Alameda Union City PD THJ (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

March 25, 2025 Jared Rinetti, Chief of Police Union City Police Department 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road Union City, CA 94587 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTION S CODE SECTION 209 , UNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Rinetti: The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Union City Police Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and the following facility was inspected on Wednesday, February 26, 2025: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Union City Police Department 0300 THJ This inspection was conducted pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to the inspection(s) by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually by the County Health Officer and biennially by the State Fire Marshal or an authorized representative (Health and Safety Code Sections 101045 and 13146.1). The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 or Title 24 Minimum Standards. For detailed information refer to the attached Procedures Checklist, Physical Plant Evaluation, and Living Area Space Evaluation. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Please email me at dale.miller@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 956-3679 if you have any questions. Jared Rinetti Chief of Police Page 2 Sincerely, DALE MILLER Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Alameda County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, Alameda County* Mayor, Union City* City Manager, Union City* Paul Kanazeh, Lieutenant, Union City Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI LTR 25-26 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0300 FACILITY NAME: Union City Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Lieutenant Kanazeh and PSO Escamilla FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Dale Miller DATE: February 26, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY Union City Police Department Manual (PM) HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING 900.34 Training At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or Department members responsible for Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of supervising adults in temporary custody shall specialized corrections training. Such training shall complete the Corrections Officer Core include, but not be limited to: Course or eight hours of specialized training (a) applicable minimum jail standards; within six months of assignment. (b) jail operations liability; Such training shall include but not be limited (c) separation of incarcerated persons; to the following (15 CCR 1024): (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life ☒ ☐ ☐ safety; and; (a) Applicable minimum jail standards (e) suicide prevention; (b) Jail operations liability (f) de-escalation; (c) Separation of incarcerated persons (g) juvenile procedures; (d) Emergency procedures and planning, fire (h) racial bias; and, safety, and life safety (i) mental illness. (e) Suicide prevention (f) De-escalation Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training (g) Juvenile procedures is needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity (h) Racial bias of the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the (i) Mental illness employees' level of experience and training, and other relevant factors. Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but PM 900.34 in any event not more than six months after the date of Department members responsible for assigned responsibility. Successful completion of Core supervising adults in temporary custody shall training or supplemental Core training, pursuant to ☒ ☐ ☐ complete the Corrections Officer Core Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course, may be Course or eight hours of specialized training substituted for the initial eight hours of training. within six months of assignment. A total of eight hours of refresher training shall be PM 900.34 completed every two years. Successful completion of the Eight hours of refresher training shall be requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional completed every two years. Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed training records and found training meets the requirements of this section. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL PM 900.4.3 Supervision in Temporary Custody A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in In practice, there is one Public Safety Officer each local detention facility to ensure the implementation ☒ ☐ ☐ (PSO) in addition all police patrol officers are and operation of the programs and activities required by trained. these regulations. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at PM 900.4.3 least one employee on duty at all times in a local Authorized department member capable of detention facility or in the building which houses a local supervising shall be present at all times detention facility who shall be immediately available and ☒ ☐ ☐ when an individual is held in temporary accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an custody. emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which PM 900.4.3 would conflict with the supervision and care of The member responsible for supervising incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. shall not have other duties that could ☒ ☐ ☐ unreasonably conflict with his/her supervision. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there PM 900.4.3 shall be at least one female employee who shall be At least one female department member immediately available and accessible to such females. shall be present when a female adult is in temporary custody. In the event that none is Note: Reference PC § 4021. ☒ ☐ ☐ readily available, the female in custody shall be transported to another facility or released pursuant to another lawful process. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of PM 900.4.4 Staffing Plan personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the shall ensure a staffing plan is prepared and personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a maintained, indicating assigned personnel staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the and their duties. ☒ ☐ ☐ time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a review and recommendations shall be reported to the BSCC staff reviewed rosters and found that local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. the staffing for this facility is adequate for the operation. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS PM 900 Custody Direct, visual observation by a member of The facility administrator shall develop and implement this Department performed at random policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that intervals, within time frames prescribed in include, but are not limited to, the following: this policy, to provide for the health and ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being welfare of adults in temporary custody. of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly through direct visual observation of all people held and housed in the facility. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse PM 900.25 Holding Cells between safety checks. (e) Safety checks by department members ☒ ☐ ☐ shall occur no less than twice every 30 minutes (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, There are no safety cells or sobering cells in and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in this facility. Persons are not held in restraints section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these ☐ ☐ ☒ in this facility. regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied PM 900.25 (e) 1. intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the PM 900.21.1 Temporary Custody Logs documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall (d) Time of all safety checks include: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 2 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) the location where each individual safety check PM 900.21.1(g) occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory The facility contains 3 adjacent cells. ☒ ☐ ☐ number; and (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff BSCC staff reviewed safety checks for all of who completed the safety check(s). 2024. These checks meet the requirements ☒ ☐ ☐ of this section. (f) A documented process by which safety checks are PM 900.21.1 reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or The on-duty Patrol Sergeant should initial facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns the log to approve the temporary custody of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, and should also initial the log when the safety checks. individual is released from custody or ☒ ☐ ☐ transferred to another facility. The on-duty Patrol Sergeant should make periodic checks to ensure all log entries and safety, and security checks are made on time. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF PM 900.4.4 Staffing Plan At least one member who meets the training Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at standards established by the BSCC for least one person on duty at all times who meets the general fire- and life-safety and is trained in ☒ ☐ ☐ training standards established by the Board for general fire- and life-safety procedures relating fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. specifically to the facility is on-duty at all times. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one All personnel are trained. person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 The Union City Police Department utilizes the Union City PD Policy Manual (PM), Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a Section 900 as the Policy Manual for the manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The Temporary Holding Facility. Additional policy and procedures manual shall address all sections of the PM are used to cover the applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be general requirements of Title 15 regulations. comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all The latest revision and review of the PM was employees. completed on October 30, 2024. Notes: The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality. Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply and have been deleted. (a) The manual for Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III PM 200 Organizational Structure and facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the Responsibility following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility PM 900.33 Assigned Administrator administrator/manager. ☒ ☐ ☐ (m) Inspections and operations reviews (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state PM 300 Use of Force and federal legal requirements and includes PM 300.3.6 Restrictions on the Use of a prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke ☒ ☐ ☐ Choke Hold holds. (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including PM 900.23 Use of Restraint Devices the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in PM 900.23.1 Pregnant Adults ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 3 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly PM 900.20.1 Screening and Placement received persons for release. ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) Security and control including physical counts and PM 900.33 Assigned Administrator searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, Annual review and evaluation of security contraband control, and key control. measures including internal and external Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, security measures, sanitation, safety and review, evaluate, and make a record of security maintenance of the facility including security measures. The review and evaluation shall include measures specific to prevention of sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ internal and external security measures of the facility abuse and sexual harassment. including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. BSCC staff reviewed the Annual Administrator’s Inspection dated January 19, 2025. (7) Emergency procedures include: PM 900.33 (g) (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of PM 900.33 (e) hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ PM 900.33 (j) (C) mass arrests; PM 900.10 Group/Mass Arrests ☒ ☐ ☐ (D) natural disasters; PM 900.33 (h) ☒ ☐ ☐ (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and PM 900.33 (K0 ☒ ☐ ☐ (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, PM 900.3.1 Firearms ammunition, chemical agents, and related Firearms shall be secured utilizing the security devices. firearms lockers located outside the ☒ ☐ ☐ temporary holding facility door prior to entering the secured Holding Facility. (8) Suicide Prevention. PM 900.4.1 Individuals Who Shall Not Be in ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Custody (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. PM 900.20.1 Screening and Placement ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse PM 904 Prison Rape Elimination and sexual harassment. ☒ ☐ ☐ (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and PM 904.2 Policy respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for PM 900.32 Release and/or Transfer incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, PM 900.21.8 Sexual Abuse Reporting Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be PM 904.4 Reporting Sexual Abuse, limited to, the following: Harassment, and Retaliation (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to privately report sexual abuse and sexual BSCC staff verified that information for the harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting of sexual assault and sexual persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and harassment is posted in the holding area for sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of facility staff and persons in custody. responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents, (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, BSCC staff verified that information for the family, community members, and other interested reporting of sexual assault and sexual third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment is posted in the public area for ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment. The method for reporting shall be family and friends of persons in custody. publicly posted at the facility. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 4 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM PM 900.4.1 Individuals Who Shall Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide (c) Individuals who are a suspected suicide prevention program developed by the facility risk. If the officer taking custody of an administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health individual believes that he/she may be a ☒ ☐ ☐ authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, suicide risk, the officer shall ensure and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who continuous, direct supervision until present a suicide risk. evaluation, release, or a transfer to an The program shall include the following: appropriate facility is completed. (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial BSCC staff reviewed training records and personnel. found records were compliant with the ☒ ☐ ☐ section. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon PM 900.20.1 Screening and Placement intake and prior to housing assignment. ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Suicide prevention screening during special This is a temporary holding facility that does situations, including placement in restrictive housing, not hold over six hours. following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in ☐ ☐ ☒ classification. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among PM 900.20 Initiating Temporary Custody arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide ☒ ☐ ☐ risk. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide PM 900.4.1 that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. PM 900.4.1 ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and PM 900.4.1 procedures. (d) Individuals who are obviously in crisis, as ☒ ☐ ☐ defined in the Crisis Intervention Incidents Policy. (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides PM 900.15 Suicide Attempt, Death, or attempts. ☒ ☐ ☐ Serious Injury (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and PM 900.15 attempted suicides as defined by the facility In the event of a suicide attempt, death or administrator, including the development of a corrective serious injury of any individual in temporary action plan to address deficiencies identified in the ☒ ☐ ☐ custody at the Union City Police Department administrative review. officers shall complete the following: (h) In-custody death reviews (j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. PM 900.30 Medical Assistance for Arrestees Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been ☒ ☐ ☐ deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING PM 900.33 Assigned Administrator (g) Fire- and life-safety, including a fire Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility suppression pre-plan administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local PM 900.29 Fire Safety/Evacuation Plan fire department to be included as part of the policy and procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulations Section 1029); 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 5 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with PM 900.29 two-year retention of the inspection record; Union City Police Department Weekly Jail Safety and Sanitation Checklist. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff review two years of weekly inspections completed by the facility Sergeant. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and The Alameda County Fire Department Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires inspected the facility on January 21, 2025. ☒ ☐ ☐ inspections at least once every two years; (d) an evacuation plan; and PM 900.29 ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation routes are posted in the facility. (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated PM 900.29 people in the case of fire. Transportation to and subsequent housing at ☒ ☐ ☐ the Alameda County Jail Facility. 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS PM 344 Report Preparation PM 900.21.7 Reporting Physical Harm or Each facility administrator shall develop written policies Serious Threat of Physical Harm and procedures for the maintenance of written records In addition to a custody log entry, any and reporting of all incidents which result in physical incident that results in a use of force, ☒ ☐ ☐ harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee physical harm or serious threat of physical or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other harm to a department member, person in person. custody or any other person shall be Documented. Such records shall include the names of the persons PM 900.21.7 involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, ☒ ☐ ☐ and the date and time of the occurrence. Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff PM 900.21.7 assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the BSCC staff requested to review any reports facility manager or designee. ☒ ☐ ☐ for incidents in the facility during the last year. There were no reported incidents. 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY PM 900.15 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy (i) Notification to the Attorney General within and procedures to comply with the in-custody death 10 days of any death in custody including reporting requirements of Government Code section ☒ ☐ ☐ any reasonably known facts concerning the 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of death. the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC PM 902 within 10 days of an in-custody death. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the PM 900.15 health administrator, shall develop written policy and (h) In-custody death reviews (15 CCR 1046) procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall ☒ ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or designee, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care, and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the PM 902 Death in Custody appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to ☒ ☐ ☐ identify issues that require further study. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 6 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the PM 902 initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review report that comports ☒ ☐ ☐ with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the Penal Code. The initial review report shall contain the following PM 902.3 Mandatory Report information: (1) Demographic information (A) Full name of the decedent (B) Date of birth (C) Date of death (D) Time of death (E) Gender (F) Race and ethnicity (G) Relevant medical history (2) Facility Information ☒ ☐ ☐ (A) Name and location of the detention facility (B) Description of the location where the death occurred within the facility (C) Date and time of the incident (D) Detention facility personnel (including names and roles) involved in the reporting of the death or incident (3) Any relevant circumstances leading up to death, including behavioral health or medical issues. (d) In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a PM 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect Serious Injury of a Juvenile and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter within 30 calendar days of the death. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN PM 900.4.1 Individuals Who Shall Not Be in Temporary Custody (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or III facility shall develop and implement a written PM 900.20.1 Screening and Placement classification plan designed to properly assign (h) Ensure separation, as appropriate, based incarcerated persons to housing units and activities on other factors, such as age, criminal according to the categories of gender identity, age, sophistication, assaultive/non-assaultive criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, behavior, mental state, disabilities and physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- sexual orientation. assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the incarcerated people and staff. Such ☒ ☐ ☐ housing unit assignment shall be accomplished to the extent possible within the limits of the available number of distinct housing units or cells in a facility. The written classification plan shall be based on objective criteria and include receiving screening performed at the time of intake by trained personnel, and a record of each person's classification level, housing restrictions, and housing assignments. Note: Subsection (b) does not apply and has been deleted. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 7 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 © In deciding housing and programming assignments, PM 900.20.1 the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis An inmate’s own views with respect to his or whether a placement would ensure the health and safety her own safety shall be given serious of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement consideration. would present management or security problems. A ☒ ☐ ☐ person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall BSCC staff reviewed classification questions be given serious consideration. that included one concerning the person's own safety. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PM 900.4.1 Individuals Who Shall Not Be In Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (g) Any individual who claims to have, is responsible physician, shall develop written policies and known to be afflicted with, or displays ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures specifying those symptoms that require symptoms of any communicable disease that medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a poses an unreasonable exposure risk. medical evaluation is completed. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be PM 900.20 Initiating Temporary Custody made of the person being booked as to whether the The officer responsible for an individual in person has or has had any communicable diseases, such temporary custody should evaluate the as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of person for any apparent chronic illness, tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or ☒ ☐ ☐ disability, vermin infestation, possible other special medical problem identified by the health communicable disease, or any other authority. The response shall be noted on the medical potential risk to the health or safety of the screening from. individual or others. 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION PM 900.4.1 Individuals Who Shall Not Be In Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (d) Individuals who are obviously in crisis, as responsible physician, shall develop written policies and defined in the Crisis Intervention Incidents ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated Policy. people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of behavioral crisis may include telehealth. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not readily available, an incarcerated person shall be considered in behavioral crisis for the purpose of this ☒ ☐ ☐ section if they appear to be a danger to themselves or others or appear gravely disabled. An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be This is a temporary holding facility, and no secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next one is held in custody for over six hours. ☐ ☐ ☒ daily sick call, whichever is earliest. Separation may be used, if necessary, to protect the PM 900.20.1 Screening and Placement safety of the person in crisis or others. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION PM 900.20.1 Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement policies and procedures for the administrative separation of incarcerated people. Policies and procedures must include: PM 900.20.1 (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. Note: Subsections (b) through (e) do not apply and have been deleted. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 8 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL There is no safety cell as described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who All other items referring to the Safety Cell ☐ ☐ ☒ display behavior which results in the destruction of have been deleted from this checklist. property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL There is no sobering cell as described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.4. The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of ☐ ☐ ☒ All other items referring to the Sobering Cell incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety have been deleted from this checklist. or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PM 900.4.1 Individuals Who Shall Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (l) Any individual who is obviously responsible physician, shall develop written policies and developmentally disabled. procedures for the identification and evaluation, ☒ ☐ ☐ appropriate classification and housing, protection, and nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with developmental disabilities. The health authority or designee shall contact the This is a Temporary Holding facility that does regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or not hold persons for over six hours. confirmed to have a developmental disability for the ☐ ☐ ☒ purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES PM 900.23 Use of Restraint Devices The use of restraints, other than handcuffs or The facility administrator, in cooperation with the leg irons, shall not be used for individuals in responsible physician, shall develop and implement temporary custody at the Union City Police written policies and procedures for the use of restraint Department unless the person presents a devices. Restraint devices include any devices which heightened risk, and only in compliance with immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person the Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. ☒ ☐ ☐ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do Restrained individuals shall be removed from not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other the THF as soon as practical. restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may Other items related to persons in custody in delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints have been deleted from this restraints to responsible health care staff. checklist. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT PERSONS PM 900.23.1 Pregnant Adults Adults who are known to be pregnant should The facility administrator, in cooperation with the be restrained in accordance with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or PM 900.4.2 Individuals Who Should Not Be in recovery after delivery or termination of the In Temporary Custody pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or (a) Any individual who has a medical waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. condition, including pregnancy that may ☒ ☐ ☐ require medical attention, supervision, or medication while he/she is in temporary custody. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 9 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during PM 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of No person who is in labor, delivery, or the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, recovery after delivery shall be handcuffed or ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the restrained except in extraordinary safety and security of the incarcerated person, the ☒ ☐ ☐ circumstances and only when a supervisor staff, or the public. makes an individualized determination that such restraints are necessary for the safety of the arrestee, officers, or others. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional who is currently responsible for the medical care of an incarcerated pregnant person during a medical emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery ☒ ☐ ☐ or termination of the pregnancy determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s In practice, any person believed to be pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, pregnant is transported to a hospital or of the standards and policies governing incarcerated ☐ ☐ ☒ county jail. pregnant people. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE PM 900.21.4 Telephone Calls Immediately upon being booked and, except The facility administrator shall develop written policies where physically impossible, no later than and procedures which allow access to a telephone or three hours after arrest, an individual in communication device beyond those telephone calls custody has the right to make at least three which are required by Section 851.5 of the Penal Code. completed calls. Additional calls may be Individuals who are known to have or are perceived by made as reasonable and necessary. others as having hearing or speech impairments shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ provided access to the appropriate telecommunication Language line solutions apps are available device which will facilitate communication. Such devices on department cell phones for may include but are not limited to videophones, communication. teletypewriters, or third-party communications assistance. An individual’s access to telephone communications shall not be withdrawn unless doing so is required to uphold the safety and security of the facility. 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL PM 900.21.9 Attorneys and Bail Bondsmen The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures to ensure incarcerated persons have ☒ ☐ ☐ access to the court and to legal counsel. Such access shall consist of: (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. PM 900.21.4 Telephone Calls ☒ ☐ ☐ 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS PM 900.21.10 Discipline will not be administered to any Wherever discipline is administered, each facility individual in custody at this facility. Any administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary individual in custody who repeatedly fails to actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. follow directions or facility rules should be transported to the appropriate jail, mental Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy ☐ ☐ ☒ health facility or hospital as soon as should indicate as such. If discipline IS administered, practicable. Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. All other items referencing the discipline of persons held in this facility have been deleted from this checklist. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 0 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE PM 900.4 General Criteria and Supervision No adult should be in temporary custody for The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, longer than six hours. for each incarcerated person entering a living area who is expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be ☐ ☐ ☒ limited to: (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; (b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☐ ☐ ☒ (d) one blanket or more depending up on climatic conditions. ☐ ☐ ☒ Policy and procedure shall require that items (a), (b), and (d) above be provided prior to the first night in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Two blankets or sleep bag may be issued in place of one mattress cover or one sheet at the request of the ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person. Temporary Holding facilities which hold persons longer than 12 hours shall provide an incarcerated person with bedding and linen that meet the requirements of (a), (b) ☐ ☐ ☒ and (d) above prior to their first night in the facility and every night thereafter. 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND PM 900.27 Safety and Sanitation Inspection MAINTENANCE Process The facility administrator shall develop written policies The facility is cleaned daily by City and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable contracted Janitorial Service. Maintenance level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the ☒ ☐ ☐ is completed by the Public Works facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule Department. of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices BSCC staff walked through the facility and which may be found. found it clean and well-maintained. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 1 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Are minors held in jail cells? PM 324 Temporary Custody of Juveniles Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold minors in temporary custody in the jail. ☒ ☐ ☐ Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail cells are not subject to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections; however, if minors are held in the building, they may be subject to the requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code section 207.1. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Injury of A Juvenile The facility administrator shall develop policy and procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and ☒ ☐ ☐ the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PM 324.3 Juveniles Who Should Not Be Held The facility administrator shall develop written policies (c) A known suicide risk or obviously and procedures concerning minors being held in ☒ ☐ ☐ severely emotionally disturbed. temporary custody which shall address: (a) suicide risk and prevention; (b) use of restraints; PM 324.9 Use of Restraint Devices ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and PM 324.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of ☒ ☐ ☐ Juveniles in Custody (d) prohibiting use of discipline. PM 324.8 Temporary Custody Requirements ☒ ☐ ☐ (o) No discipline may be administered to any juvenile. 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY PM 324.8 CUSTODY (e) Juveniles shall have reasonable access to toilets and wash basins. (a) The following shall be made available to all minors ☒ ☐ ☐ held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if PM 324.8 the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) (f) Food shall be provided if a juvenile has hours or is otherwise in need of appropriate ☒ ☐ ☐ not eaten within the past four hours or is nourishment; otherwise in need of nourishment. (3) access to drinking water; PM 324.8 (g) ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) access to language services; Language line solutions are available. ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) access to disabilities services; ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as BSCC staff verified that all required requested; ☒ ☐ ☐ personnel hygiene items were available. (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, PM 324.8 (i) and/or lawyer; ☒ ☐ ☐ 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 2 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure PM 324.8 (k) the comfort of the minor; and ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) personal clothing unless the clothing is PM 324.8 (j) inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or ☒ ☐ ☐ is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. (b) Upon entry, the minor shall be informed in writing of BSCC staff verified that rights are posted. what is available under this section, and it shall be posted in at least one conspicuous place to which ☒ ☐ ☐ minors have access. 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND PM 324.7 No-Contact Requirements INCARCERATED ADULTS Sight and sound separation shall be maintained between all juveniles and adults The facility administrator shall establish policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ while in custody at the Department. procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may PM 324.7 occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff A member of the Union City Police (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall Department (trained in the supervision of maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the persons in custody) shall maintain a ☒ ☐ ☐ minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. constant, immediate, side-by-side presence with the juvenile or the adult to minimize any contact. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY PM 324.11 Secure Custody Only juvenile offenders 14 years of age or A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace older may be placed in secure custody. officer on the basis that they are a person described by Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may Secure custody should only be used for be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility juvenile offenders when there is a that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years reasonable belief that the juvenile is a of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the serious risk of harm to him/herself or others. peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. ☒ ☐ ☐ Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief of the peace officer present a serious security risk of harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure custody set forth in these standards are met. Note: Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or older. In making the determination whether the minor presents PM 324.11 (a) a serious security risk of harm to self or others, the officer may take into account the following factors: ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) age, maturity, and delinquent history of the minor; (b) severity of the offense(s) for which the minor was PM 324.11 (b) taken into custody; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the PM 324.11 (c) minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate PM 324.11 (d) supervision or protection of the minor; and ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who PM 324.11 (e) are detained in the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 3 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY PM 324.1.1 Definitions Secure custody - When a juvenile offender While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a is held in a locked room, a set of rooms, or a room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, cell. Secure custody also includes being ☒ ☐ ☐ or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to physically secured to a stationary object. prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE PM 324.11.1 Locked Enclosures CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE (a) The juvenile shall constantly be monitored by an audio/video system during (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at the entire custody. ☒ ☐ ☐ a minimum, includes: (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the PM 324.11.1 minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least (d) Unscheduled safety checks to provide once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. for the health and welfare of the juvenile by ☒ ☐ ☐ a staff member, no less than once every 15 minutes (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the PM 324.11.1 same locked room unless under constant direct visual (e) Males and females shall not be placed in ☒ ☐ ☐ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. the same locked room. 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE PM 324.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED Juveniles shall not be secured to a ENCLOSURE stationary object for more than 60 minutes. Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked ☒ ☐ ☐ enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure is available. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant PM 324.11 direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety An employee must be present at all times to while secured to a stationary object. ☒ ☐ ☐ ensure the juvenile’s safety while secured to a stationary object. Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 PM 324.11 minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be Supervisor approval is required to secure a approved by a supervisor. ☒ ☐ ☐ juvenile to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes and every 30 minutes thereafter The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object PM 324.11 for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes The decision for securing a minor to a thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the stationary object for longer than 60 minutes minor and shall be documented. ☒ ☐ ☐ and every 30 minutes thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the juvenile offender. 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY PM 324.1.1 Definitions Non-secure custody - When a juvenile is Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the held in the presence of an officer or other criteria for secure custody as specified in Section custody employee at all times and is not 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be placed in a locked room, cell, or behind any held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, ☒ ☐ ☐ locked doors. Juveniles in non-secure facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or custody may be handcuffed but not to a arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate stationary or secure object. juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 4 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- PM 324.1.1 SECURE CUSTODY Personal supervision, through direct visual monitoring and audio two-way Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive communication is maintained. constant direct visual observation by staff of the law ☒ ☐ ☐ enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be documented and made available for review. Monitoring a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices shall never replace constant direct visual observation. 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY PM 324.3 Juveniles Who Should Not Be INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE Held OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY (d) Significantly intoxicated except when approved by the Watch Commander. Facility administrators shall develop policies and Medical clearance shall be obtained for procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ minors who are under the influence of obtained for minors who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the substance to the extent that they are unable extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior to care for themselves. to secure or non-secure custody of that minor. Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked PM 324.3 room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 Supervision of minors in secure custody in a minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or locked room who display outward signs of release. These safety checks shall be documented, with being under the influence of drugs, alcohol actual time of occurrence recorded. ☒ ☐ ☐ or any other intoxicating substance shall include safety checks at least once every 15 minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or release. Supervision of minors in secure custody outside of a locked room shall be supervised in accordance with ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 1148. Supervision of minors in nonsecure custody shall be supervised in accordance with Section 1150. ☒ ☐ ☐ 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI 25-26 Page 1 5 of 15 A351 TH PRO eff. 01.01.25 ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State & Community Corrections Inspection BSCC Code: 0300 FACILITY: Union City Police Department TYPE: THJ RC: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Dale Miller DATE: February 26, 2025 ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # Beds RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Booking 1 Holding 1980 1 (3) 7.8’ X 11’ X 8.4’ 1 1 1 Booking 2 Holding 1980 1 (3) 8’ X 11’ X 8.4’ 1 1 1 Booking 3 Holding 1980 1 (3) 8’ X 11.8’ X 8.4’ 1 1 1 *T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit; If "Total RC" appears in brackets (), it is not part of the facility's rated capacity. "+" indicates that capacity includes prorated air space from adjacent areas. 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (03/01) ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State & Community Corrections Applicable Title 24 Regulations: 1/78 BSCC Code: 0300 FACILITY NAME: Union City Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: X OTHER: 1980 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Dale Miller DATE: February 26, 2025 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) 0 B  Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 16 inmates  No smaller than 40 square feet  Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates  Toilet accessible  Wash basin accessible  Drinking fountain accessible  Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates  Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 Facility logs indicate inmates are held for less and 0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only  than three hours. Per departmental policy, require a bunk if inmates are held longer than 12 inm ates may be held for up to six hours. hours) Weapons Locker (3.12) Lockers are located in the sally port and outside the entrance of the corridor inside the External to the security area and equipped with  building. individual compartments, locks and keys Detoxification/Sobering Cells (WA) (2.4) The facility does not have a sobering cell. Per  policy, intoxicated inmates are transported dir ectly to another facility. The balance of the regulation is removed from this checklist. Safety Cells (WA) (2.5) The facility does not have a safety cell. Per policy, inmates requiring such placement are  transported directly to other facilities or a community hospital. The balance of the regulation is removed from this checklist. Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) Available in the booking area. 1B  Available Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1)  Available for inmate valuables Telephone (2.1)  Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI PHY 25-26 - 1 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Audio Monitoring (2.22) All cells are audio-monitored.  For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 Janitor Closet (2.20)  Available Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21)  Available Emergency Power (2.24) Available to maintain fire and life safety, security,  communications and alarm systems Attorney Interview Space (2.26)  Available 0300 Alameda PD Union City THJ CI PHY 25-26 - 2 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01)