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Board of State and Community Corrections · inspection-0440p-2023-2024 · Facility inspection · 2024-09-17 · Contra Costa Sheriff's Office

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September 17, 2024 Sheriff David Livingston Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office 1850 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 2023-2024 TARGETED INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DETENTION FACILITIES Dear Sheriff Livingston: A Targeted Inspection of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, and the following facilities were inspected between Tuesday, August 6, 2024, and Wednesday, August 7, 2024: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Martinez Detention Facility 0440 II Marsh Creek Detention Facility 0460 III West County Detention Facility 0470 II These inspections were 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. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Procedures Checklist for detailed information. No items of noncompliance were identified with Title 24 Minimum Standards. Refer to the Physical Plant Evaluation and Living Area Space Evaluation attachments for information related to Rated Capacity. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Wednesday, August 7, 2024; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Please email me at james.peak@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 516-4022 if you have any questions. David Livingston Sheriff Page 2 Sincerely, JAMES A. PEAK Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Contra Costa County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, Contra Costa County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County* County Administrator, Contra Costa County* James Normandin, Lieutenant, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 0440+ Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office II III LTR 23-24 TYPE II AND III FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0440 FACILITY NAME: Martinez Detention Facility (MDF) FACILITY TYPE: II PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Lt. Normandin, Lt. Rossi FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 08-06-2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 2.08.17 Inmate Room Checks and Observation Requirements The facility administrator shall develop and implement policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that B. OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS OF include, but are not limited to, the following: INMATE CLASSIFICATIONS (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well- 1. General Population Inmates being of individuals and shall be conducted at least a. All general population inmates shall be hourly through direct visual observation of all people held directly observed by custody staff: and housed in the facility. • At least twice every hour (MDF/WCDF), with no more than 40 minutes between checks (MDF/WCDF) • At least once every hour (MCDF), with no less than 40 minutes between checks. The agency utilizes a Jail Management ☒ ☐ ☐ System to document Safety Checks. BSCC staff reviewed safety logs from the periods of: • October 29, 2023, to November 4, 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse See above. ☒ ☐ ☐ between safety checks. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the targeted 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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 1 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety 2.08.19 Safety Cells cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as 2.08.20 Sobering Cells ☒ ☐ ☐ outlined in section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair of these regulations. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 2.10.37 II A. 3. g. The Floor Deputy will, on an intervals. irregular basis and at least twice every hour, ☒ ☐ ☐ check the wellbeing of each inmate and notify the desk Deputy of time and status to be entered into JMS Housing Unit Log. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 2.08.18 III A. 2. b. “All entries must be legible, documentation of all safety checks. to include name, date and time.” Documentation shall include: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check BSCC staff observed this information on the occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ safety check logs. number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff 2.08.18 III A. 2. b. “All entries must be legible, ☒ ☐ ☐ who completed the safety check(s). to include name, date and time.” (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 2.10.05 Shift Sergeant reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or 7. Ensure that all JMS logs are maintained facility manager, including methods of mitigating ☒ ☐ ☐ properly. patterns of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING Chapter 7 of the CSB Policy and Procedure Manual Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility 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 2.07.03 MDF Relocation and Evacuation Plan fire department to be included as part of the policy and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff 2.07.01 General Fire Safety with two-year retention of the inspection record; B. 5. A monthly inspection by the facility Fire/Life Safety Officer. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC reviewed the monthly fire inspections dating back to the inspection in 2023 and determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 2.07.01 General Fire Safety Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires B. 4. A biennial inspection by a qualified inspections at least once every two years; outside fire inspector. ☒ ☐ ☐ The Martinez Detention Facility was inspected on November 9, 2023, by the Contra Costa County Fire Department. (d) an evacuation plan; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.07.03 MDF Relocation and Evacuation Plan 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 2 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated 2.07.03 MDF Relocation and Evacuation Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ people in the case of fire. 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 2.08.36 Inmate Death I. A. The Custody Services Bureau shall (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy conduct a comprehensive investigation of the and procedures to comply with the in-custody death circumstances leading up to, during and reporting requirements of Government Code section following every inmate death, pursuant to 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of Minimum Jail Standard 1046 and California the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC Code of Regulations 12525. ☒ ☐ ☐ within 10 days of an in-custody death. III. B. 3. 4. The Facility Commander will be responsible for submitting the In-Custody Death Review (ICDR) to the BSCC within Ten (10) days from the inmate death. The ICDR will contain D.O.J. form 713, but does not replace the requirement to report to the D.O.J. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the III. B. 6. A review team comprised of the below health administrator, shall develop written policy and listed personnel will review all in-custody procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a deaths within 30 days of an in-custody death. written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of Facility Commander the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall Health Services Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or County Counsel designee, the health administrator, the responsible Treating Physician physician and other health care, and supervision staff CAS Representative or Designee who are relevant to the incident. Other health care and supervision staff relevant to the incident Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the III. B. 6. a. The review will determine the appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to following, but not limited to: policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to • Was appropriate clinical care provided. identify issues that require further study. ☒ ☐ ☐ • Whether modification to policy(ies) and procedures are needed. • To identify issues that require further attention. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the III. B. 6. b. The Facility Commander will draft initial review report of every in-custody death to the a report of the findings within Thirty (30) days BSCC within 60 days of the death. The facility of the inmate death. The report must be ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review submitted to the BSCC within Sixty (60) days report that comports with the disclosure requirements of of the inmate death. section 832.10 of the Penal Code. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 3 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The initial review report shall contain the following III. B. 6. b. The Facility Commander will draft information: a report of the findings within Thirty (30) days (1) Demographic information of the inmate death. The report must be (A) Full name of the decedent submitted to the BSCC within Sixty (60) days (B) Date of birth of the inmate death. (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 jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect 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. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 2.08.20 Sobering Cells The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section BSCC staff reviewed a sampling of sobering 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of cell reports/logs from the below periods: incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety • October 29, 2023, to November 4, or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 ☒ ☐ ☐ • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as 2.08.20 I C. Inmates shall be removed from soon as they are able to continue the admission process the sobering cell as soon as they are no ☒ ☐ ☐ or are no longer a risk to themselves or others. longer a threat to their own safety or the safety of others, due to their state of intoxication. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over 2.08.20 II 2. A. 4. The medical staff shall be six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody notified immediately for an inmate's staff to determine whether the person has an urgent placement in a sobering cell and asked to medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these render a medical opinion regarding placement ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations. and retention in the sobering cell. a. Continued inmate placement in a sobering cell shall require a new medical evaluation at least once every six hours. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 4 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must 2.08.20 II 2. A. 4. The medical staff shall be receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. notified immediately for an inmate's placement in a sobering cell and asked to render a medical opinion regarding placement ☒ ☐ ☐ and retention in the sobering cell. 2.08.20 II 2. A. 11. A medical assessment shall be performed within 12 hours from the time of placement. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in 2.08.18 III A. 2. e. Custody staff will ensure the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every that direct visual observations and log entries half hour. Such observation shall be documented. occur as follows: ☒ ☐ ☐ Sobering Cell Logs will be checked and maintained no less than once every thirty (30) minutes on an irregular basis. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 2.08.24 Prone Restraints responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for the use of restraint BSCC staff reviewed a sampling of 40 reports devices. Restraint devices include any devices which between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, and immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated determined the facility compliant with this ☒ ☐ ☐ person from being ambulatory. The provisions of this regulation. section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair (1) acceptable restraint devices; 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.24 Prone Restraints (2) signs or symptoms which should result in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair immediate medical/mental health referral; 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.24 Prone Restraints equipment; 2.08.37 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) (3) protective housing of restrained persons; 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ III. D. Hydration and Sanitation 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (5) exercising of extremities. 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ III. E. Exercising Extremities 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 5 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair following requirements: III. A. 3. Use of the restraint chair as (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment punishment or disciplinary purposes is or as a substitute for treatment. expressly forbidden. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ III. A. 3. Special restraining devices shall not be used as punishment or in a way that causes an undue physical pain or restricts the blood circulation or breathing of an inmate. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair incarcerated people who display behavior which III. A. 1. The restraint chair shall only be results in the destruction of property or reveal an used when less restrictive alternative intent to cause physical harm to self or others. methods are not sufficient to protect inmates or others from injury, and after all other alternatives have been considered and deemed inappropriate. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints I. A. Special restraints shall be used only as prevention against self-injury, injury to others, or property damage, and shall be approved by the Facility Commander or Shift Supervisor, and with consultation of the medical/mental health staff. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair restrictive alternatives, including verbal de- III. A. 1. The restraint chair shall only be escalation techniques, have been attempted and are used when less restrictive alternative deemed ineffective. methods are not sufficient to protect inmates or others from injury, and after all other alternatives have been considered ☒ ☐ ☐ and deemed inappropriate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints I. C. Special restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the disordered behavior. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair restraints only with the approval of the facility III. A. 2. The Shift Supervisor shall be manager, the facility watch commander, or notified and approve of any placement or responsible health care staff; continued retention continued use of the restraint chair for the shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. following circumstances: 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ I. A. Special restraints shall be used only as prevention against self-injury, injury to others, or property damage, and shall be approved by the Facility Commander or Shift Supervisor, and with consultation of the medical/mental health staff. