Inyo Bishop PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

November 21, 2023 Richard Standridge, Chief of Police Bishop Police Department 207 West Line Street Bishop, CA 93514 2023-2024 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, BISHOP POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITY Dear Chief Standridge: The 2023-2024 Comprehensive Inspection of the Bishop City Police Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Monday, May 22, 2023, and the following facility was inspected on October 5, 2023: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Bishop Police Department 0990 THJ This inspection was conducted pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition, Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) staff conducted compliance monitoring pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 209(f) and the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). In addition to inspection(s) by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually by the County Health Officer and biennially by the State Fire Marshal or an authorized representative (Health and Safety Code Sections 101045 and 13146.1). The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified the following items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards: Title 15 Section 1024, Court Holding and Temporary Holding Facility Training: The agency is noncompliant with this regulation due to an inability to produce training records reflecting officers responsible for supervising adults in temporary custody have received specialized corrections training. Title 15 Section 1029(e)(2), Policy and Procedures Manual: The agency is noncompliant with this regulation due to not having PREA information in the public lobby or arrestee processing area detailing methods to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment. Refer to the attached Procedures Checklist for detailed information. Richard Standridge Chief of Police Page 2 Refer to the Physical Plant Evaluation (PHY) and Living Area Space Evaluation (LASE) attachments for information related to Rated Capacity and Title 24 compliance. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Compliance Monitoring We found no violations of the JJDPA, a copy of the monitoring report is attached for your information. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP) An Exit Briefing was held with your staff on Thursday, October 5, 2023; BSCC staff presented an overview of the inspection and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. On October 16, 2023, BSCC staff provided an Initial Inspection Report for the items of noncompliance found during the inspection. On October 17, 2023, your agency provided photographs showing PREA signage posted in the arrestee processing area and the public lobby for compliance with Title 15 Section 1029(e)(2). On November 21, 2023, your agency has yet to provide a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) (due November 4, 2023); however, your agency representative Lieutenant Ellsworth advised he is actively scheduling P.O.S.T training for officers responsible for supervising adults in temporary custody. * * * Please email me at jill.farris@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 621-4325 if you have any questions. Sincerely, JILL FARRIS Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Inyo County Superior Court* Grand Jury, Inyo County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Inyo County* County Administrator, Inyo County* Joshua Ellsworth, Lieutenant, Bishop Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 0990 Inyo County Bishop Police Dept THJ LTR 23-24 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0990 FACILITY NAME: Bishop Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Lieutenant Joshua Ellsworth FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Jill Farris DATE: October 5, 2023 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY Bishop Police Department Policy Manual HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING 900.12 Training At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who Department members should be trained and supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or familiar with this policy and supplemental Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of procedures. specialized corrections training. Such training shall Such training shall include the following: include, but not be limited to: (a) Applicable minimum jail standards (a) applicable minimum jail standards; (b) Jail operations liability (b) jail operations liability; (c) Separation of incarcerated persons (c)separation of incarcerated persons; (d) Emergency procedures and planning, fire (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life ☐ ☒ ☐ safety, and life safety safety; and; (e) Suicide prevention (e) suicide prevention; (f) De-escalation (f) de-escalation; (g) Juvenile procedures (g) juvenile procedures; (h) Racial bias (h) racial bias; and, (i) Mental illness (i) mental illness. BSCC staff found noncompliance with this Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training regulation due to facility staff not producing is needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity training records which showed the required of the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the initial and refresher training for corrections employees' level of experience and training, and other was completed by agency staff. relevant factors Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but 900.12 Training in any event not more than six months after the date of Department members responsible for assigned responsibility. Successful completion of Core supervising adults in temporary custody shall ☐ ☒ ☐ training or supplemental Core training, pursuant to complete the Corrections Officer Core Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course, may be Course or eight hours of specialized training substituted for the initial eight hours of training. within six months of assignment. A total of eight hours of refresher training shall be 900.12 Training completed every two years. Successful completion of the Eight hours of refresher training shall be requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional completed every two years. ☐ ☒ ☐ Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. The Training Coordinator shall maintain records of all such training in the member's training file. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list and text of regulations. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in An authorized department member capable ☒ ☐ ☐ each local detention facility to ensure the implementation of supervising shall be present at all times and operation of the programs and activities required by when an individual is held in temporary these regulations. custody. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at Any individual in custody must be able to least one employee on duty at all times in a local summon the supervising member if needed. detention facility or in the building which houses a local ☒ ☐ ☐ detention facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which The member responsible for supervising would conflict with the supervision and care of should not have other duties that could ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. unreasonably conflict with the member's supervision. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there At least one female department member shall be at least one female employee who shall be should be present when a female adult is in immediately available and accessible to such females. temporary custody. In the event that none is ☒ ☐ ☐ readily available, the female in custody Note: Reference PC § 4021. should be transported to another facility or released pursuant to another lawful process. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of 900.3.3 Staffing Plan personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator The Chief of Police or the authorized shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the designee shall ensure a staffing plan is personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a prepared and maintained, indicating staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the assigned personnel and their duties. The time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a plan should ensure that at least one member review and recommendations shall be reported to the who meets the training standards local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ established by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for general fire- and life-safety and is trained in fire- and life-safety procedures relating specifically to the facility is on-duty at all times. BSCC staff reviewed a staffing deployment during the onsite inspection. