAL ITEMS
Each jail shall insure that prisoners' outer garments are laundered and made
available to them at least once a week, and that prisoners' undergarments and
socks are laundered and made available to them at least twice a week.
COMAS
CLOTHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. £ 35.03
PERSONAL ITEMS
Detention and correctional facilities shall, if necessary, clean and sanitize
personal clothing prior to storage.
C +fWrS
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CLOTHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. E 35.04
PERSONAL ITEMS
Bedding.
(a) Each prisoner shall be issued clean bed linens for the first night®s
detention and at least once a week thereafter. Bed linens shall include:
W One detachable cloth mattress cover and one sheet; or
(ii) Two sheets; or
(iii) one double size sheet.
COMMENTS
CLOTHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. E 35.05
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mattresses shall have a washable surface and be sanitized at least
semiannually.
COMMENTS
CLOTHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. E 35.06
PERSONAL ITEMS
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.
COMMENTS
CIOTHING/BEDDING standard Ref. E 35.07
PERSONAL ITEMS
Personal care item.
(a) Personal care items issued to each prisoner in detention and correctional
facilities shall include, but not be limited to soap and towel. Female
prisoners shall be supplied with necessary feminine hygiene items.
COMMENTS
CLOTHING/BEDDING standard Ref. E 35.08
PERSONAL ITEMS
Toothpaste or powder, toothbrush and comb shall be available for purchase by
all prisoners: Provided, That prisoners without funds shall have access to
these minimum items without cost.
CCV14FMS
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CLOTHING/BEDDING Standard Ref. £ 35.09
PERSONAL ITEMS
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.
COMMENTS ADVISORY.
CHAPTER 36 SANITATION
SANITATION Standard Ref. £ 36.01
General.
(a) All jails shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, free from any
accumulation of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage, or other matter detrimental to
health.
COMMENTS
SANITATION Standard Ref. £ 36.02
Jail staff shall insure 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.
COMMENTS
SANITATION Standard Ref. £ 36.03
Insects, rodents, and pets.
(a) 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.
COMMENTS
SANITATION Standard Ref. £ 36.04
Pets shall not be allowed in jail facilities.
CCMMENrS
SANITATION Standard Ref. £ 36.05
Laundry. Each jail shall arrange for adequate laundry services.
COMMENTS
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CHAPTER 37 SERVICES
SERVICES Standard Ref. E 37.01
Commissary.
(a) The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer of each
detention and correctional facility shall either establish, maintain, and
operate a commissary, to provide prisoners with a list of approved items to be
purchased at least once a week at local stores.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. E 37.02
Commissary items shall include books, periodicals, and newspapers, or the
facility shall make arrangements to order any such it from publishers and/or
local newsstands.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. E 37.03
Proceeds from a jail facility store shall be used for operation and maintenance
of the commissary service and/or prisoner welfare expensese
CXX44wrs
SERVICES Standard Ref. E 37.04
If jail rules do not permit prisoners to keep money on their persons, payments
for commissary purchases shall be made by debit on a cash account maintained
for the prisoner. All expenditures from a prisoners account shall be
accurately recorded and receipted.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. F- 37.05
Basic hair care.. All jails shall make reasonable arrangeiueents to provide basic
. hair care.
COMMENTS
SERVICES standard Ref. E 37.06
Library services. In consultation with state and/or local library service
units, each jail shall make provision for library services.
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SERVICES Standard Ref. £ 37.07
Legal assistance.
When adequate professional legal assistance is not available to prisoners
for purposes of preparing and filing legal papers, a jail shall provide access
to necessary law books and reference materials.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. £ 37.08
Facility rules shall not prohibit one prisoner from assisting another in the
preparation of legal papers.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. £ 37.09
Religious services.
Upon request from a prisoner, the jail
facility shall arrange religious services or
confidential religious consultation.
CONS
SERVICES Standard Ref. £ 37.10
Detention and correctional facilities with an average daily population of
twenty-five or more shall arrange for weekly religious services.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. £ 37.11
Prisoners should be permitted to observe religious holidays and receive
sacraments of their faith.
COMMENTS ADVISORY.