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 6 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. III. A. 6. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure available medical and mental health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from the time of placement. Medical and mental health will ☒ ☐ ☐ assess and evaluate placement of the involved inmate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 1. A. d. Once special restraints have been applied, continual direct visual observation by staff shall be maintained prior to evaluation from the medical/mental health authority. (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair shall be secured within one hour from the time of III. A. 6. The sergeant observing placement. placement shall ensure available medical and mental health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from the time of placement. Medical and mental health will assess and evaluate placement of the ☒ ☐ ☐ involved inmate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 1. A. d. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure that available Medical/Mental Health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one (1) hour from the time of placement to respond and provide a medical/mental health opinion on the placement of the involved inmate. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair four hours of placement. III. A. 8. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure medical and mental health staff ☒ ☐ ☐ are notified and respond no longer than four (4) hours from the time of placement to conduct a secondary health assessment of the involved inmate. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be 2.08.18 Observations Logs conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure III. A. 2. e. Restraint Logs will be checked that the restraints are properly employed, and to and maintained at least once every fifteen ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated (15) minutes and no less than twice every person. Such observation shall be documented. thirty (30) minutes. ☒ ☐ ☐ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area III. 1. A. d. Visual observation will be which makes provisions to protect the person from made approximately once every (15) abuse. minutes, no less than twice every thirty minutes. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 7 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair consultation with responsible health care staff III. A. 9. a. If the Facility Commander or determines that an incarcerated person cannot be designee determines, with consult from safely removed from restraints after eight hours, the Medical and Mental Health staff, that an person shall be taken to a medical facility for further inmate cannot be safely removed from evaluation. custodial restraints due to being a danger to himself or others, and after eight (8) hours, the inmate will be removed from the restraint chair and transported by ambulance to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for medical ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 4. a. If the Facility Commander or designee determines, with consult from Medical and Mental Health staff, that an inmate cannot be safely removed from custodial restraints due to being a danger to himself or others, and after eight (8) hours, the inmate will be removed from the restraint chair and transported by ambulance to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for medical treatment (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☒ ☐ ☐ III. B. 6. Manufacturer Cautions maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair placement in restraints shall be documented and III. A. 5. The sergeant shall ensure all shall be video recorded unless exigent placements into a restraint chair are circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The videotaped unless prohibited by exigent ☒ ☐ ☐ documentation shall include: the reason for circumstances placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1065 EXERCISE AND OUT OF CELL TIME 2.18.10 Exercise and Recreation Programs (a) The facility administrator of a Type II or III facility shall BSCC staff reviewed logs for exercise and out develop written policies and procedures for a minimum of cell time for the periods of: of 10 hours of out of cell time distributed over a period of • October 29, 2023, to November 4, seven days to include: 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 ☒ ☐ ☐ • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (1) an opportunity for three hours of exercise and ☒ ☐ ☐ 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 8 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) an opportunity for seven hours of recreation. ☒ ☐ ☐ Policies shall include reasonable and necessary 2.18.10 Exercise and Recreation Programs procedures to ensure safety and security. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.17 Inmate Room Checks and Observation Requirements 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Det Fac II 24 Page 9 of 9 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION The Board of State and Community Corrections APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001; 2005; 2008; 2010, 2013 BSCC Code: 0440 FACILITY NAME: Martinez Detention Facility FACILITY TYPE: II 6/91: X 2/99: 2001: X 2005: 2008: 2010: APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That 2013: 1976: X Pre-73 Apply): FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 8-6-2024 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) Contains a weapons locker outside the security ☒ ☐ ☐ perimeter of the facility, designed as outlined in these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending ☒ ☐ ☐ booking Contains a detoxification cell, where applicable 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA) ☒ ☐ ☐ Shower room available 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☒ ☐ ☐ area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables ☒ ☐ ☐ Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water for staff use. ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate Holds no more than 16 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates Contains water closet (toilet), wash basin, and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) ☐ ☐ ☒ Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § 1050 and 1053 Holds inmates for four hours or less ☐ ☐ ☒ Limited to holding no more than 80 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 1 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmates and ☐ ☐ ☒ has a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more. Is at least 160 square feet ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☐ ☐ ☒ inmates Contains water closets (toilets), wash basins and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountains as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Detoxification/Sobering Cell (2.4) ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate Is limited to no more than 8 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding on floor ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Cell (2.5) Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a ☒ ☐ ☐ least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more Is limited to one inmate ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains a flushing ring toilet, mounted flush with the ☒ ☐ ☐ floor, with controls located outside the cell Padded floor, door and walls ☒ ☐ ☐ Equipped with a variable intensity, security light, ☒ ☐ ☐ inaccessible to the occupant Has one or more vertical view panels, not more than 4 Large windows in the doors of the safety cells inches wide nor less than 24 inches long, which were acceptable under the 1976 standards. ☒ ☐ ☐ provide a view of the entire cell Later Title 24 revisions required windows to be no greater than 4” in width. Has a food pass with lockable shutter no more than 4 inches high and, with between 26 and 32 inches from ☒ ☐ ☐ the bottom of the food pass to the floor 01: Wall or ceiling mounted devices are inaccessible to inmate occupant. ☒ ☐ ☐ Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of one inmate Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☒ ☐ ☐ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 2 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Contain a bunk, desk and seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ Double Occupancy Cells (2.7) ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of two inmates Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☒ ☐ ☐ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and 1 seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ Dormitories (2.8) There are no cells of this type in the facility. (Note: 2001 regulations reduced the double bunk requirement from 75 to 70 square feet and added provision for triple bunks. This is the “least restrictive standard.” 2005 revisions added clarifying language, but did not change the calculations.) Contain at least 50 square feet of floor area per inmate for single bed units; at least 70 square feet of floor space per inmate for double bed units; and, at ☐ ☐ ☒ least 90 square feet for triple bed units. Eight foot clear ceiling height required. (To calculate double bunked RC: 70 square feet divided by 2 inmates = 35 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom = 70 square feet per inmate. To calculate triple bunked RC: 90 square feet divided by 3 inmates=30 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom=65 square feet per inmate.) Designed for no more than 64 and no less than 4 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ 13: Deleted “less” and “fewer” Provide access to toilets separate from wash basins and drinking fountains as specified by these ☐ ☐ ☒ regulations Provide secure storage space for each inmate's personal items (NA Type I) ☐ ☐ ☒ 13: Deleted “secure” and “of”. Added “space for” 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 3 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Dayrooms (2.9) (Required for inmates in Type II and III facilities (excluding "special use" cells) and inmate workers in Type I facilities.) Contain 35 square feet of floor area per inmate, ☒ ☐ ☐ exclusive of 3 foot wide corridors in front of cells/rooms 2-99: Deleted 3 foot corridor in front of cells/rooms 10: Deleted the term “exclusive of 3 feet (914 mm).” 13: Deleted “exclusive of circulation corridors of 3 feet (914mm) Contain tables and seating to accommodate the maximum number of inmates allowed access at a given time. (Note 2001 revisions added reference to ☒ ☐ ☐ access at a given time and are the least restrictive standard.) Exercise Area (2.10) Each housing module has its own recreation yard except for housing module D ISO, which Provided in Type II and III facilities. Type IV facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ was not used during the 2023 inspection. must have a recreation area or provide community access to one. Clear height of 15 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Has required surface area: 80 % of maximum rated inmate capacity, multiplied by 50 square feet, divided ☒ ☐ ☐ by number of one-hour exercise periods per day, equals the required surface area. 2-99: Provides free access to a toilet, wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain Provides adequate security ☒ ☐ ☐ Program/Multipurpose Space (2.11) (NA Type I) There is sufficient area and furnishings to meet the ☒ ☐ ☐ needs of the facility programs. (See regulation for discussion of applicability to Type IV.) Medical Examination Room (2.12) There is one suitably equipped medical exam room in every Type II or III facility designed to house 25 or ☒ ☐ ☐ more inmates. 2-99: Required in all facilities that provide on-site health care. Located within the security area and provide for ☒ ☐ ☐ privacy of inmates Not less than 100 square feet of floor space with no ☒ ☐ ☐ single dimension less than 7 feet Provide hot and cold running water 2-99: Hot and cold running water in any room where ☒ ☐ ☐ medical procedures are provided 2-99: Lockable storage for medical supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 4 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Pharmaceutical Storage Space (2.13) There is lockable storage space for medical supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ and pharmaceuticals (Title 15 § 1216). Medical Care Housing (2.14) Applicable to Type II and III facilities where the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ program indicates special medical care housing is needed. Housing is located within the security area, accessible to both male and female inmates, but not in the living ☒ ☐ ☐ area of either. Provides lockable storage area for medical ☒ ☐ ☐ instruments 2-99: Negative pressure isolation rooms are designed to the community standard. ☒ ☐ ☐ Hare Care Space (2.15) Space and equipment are available. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Requirement deleted. Commissary (2.16) (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ Inmates can purchase specified items. There is secure storage for commissary stock. 01: Revisions limit requirement for secure storage to circumstances when commissary supplies are ☒ ☐ ☐ kept within the security perimeter. Dining Facilities (2.17) (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ There are 15 square feet and sufficient tables and seating for each inmate being fed. Dining space does not include toilets, wash basins or showers, without an appropriate visual barrier. 2-99: Visual barrier requirement deleted for wash ☒ ☐ ☐ basins Visiting Space (2.18) ☒ ☐ ☐ There is sufficient visiting area. Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided to store equipment such ☒ ☐ ☐ as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) A securely lockable janitor’s closet provides sufficient ☒ ☐ ☐ storage for cleaning implements and supplies and is located within the security area (Type II only). 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 5 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS A mop sink is available within the security area (Type II). It may be outside the security area in CH, TH and ☒ ☐ ☐ Types I, III & IV. Storage Room (2.21) One or more storage rooms are required to accommodate a minimum of 80 cubic feet of storage per inmate for inmate clothing and personal property, ☒ ☐ ☐ institutional clothing, bedding and supplies. (Type I facilities may be excluded from storage space requirement for personal and institutional clothing unless clothing is issued.) Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) (Prior to 2005 this was N/A for Type III and IV housing only minimum security inmates. In 2005 applicability was extended to all CH, TH, Type I, II, III and IV facilities regardless of security level.) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual electronic surveillance is used, it is located primarily in corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option and references to electronic surveillance located primarily in corridors, elevators or points in security perimeter were deleted. 