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 900.8 Holding Cells The facility administrator shall develop and implement ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety checks by department members shall policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that occur no less than every 15 minutes. include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well- 900.1.1 Definitions: Safety Checks being of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly Direct, visual observation by a member of through direct visual observation of all people held and this department performed at random housed in the facility. intervals, within time frames prescribed in this policy, to provide for the health and welfare of adults in temporary custody. ☒ ☐ ☐ The safety check should involve questioning the individual as to the individual's well- being. Individuals who are sleeping or apparently sleeping should be awakened. Requests or concerns of the individual should be logged. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse Safety checks by department members shall between safety checks. occur no less than every 15 minutes. BSCC staff reviewed safety check logs for individuals held in the Temporary Holding ☒ ☐ ☐ Facility from August 2022 – September 2023 and found the agency in compliance with this regulation. The safety checks were conducted in a timely manner and individuals were not held for longer than six hours. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as A safety check consisting of direct visual outlined in section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 observation sufficient to assess the of these regulations. ☒ ☐ ☐ individual's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 30 minutes with no more than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 900.8 Holding Cells intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Safety Checks Safety checks should be at varying times. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall Any time an individual is in temporary include: custody, the custody shall be promptly and properly documented in a custody log. The department “Safety Check Log” requires ☒ ☐ ☐ the arrestee’s name, Case #, Booking Time, Date, Time In, Time Out, and the watch commander’s approval. The safety check area of the log sheet provides a space for the time and the person conducing the safety check. (1) the actual time at which each individual safety Date and time of arrival at the Department. ☒ ☐ ☐ check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check 900.8 Holding Cells occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory The individual’s initial placement into and number; and, removal from a holding cell shall be logged. ☒ ☐ ☐ Location of safety checks are documented on the department “Safety Check Log.” (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff On the department “Safety Check Log” who completed the safety check(s). sheet, there is a column provided for staff to ☒ ☐ ☐ write their name, initials, or ID number when conducting safety checks. (f) A documented process by which safety checks are The Watch Commander should make reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or periodic checks to ensure all log entries and facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☒ ☐ ☐ safety and security checks are made on of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, time. safety checks. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 900.3.3 Staffing plan The Chief of Police or the authorized Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at designee shall ensure a staffing plan is least one person on duty at all times who meets the prepared and maintained, indicating training standards established by the Board for general assigned personnel and their duties. The fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. plan should ensure that at least one member ☒ ☐ ☐ who meets the training standards established by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for general fire- and life-safety and is trained in fire- and life-safety procedures relating specifically to the facility is on-duty at all times. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one Officers receive fire training in the academy. person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL2 Bishop Police Department Policy Manual Section 900 Temporary Custody of Adults Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a Section 312 Temporary Custody of Juveniles manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and procedures manual shall address all Lexipol, last updated on June 05, 2023. applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ Detention Facility Manual dated October 27, two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all 1999. employees. Notes: The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality. Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply and have been deleted. (a) The manual for Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III 200 Organizational Structure and facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the Responsibility following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility 900.11 Assigned Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator/manager. (m) Inspections and operations reviews (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state 300 Use of Force and federal legal requirements and includes 300.3.5 Restrictions on the Use of Carotid ☒ ☐ ☐ prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke Control Hold holds. (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including 302 Handcuffing and Restraints the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. 900.6 Use of Restraint Devices 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly 411 Cite and Release Policy ☒ ☐ ☐ received persons for release. 2 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) Security and control including physical counts and 900.11 Assigned Administrator searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, The Patrol Operation Commander will contraband control, and key control. ensure any reasonably necessary Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, supplemental procedures are in place to review, evaluate, and make a record of security address these issues. measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility Key Control: Exterior door locks are including security measures specific to prevention of controlled by the dispatcher. The dispatcher sexual abuse and sexual harassment. can identify the officer prior to electronically opening the exterior door into the holding area. Cell keys are in the Sergeant’s office away from the holding area. Keys are retrieved from the office when an arrestee is ☒ ☐ ☐ escorted into the facility. Annual review and evaluation of security measures including internal and external security measures, sanitation, safety, and maintenance. Agency staff provided the annual facility inspection report completed in August 2023 for compliance with this regulation. Staff found the exterior gate is inoperable with Public Works scheduled to complete repair. The Sobering Cell floor sustained damage and requires repair. (7) Emergency procedures include: 900.11 Assigned Administrator (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Fire- and life-safety, including a fire section 1032 of these regulations; suppression pre-plan (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of (e) Escapes hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ (j) Civil and other disturbances including hostage situations (C) mass arrests; 431.5.2 Operational Plans ☒ ☐ ☐ (p) Arrest protocol, including management of mass arrests. (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Disaster plans (e.g., natural disasters) (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; 900.11 Assigned Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ and (k) Periodic testing of emergency equipment (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 306.5 Safe Handling, Inspection, and ammunition, chemical agents, and related Storage ☒ ☐ ☐ security devices. 900.5.7 Firearms and Other Security Measures (8) Suicide Prevention. 