SERVICES Standard Ref. £ 37.12
Attendance at religious services shall be voluntary, and prisoners who do not
wish to hear or participate shall not-be exposes to such services.
COM:NTS
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SERVICES standard Ref. Z 3.7.13
Cotinseling, guidance, and ancillary services.
Counseling services should be available to provide prisoners in detention
and correctional facilities with an opportunity to discuss their problems,
interests, and program.
COMMENTS ADVISORY
SERVICES Standard Ref. E 37.14
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer may utilize
volunteer counseling resources available in the conmv-MitY.
COMMENTS
SERVICES Standard Ref. E 37.15
Professionals should serve in an advisory capacity when jail facility personnel
or community volunteers engage in counseling.
COMMENTS
SERVICES standard Ref. E 37.16
Counselors may submit written recommendations to the chief law enforcement
officer or disciplinary review body.
OONMEIVVTS ADVISORY.
SERVICES standard Ref. E 37.17
Prisoners shall not be required to receive counseling services unless ordered
by the appropriate court or the disciplinary review body.
COMMENTS
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CHAPTER 38 PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. £ 38.01
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. Indoor or outdoor exercise areas shall
be equipped with appropriate equipment and supplies to permit varied exercise
or recreation.
COMMENTS
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. £ 38.02
Work programs. The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer
may establish work programs.
COMMENTS ADVISORY.
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. £ 38.03
Participation in work programs by pretrial detainees shall be voluntary.
COMMENTS
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. £ 38.04
Education and training programs.
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer should
arrange for the development of an education and training program, utilizing
local school districts, colleges, trade schools, unions, industry, interested
citizens and/or other available community, state and federal resources.
COMMENTS ADVISORY.
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. £ 38.05
Paid staff member(s) should have designated responsibility for supervision of
the education and training programs.
COMAS ADVVISORY.
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. £ 38.06
Approved correspondence courses should be available at the prisoner's request
and expense.
COWERrS ADVISORY.
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PROGRAMS Standard Ref. E 38.07
Jails should provide courses to prepare qualified prisoners for the "General
Education Development" test, and provide the opportunity to take the test.
C0MKWrS (ADVISORY
PROGRAMS Standard Ref. E 38.08
Leisure time activity programs.
. Detention and correctional facilities should 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.
COMMENTS ` ADVISORY.
'PROGRAMS standard Ref. E 38.09
Volunteers may be used to plan and supervise exercise programs and other
leisure time activities, but paid staff member(s) should have designated
responsibility for supervision of such program.
COMMENTS rADVISOR
PROGRAM Standard Ref. E 38.10
Alternative to confinement programs. With the concurrence of the department of
corrections or chief law enforcement officer, the disciplinary hearing body
may recommend an alternative to confinement to the court of jurisdiction.
COMMENTS (��MSOR
CRUTER 39 TELEPHONE USAGE
TELEPHONE USAGE Standard Ref. E 39.01
The governing unit shall establish and post rules 'which specify regular
telephone usage times and the maximum length of calls (not to be less than five
minutes) o
COMMENTS
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TELEPHONE USAGE Standard Ref. £ 39.02
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.
COMMENTS
TELEPHONE USAGE Standard Ref. £ 39.03
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.
COMMENTS
'TELEPHONE USAGE Standard Ref. £ 39.04
Location of telephone facilities shall insure reasonable privacy, and telephone
conversations shall not be monitored, tape recorded, or spot-checked except by
court order.
COMMENTS
TELEPHONE USAGE Standard Ref. £ 39.05
Reasons for calls shall be the personal concern of the prisoner, except in
consideration of requests for emergency calls beyond normal telephone hours.
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 40 MAIL
MAIL Standard Ref. £ 40.01
Newspapers, books, periodicals and other printed materials, and photographs.
(a) 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 mails.
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.
COMMENTS
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MAIL Standard Ref. E 40.02
(b) When such materials are withheld from a prisoner®
M The prisoner shall receive immediate written notice that the publication
is being denied, accompanied by an explanation of the reason(s) for the denial;
(ii) The affected prisoner shall be promptly informed of his right to have
such decision reviewed by the disciplinary hearing body, the department of
corrections, or the chief law enforcement officer upon written request;
(iii) A written decision of the review of the denial, including reason(s) ,
shall be given to the prisoner requesting review.