08: Audio monitoring system shall be located in temporary holding cells or rooms, temporary staging cells or rooms, sobering cells, safety ☒ ☐ ☐ cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas, and correctional program /multipurpose space, capable of alerting personnel who can respond immediately. Central control requirement deleted. 10 Deleted language referring to central control point. 10 Terminate at a location where staff can respond immediately. 13: Deleted “stationed in a central control point” 13: Added “in temporary holding cells, or rooms, temporary staging cells, or rooms, sobering cells, safety cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas, and correctional program/multipurpose space” 1: Added “who can respond immediately” Laundry Facilities (2.23) Type IV facilities make provision for washing and ☒ ☐ ☐ drying personal laundry. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 6 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ ☐ ☐ maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25) There is at least one suitably furnished confidential interview room in every Type II facility designed for 25 ☒ ☐ ☐ or more inmates. 2-99: Applicable to every facility which provides on- site health care Located in the security area, accessible by both male ☒ ☐ ☐ and female inmates Provides at least 70 square feet floor area with no single dimension less than 6 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) (NA Type IV) ☒ ☐ ☐ Available and provides for confidentiality Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to visual supervise; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1:16 in holding cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, Accessible to dayroom occupants no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible at no specified ratio in exercise areas. Privacy requirement deleted. See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. Wash basins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Accessible to dayrooms at no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible in exercise areas at no specified ratio See regulation for calculations of wash basin trough substitutions. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 7 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Drinking Fountains (3.3) One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and in dormitories. Accessible to inmates in dayrooms ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell, holding and staging cells and detoxification cells. It must be accessible to inmates in dayrooms and exercise areas. The water outlet (bubbler) is mechanically actuated and at an angle that prevents wastewater from flowing over the outlet (bubbler). There is a mouth guard on ☒ ☐ ☐ the water outlet. 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) Available at a ratio of 1:20; provide hot and cold or tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to water ☒ ☐ ☐ and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. 2-99: Ratio changed from 1:16; specified that shower areas must provide modesty for inmates, with staff ability to supervise. Beds/Bunks (3.5) At least 30 inches wide and 76 inches long with 21 inches between pans; constructed of pan bottom type or concrete; securely fastened to the floor and/or wall ☒ ☐ ☐ in facilities higher than minimum security. 01: Must be elevated off the floor. Must have a solid bottom. Lighting (3.6) Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, and is not less than 20 foot-candles at desk level and in the grooming area. Night lighting is sufficient for purposes of supervision. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure design in areas higher than minimum security. Windows (3.7) In housing areas higher than minimum security, windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater ☒ ☐ ☐ than 5 inches in on dimension. 13: Added “exterior” before windows 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 8 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Cell Padding (3.8) The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and ☒ ☐ ☐ everything on them are padded. All padded cells are equipped with a tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, without exposed seams. Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) ☒ ☐ ☐ A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is provided near each wash basin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type 2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted ☒ ☐ ☐ Seating (3.10) Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are ☒ ☐ ☐ provided per inmate. 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Table/Seat (3.11) (NA Type I) A table and seat is provided in single and double ☒ ☐ ☐ occupancy cells. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the security perimeter of the facility. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 08: “No weapons are brought into the security area” deleted from the regulation. 13: Deleted “such that no officer shall bring into the security area any weapon” Design Requirements (102(c)6) Portions of this facility were built prior to the 1994 regulation requirement for this Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, regulation. 102(c)6 are met. (See regulation for specific ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 9 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 0440 FACILITY: Martinez Detention Facility TYPE: II RC: 646 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 8-6-2024 ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds Booking 1-2 Safety 1976 2 - (2) (2) 66.5 square feet 1 Notes: Flush ring, floor-mounted toilet; a previously permanent restraint chair has been removed from one cell. “I” bolt in rear of cell. 3-4 Sobering 1976 2 - 4 (8) 66.5 square feet 1 1 1 5 Holding 1976 1 - 6 (6) 94.5 square feet 1 1 1 Notes: 11' Bench 6 Holding 1976 1 - 6 (6) 94.3 square feet 1 1 1 Notes: Bench 11’ 7 Holding 1976 1 - 4 (4) 72.0 square feet 1 1 1 Notes: 6.5' Bench 8 Holding 1976 1 - 8 (8) 163.5 square feet 1 1 1 Notes: Bench 1: 8’7”, Bench 2: 7’8”, Bench 3: 4’8”, Bench 4: 4’5” 9 Docile 1976 1 - 32 (32) 323.0 square feet 2 2 2 Notes: This is a large holding room that had originally been designed as detoxification lounge with “lounge-type” furnishings and bunks. The county received a variance in 1982 to operate this detoxification lounge. The room was later changed to a docile holding area for male inmates awaiting booking or who have been booked and are awaiting housing. There is seating for 33 inmates in this room; however, temporary holding cells are limited to 16 inmates. The county received pilot project status in January 2005 to expand the capacity of this holding room to 32 inmates. Cell door is unlocked. 23-24/JP: There exist two distinct docile sitting areas. Each area holds 16 or fewer seats. Court Transport Staging Area Notes: Nonrated court sallyports (A, B, C, and D) and visiting areas (3, 4, 5, and 6) are used to hold prisoners requiring separation. Additional permanent seating added to cells 2 and 4 after 1996-1997 inspection. Pursuant to administrative discussions during the 1998-2000 inspection, cells 1 and 2 are rated as "Temporary Staging Cells" under the 1991 regulations. This allows a capacity in excess of 16 inmates; however, this requires that they be classified (Title 15, Section 1050) and that they be held in those cells no longer than 4 hours. 1 Staging 1991 1 - 26 (26) 322 square feet 3 3 3 Notes: 40' Bench 2 Staging 1991 1 - 21 (21) 255 square feet 3 3 3 *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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds Notes: 379" (31.6') Bench; 3 Holding 1976 1 - 7 (7) 110 square feet 1 1 1 Notes: 11' Bench; seating was 16' in this cell at the time of original rating 4 Holding 1976 1 - 10 (10) 97 square feet 1 1 1 Notes: 210' (17.5') Bench. A Module – General Population (Male) Notes: Cells meet minimum square foot requirements; 5 showers; 3205 square feet dayroom. All cells are double bunked, resulting in 92 beds. The RC for this Module is 91 based on dayroom square footage. Double 2001 45 2 2 90 1 1 1 Single 2001 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 B Module – General Population (Male) Notes: Cells meet minimum square foot requirements; 5 showers; 3354 square feet dayroom. The RC for this Module is 90; all cells are double bunked. Double 2001 45 2 2 90 1 1 1 C Module – General Population (Male) Notes: Cells meet minimum square foot requirements; 5 showers. There is a medical exam room on this Module for A, B, and C. The RC for this Module is 92. All cells are double-bunked. August 2022 update: Module was renovated and separated into 41 general use cells and 1 nonrated medical cell (#2) for medical/mental health use. 42 cells in total. Cells are irregularly shaped and measured for sqft. There are six showers in the dayrooms on the upper and lower tiers. Cells are irregularly shaped and meet square footage requirements at the original construction for non-ADA cells. Non-ADA only had fixtures updated. ADA cells meet the square footage requirements of T24 2019 standards. Ceilings were not renovated due to being previously approved at the time of original construction. Rated capacity was changed from 92 to 80. 1 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 63.9 sqft 1 1 1 2 ADA Single 2019 1 (1) (1) (1) 156.03 sqft 1 1 1 Notes: Non-rated Medical/Mental Health Cell. Has telemetry bed. 3 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 73.24 sqft 1 1 1 4 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 65.65 sqft 1 1 1 5 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 63.84 sqft 1 1 1 6 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 73.78 sqft 1 1 1 7 ADA Single 2019 1 1 1 1 144.59 sqft 1 1 1 8 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 66.79 sqft 1 1 1 9 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 69.08 sqft 1 1 1 10 ADA Single 2019 1 1 1 1 147.4 sqft 1 1 1 11 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 72.17 sqft 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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 2 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds 12 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 70.57 sqft 1 1 1 13 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 73.02 sqft 1 1 1 14 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 69.39 sqft 1 1 1 15 ADA Single 2019 1 1 1 1 148.19 sqft 1 1 1 16 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 62.89 sqft 1 1 1 17 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 72.45 sqft 1 1 1 18 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 71.86 sqft 1 1 1 19 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 73.09 sqft 1 1 1 20 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 66.27 sqft 1 1 1 21 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 66.38 sqft 1 1 1 22 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 68.75 sqft 1 1 1 23 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 75.85 sqft 1 1 1 24 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 65.52 sqft 1 1 1 25 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 69.4 sqft 1 1 1 26 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 64.91 sqft 1 1 1 27 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 76.16 sqft 1 1 1 28 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 67.59 sqft 1 1 1 29 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 61.21 sqft 1 1 1 30 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 68.91 sqft 1 1 1 31 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 70.12 sqft 1 1 1 32 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 72.87 sqft 1 1 1 33 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 67.88 sqft 1 1 1 34 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 71.79 sqft 1 1 1 35 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 66.06 sqft 1 1 1 36 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 80.93 sqft 1 1 1 37 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 80.72 sqft 1 1 1 38 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 61.35 sqft 1 1 1 39 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 97.8 sqft 1 1 1 40 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 67.4 sqft 1 1 1 41 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 92.13 sqft 1 1 1 42 Double 2019 1 2 2 2 85.33 sqft 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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 3 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds D Module – (Male) Administrative Segregation Notes: 4 showers in A dayroom, 2 showers in B dayroom, 1 shower in C dayroom. C side uses the B side courtyard. A-1257 square feet; B-505 square feet; C-272 square feet. RC of this Module is 53, all cells are single-bunked. A Side Single 2001 32 1 1 32 1 1 1 B Side Single 2001 12 1 1 12 1 1 1 C Side Single 2001 9 1 1 9 1 1 1 E Module – (Male) Protective Custody Notes: Cells meet minimum square foot requirements; 5 showers; 3196 square feet dayroom; the RC for this Module is 90. There are two courtyards available. Double 2001 45 2 2 90 1 1 1 F Module – Protective Custody/Medical Notes: 5 showers for Module. The RC for this Module is 90 (68 for A side and 22 for B side). All cells except those in C are doubled. The Module also includes a medical office, line up, and observation room. 2018-2020 Mental Health Remodel A Side Double 2001 28 2 2 56 1 1 1 Notes: A Side is often used as a medical unit due to its proximity to medical services; however, beds are also used for Ad. Seg. and protective custody and are considered multi-use beds and therefore included in the RC. F3,F8,F20,F25,F30 Single 2001 5 1 2 5 1 1 1 Notes: Converted to single cells during COVID 2020-2022. F12 Single 2001 1 1 1 1 1 1 Note: Medical telemetry bed. Non-rated. B Side Double 2001 11 2 2 22 1 1 1 Notes: B Side is Special Housing/Protective Custody. F2,F6,F9 Single 2001 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 F11 Single 2001 (1) (1) (1) 1 1 1 Notes: Converted to single cells during COVID 2020-2022. C Side ISO Single 2001 4 1 1 (4) 1 1 1 Notes: C Side is Medical Isolation; excluded from RC; air pump installed in 1999 for separate air exchange. 1 shower for the 4 cells. *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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 4 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds MA/MB Module – Medical Notes: 4 showers; 2241 square feet dayroom. Cells 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, & 8 are not included in the RC as they are only used as medical/mental health beds – these are oversized rooms allowing use of hospital-type beds. The remaining cells are included in the RC as these are multi-use cells (Ad. Seg. and protective custody inmates housed in these in addition to inmates with medical issues. In 2006-2008 inspection cycle, the RC was adjusted to 24 double cells for an RC of 48 and 6 nonrated cells, for a total of (6). 