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should not be in ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Custody 900.12 Training (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.4.1 Screening and Placement (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse 902 Prison Rape Elimination ☒ ☐ ☐ and sexual harassment. (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and 902.6 Retaliation Prohibited respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (12) Release policy, including release planning for 411 Site and Release Policy ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated persons. (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 902.4 Reporting Sexual Abuse, Harassment, Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be and Retaliation limited to, the following: (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to Incarcerated people can report to any staff privately report sexual abuse and sexual member verbally, in writing, privately, or harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated anonymously any of the following: sexual persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and abuse, sexual harassment, retaliation by sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of other individuals in custody or staff for responsibilities that may have contributed to such reporting sexual abuse or sexual incidents, harassment, Staff neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to ☒ ☐ ☐ sexual abuse or sexual harassment. Individuals in custody shall be notified of the department’s zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and of at least one way to report abuse or harassment to a public or private entity that is not part of the Department and that is able to receive and immediately forward a report of sexual abuse and sexual harassment to agency officials. (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, 902.4.1 Member Responsibilities family, community members, and other interested third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual Department members shall accept reports harassment. The method for reporting shall be from individuals in custody and third parties publicly posted at the facility. and shall promptly document all reports. During the onsite inspection, BSCC staff found the agency noncompliant with this regulation due to a lack of posted ☒ ☐ ☐ information in the public lobby, arrestee processing area, or the public website detailing the method for reporting sexual abuse or sexual harassment. However, during the Corrective Action Plan period of the Enhanced Inspection Process, the agency posted information related to PREA in the public lobby and the arrestee processing area for compliance with this regulation. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should not be in Temporary Custody The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide Individuals who are suspected of suicide prevention program developed by the facility risk. administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health ☒ ☐ ☐ authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, If the officer taking custody of an individual and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who believes that the individual may be a suicide present a suicide risk. risk, the officer shall ensure continuous The program shall include the following: direct supervision until evaluation, release, or a transfer to an appropriate facility. (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial 900.12 Training ☒ ☐ ☐ personnel. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon 900.4 Initiating Temporary Custody intake and prior to housing assignment. The officer should specifically ask if the individual is contemplating suicide and evaluate the individual for obvious signs or indications of suicidal intent. BSCC staff reviewed intake screening ☒ ☐ ☐ questionnaires dated between August 2022 and September 2023 and verified compliance with this regulation. Arrestees are screened and if they display any suicidal tendencies or ideation, they are transported to the Northern Inyo Hospital and the Inyo County Mental Health protocol is followed. (c) Suicide prevention screening during special 900.4.1 Screening and Placement situations, including placement in restrictive housing, The officer responsible for an individual in following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in custody shall advise the Watch Commander ☒ ☐ ☐ classification. of any significant risks presented by the individual (e.g., suicide risk, health risk, violence). (d) Provisions facilitating communication among The receiving officer should ask the arresting arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, officer if there is any statement, indication, or medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide evidence surrounding the individual's arrest ☒ ☐ ☐ risk. and transportation that would reasonably indicate the individual is at risk for suicide or critical medical care. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of If there is any suspicion that the individual suicide that balance safety and environment. The least may be suicidal, the individual shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ restrictive environment should be considered. transported to the City jail or the appropriate mental health facility. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. If the officer taking custody of an individual believes that the individual may be a suicide ☒ ☐ ☐ risk, the officer shall ensure continuous direct supervision until evaluation, release, or a transfer to an appropriate facility. (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and Constant supervision until transported. ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures. (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death or Serious attempts. Injury (i) Notification to the Attorney General within ☒ ☐ ☐ 10 days of any death in custody including any reasonably known facts concerning the death. (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death or Serious attempted suicides as defined by the facility Injury administrator, including the development of a corrective ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) In-custody death reviews action plan to address deficiencies identified in the administrative review. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. 900.10 Release and/or Transfer Any known threat or danger the individual Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been may pose (e.g., escape risk, suicide deleted. potential, medical condition) is documented, and the documentation transported with ☒ ☐ ☐ the individual if the individual is being sent to another facility. The department member transporting the individual shall ensure such risks are communicated to intake personnel at the other facility. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 900.11 Assigned Administrator The Patrol Operation Commander will Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility ensure any reasonably necessary administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ supplemental procedures are in place to having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire address the following issues: (g) Fire- and Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression life-safety, including a fire suppression pre- which shall include, but not be limited to: plan as required by 15 CCR 1032 (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local Detention Facility Manual fire department to be included as part of the policy and Bishop Fire Department will conduct annual ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of fire safety inspections of the detention Regulations Section 1029); facility. (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with BSCC staff reviewed monthly fire prevention two-year retention of the inspection record; inspections dated from November 2021 to ☒ ☐ ☐ September 2023 and found the agency compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and The Bishop Fire Department completed an Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ ☐ ☐ inspection on September 26, 2023, and inspections at least once every two years; found no deficiencies. (d) an evacuation plan; and ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation plan is posted in the facility. (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated Evacuation to County Jail. ☒ ☐ ☐ people in the case of fire. 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 900.5.8 Reporting Physical Harm or Serious Threat of Physical Harm Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of written records Any incident that results in physical harm or and reporting of all incidents which result in physical ☒ ☐ ☐ serious threat of physical harm to a member, harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee person in custody or any other person shall or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other be documented as stated in the Use of person. Force or On-Duty Injuries policies, or other applicable reporting process. Such records shall include the names of the persons 323 Report Preparation involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, All reports shall accurately reflect the identity and the date and time of the occurrence. ☒ ☐ ☐ of the persons involved, all pertinent information seen, heard or assimilated by any other sense, and any actions taken. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff A copy of all reports generated regarding the assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the above circumstances shall be submitted as facility manager or designee. soon as reasonably practicable. The Watch Commander will retain a record of these ☒ ☐ ☐ reports for inspection purposes. Agency staff advised there were no incidents in the holding facility during this inspection cycle. 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury (a) Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health (h) In-custody death reviews (15 CCR 1046) administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to ensure that there is an initial review of ☒ ☐ ☐ every in-custody death within 30 days. The review team at a minimum shall include the facility administrator or designee, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to ☒ ☐ ☐ policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (b) Death of a Minor 312.13 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a jail, Injury of a Juvenile lockup, or court holding facility: (1) The administrator of the facility shall provide to The Watch Commander will ensure the Board a copy of the report submitted to the procedures are in place to address the Attorney General under Government Code Section suicide attempt, death, or serious injury of 12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted within any juvenile. ☒ ☐ ☐ 10 calendar days after the death. (g) In the case of a death, providing a report to the Attorney General under Government Code § 12525 within 10 calendar days of the death, and forwarding the same report to the Board of State and Community Corrections within the same time frame. (2) Upon receipt of a report of death of a minor from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 9 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 900.4.1 Screening and Placement The officer responsible for an individual in (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, custody shall determine the need for placing or III facility shall develop and implement a written the individual in a single cell. classification plan designed to properly assign Officers should consider whether the incarcerated persons to housing units and activities individual may be at a high risk of being according to the categories of gender identity, age, sexually abused based on all available criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, known information, or whether the person is physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- facing any other identified risk. Provide any assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or individual identified as being at a high risk for sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for sexual or other victimization with heightened the safety of the incarcerated people and staff. Such protection. This may include continuous, housing unit assignment shall be accomplished to the direct sight and sound supervision. Single- extent possible within the limits of the available number ☒ ☐ ☐ cell placement in a cell that is actively of distinct housing units or cells in a facility. monitored on video by a member who is available to immediately intervene. Ensure The written classification plan shall be based on objective individuals are separated according to criteria and include receiving screening performed at the severity of the crime (e.g., felony or time of intake by trained personnel, and a record of each misdemeanor). Ensure males and females person's classification level, housing restrictions, and are separated by sight and sound when in housing assignments. cells. Ensure restrained individuals are not placed in cells with unrestrained individuals. Note: Subsection (b) does not apply and has been Ensure separation, as appropriate, based on deleted. other factors, such as age, criminal sophistication, assaultive/non-assaultive behavior, mental state, disabilities, and sexual orientation. (c) In deciding housing and programming assignments, the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis BSCC staff reviewed a blank intake form. whether a placement would ensure the health and safety Arrestees are not classified at this holding of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement ☒ ☐ ☐ facility. Classification occurs at the county would present management or security problems. A jail. person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall be given serious consideration. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1008 Communicable Diseases 1008.3 Exposure Control Officer The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ The Chief of Police will assign a person as procedures specifying those symptoms that require the Exposure Control Officer (ECO). medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a medical evaluation is completed. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be Evaluation of persons in custody for any made of the person being booked as to whether the exposure risk and measures to separate person has or has had any communicable diseases, such them. as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or 900.4 Initiating Temporary Custody other special medical problem identified by the health The officer responsible for an individual in authority. The response shall be noted on the medical temporary custody should evaluate the screening from. person for any apparent chronic illness, ☒ ☐ ☐ disability, vermin infestation, possible communicable disease, or any other potential risk to the health or safety of the individual or others. BSCC staff reviewed a blank medical intake screening form, the agency is in compliance with this regulation. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 0 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and (e) Individuals who are obviously in crisis, as procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated defined in the Crisis Intervention Incidents people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of Policy. ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral crisis may include telehealth. (g) Any individual who has exhibited extremely violent or continuously violent behavior including behavior that results in the destruction of property or demonstrates an intent to cause physical harm to themselves or others. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not (k) Any individual who appears to be a readily available, an incarcerated person shall be danger to themselves or others due to a considered in behavioral crisis for the purpose of this behavioral crisis, or who appears gravely section if they appear to be a danger to themselves or disabled. others or appear gravely disabled. ☒ ☐ ☐ These individuals should not be in temporary custody at the Department unless they have been evaluated by a qualified medical or mental health professional, as appropriate for the circumstances. An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be 900.3 General Criteria and Supervision secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next ☒ ☐ ☐ Individuals are not held in temporary custody daily sick call, whichever is earliest. for longer than six hours. Separation may be used if necessary, to protect the 900.4.1 Screening and Placement safety of the person in crisis or others. Ensure separation, as appropriate, based on other factors, such as age, criminal ☒ ☐ ☐ sophistication, assaultive/non-assaultive behavior, mental state, disabilities and sexual orientation. 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION 900.4.1 Screening and Placement Ensure separation, as appropriate, based on Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall other factors, such as age, criminal ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement policies and procedures for the sophistication, assaultive/non-assaultive administrative separation of incarcerated people. behavior, mental state, disabilities and sexual orientation. Policies and procedures must include: Individuals are not held in the temporary (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate holding facility for longer than six hours. housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of ☒ ☐ ☐ protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility staff. Note: Subsections (b) through (e) do not apply and have been deleted. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL There is no safety cell as described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, in this facility. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who ☐ ☐ ☒ display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 1 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures governing safety cell use and may delegate ☐ ☐ ☒ authority to place an incarcerated person in a safety cell to a physician. Policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to: (a) In no case shall the safety cell be used for punishment ☐ ☐ ☒ or as a substitute for treatment. (b) A person shall be placed in a safety cell only with the approval of the facility manager or designee, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every four hours. (c) A medical assessment shall be completed as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from the time of placement in the safety cell. The person shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ medically cleared for continued retention, referral to advanced treatment, or removal from the safety cell a minimum of every 24 hours thereafter. (d) The facility manager, designee or responsible health care staff shall obtain a mental health opinion/consultation with responsible health care staff on ☐ ☐ ☒ placement and retention, which shall be secured as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from placement. (e) Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes, with no more than a 15-minute ☐ ☐ ☒ lapse between safety checks. Such observation shall be documented. (f) Procedures shall be established to assure ☐ ☐ ☒ administration of necessary nutrition and fluids. (g) People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal ☐ ☐ ☒ privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell Individuals who are to be held in the The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section temporary holding facility and who present a 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of ☒ ☐ ☐ threat to their own safety or the safety of incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety others due to their state of intoxication or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. should be placed in a sobering cell until their condition allows for continued processing. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon (e) Individuals will be removed from the cell as they are able to continue the admission process or are when they no longer pose a threat to their ☒ ☐ ☐ no longer a risk to themselves or others. own safety and the safety of others and are able to continue processing. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over (d) Under no circumstances shall an six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody individual be held in a sobering cell for more staff to determine whether the person has an urgent than six hours without being evaluated by ☒ ☐ ☐ medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these qualified medical personnel to ensure that regulations. the individual does not have an urgent medical issue. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 2 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must Individuals are not held in the temporary ☒ ☐ ☐ receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. holding facility for more than six hours. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the (c) A safety check consisting of direct visual sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half observation sufficient to assess the hour. Such observation shall be documented. individual's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 30 minutes with no more than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. Each safety check shall be documented in the cell log. Supervisors shall check the logs for completeness every two hours and document this action on the ☒ ☐ ☐ cell log. BSCC reviewed booking logs dated between August 2022 and September 2023 and found the agency had one sobering cell placement. Technical assistance was provided regarding timeliness of safety checks and documentation of the observable signs and symptoms of intoxication necessitating the use of the cell. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and (j) Any individual with an obvious ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the identification and evaluation, developmental disability appropriate classification and housing, protection, and nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with developmental disabilities. The health authority or designee shall contact the Individuals are not held in the temporary regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or holding facility for over six hours. confirmed to have a developmental disability for the ☒ ☐ ☐ purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 900.6 Use of Restraint Devices Individuals in custody may be handcuffed in The facility administrator, in cooperation with the accordance with the Handcuffing and responsible physician, shall develop and implement Restraints Policy. Unless an individual written policies and procedures for the use of restraint presents a heightened risk, handcuffs should devices. Restraint devices include any devices which generally be removed when the person is in immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated ☒ ☐ ☐ a cell. The use of restraints, other than person from being ambulatory. The provisions of this handcuffs or leg irons, generally should not section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or be used for individuals in temporary custody other restraint devices when used to restrain unless the person presents a heightened incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility risk, and only in compliance with the manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: 302 Handcuffing and Restraints (1) acceptable restraint devices; ☒ ☐ ☐ 302.6 Application of Auxiliary Restraint Devices 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 3 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) signs or symptoms which should result in 900.5.3 Medical Care immediate medical/mental health referral; availability First-aid equipment and basic medical of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; supplies should be available to department ☒ ☐ ☐ members. The station has a first aid kit and AED in the booking area. (3) protective housing of restrained persons; 900.4.1 Screening and Placement ☒ ☐ ☐ Restrained individuals are not placed in cells with unrestrained individuals. (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, 302.6 Application of Auxiliary Restraint ☒ ☐ ☐ Devices (5) exercising of extremities. 302.6 Application of Auxiliary Restraint ☒ ☐ ☐ Devices (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the 302 Handcuffing and Restraints following requirements: Restraint devices shall not be used to ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment punish, to display authority or as a show of or as a substitute for treatment. force. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in incarcerated people who display behavior which Temporary Custody results in the destruction of property or reveal an (g) Any individual who has exhibited intent to cause physical harm to self or others. extremely violent or continuously violent behavior including behavior that results in the destruction of property or demonstrates an intent to cause physical harm to themselves or others. ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.6 Use of Restraint Devices Individuals in custody may be handcuffed in accordance with the Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. Unless an individual presents a heightened risk, handcuffs should generally be removed when the person is in a cell. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less The use of restraints, other than handcuffs restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation or leg irons, generally should not be used for techniques, have been attempted and are deemed individuals in temporary custody unless the ☒ ☐ ☐ ineffective. person presents a heightened risk, and only in compliance with the Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in restraints only with the approval of the facility Temporary Custody manager, the facility watch commander, or (g) Any individual who has exhibited responsible health care staff; continued retention extremely violent or continuously violent shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. behavior including behavior that results in the destruction of property or demonstrates ☐ ☐ ☒ an intent to cause physical harm to themselves or others. Restraints are not used in the temporary holding facility, but for transport and security purposes. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 4 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within ☐ ☐ ☒ four hours of placement. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated person. Such observation shall be documented. ☐ ☐ ☒ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area which makes provisions to protect the person from abuse. (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with responsible health care staff determines that an incarcerated person cannot be ☐ ☐ ☒ safely removed from restraints after eight hours, the person shall be taken to a medical facility for further evaluation. (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☐ ☐ ☒ maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the placement in restraints shall be documented and shall be video recorded unless exigent circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The ☐ ☐ ☒ documentation shall include: the reason for placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT PERSONS 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults Adults who are known to be pregnant should The facility administrator, in cooperation with the be restrained in accordance with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or Persons who are known to be pregnant in recovery after delivery or termination of the should be restrained in the least restrictive pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or manner that is effective for officer safety. waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. Leg irons, waist chains, or handcuffs behind ☒ ☐ ☐ the body should not be used unless the officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person may resist, attempt escape, injure self or others, or damage property. (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during No person who is in labor, delivery, or delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of recovery after delivery shall be handcuffed the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, or restrained except in extraordinary ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the ☒ ☐ ☐ circumstances and only when a supervisor safety and security of the incarcerated person, the makes an individualized determination that staff, or the public. such restraints are necessary for the safety of the arrestee, officers, or others. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 5 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional who is currently responsible for the medical care of an incarcerated pregnant person during a medical ☒ ☐ ☐ emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, Temporary Custody of the standards and policies governing incarcerated (b) Any individual who has a medical ☐ ☐ ☒ pregnant people. condition, including pregnancy, that may require medical attention, supervision, or medication while in temporary custody. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 900.5.5 Telephone Calls The facility administrator shall develop written policies Immediately upon being booked and, except and procedures which allow access to a telephone or where physically impossible, no later than communication device beyond those telephone calls three hours after arrest, an individual in which are required by Section 851.5 of the Penal Code. custody has the right to make at least three Individuals who are known to have, or are perceived by completed calls to an attorney, bail others as having hearing or speech impairments shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ bondsman, and a relative or other person. provided access to the appropriate telecommunication Additional calls may be made as reasonable device which will facilitate communication. Such devices and necessary. may include but are not limited to videophones, teletypewriters, or third-party communications The agency has a land line in the assistance. An individual’s access to telephone administrative area that arrestees could use communications shall not be withdrawn unless doing so if needed. is required to uphold the safety and security of the facility. 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 900.5.5 Telephone Calls 900.5.9 Attorneys and Bail Bondsmen The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ and procedures to ensure incarcerated persons have access to the court and to legal counsel. Such access shall consist of: (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. (e) Interviews between attorneys and their ☒ ☐ ☐ clients shall not be monitored or recorded. 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 900.5.10 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any Wherever discipline is administered, each facility individual in custody at this facility. administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary ☐ ☐ ☒ actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy should indicate as such. If discipline IS administered, Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. Such rules and disciplinary actions shall be stated simply and affirmatively and posted conspicuously in housing ☐ ☐ ☒ units and the booking area or issued to each person upon booking. For those individuals with limited literacy, who are unable to read English, and for persons with disabilities, provision shall be made for the jail staff to instruct them ☐ ☐ ☒ verbally or provide them with material in an understandable form regarding jail rules and disciplinary procedures and actions. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 6 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1081 PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE OF INCARCERATED 900.5.10 Discipline PERSONS Discipline will not be administered to any individual in custody at this facility. Each facility administrator shall develop written policies ☐ ☐ ☒ and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non- conformance or minor violations of facility rules, staff may impose a temporary loss of privileges, such as access to ☐ ☐ ☒ television, telephones, commissary, or lockdown for less than 24 hours, provided there is written documentation and supervisory approval. (b) Disciplinary Actions: Major violations of facility rules or repetitive minor acts of non-conformance or repetitive minor violations of facility rules shall be reported in writing ☐ ☐ ☒ by the staff member observing the act and submitted to the disciplinary officer. The consequences of such violations may include, but are not limited to: 1. Loss of good time/work time. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☐ ☐ ☒ 3. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☐ ☐ ☒ A staff member with investigative and disciplinary authority shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to ☐ ☐ ☒ impose such consequences. Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are ☐ ☐ ☒ involved in the charges. Such charges pending against an incarcerated person shall be acted on with the following provisions and within specified timeframes: ☐ ☐ ☒ 1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice of the violation(s), shall be provided to the incarcerated person. 2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may be postponed or continued for a reasonable time through a written waiver by the incarcerated person, or for good cause. 3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person shall have access to staff or assistance when they have limited literacy, or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charge(s) in writing. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 7 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 5. Subsequent to final disposition of disciplinary charges by the disciplinary officer, the charges and ☐ ☐ ☒ the action taken shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee. 6. The incarcerated person shall be advised in a written statement by the fact-finders about the evidence relied on and the reasons for the ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary action. A copy of the record shall be kept pursuant to Penal Code Section 4019.5. 7. There shall be a policy of review and appeal to a ☐ ☐ ☒ supervisor on all disciplinary action. (c) Nothing in this section precludes a facility administrator from administratively separating any incarcerated person from the general population or program for reasons of personal, mental, or physical ☐ ☐ ☒ health, or under any circumstance in which the safety of the person, staff, program, or community is endangered, pending disciplinary action or a review as required by Section 1053 of these regulations. (d) Nothing in this section precludes the imposition of conditions or restrictions that reasonably relate to a ☐ ☐ ☒ legitimate, non-punitive administrative purpose. 