COMMENTS
MAIL Standard Ref. E 40.03
(2) Correspondence.
(a) General.
(i) Incoming or outgoing mail shall be retained no more than one business day.
(ii) 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 the courts.
(iii) No restriction shall be placed on the number of letters a prisoner may
receive or on the persons with whom he may correspond, except by court order of
a court of competent jurisdiction, or as provided under (c) of this subsection.
(iv) These rules shall not preclude a prisoner being required to place his
name and a return post office address on outgoing mail.
COMMENTS
MAIL Standard Ref. E 40.04
opening or censoring mail
(i) 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.
(ii) Incoming mail shall not be censored, but may be opened and inspected for
contraband, cash and checks and may be perused for content when the responsible
staff person designated by the department of corrections or chief law
enforcement officer 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.
(iii) Except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, outgoing mail
shall not be opened unless the responsible staff person designated by the
department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer 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.
ConVENTS
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MAIL Standard Ref. £ 40.05
Notice of disapproval of prisoner mail.
(i) 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 the prisoner.
(ii) 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) for denial and indicating the portion(s) of the letter causing the
denial shall be given 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.
(iii) when a prisoner is prohibited from sending or receiving mail, the
affected prisoner is entitled to have such decision reviewed by the
disciplinary hearing body, the department of corrections, or the chief law
enforcement officer upon written request and shall be promptly informed of this
right.
(iv) A written decision of the review of such denial shall be promptly
delivered to the prisoner.
COMMENTS
MAIL Standard Ref. £ 40.06
Limitations.
(i) Incoming mail of postconviction prisoners that is clearly marked as coming
from an attorney, court, or elected federal, state, county or city official,
shall be opened only the presence of the addressee.
(ii) Mail to or from attorneys, courts or elected federal, state, county, or
city officials shall not be read.
(iii) 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.
COMMENTS
MAIL Standard Ref. £ 40/07
Packages.
(a) Incoming.
(i) If a facility allows prisoners to receive packages, all packages shall be
opened and inspected.
(ii) Packages may be received only if the contents conform to rules adopted by
the department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer, and a witnessed
receipt for permissible items shall be promptly delivered to the prisoner,
unless such package is opened in the presence of the prisoner and all items are
given directly to him.
COMMENTS
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MAIL Standard Ref. E 40/08
Outgoing. Outgoing packages of prisoner's, personal property shall be inspected
to insure ownership and compliance with United States postal regulations.
COMMENTS
MAIL standard Ref. E 40.09
Contraband. 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 checks 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 statutes(s) .
COMMENTS
CHAPTER 41 VISITATION
VISITATION standard Ref. E 41.02
The degree of security required for each prisoner during visitation shall be
determined by the person or persons responsible for classification under
Chapter 14 (Classification/Segregation) .
COMMENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. E 41.03
Social visits.
(a) The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer shall
establish and post rules governing regular visits and specifying times
therefor.
COMMENTS
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VISITATION Standard Ref. £ 41.04
All unsentenced prisoners and sentenced prisoners who have been in custody for
more than 30 days shall be allowed a minimum of three hours total visitation
per week. Those prisoners who have been in custody for less than 30 days shall
be allowed a reasonable amount of visitation.
COMMENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. £ 41.05
Preference on who visits will be determined by the inmate.
C 144ENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. £ 41.06
Except for immediate family members, visitors seventeen years of age and under
shall be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
CONI4ENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. £ 41.07
The department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer or his designee
may grant special visitation privileges to visitors who have traveled long
distances, to visitors for hospitalized prisoners, and for other unusual
circumstances.
COMMENTS
E.NrS
VISITATION Standard Ref. £ 41.08
Business and professional visits.
(a) Each prisoner shall be allowed confidential visits from his attorney or
legal assistants and his pastor.
COMMENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. £ 41.09
By prior arrangement with the department of corrections or the chief law
enforcement officer or his designee, a prisoner shall be allowed confidential
visits for business or educational reasons.
COMMENTS
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VISITATION Standard Ref. E 42.01
Law enforcement professionals shall be allowed to interview prisoners at
reasonable times and with prior notice, unless it appears circumstances do not
permit delay.
COMMENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. E 42.02
Visitor regulations.
(a) Signs giving notice that all visitors and their accompanying possessions
are subject to search shall be conspicuously posted at the entrances to the
facility and at the entrance to the visiting area.
CQ%r-MS
VISITATION Standard Ref. E 42.03
Any person may refuse a search but, subsequent to such refusal, may then be
denied entrance.
MMMENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. E 42.04
Other reasons for denying entrance to visitors shall include but not be limited
to:
(i) An attempt, or reasonable suspicion of an attempt to bring contraband into
the facility;
(ii) obvious influence or effect of alcohol or controlled substances;
(iii) Request from the prisoner's physician;
(iv) Request from the prisoner;
(v) 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.
COMMENTS
VISITATION Standard Ref. E 42.05
Whenever a visitor is refused admittance during regular visiting hours, the
prisoner shall receive notice of the refusal stating the reasons therefor. The
affected prisoner is entitled to have such decision reviewed by the
disciplinary hearing body, the department of corrections, or the chief law
enforcement officer upon written request and shall be promptly informed of this
right. A written decision of the reviewing body's determination stating the
reason(s) therefor, shall be furnished the prisoner who requested such review.
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DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases shall have the meaning indicated whenever
used in this document, unless a different meaning is specifically
indicated.
(1 ) "Clear floor space" means floor area which is unobstructed by any
permanent fixture.
(2) "Contraband" means any substance or item not specifically permitted by
a jail administration—
(3) "Correctional facility" means a facility operated by a governing unit
primarily designed, staffed and used for housing of adult persons serving
terms not exceeding one year for the purposes of punishment, correction
and rehabilitation following conviction of a criminal offense.
(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
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activities. This definition does not include areas specifically designed
for physical exercise.
(5) "Department of corrections'' shall refer to County Department of
Corrections.
(6) "Detention facility" means a facility operated by a governing unit
primarily designed, staffed and used for the temporary housing of adult
persons charged with a criminal offense prior to trial or sentencing and
for the housing of adult persons for purposes of punishment and correction
after sentencing or persons serving terms not to exceed ninety days.
(7 ) "Dormitory" means a secured sleeping and day room area occupied L)y
more than one prisoner, provided that the term "dormitory" shall not
include a single cell presently operated as a cell and originally designed
for single occupancy.
(8 ) " Governing unit" means the city and/or county or any combination of
cities and/or counties responsible for the operation, supervision and
maintenance of a jail .
( 9) "Holding facility" means a facility operated by a governing unit:
primarily designed, staffed and used for the temporary housing of adult
persons charged with a criminal offense prior to trial or sentencing and
for the temporary housing of such persons during or after trial and/or -.
sentencing, but in no instance shall the housing exceed thirty days.
(10 ) "Jail" means any holding, detention, or correctional facility as
defined herein, or any farm, camp, or work release facility established..
and operated in conjunction with a jail .
DEFINITIONS
(11 ) "Living area" includes single cells, dormitories, day room area and
leisure time activity space.
(12) "Single cell" means a secured sleeping area occupied by only one
prisoner and- which is physically and visually separated from other
prisoner sleeping areas on three of its four sides.
(13) "Communicable disease" means micro-organisms that are easily
transferable from one body to another creating a condition which must be
reported to the health department.
(14) "Work release program" means a program of scheduled release from the
physical confines of a city or county jail , special detention facility or
work release center for the purpose of employment, seeking employment or
school .
(15 ) "Work release facility" means any building or designated portion of a
building primarily designed, staffed and used for the housing of persona_
participatingin a work release program.
(16 ) "Special detention facility" means a minimum security facility
operated by a governing unit primarily designed, staffed and used for the
housing of special populations of sentenced persons who do not require the
level of security normally provided in detention and correctional
facilities including, but not necessarily limited to persons convicted of
offenses under RCW 46 .61 . 502 or 46.61 . 504 .
(17 ) "Strip search" means having a person remove or arrange some or all of
his or her clothing so as to permit an inspection of the genitals,
buttocks, anus or undergarments of a person or breasts of a female person.