2022 February update: Module was renovated and separated into MA and MB for medical/mental health and general use. Showers are in the dayrooms on the upper and lower tiers. Cells 6, 7, and 8 are interview rooms. MA-1 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 124.68 sf 1 1 1 MA-2 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 126.45 sf 1 1 1 MA-3 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 110.90 sf 1 1 1 MA-4ADA Single 2019 1 1 1 (1) 162.10 sf 1 1 1 Note: Telemetry bed MA-5ADA Single 2019 1 1 1 (1) 175.04 1 1 1 Note: Telemetry bed MB-6 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 Will be 1 1 1 remeasured in 2024 MB-7 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 89.50 sf 1 1 1 MB-8 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 88.45 sf 1 1 1 MB-9 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 81.16 sf 1 1 1 MB-10 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 83.90 sf 1 1 1 MB-11 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 87.44 sf 1 1 1 MB-12 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 87.58 sf 1 1 1 MB-13 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 87.02 sf 1 1 1 MB-14 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 87.73 sf 1 1 1 MB-15 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 86.40 sf 1 1 1 MB-16 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 83.97 sf 1 1 1 MB-17 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 91.70 sf 1 1 1 MB-18 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 92.22 sf 1 1 1 MB-19 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 80.44 sf 1 1 1 MB-20 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 84.46 sf 1 1 1 MB-21 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 91.34 sf 1 1 1 MB-22 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 91.31 sf 1 1 1 MB-23 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 83.75 sf 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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 5 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds MB-24 Single 2019 1 1 1 1 82.96 sf 1 1 1 Q Module – Intake Housing Module (Male) Notes: Intake, pending classification; cells meet minimum square foot requirements; 4 showers; 2696 square feet dayroom. All cells are doubled. The RC for this Module is 77 based upon the dayroom space. The total number of beds in this Module on the date of the inspection was 82. Notes: 2016-2018 Inspection: Not crowded on the day of the inspection. Notes: The module was empty and under remodeling during the 2024 August inspection. Double 2001 36 2 2 72 1 1 1 Single 2001 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 Single 2001 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 T Module – Inmate Workers Notes: 4 Showers Double 2001 29 2 2 58 1 1 1 06/08: The facility was constructed under 1994 Physical Plant Standards; however, the modules were re-rated using 2001 standards. Notes: 2023 Cell 5 was converted to a medical exam room. *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. 0440 Contra Costa Martinez Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 6 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) TYPE II AND III FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0460 FACILITY NAME: Marsh Creek Detention Facility (MCDF) FACILITY TYPE: II/III PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Lt. Normandin FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 08-06-2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 2.08.17 Inmate Room Checks and Observation Requirements The facility administrator shall develop and implement policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that B. OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS OF include, but are not limited to, the following: INMATE CLASSIFICATIONS (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well- 1. General Population Inmates being of individuals and shall be conducted at least a. All general population inmates shall be hourly through direct visual observation of all people held directly observed by custody staff: and housed in the facility. • At least twice every hour (MDF/WCDF), with no more than 40 minutes between checks (MDF/WCDF) • At least once every hour (MCDF), with no less than 40 minutes between checks. The agency utilizes a Jail Management ☒ ☐ ☐ System to document Safety Checks. BSCC staff reviewed safety logs from the periods of: • October 29, 2023, to November 4, 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse See above. ☒ ☐ ☐ between safety checks. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the targeted 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. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety 2.08.19 Safety Cells cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as 2.08.20 Sobering Cells ☒ ☐ ☐ outlined in section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair of these regulations. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 2.10.37 II A. 3. g. The Floor Deputy will, on an intervals. irregular basis, and at least twice every hour, ☒ ☐ ☐ check the wellbeing of each inmate and notify the desk Deputy of time and status to be entered into JMS Housing Unit Log. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 2.08.18 III A. 2. b. “All entries must be legible, documentation of all safety checks. to include name, date and time.” Documentation shall include: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check BSCC staff observed this information on the occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ safety check logs. number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff 2.08.18 III A. 2. b. “All entries must be legible, ☒ ☐ ☐ who completed the safety check(s). to include name, date and time.” (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 2.10.05 Shift Sergeant reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or 7. Ensure that all JMS logs are maintained facility manager, including methods of mitigating ☒ ☐ ☐ properly. patterns of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING Chapter 7 of the CSB Policy and Procedure Manual Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility 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 2.07.05 MCDF Relocation and Evacuation fire department to be included as part of the policy and Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff 2.07.01 General Fire Safety with two-year retention of the inspection record; B. 5. A monthly inspection by the facility Fire/Life Safety Officer. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC reviewed the monthly fire inspections dating back to the inspection in 2023 and determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 2.07.01 General Fire Safety Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires B. 4. A biennial inspection by a qualified inspections at least once every two years; outside fire inspector. ☒ ☐ ☐ The fire inspection was completed on January 18, 2024, by the Contra Costa County Fire Department. (d) an evacuation plan; and, 2.07.05 MCDF Relocation and Evacuation ☒ ☐ ☐ Plan 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated 2.07.05 MCDF Relocation and Evacuation ☒ ☐ ☐ people in the case of fire. Plan 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 2.08.36 Inmate Death I. A. The Custody Services Bureau shall (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy conduct a comprehensive investigation of the and procedures to comply with the in-custody death circumstances leading up to, during and reporting requirements of Government Code section following every inmate death, pursuant to 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of Minimum Jail Standard 1046 and California the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC Code of Regulations 12525. ☒ ☐ ☐ within 10 days of an in-custody death. III. B. 3. 4. The Facility Commander will be responsible for submitting the In-Custody Death Review (ICDR) to the BSCC within Ten (10) days from the inmate death. The ICDR will contain D.O.J. form 713, but does not replace the requirement to report to the D.O.J. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the III. B. 6. A review team comprised of the below health administrator, shall develop written policy and listed personnel will review all in-custody procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a deaths within 30 days of an in-custody death. written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of Facility Commander the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall Health Services Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or County Counsel designee, the health administrator, the responsible Treating Physician physician and other health care, and supervision staff CAS Representative or Designee who are relevant to the incident. Other health care and supervision staff relevant to the incident Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the III. B. 6. a. The review will determine the appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to following, but not limited to: policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to • Was appropriate clinical care provided. identify issues that require further study. ☒ ☐ ☐ • Whether modification to policy(ies) and procedures are needed. • To identify issues that require further attention. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the III. B. 6. b. The Facility Commander will draft initial review report of every in-custody death to the a report of the findings within Thirty (30) days BSCC within 60 days of the death. The facility of the inmate death. The report must be ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review submitted to the BSCC within Sixty (60) days report that comports with the disclosure requirements of of the inmate death. section 832.10 of the Penal Code. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The initial review report shall contain the following III. B. 6. b. The Facility Commander will draft information: a report of the findings within Thirty (30) days (1) Demographic information of the inmate death. The report must be (A) Full name of the decedent submitted to the BSCC within Sixty (60) days (B) Date of birth of the inmate death. (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 jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect 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. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 2.08.20 Sobering Cells The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section This facility does not have sobering cells. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as 2.08.20 I C. Inmates shall be removed from soon as they are able to continue the admission process the sobering cell as soon as they are no ☒ ☐ ☐ or are no longer a risk to themselves or others. longer a threat to their own safety or the safety of others, due to their state of intoxication. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over 2.08.20 II 2. A. 4. The medical staff shall be six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody notified immediately for an inmate's staff to determine whether the person has an urgent placement in a sobering cell and asked to medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these render a medical opinion regarding placement ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations. and retention in the sobering cell. a. Continued inmate placement in a sobering cell shall require a new medical evaluation at least once every six hours. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must 2.08.20 II 2. A. 4. The medical staff shall be receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. notified immediately for an inmate's placement in a sobering cell and asked to render a medical opinion regarding placement ☒ ☐ ☐ and retention in the sobering cell. 2.08.20 II 2. A. 11. A medical assessment shall be performed within 12 hours from the time of placement. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in 2.08.18 III A. 2. e. Custody staff will ensure the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every that direct visual observations and log entries half hour. Such observation shall be documented. occur as follows: ☒ ☐ ☐ Sobering Cell Logs will be checked and maintained no less than once every thirty (30) minutes on an irregular basis. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 2.08.24 Prone Restraints responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for the use of restraint If an incarcerated person needs to be placed devices. Restraint devices include any devices which in restraints, they are transported to the immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated Martinez Detention Facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ person from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair (1) acceptable restraint devices; ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints 2.08.24 Prone Restraints (2) signs or symptoms which should result in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair immediate medical/mental health referral; 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.24 Prone Restraints equipment; 2.08.37 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) (3) protective housing of restrained persons; 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ III. D. Hydration and Sanitation 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (5) exercising of extremities. 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ III. E. Exercising Extremities 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair following requirements: III. A. 3. Use of the restraint chair as (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment punishment or disciplinary purposes is or as a substitute for treatment. expressly forbidden. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ III. A. 3. Special restraining devices shall not be used as punishment or in a way that causes an undue physical pain or restricts the blood circulation or breathing of an inmate. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair incarcerated people who display behavior which III. A. 1. The restraint chair shall only be results in the destruction of property or reveal an used when less restrictive alternative intent to cause physical harm to self or others. methods are not sufficient to protect inmates or others from injury, and after all other alternatives have been considered and deemed inappropriate. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints I. A. Special restraints shall be used only as prevention against self-injury, injury to others, or property damage, and shall be approved by the Facility Commander or Shift Supervisor, and with consultation of the medical/mental health staff. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair restrictive alternatives, including verbal de- III. A. 1. The restraint chair shall only be escalation techniques, have been attempted and are used when less restrictive alternative deemed ineffective. methods are not sufficient to protect inmates or others from injury, and after all other alternatives have been considered ☒ ☐ ☐ and deemed inappropriate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints I. C. Special restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the disordered behavior. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair restraints only with the approval of the facility III. A. 2. The Shift Supervisor shall be manager, the facility watch commander, or notified and approve of any placement or responsible health care staff; continued retention continued use of the restraint chair for the shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. following circumstances: 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ I. A. Special restraints shall be used only as prevention against self-injury, injury to others, or property damage, and shall be approved by the Facility Commander or Shift Supervisor, and with consultation of the medical/mental health staff. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. III. A. 6. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure available medical and mental health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from the time of placement. Medical and mental health will ☒ ☐ ☐ assess and evaluate placement of the involved inmate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 1. A. d. Once special restraints have been applied, continual direct visual observation by staff shall be maintained prior to evaluation from the medical/mental health authority. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair shall be secured within one hour from the time of III. A. 6. The sergeant observing placement. placement shall ensure available medical and mental health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from the time of placement. Medical and mental health will assess and evaluate placement of the ☒ ☐ ☐ involved inmate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 1. A. d. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure that available Medical/Mental Health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one (1) hour from the time of placement to respond and provide a medical/mental health opinion on the placement of the involved inmate. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair four hours of placement. III. A. 8. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure medical and mental health staff ☒ ☐ ☐ are notified and respond no longer than four (4) hours from the time of placement to conduct a secondary health assessment of the involved inmate. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be 2.08.18 Observations Logs conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure III. A. 2. e. Restraint Logs will be checked that the restraints are properly employed, and to and maintained at least once every fifteen ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated (15) minutes and no less than twice every person. Such observation shall be documented. thirty (30) minutes. ☒ ☐ ☐ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area III. 1. A. d. Visual observation will be which makes provisions to protect the person from made approximately once every (15) abuse. minutes, no less than twice every thirty minutes. (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair consultation with responsible health care staff III. A. 9. a. If the Facility Commander or determines that an incarcerated person cannot be designee determines, with consult from safely removed from restraints after eight hours, the Medical and Mental Health staff, that an person shall be taken to a medical facility for further inmate cannot be safely removed from evaluation. custodial restraints due to being a danger to himself or others, and after eight (8) hours, the inmate will be removed from the restraint chair and transported by ambulance to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for medical ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 4. a. If the Facility Commander or designee determines, with consult from Medical and Mental Health staff, that an inmate cannot be safely removed from custodial restraints due to being a danger to himself or others, and after eight (8) hours, the inmate will be removed from the restraint chair and transported by ambulance to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for medical treatment. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☒ ☐ ☐ III. B. 6. Manufacturer Cautions maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair placement in restraints shall be documented and III. A. 5. The sergeant shall ensure all shall be video recorded unless exigent placements into a restraint chair are circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The videotaped unless prohibited by exigent ☒ ☐ ☐ documentation shall include: the reason for circumstances. placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1065 EXERCISE AND OUT OF CELL TIME 2.18.10 Exercise and Recreation Programs (a) The facility administrator of a Type II or III facility shall BSCC staff reviewed logs for exercise and out develop written policies and procedures for a minimum of cell time for the periods of: of 10 hours of out of cell time distributed over a period of • October 29, 2023, to November 4, seven days to include: 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 ☒ ☐ ☐ • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (1) an opportunity for three hours of exercise and ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) an opportunity for seven hours of recreation. ☒ ☐ ☐ Policies shall include reasonable and necessary 2.18.10 Exercise and Recreation Programs procedures to ensure safety and security. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.17 Inmate Room Checks and Observation Requirements 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION The Board of State and Community Corrections APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001; 2005; 2008; 2010, 2013 BSCC Code: 0460 FACILITY NAME: Marsh Creek Detention Facility FACILITY TYPE: II/III 3/88: X 2/99: 2001: X 2005: 2008: 2010: APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That 2013: 1973: X Apply): FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 8-6-2024 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) Inmates are booked into the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF). Contains a weapons locker outside the security ☐ ☐ ☒ perimeter of the facility, designed as outlined in these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending ☐ ☐ ☒ booking Contains a detoxification cell, where applicable 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA) ☐ ☐ ☒ Shower room available 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☐ ☐ ☒ area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables ☐ ☐ ☒ Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water for staff use. ☐ ☐ ☒ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) Holding cells assessed under the 1973 ☒ ☐ ☐ standards. Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate Holds no more than 16 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates Contains water closet (toilet), wash basin, and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) There are no cells of this type in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § 1050 and 1053 Holds inmates for four hours or less ☐ ☐ ☒ Limited to holding no more than 80 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmates and ☐ ☐ ☒ has a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 1 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Is at least 160 square feet ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☐ ☐ ☒ inmates Contains water closets (toilets), wash basins and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountains as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Detoxification/Sobering Cell (2.4) There are no cells of this type in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate Is limited to no more than 8 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear ☐ ☐ ☒ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures ☐ ☐ ☒ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Padding on floor ☐ ☐ ☒ 01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ Safety Cell (2.5) There are no cells of this type in the facility. Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a ☐ ☐ ☒ least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more Is limited to one inmate ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains a flushing ring toilet, mounted flush with the ☐ ☐ ☒ floor, with controls located outside the cell Padded floor, door and walls ☐ ☐ ☒ Equipped with a variable intensity, security light, ☐ ☐ ☒ inaccessible to the occupant Has one or more vertical view panels, not more than 4 inches wide nor less than 24 inches long, which ☐ ☐ ☒ provide a view of the entire cell Has a food pass with lockable shutter no more than 4 inches high and, with between 26 and 32 inches from ☐ ☐ ☒ the bottom of the food pass to the floor 01: Wall or ceiling mounted devices are inaccessible to inmate occupant. ☐ ☐ ☒ Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) There are no cells of this type in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Maximum capacity of one inmate Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☐ ☐ ☒ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☐ ☐ ☒ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Contain a bunk, desk and seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities.) ☐ ☐ ☒ 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 2 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Double Occupancy Cells (2.7) There are no cells of this type in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Maximum capacity of two inmates Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☐ ☐ ☒ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☐ ☐ ☒ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and 1 seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities.) ☐ ☐ ☒ Dormitories (2.8) (Note: 2001 regulations reduced the double bunk requirement from 75 to 70 square feet and added provision for triple bunks. This is the “least restrictive standard.” 2005 revisions added clarifying language, but did not change the calculations.) Contain at least 50 square feet of floor area per inmate for single bed units; at least 70 square feet of floor space per inmate for double bed units; and, at ☒ ☐ ☐ least 90 square feet for triple bed units. Eight foot clear ceiling height required. (To calculate double bunked RC: 70 square feet divided by 2 inmates = 35 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom = 70 square feet per inmate. To calculate triple bunked RC: 90 square feet divided by 3 inmates=30 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom=65 square feet per inmate.) Designed for no more than 64 and no less than 4 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ 13: Deleted “less” and “fewer” Provide access to toilets separate from wash basins and drinking fountains as specified by these ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations Provide secure storage space for each inmate's personal items (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ 13: Deleted “secure” and “of”. Added “space for” Dayrooms (2.9) (Required for inmates in Type II and III facilities (excluding "special use" cells) and inmate workers in Type I facilities.) Contain 35 square feet of floor area per inmate, ☒ ☐ ☐ exclusive of 3 foot wide corridors in front of cells/rooms 2-99: Deleted 3 foot corridor in front of cells/rooms 10: Deleted the term “exclusive of 3 feet (914 mm).” 13: Deleted “exclusive of circulation corridors of 3 feet (914mm) 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 3 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Contain tables and seating to accommodate the maximum number of inmates allowed access at a given time. (Note 2001 revisions added reference to ☒ ☐ ☐ access at a given time and are the least restrictive standard.) Exercise Area (2.10) Provided in Type II and III facilities. Type IV facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ must have a recreation area or provide community access to one. Clear height of 15 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Has required surface area: 80 % of maximum rated inmate capacity, multiplied by 50 square feet, divided ☒ ☐ ☐ by number of one-hour exercise periods per day, equals the required surface area. 2-99: Provides free access to a toilet, wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain Provides adequate security ☒ ☐ ☐ Program/Multipurpose Space (2.11) (NA Type I) There is sufficient area and furnishings to meet the ☒ ☐ ☐ needs of the facility programs. (See regulation for discussion of applicability to Type IV.) Medical Examination Room (2.12) There is one suitably equipped medical exam room in every Type II or III facility designed to house 25 or ☒ ☐ ☐ more inmates. 2-99: Required in all facilities that provide on-site health care. Located within the security area and provide for ☒ ☐ ☐ privacy of inmates Not less than 100 square feet of floor space with no ☒ ☐ ☐ single dimension less than 7 feet Provide hot and cold running water 2-99: Hot and cold running water in any room where ☒ ☐ ☐ medical procedures are provided 2-99: Lockable storage for medical supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ Pharmaceutical Storage Space (2.13) There is lockable storage space for medical supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ and pharmaceuticals (Title 15 § 1216). Medical Care Housing (2.14) Persons who require this type of medical care Applicable to Type II and III facilities where the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ are transferred to MDF. program indicates special medical care housing is needed. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 4 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Housing is located within the security area, accessible to both male and female inmates, but not in the living ☐ ☐ ☒ area of either. Provides lockable storage area for medical ☐ ☐ ☒ instruments 2-99: Negative pressure isolation rooms are designed to the community standard. ☐ ☐ ☒ Hare Care Space (2.15) Space and equipment are available. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Requirement deleted. Commissary (2.16) (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ Inmates can purchase specified items. There is secure storage for commissary stock. 01: Revisions limit requirement for secure storage to circumstances when commissary supplies are ☒ ☐ ☐ kept within the security perimeter. Dining Facilities (2.17) (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ There are 15 square feet and sufficient tables and seating for each inmate being fed. Dining space does not include toilets, wash basins or showers, without an appropriate visual barrier. 2-99: Visual barrier requirement deleted for wash ☒ ☐ ☐ basins Visiting Space (2.18) ☒ ☐ ☐ There is sufficient visiting area. Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided to store equipment such ☒ ☐ ☐ as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) A securely lockable janitor’s closet provides sufficient ☒ ☐ ☐ storage for cleaning implements and supplies and is located within the security area (Type II only). A mop sink is available within the security area (Type II). It may be outside the security area in CH, TH and ☒ ☐ ☐ Types I, III & IV. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 5 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Storage Room (2.21) One or more storage rooms are required to accommodate a minimum of 80 cubic feet of storage per inmate for inmate clothing and personal property, ☒ ☐ ☐ institutional clothing, bedding and supplies. (Type I facilities may be excluded from storage space requirement for personal and institutional clothing unless clothing is issued.) Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) Marsh Creek Detention Facility (MCDF) is (Prior to 2005 this was N/A for Type III and IV housing minimum security, with incarcerated persons only minimum security inmates. In 2005 applicability monitored by direct supervision. MCDF was was extended to all CH, TH, Type I, II, III and IV constructed pre-1973. facilities regardless of security level.) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual electronic surveillance is used, it is located primarily in corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option and references to electronic surveillance located primarily in corridors, elevators or points in security perimeter were deleted. 08: Audio monitoring system shall be located in temporary holding cells or rooms, temporary staging cells or rooms, sobering cells, safety ☐ ☐ ☒ cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas, and correctional program /multipurpose space, capable of alerting personnel who can respond immediately. Central control requirement deleted. 10 Deleted language referring to central control point. 10 Terminate at a location where staff can respond immediately. 13: Deleted “stationed in a central control point” 13: Added “in temporary holding cells, or rooms, temporary staging cells, or rooms, sobering cells, safety cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas, and correctional program/multipurpose space” 1: Added “who can respond immediately” Laundry Facilities (2.23) Type IV facilities make provision for washing and ☒ ☐ ☐ drying personal laundry. Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ ☐ ☐ maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 6 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25) There is at least one suitably furnished confidential interview room in every Type II facility designed for 25 ☒ ☐ ☐ or more inmates. 2-99: Applicable to every facility which provides on- site health care Located in the security area, accessible by both male ☒ ☐ ☐ and female inmates Provides at least 70 square feet floor area with no single dimension less than 6 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) (NA Type IV) ☒ ☐ ☐ Available and provides for confidentiality Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to visual supervise; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1:16 in holding cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, Accessible to dayroom occupants no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible at no specified ratio in exercise areas. Privacy requirement deleted. See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. Wash basins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Accessible to dayrooms at no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible in exercise areas at no specified ratio See regulation for calculations of wash basin trough substitutions. Drinking Fountains (3.3) One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and in dormitories. Accessible to inmates in dayrooms ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell, holding and staging cells and detoxification cells. It must be accessible to inmates in dayrooms and exercise areas. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 7 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS The water outlet (bubbler) is mechanically actuated and at an angle that prevents wastewater from flowing over the outlet (bubbler). There is a mouth guard on ☒ ☐ ☐ the water outlet. 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) Available at a ratio of 1:20; provide hot and cold or tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to water ☒ ☐ ☐ and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. 2-99: Ratio changed from 1:16; specified that shower areas must provide modesty for inmates, with staff ability to supervise. Beds/Bunks (3.5) At least 30 inches wide and 76 inches long with 21 inches between pans; constructed of pan bottom type or concrete; securely fastened to the floor and/or wall ☒ ☐ ☐ in facilities higher than minimum security. 01: Must be elevated off the floor. Must have a solid bottom. Lighting (3.6) Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, and is not less than 20 foot-candles at desk level and in the grooming area. Night lighting is sufficient for purposes of supervision. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure design in areas higher than minimum security. Windows (3.7) In housing areas higher than minimum security, windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater ☒ ☐ ☐ than 5 inches in on dimension. 13: Added “exterior” before windows Cell Padding (3.8) The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and ☒ ☐ ☐ everything on them are padded. All padded cells are equipped with a tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, without exposed seams. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 8 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) ☒ ☐ ☐ A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is provided near each wash basin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type 2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted ☒ ☐ ☐ Seating (3.10) Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are ☒ ☐ ☐ provided per inmate. 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Table/Seat (3.11) (NA Type I) A table and seat is provided in single and double ☒ ☐ ☐ occupancy cells. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the security perimeter of the facility. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 08: “No weapons are brought into the security area” deleted from the regulation. 13: Deleted “such that no officer shall bring into the security area any weapon” Design Requirements (102(c)6) This facility was built prior to the 1994 regulation requirement for this regulation. Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 102(c)6 are met. (See regulation for specific The facility was constructed under 1988 ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are standards, most of the cells in the facility had applicable to the facility type and construction date in been double-bunked, and each of the the "comments" section.) buildings was re-rated during the 2004-2006 inspection cycle using the 2001 standards. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 9 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 0460 FACILITY: Marsh Creek Detention Facility TYPE: II/III RC: 248 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 8-6-2024 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 Holding Notes: Formerly multiple occupancy cells. Use has changed to holding cells; 26’ bench in each cell. Holding 1973 2 - 16 (32) 19.5’ x 10.0’ x 8.0’ 1 1 1 Dormitories B-1 Dorm 2001 1 30 30 30 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 1 B-2 Dorm 2001 1 30 30 30 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 3 Notes: 8-6-24/JP; B-1 and B-2 are not in use due to various issues. C-1 Dorm 2001 1 30 30 30 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 1 C-2 Dorm 2001 1 30 30 30 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 3 Notes: This unit is not currently being used for housing. Although shown as two units, two dayrooms (40.0’ x 30.0’ x 8.0’ each) are open to one another (9’ doorway) and four (4) showers are available to all residents. 8-6-24/JP: C Dorm was the only dorm open. Dorms D and E are closed pending renovations. D (A side) Dorm 1988 1 32 32 32 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 3 D (B side) Dorm 1988 1 32 32 32 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 3 Notes: Dayroom (40.0’ x 60.0’ x 8.0’) available on each side. E (A side) Dorm 1988 1 32 32 32 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 3 E (B side) Dorm 1988 1 48 32 32 40.0’ x 73.0’ x 8.0’ 3 2 4 1 3 Notes: Dayroom (40.0’ x 60.0’ x 8.0’) available on each side. 16/18: Units F & G were demolished in January 2017. They had not been maintained in recent years and had previously been removed from the RC (2 – 64 bed dorms = 128 beds). 8-6-24/JP-188: C Dorm was the only dorm open. Dorms D and E are closed pending renovations. *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. 0460 Contra Costa Marsh Creek Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) TYPE II AND III FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0470 FACILITY NAME: West County Detention Facility (WCDF) FACILITY TYPE: II PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Cpt. Muse, Lt. Normandin FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 08-07-2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 2.08.17 Inmate Room Checks and Observation Requirements The facility administrator shall develop and implement policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that B. OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS OF include, but are not limited to, the following: INMATE CLASSIFICATIONS (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well- 1. General Population Inmates being of individuals and shall be conducted at least a. All general population inmates shall be hourly through direct visual observation of all people held directly observed by custody staff: and housed in the facility. • At least twice every hour (MDF/WCDF), with no more than 40 minutes between checks (MDF/WCDF) • At least once every hour (MCDF), with no less than 40 minutes between checks. The agency utilizes a Jail Management ☒ ☐ ☐ System to document Safety Checks. BSCC staff reviewed safety logs from the periods of: • October 29, 2023, to November 4, 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse See above. ☒ ☐ ☐ between safety checks. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the targeted 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. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety 2.08.19 Safety Cells cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as 2.08.20 Sobering Cells ☒ ☐ ☐ outlined in section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair of these regulations. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 2.10.37 II A. 3. g. The Floor Deputy will, on an intervals. irregular basis, and at least twice every hour, ☒ ☐ ☐ check the wellbeing of each inmate and notify the desk Deputy of time and status to be entered into JMS Housing Unit Log. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 2.08.18 III A. 2. b. “All entries must be legible, documentation of all safety checks. to include name, date and time.” Documentation shall include: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check BSCC staff observed this information on the occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ safety check logs. number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff 2.08.18 III A. 2. b. “All entries must be legible, ☒ ☐ ☐ who completed the safety check(s). to include name, date and time.” (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 2.10.05 Shift Sergeant reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or 7. Ensure that all JMS logs are maintained facility manager, including methods of mitigating ☒ ☐ ☐ properly. patterns of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING Chapter 7 of the CSB Policy and Procedure Manual Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility 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 2.07.04 WCDF Relocation and Evacuation fire department to be included as part of the policy and Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff 2.07.01 General Fire Safety with two-year retention of the inspection record; B. 5. A monthly inspection by the facility Fire/Life Safety Officer. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC reviewed the monthly fire inspections dating back to the inspection in 2023 and determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 2.07.01 General Fire Safety Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires B. 4. A biennial inspection by a qualified inspections at least once every two years; outside fire inspector. ☒ ☐ ☐ A fire inspection was conducted on December 14, 2023, by the Contra Costa County Fire Department. (d) an evacuation plan; and, 2.07.04 WCDF Relocation and Evacuation ☒ ☐ ☐ Plan 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated 2.07.04 WCDF Relocation and Evacuation ☒ ☐ ☐ people in the case of fire. Plan 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 2.08.36 Inmate Death I. A. The Custody Services Bureau shall (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy conduct a comprehensive investigation of the and procedures to comply with the in-custody death circumstances leading up to, during and reporting requirements of Government Code section following every inmate death, pursuant to 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of Minimum Jail Standard 1046 and California the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC Code of Regulations 12525. ☒ ☐ ☐ within 10 days of an in-custody death. III. B. 3. 4. The Facility Commander will be responsible for submitting the In-Custody Death Review (ICDR) to the BSCC within Ten (10) days from the inmate death. The ICDR will contain D.O.J. form 713, but does not replace the requirement to report to the D.O.J. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the III. B. 6. A review team comprised of the below health administrator, shall develop written policy and listed personnel will review all in-custody procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a deaths within 30 days of an in-custody death. written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of Facility Commander the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall Health Services Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or County Counsel designee, the health administrator, the responsible Treating Physician physician and other health care, and supervision staff CAS Representative or Designee who are relevant to the incident. Other health care and supervision staff relevant to the incident Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the III. B. 6. a. The review will determine the appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to following, but not limited to: policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to • Was appropriate clinical care provided. identify issues that require further study. ☒ ☐ ☐ • Whether modification to policy(ies) and procedures are needed. • To identify issues that require further attention. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the III. B. 6. b. The Facility Commander will draft initial review report of every in-custody death to the a report of the findings within Thirty (30) days BSCC within 60 days of the death. The facility of the inmate death. The report must be ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review submitted to the BSCC within Sixty (60) days report that comports with the disclosure requirements of of the inmate death. section 832.10 of the Penal Code. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The initial review report shall contain the following III. B. 6. b. The Facility Commander will draft information: a report of the findings within Thirty (30) days (1) Demographic information of the inmate death. The report must be (A) Full name of the decedent submitted to the BSCC within Sixty (60) days (B) Date of birth of the inmate death. (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 jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect 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. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 2.08.20 Sobering Cells The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section This facility does not have a sobering cell. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as 2.08.20 I C. Inmates shall be removed from soon as they are able to continue the admission process the sobering cell as soon as they are no ☒ ☐ ☐ or are no longer a risk to themselves or others. longer a threat to their own safety or the safety of others, due to their state of intoxication. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over 2.08.20 II 2. A. 4. The medical staff shall be six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody notified immediately for an inmate's staff to determine whether the person has an urgent placement in a sobering cell and asked to medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these render a medical opinion regarding placement ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations. and retention in the sobering cell. a. Continued inmate placement in a sobering cell shall require a new medical evaluation at least once every six hours. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must 2.08.20 II 2. A. 4. The medical staff shall be receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. notified immediately for an inmate's placement in a sobering cell and asked to render a medical opinion regarding placement ☒ ☐ ☐ and retention in the sobering cell. 2.08.20 II 2. A. 11. A medical assessment shall be performed within 12 hours from the time of placement. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in 2.08.18 III A. 2. e. Custody staff will ensure the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every that direct visual observations and log entries half hour. Such observation shall be documented. occur as follows: ☒ ☐ ☐ Sobering Cell Logs will be checked and maintained no less than once every thirty (30) minutes on an irregular basis. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 2.08.24 Prone Restraints responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for the use of restraint If an incarcerated person needs to be placed devices. Restraint devices include any devices which in restraints, they are transported to the immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated Martinez Detention Facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ person from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair (1) acceptable restraint devices; ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints 2.08.24 Prone Restraints (2) signs or symptoms which should result in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair immediate medical/mental health referral; 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.24 Prone Restraints equipment; 2.08.37 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) (3) protective housing of restrained persons; 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ III. D. Hydration and Sanitation 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (5) exercising of extremities. 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair ☒ ☐ ☐ III. E. Exercising Extremities 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair following requirements: III. A. 3. Use of the restraint chair as (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment punishment or disciplinary purposes is or as a substitute for treatment. expressly forbidden. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ III. A. 3. Special restraining devices shall not be used as punishment or in a way that causes an undue physical pain or restricts the blood circulation or breathing of an inmate. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair incarcerated people who display behavior which III. A. 1. The restraint chair shall only be results in the destruction of property or reveal an used when less restrictive alternative intent to cause physical harm to self or others. methods are not sufficient to protect inmates or others from injury, and after all other alternatives have been considered and deemed inappropriate. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints I. A. Special restraints shall be used only as prevention against self-injury, injury to others, or property damage, and shall be approved by the Facility Commander or Shift Supervisor, and with consultation of the medical/mental health staff. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair restrictive alternatives, including verbal de- III. A. 1. The restraint chair shall only be escalation techniques, have been attempted and are used when less restrictive alternative deemed ineffective. methods are not sufficient to protect inmates or others from injury, and after all other alternatives have been considered ☒ ☐ ☐ and deemed inappropriate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints I. C. Special restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the disordered behavior. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair restraints only with the approval of the facility III. A. 2. The Shift Supervisor shall be manager, the facility watch commander, or notified and approve of any placement or responsible health care staff; continued retention continued use of the restraint chair for the shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. following circumstances: 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ I. A. Special restraints shall be used only as prevention against self-injury, injury to others, or property damage, and shall be approved by the Facility Commander or Shift Supervisor, and with consultation of the medical/mental health staff. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. III. A. 6. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure available medical and mental health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from the time of placement. Medical and mental health will ☒ ☐ ☐ assess and evaluate placement of the involved inmate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 1. A. d. Once special restraints have been applied, continual direct visual observation by staff shall be maintained prior to evaluation from the medical/mental health authority. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair shall be secured within one hour from the time of III. A. 6. The sergeant observing placement. placement shall ensure available medical and mental health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from the time of placement. Medical and mental health will assess and evaluate placement of the ☒ ☐ ☐ involved inmate. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 1. A. d. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure that available Medical/Mental Health staff are notified and respond as soon as possible, but no longer than one (1) hour from the time of placement to respond and provide a medical/mental health opinion on the placement of the involved inmate. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair four hours of placement. III. A. 8. The sergeant observing placement shall ensure medical and mental health staff ☒ ☐ ☐ are notified and respond no longer than four (4) hours from the time of placement to conduct a secondary health assessment of the involved inmate. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be 2.08.18 Observations Logs conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure III. A. 2. e. Restraint Logs will be checked that the restraints are properly employed, and to and maintained at least once every fifteen ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated (15) minutes and no less than twice every person. Such observation shall be documented. thirty (30) minutes. ☒ ☐ ☐ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area III. 1. A. d. Visual observation will be which makes provisions to protect the person from made approximately once every (15) abuse. minutes, no less than twice every thirty minutes. (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair consultation with responsible health care staff III. A. 9. a. If the Facility Commander or determines that an incarcerated person cannot be designee determines, with consult from safely removed from restraints after eight hours, the Medical and Mental Health staff, that an person shall be taken to a medical facility for further inmate cannot be safely removed from evaluation. custodial restraints due to being a danger to himself or others, and after eight (8) hours, the inmate will be removed from the restraint chair and transported by ambulance to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for medical ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment. 2.08.22 Use of Special Restraints III. 4. a. If the Facility Commander or designee determines, with consult from Medical and Mental Health staff, that an inmate cannot be safely removed from custodial restraints due to being a danger to himself or others, and after eight (8) hours, the inmate will be removed from the restraint chair and transported by ambulance to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for medical treatment. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☒ ☐ ☐ III. B. 6. Manufacturer Cautions maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the 2.08.21 Use of Restraint Chair placement in restraints shall be documented and III. A. 5. The sergeant shall ensure all shall be video recorded unless exigent placements into a restraint chair are circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The videotaped unless prohibited by exigent ☒ ☐ ☐ documentation shall include: the reason for circumstances placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1065 EXERCISE AND OUT OF CELL TIME 2.18.10 Exercise and Recreation Programs (a) The facility administrator of a Type II or III facility shall BSCC staff reviewed logs for exercise and out develop written policies and procedures for a minimum of cell time for the periods of: of 10 hours of out of cell time distributed over a period of • October 29, 2023, to November 4, seven days to include: 2023 • November 19, 2023, to November 25, 2023 ☒ ☐ ☐ • December 24, 2023, to December 30, 2023 • February 11, 2024, to February 17, 2024 • April 21, 2024, to April 27, 2024 • June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024 BSCC staff determined the facility compliant with this regulation. (1) an opportunity for three hours of exercise and ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) an opportunity for seven hours of recreation. ☒ ☐ ☐ Policies shall include reasonable and necessary 2.18.10 Exercise and Recreation Programs procedures to ensure safety and security. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.08.17 Inmate Room Checks and Observation Requirements 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 8 A353 Type II & III Targeted PRO eff 07.01.24 ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION The Board of State and Community Corrections APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001; 2005; 2008; 2010, 2013 BSCC Code: 0470 FACILITY NAME: West County Detention Facility FACILITY TYPE: II 5/88: X 2/99: 2001: X 2005: 2008: 2010: APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That 2013: Apply): FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 8-7-2024 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) Intake is nonoperational at this facility. Persons incarcerated are booked in at the Contains a weapons locker outside the security ☐ ☐ ☒ Martinez Detention Facility (MDF). perimeter of the facility, designed as outlined in these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending ☐ ☐ ☒ booking Contains a detoxification cell, where applicable 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA) ☐ ☐ ☒ Shower room available 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☐ ☐ ☒ area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables ☐ ☐ ☒ Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water for staff use. ☐ ☐ ☒ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate Holds no more than 16 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates Contains water closet (toilet), wash basin, and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) There are no cells of this type in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § 1050 and 1053 Holds inmates for four hours or less ☐ ☐ ☒ Limited to holding no more than 80 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 1 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmates and ☐ ☐ ☒ has a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more. Is at least 160 square feet ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☐ ☐ ☒ inmates Contains water closets (toilets), wash basins and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountains as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Detoxification/Sobering Cell (2.4) There are no cells of this type in the facility. Persons incarcerated requiring this cell are ☐ ☐ ☒ 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” taken to MDF. Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate Is limited to no more than 8 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear ☐ ☐ ☒ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures ☐ ☐ ☒ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Padding on floor ☐ ☐ ☒ 01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ Safety Cell (2.5) Persons incarcerated needing this type of cell Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a ☒ ☐ ☐ are transferred to MDF. The safety cells are least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more not for placements or as holding cells. Is limited to one inmate ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains a flushing ring toilet, mounted flush with the ☒ ☐ ☐ floor, with controls located outside the cell Padded floor, door and walls ☒ ☐ ☐ Equipped with a variable intensity, security light, ☒ ☐ ☐ inaccessible to the occupant Has one or more vertical view panels, not more than 4 inches wide nor less than 24 inches long, which ☒ ☐ ☐ provide a view of the entire cell Has a food pass with lockable shutter no more than 4 inches high and, with between 26 and 32 inches from ☒ ☐ ☐ the bottom of the food pass to the floor 01: Wall or ceiling mounted devices are inaccessible to inmate occupant. ☒ ☐ ☐ Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of one inmate Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☒ ☐ ☐ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 2 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Contain a bunk, desk and seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ Double Occupancy Cells (2.7) ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of two inmates Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☒ ☐ ☐ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and 1 seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ Dormitories (2.8) There are no cells of this type in the facility. (Note: 2001 regulations reduced the double bunk requirement from 75 to 70 square feet and added provision for triple bunks. This is the “least restrictive standard.” 