BSCC
Contra Costa Pittsburg PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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