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 900.5.10 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer individual in custody at this facility. shall be directly related to the severity of the rule infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Loss of privileges. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Extra work detail. (c) Short term lockdown for less than 24 hours. (d) Removal from work details. (e) Forfeiture of “good time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (f) Forfeiture of “work time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (g) Disciplinary separation. 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 900.5.10 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly individual in custody at this facility. prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary actions shall not include corporal punishment, group punishment when feasible, or physical or psychological degradation. ☐ ☐ ☒ Additionally, there shall be the following limitations: (a) Disciplinary separation shall be considered an option of last resort and as a response to the most serious and threatening behavior, for the shortest time possible, and with the least restrictive conditions possible. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 8 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) If a person is on disciplinary separation status for 30 consecutive days there shall be a review by the facility manager before the disciplinary separation status is continued. This review shall include a ☐ ☐ ☒ consultation with health care staff. Such reviews shall continue at least every fifteen days thereafter until the disciplinary status has ended. This review shall be documented. (2) The disciplinary separation cells or cell shall have the minimum furnishings and space specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.6 and 2.7. Occupants shall be issued clothing and bedding as specified in Articles 13 and 14 of these regulations and shall not be deprived of them through any portion of the day ☐ ☐ ☒ except that those incarcerated persons who engage in the destruction of bedding or clothing may be deprived of such articles. The decision to deprive a person of such articles of clothing and bedding shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee during each 24-hour period. (3) If after placement in separation, mental health or medical staff determine that an individual has serious mental illness or an intellectual disability, they shall ☐ ☐ ☒ be removed from disciplinary separation immediately upon this determination. (b) The delegation of authority to any incarcerated person or group of incarcerated people to exercise the right of punishment over any other incarcerated person or group ☐ ☐ ☒ of incarcerated people. Note: PC § 4019.5. (c) In no case shall a safety cell, as specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.5, or any restraint device be used for ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary purposes. (d) No incarcerated person may be deprived of the implements necessary to maintain an acceptable level of ☐ ☐ ☒ personal hygiene as specified in Section 1265 of these regulations. (e) Food shall not be withheld as a disciplinary measure. ☐ ☐ ☒ (f) Correspondence privileges shall not be withheld except in cases where the incarcerated person has violated correspondence regulations, in which case ☐ ☐ ☒ correspondence may be suspended for no longer than 72 hours, without the review and approval of the facility manager. (g) In no case shall access to courts and legal counsel be ☐ ☐ ☒ suspended as a disciplinary measure. 1084 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS 900.5.10 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept individual in custody at this facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule violation reports and report of the disposition of each. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 1 9 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE 900.3 General Criteria and Supervision The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, Arrestees are not held in the temporary for each incarcerated person entering a living area who holding facility for longer than six hours. ☐ ☐ ☒ is expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be limited to: (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; (b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☐ ☐ ☒ (d) one blanket or more depending up on climatic ☐ ☐ ☒ conditions. Policy and procedure shall require that items (a), (b), and ☐ ☐ ☒ (d) above be provided prior to the first night in the facility. Two blankets or sleep bag may be issued in place of one mattress cover or one sheet at the request of the ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person. Temporary Holding facilities which hold persons longer than 12 hours shall provide an incarcerated person with bedding and linen that meet the requirements of (a), (b) ☐ ☐ ☒ and (d) above prior to their first night in the facility and every night thereafter. 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND 900.11 Assigned Administrator MAINTENANCE (c) Sanitation and maintenance The facility administrator shall develop written policies The facility has a janitor that cleans on a and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable regular basis. Any maintenance issues are ☒ ☐ ☐ level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the reported to Public Works or contracted out. facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule The facility was clean on the date of of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and inspection. correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices which may be found. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 0 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) DETENTION OF MINORS YES NO P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Are minors held in this facility? Minors are held in non-secure detention in the administrative area of the temporary holding facility. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Minors are never placed in a locked jail cell. (JJDPA) establishes the following federal standards on ☒ ☐ the detention of minors: (1) Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders (2) Separation (3) Jail Removal (6-hour limit) Are minors held in jail cells? If YES, see remaining document for Title 15, Article 9 inspection. Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 ☐ ☒ establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold minors in temporary custody in the jail. Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail are not subject to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections. TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☐ ☐ ☒ and procedures concerning minors being held in temporary custody which shall address: (a) suicide risk and prevention; (b) use of restraints; ☐ ☐ ☒ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and ☐ ☐ ☒ (d) prohibiting use of discipline. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY ☐ ☐ ☒ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 1 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) ☐ ☐ ☒ hours or is otherwise in need of appropriate nourishment; (3) access to drinking water; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) access to language services; ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) access to disabilities services; ☐ ☐ ☒ (6) sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as ☐ ☐ ☒ requested; (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, ☐ ☐ ☒ and/or lawyer; (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure ☐ ☐ ☒ the comfort of the minor; and (9) personal clothing unless the clothing is inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or ☐ ☐ ☒ is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. (b) Upon entry, the minor shall be informed in writing of what is available under this section, and it shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ posted in at least one conspicuous place to which minors have access. 