2005 revisions added clarifying language, but did not change the calculations.) Contain at least 50 square feet of floor area per inmate for single bed units; at least 70 square feet of floor space per inmate for double bed units; and, at ☐ ☐ ☒ least 90 square feet for triple bed units. Eight foot clear ceiling height required. (To calculate double bunked RC: 70 square feet divided by 2 inmates = 35 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom = 70 square feet per inmate. To calculate triple bunked RC: 90 square feet divided by 3 inmates=30 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom=65 square feet per inmate.) Designed for no more than 64 and no less than 4 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ 13: Deleted “less” and “fewer” Provide access to toilets separate from wash basins and drinking fountains as specified by these ☐ ☐ ☒ regulations Provide secure storage space for each inmate's personal items (NA Type I) ☐ ☐ ☒ 13: Deleted “secure” and “of”. Added “space for” 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 3 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Dayrooms (2.9) (Required for inmates in Type II and III facilities (excluding "special use" cells) and inmate workers in Type I facilities.) Contain 35 square feet of floor area per inmate, ☒ ☐ ☐ exclusive of 3 foot wide corridors in front of cells/rooms 2-99: Deleted 3 foot corridor in front of cells/rooms 10: Deleted the term “exclusive of 3 feet (914 mm).” 13: Deleted “exclusive of circulation corridors of 3 feet (914mm) Contain tables and seating to accommodate the maximum number of inmates allowed access at a given time. (Note 2001 revisions added reference to ☒ ☐ ☐ access at a given time and are the least restrictive standard.) Exercise Area (2.10) Provided in Type II and III facilities. Type IV facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ must have a recreation area or provide community access to one. Clear height of 15 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Has required surface area: 80 % of maximum rated inmate capacity, multiplied by 50 square feet, divided ☒ ☐ ☐ by number of one-hour exercise periods per day, equals the required surface area. 2-99: Provides free access to a toilet, wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain Provides adequate security ☒ ☐ ☐ Program/Multipurpose Space (2.11) (NA Type I) There is sufficient area and furnishings to meet the ☒ ☐ ☐ needs of the facility programs. (See regulation for discussion of applicability to Type IV.) Medical Examination Room (2.12) There is one suitably equipped medical exam room in every Type II or III facility designed to house 25 or ☒ ☐ ☐ more inmates. 2-99: Required in all facilities that provide on-site health care. Located within the security area and provide for ☒ ☐ ☐ privacy of inmates Not less than 100 square feet of floor space with no ☒ ☐ ☐ single dimension less than 7 feet Provide hot and cold running water 2-99: Hot and cold running water in any room where ☒ ☐ ☐ medical procedures are provided 2-99: Lockable storage for medical supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 4 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Pharmaceutical Storage Space (2.13) There is lockable storage space for medical supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ and pharmaceuticals (Title 15 § 1216). Medical Care Housing (2.14) Applicable to Type II and III facilities where the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ program indicates special medical care housing is needed. Housing is located within the security area, accessible to both male and female inmates, but not in the living ☒ ☐ ☐ area of either. Provides lockable storage area for medical ☒ ☐ ☐ instruments 2-99: Negative pressure isolation rooms are designed to the community standard. ☒ ☐ ☐ Hare Care Space (2.15) Space and equipment are available. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Requirement deleted. Commissary (2.16) (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ Inmates can purchase specified items. There is secure storage for commissary stock. 01: Revisions limit requirement for secure storage to circumstances when commissary supplies are ☒ ☐ ☐ kept within the security perimeter. Dining Facilities (2.17) (NA Type I) ☒ ☐ ☐ There are 15 square feet and sufficient tables and seating for each inmate being fed. Dining space does not include toilets, wash basins or showers, without an appropriate visual barrier. 2-99: Visual barrier requirement deleted for wash ☒ ☐ ☐ basins Visiting Space (2.18) ☒ ☐ ☐ There is sufficient visiting area. Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided to store equipment such ☒ ☐ ☐ as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) A securely lockable janitor’s closet provides sufficient ☒ ☐ ☐ storage for cleaning implements and supplies and is located within the security area (Type II only). 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 5 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS A mop sink is available within the security area (Type II). It may be outside the security area in CH, TH and ☒ ☐ ☐ Types I, III & IV. Storage Room (2.21) One or more storage rooms are required to accommodate a minimum of 80 cubic feet of storage per inmate for inmate clothing and personal property, ☒ ☐ ☐ institutional clothing, bedding and supplies. (Type I facilities may be excluded from storage space requirement for personal and institutional clothing unless clothing is issued.) Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) (Prior to 2005 this was N/A for Type III and IV housing Alternate Means of Compliance granted only minimum security inmates. In 2005 applicability 3/20/91. All housing modules are direct was extended to all CH, TH, Type I, II, III and IV supervision. facilities regardless of security level.) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual electronic surveillance is used, it is located primarily in corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option and references to electronic surveillance located primarily in corridors, elevators or points in security perimeter were deleted. 08: Audio monitoring system shall be located in temporary holding cells or rooms, temporary staging cells or rooms, sobering cells, safety ☐ ☐ ☒ cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas, and correctional program /multipurpose space, capable of alerting personnel who can respond immediately. Central control requirement deleted. 10 Deleted language referring to central control point. 10 Terminate at a location where staff can respond immediately. 13: Deleted “stationed in a central control point” 13: Added “in temporary holding cells, or rooms, temporary staging cells, or rooms, sobering cells, safety cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas, and correctional program/multipurpose space” 1: Added “who can respond immediately” Laundry Facilities (2.23) Type IV facilities make provision for washing and ☒ ☐ ☐ drying personal laundry. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 6 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ ☐ ☐ maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25) There is at least one suitably furnished confidential interview room in every Type II facility designed for 25 ☒ ☐ ☐ or more inmates. 2-99: Applicable to every facility which provides on- site health care Located in the security area, accessible by both male ☒ ☐ ☐ and female inmates Provides at least 70 square feet floor area with no single dimension less than 6 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) (NA Type IV) ☒ ☐ ☐ Available and provides for confidentiality Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to visual supervise; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1:16 in holding cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, Accessible to dayroom occupants no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible at no specified ratio in exercise areas. Privacy requirement deleted. See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. Wash basins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Accessible to dayrooms at no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible in exercise areas at no specified ratio See regulation for calculations of wash basin trough substitutions. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 7 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Drinking Fountains (3.3) One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and in dormitories. Accessible to inmates in dayrooms ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell, holding and staging cells and detoxification cells. It must be accessible to inmates in dayrooms and exercise areas. The water outlet (bubbler) is mechanically actuated and at an angle that prevents wastewater from flowing over the outlet (bubbler). There is a mouth guard on ☒ ☐ ☐ the water outlet. 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) Available at a ratio of 1:20; provide hot and cold or tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to water ☒ ☐ ☐ and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. 2-99: Ratio changed from 1:16; specified that shower areas must provide modesty for inmates, with staff ability to supervise. Beds/Bunks (3.5) At least 30 inches wide and 76 inches long with 21 inches between pans; constructed of pan bottom type or concrete; securely fastened to the floor and/or wall ☒ ☐ ☐ in facilities higher than minimum security. 01: Must be elevated off the floor. Must have a solid bottom. Lighting (3.6) Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, and is not less than 20 foot-candles at desk level and in the grooming area. Night lighting is sufficient for purposes of supervision. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure design in areas higher than minimum security. Windows (3.7) In housing areas higher than minimum security, windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater ☒ ☐ ☐ than 5 inches in on dimension. 13: Added “exterior” before windows 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 8 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Cell Padding (3.8) The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and ☒ ☐ ☐ everything on them are padded. All padded cells are equipped with a tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, without exposed seams. Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) ☒ ☐ ☐ A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is provided near each wash basin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type 2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted ☒ ☐ ☐ Seating (3.10) Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are ☒ ☐ ☐ provided per inmate. 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Table/Seat (3.11) (NA Type I) A table and seat is provided in single and double ☒ ☐ ☐ occupancy cells. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the security perimeter of the facility. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 08: “No weapons are brought into the security area” deleted from the regulation. 13: Deleted “such that no officer shall bring into the security area any weapon” Design Requirements (102(c)6) The intake area in this facility was built before the 1994 requirement for this regulation. Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 102(c)6 are met. (See regulation for specific ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility PHY 23-24 - 9 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05 08 10 13.dot (8/15) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 0470 FACILITY: West County Detention Facility TYPE: II RC: 1,119 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 8-7-2024 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 Intake The Booking area is not used for intake. There are two booking lounge areas used for orientation staging. Two showers are available in the Booking area. 1-4 Holding 1988 4 - 6 (24) 9.3' X 6.8' 1 1 1 Notes: 11.5' bench 5-8 Safety 1988 4 - 1 (4) 8.6' X 5.7' Notes: 2023 safety cells are not used for placements or as holding cells. Transport T-1 Holding 1988 1 - 1 (4) 9.5' X 5.3' 2-4 Holding 1988 3 - 5 (15) 9.8' X 5.6' Notes: Toilet, washbasins, and fountain outside cells Building 4 – Intake Bubble: Cells 13-24, for female administrative segregation. Notes: 24 double cells on a lower level and 24 on an upper level; one handicap cell on a lower level; 6 showers per unit; to determine the square footage of each cell, deduct 1' X 4.5' from the dimensions given; no 3' corridor deduction was made from the dayroom square footage. There are always two deputies in this unit. 16/18: Currently unoccupied for refurbishing. Cell 1-12 Double 2001 47 2 2 94 11.2' X 7.0' 1 1 1 and 14-48 Cell 13 Single 2001 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Notes: 5215 square feet dayroom. Building 5 – General Population (Male) Notes: • Cell dimensions are irregular. • All “Double * ” cells are dry cells. The cell doors are unlocked to allow access to the toilets and wash basins. • There are 13,000 square feet of dayroom space available. The RC for this building is 256. A – side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' B - side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' Dayroom 13,000 square 24 24 8 16 feet *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. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98) 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 Building 6 – General Population (Male) Notes: • Cell dimensions are irregular. • All “Double * ” cells are dry cells. The cell doors are unlocked to allow access to the toilets and wash basins. • There are 13,000 square feet of dayroom space available. The RC for this building is 256. A – side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' B - side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' Dayroom 13,000 square 24 24 8 16 feet Building 7 – General Population (Male) Notes: • Cell dimensions are irregular. • All “Double * ” cells are dry cells. The cell doors are unlocked to allow access to the toilets and wash basins. • There are 13,000 square feet of dayroom space available. The RC for this building is 256. A – side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' B - side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' Dayroom 13,000 square 24 24 8 16 feet Building 8 – General Population (Female) Notes: • Cell dimensions are irregular. • All “Double * ” cells are dry cells. The cell doors are unlocked to allow access to the toilets and wash basins. • There are 13,000 square feet of dayroom space available. The RC for this building is 256. A – side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' B - side Double 2001 4 2 2 8 11.6' X 6.4' 1 1 Double * 2001 60 2 2 120 11.6' X 6.4' Dayroom 13,000 square 24 24 8 16 feet General Notes: 1. Dry cells are operated with free access to dayroom fixtures. When locked, as in administrative segregation, drinking cups will be provided. 2. Although the facility was constructed under 1988 standards, most of the cells in the facility have been double-bunked, and each of the buildings was re-rated during the 2004-2006 inspection cycle using the 2001 standards. 3. 8-7-24/JP; Rated Capactiy is 1,119. *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. 0470 Contra Costa West County Detention Facility LASE 23-24 - 2 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98)