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Contra Costa Pittsburg PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

Board of State and Community Corrections · inspection-0590-2023-2024 · Facility inspection · 2024-01-01 · Contra Costa Pittsburg PD

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PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99 Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR) BSCC Code: 0590 FACILITY NAME: Pittsburg Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 6/94: X 2/99: OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Dale Miller DATE: July 25, 2023 ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) X Contains a weapons locker, designed as outlined in these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending X booking Contains a detoxification (sobering) cell (WA in TH; NA in CH) X 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA in TH; NA in CH) X Shower room available Addressed in the manual. 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure X Prisoners requiring showers are transported. area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables X Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) X 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water X Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) X Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate Holds no more than 16 inmates X Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear X ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all X inmates Contains water closet (toilet), washbasin, and drinking X fountain Provides for clear visual supervision by staff X A bunk is provided if inmates are held 12 hours or Inmates are transferred within 12 hours. more X 0590 Contra Costa Pittsburg PD THJ PHY 23-24 - 1 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 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 X Holds inmates for four hours or less X Limited to holding no more than 80 inmates X Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmates and X has a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more. Is at least 160 square feet X Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all X inmates Contains water closets (toilets), wash basins and X drinking fountains as specified by these regulations Provides for clear visual supervision by staff X Detoxification (Sobering) Cell (2.4) There are no cells of this type in the facility. X Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate Safety Cell (2.5) There are no cells of this type in the facility. X Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) X Adequate space is provided to store equipment such as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) X Lockable, containing a mop sink and storage space Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual X electronic surveillance is use, it is located primarily in corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option deleted. Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and X capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. Attorney Interview Space (2.26) X Available and provides for confidentiality 0590 Contra Costa Pittsburg PD THJ PHY 23-24 - 2 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being X able to visual supervise; provided at a ratio of 1:16 in holding and staging cells. See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. Washbasins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; provided at a X ratio of 1:16 in holding and staging cells. See regulation for calculations of washbasin trough substitutions. Drinking Fountains (3.3) X 2-99: Provided at a ratio of at least 1:16 in holding and staging cells. 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 X water outlet (bubbler). 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) Inmates requiring a shower are not kept at this (NA in CH) facility. Available in the security area; provide hot and cold or X 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. Beds/Bunks (3.5) The policy prohibits holding prisoners longer (NA in CH; applicable in TH if inmates are held longer than 12 hours. than 12 hours) X 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. Lighting (3.6) Inmates are not held in this facility for over 12 hours. Lighting is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, night lighting is sufficient for purposes of supervision. X Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure design. Windows (3.7) X Windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater than 5 inches in one dimension. Cell Padding (3.8) There is no sobering cell or safety cell in this facility. The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and X everything on them are padded. All padded cells are equipped with an tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. 0590 Contra Costa Pittsburg PD THJ PHY 23-24 - 3 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or X laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; and, without exposed seams. Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) X A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is provided near each washbasin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. X 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type X 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 X provided per inmate. 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum-Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the X security perimeter of the facility and no weapons are brought into the security area. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. 0590 Contra Costa Pittsburg PD THJ PHY 23-24 - 4 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99.dot (9/98)