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND INCARCERATED ADULTS ☐ ☐ ☒ The facility administrator shall establish policies and procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☐ ☐ ☒ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 2 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace officer on the basis that they are a person described by Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. ☐ ☐ ☒ Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief of the peace officer present a serious security risk of harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure custody set forth in these standards are met. Note: Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or older. In making the determination whether the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, the ☐ ☐ ☒ officer may take into account the following factors: (a) age, maturity, and delinquent history of the minor; (b) severity of the offense(s) for which the minor was ☐ ☐ ☒ taken into custody; (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the ☐ ☐ ☒ minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate ☐ ☐ ☒ supervision or protection of the minor; and (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who ☐ ☐ ☒ are detained in the facility. 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing ☐ ☐ ☒ rail, or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at ☐ ☐ ☒ a minimum, includes: (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at ☐ ☐ ☒ least once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 3 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☐ ☐ ☒ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE ☐ ☐ ☒ Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure is available. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety ☐ ☐ ☒ while secured to a stationary object. Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ approved by a supervisor. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes ☐ ☐ ☒ thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the minor and shall be documented. 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the criteria for secure custody as specified in Section 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be ☐ ☐ ☒ held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- SECURE CUSTODY Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive constant direct visual observation by staff of the law ☐ ☐ ☒ enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be documented and made available for review. Monitoring a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices shall never replace constant direct visual observation. 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY Facility administrators shall develop policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be obtained for minors who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior to secure or non-secure custody of that minor. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 4 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or ☐ ☐ ☒ release. These safety checks shall be documented, with actual time of occurrence recorded. Supervision of minors in secure custody outside of a locked room shall be supervised in accordance with ☐ ☐ ☒ Section 1148. Supervision of minors in nonsecure custody shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ supervised in accordance with Section 1150. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 5 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) Facility administrators must be aware of the requirements of WIC 207.1(b) as they pertain to the detention of minors. The following section is only completed when BSCC has reason to believe that the facility is out of compliance with one or more of its provisions (WIC 209[b]). VIOLATION WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS SECTION 207.1 NO YES 207.1(b)(1)(A) TEMPORARY CUSTODY Minors (14 years of age and older) are held only for ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: investigating the case, facilitating release to a parent or guardian, or arranging transfer to an appropriate juvenile facility. 207.1(b)(1)(B) SECURE CUSTODY Minors have been detained in secure custody in the law ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: enforcement facility for a period that does not exceed six hours. 207.1(b)(1)(C) ADVISEMENTS The minor is informed at the time he or she is securely detained of the purpose of the secure detention, of the ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: length of time the secure detention is expected to last, and of the maximum six-hour period and secure detention is authorized to last. 207.1(b)(1)(D) CONTACT BETWEEN MINOR AND ADULTS ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: Contact between the minor and adults confined in the facility is restricted in accordance with WIC Section 208. 207.1(b)(1)(E) SUPERVISION ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: The minor is adequately supervised. 207.1(b)(1)(F) LOGS A log or other written record is maintained by the law enforcement agency showing the offense that is the ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: basis for the secure detention in the facility, the reasons and circumstances forming the basis for the decision to place the minor in secure detention, and the length of time the minor was securely detained. 207.1(b)(2) NON-SECURE CUSTODY ☐ ☐ ☒ Number of violations: Minors have been detained in non-secure custody in the law enforcement facility for longer than six hours. 0990 Inyo County Bishop PD THJ PRO 23-24 Page 2 6 of 27 A351 TH PRO eff. 4/2023 (23-24).dot (rev. 07/23) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION State Board of State & Community Corrections Inspection BSCC Code: 0990 FACILITY: Bishop Police Department TYPE: THJ RC: (0) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Jill Farris DATE: October 5, 2023 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 1976 1 4 (4) 10.2 x 9.0 x 8.0 1 1 1 Note: 30” X 76” bunk as bench. Sobering 1976 1 6 (6) 10.0 x 12 x 8.0 1 1 1 Note: One shower available in the booking area. Note: Booking vestibule 6 x 6 not a holding cell. It is used to process inmates prior to placing in holding cell or release. Rear yard is fenced and has an electric operated gate. There are two weapon lockers located outside of the secure perimeter of the jail. *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. 0990 Inyo Bishop PD THJ LAS 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (03/01) ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State & Community Corrections Applicable Title 24 Regulations: 1/78 BSCC Code: 0990 FACILITY NAME: Bishop Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: X OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Jill Farris DATE: October 5, 2023 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) X Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 16 inmates X No smaller than 40 square feet X Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates X Toilet accessible X Wash basin accessible X Drinking fountain accessible X Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates X Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 and Arrestees are not held for over six hours. This 0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only require a regulation is not applicable. X bunk if inmates are held longer than 12 hours) Weapons Locker (3.12) Lockers are located external to the secure area. External to the security area and equipped with individual X compartments, locks and keys Detoxification/Sobering Cells (WA) (2.4) 01: name change to “Sobering Cell” X Limited to no more than 8 inmates Contain 20 square feet of floor per inmate X No smaller than 60 square feet X Contain toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain X Partitions or handrails located next to toilet fixture to X provide support Padding on the floor X Provide easy, unobstructed visual observation X Safety Cells (WA) (2.5) No cells of this type in the facility. Text of this X regulation is deleted from this checklist. Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) X Shower is located outside the cells in the holding Available area. Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) X Available for inmate valuables Telephone (2.1) X Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 0990 Inyo Bishop PD THJ PHY 23-24 - 1 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Audio Monitoring (2.22) Audio and video monitoring are installed in the X booking, cell area, and the sobering cell for For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 additional security. The monitors are located in the dispatch office. Janitor Closet (2.20) X Available Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21) X Available Emergency Power (2.24) Available to maintain fire and life safety, security, X communications and alarm systems Attorney Interview Space (2.26) X Available 0990 Inyo Bishop PD THJ PHY 23-24 - 2 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01)