Los Angeles El Monte PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

February 18, 2025 Jake Fisher, Chief of Police El Monte Police Department 11333 Valley Blvd El Monte, CA 91731 2023-2024 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, EL MONTE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Fisher: The 2023-2024 Comprehensive Inspection of the El Monte City Police Department has been completed. The following facility was inspected on Tuesday, December 3, 2024: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE El Monte Police Department 2120 IJ This inspection was conducted pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to the inspection(s) by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually by the County Health Officer and biennially by the State Fire Marshal or an authorized representative (Health and Safety Code Sections 101045 and 13146.1). The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 or Title 24 Minimum Standards. For detailed information, refer to the attached Procedures Checklist, Physical Plant Evaluation, and Living Area Space Evaluation. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Please email me at michael.bush@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 916 956-5968 if you have any questions. Jake Fisher Chief of Police Page 2 Sincerely, MICHAEL J BUSH Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, Los Angeles County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County* County Administrator, Los Angeles County* Kelly Martin, Jail Supervisor, El Monte Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD IJ LTR 23-24 TYPE I FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 2120 FACILITY NAME: El Monte Police Department FACILITY TYPE: IJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Jail Supervisor Kelly Martin FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J Bush DATE: 12/03/2024 TITLE 15 SECTION P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE2 The BSCC Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) division found the agency in compliance with applicable (a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code Section regulations during the 2023-2024 compliance monitoring 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, or IV facility shall cycle. successfully complete the “Corrections Officer Core Course” as described in Section 179 of Title 15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. (b) Custodial Personnel who have successfully completed the course of instruction required by Penal Code Section 832.3 shall also successfully complete the “Corrections Officer Basic Academy Supplemental Core Course” as described in Section 180 of Title 15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. 1021 JAIL SUPERVISORY TRAINING Prior to assuming supervisory duties, jail supervisors shall complete the core training requirements pursuant to Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course. In addition, supervisory personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV jail shall also be required to complete either the STC Supervisory Course (as described in Section 181, Title 15, CCR) or the POST supervisory course within one year from date of assignment. 1023 JAIL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Managerial personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV jail shall be required to complete either the STC management course (as described in Section 182, Title 15, CCR) or the POST management course within one year from date of assignment. 1025 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING With the exception of any year that a core training module is successfully completed, all facility/system administrators, managers, supervisors, and custody personnel of a Type I, II, III, or IV facility shall successfully complete the “annual required training” specified in Section 184 of Title 15, CCR. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 For STC participating agencies, consistency with training sections 1020, 1021, 1023 & 1025 is annually assessed by the STC Division. Unless otherwise indicated, the regulatory intent is for training to occur within one year from the date of assignment. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 201.3 Supervision of Inmates A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in ☒ each local detention facility to ensure the implementation ☐ ☐ and operation of the programs and activities required by these regulations. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at 302.5 least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention facility or in the building which houses a local ☒ Minimum staffing is one, but overlap detention facility who shall be immediately available and ☐ ☐ scheduling occasionally provides two jailers. accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which would conflict with the supervision and care of ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there If a female custody staff member is not shall be at least one female employee who shall be available, the female prisoners will be immediately available and accessible to such females. ☒ ☐ ☐ transported to the LA County Sheriff, except for those who are intoxicated. Note: Reference PC § 4021. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of BSCC staff reviewed the staffing plan and the personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator staffing roster while onsite and it was shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the compliant with this regulation. personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a ☒ staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the ☐ ☐ time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a review and recommendations shall be reported to the local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 504 Inmate Safety Checks The facility administrator shall develop and implement “Spellman”, an electronic record, is used to policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that document cell checks include, but are not limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly through direct visual observation of all people held and housed in the facility. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse BSCC staff reviewed 12 months of safety between safety checks. ☒ checks logs. Safety check times were within ☐ ☐ the required time limit. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, 504 Inmate Safety Checks and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in ☒ section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these ☐ ☐ regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 504 Inmate Safety Checks intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety checks shall occur at random or varied intervals (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 504 Inmate Safety Checks documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall include: ☒ The actual time at which each individual ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety safety check occurred. check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check 504 Inmate Safety Checks occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ number; and, ☐ ☐ Location where each individual safety check occurred. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff 504 Inmate Safety Checks ☒ who completed the safety check(s). ☐ ☐ (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 504 Inmate Safety Checks reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☒ Jail Supervisor will review detention logs for ☐ ☐ of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, consistency and completion. safety checks. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 400.3 Procure Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at ☒ least one person on duty at all times who meets the ☐ ☐ training standards established by the Board for general fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one All staff are core trained. person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 Agency is using a new Lexipol template Manual. Updated August 2024. Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and procedures manual shall address all applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all 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 100.3.1 facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility 100.1 Inspections ☒ administrator/manager. ☐ ☐ (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state 303 Chemical Agents and federal legal requirements and includes ☒ prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke ☐ ☐ holds. (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including 507 Use of Restraint Devices the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in 507.8 Pregnant Inmates Penal Code Section 3407. ☒ ☐ ☐ The use of any restraint device in this facility is prohibited by policy. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly ☒ 502.3 Pre-Booking Screening received persons for release. ☐ ☐ 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) Security and control including physical counts and 501 searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, 508 contraband control, and key control. 508 Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, 508.6 review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ 203.4 ☐ ☐ measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. (7) Emergency procedures include: 401 - 401.3 (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of 400.9 hostages; ☒ 400.3 ☐ ☐ 400.8 (C) mass arrests; ☒ 400.6 ☐ ☐ (D) natural disasters; ☒ 400.3 ☐ ☐ (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; ☒ 800 and, ☐ ☐ (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 505 ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ 303 security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ 701 Suicide Prevention and Intervention ☐ ☐ (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ 502.5 ☐ ☐ (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse ☒ 304.3 and sexual harassment. ☐ ☐ (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ 304.3 ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for 304.3 ☒ incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 304.3 Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to privately report sexual abuse and sexual ☒ harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated ☐ ☐ persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents, (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, 701 – 701.10 Suicide Prevention and family, community members, and other interested Intervention. third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The method for reporting shall be ☒ Although there is a policy, suicide risk ☐ ☐ publicly posted at the facility. prisoners will not be detained or housed in the facility. These types of prisoners will be immediately transferred to the county jail. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide Arrestees who show signs of mental heath or prevention program developed by the facility suicide tendency will not be accepted into the administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health ☒ but transported to the county jail. ☐ ☐ authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who present a suicide risk. The program shall include the following: (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention personnel. ☒ ☐ ☐ All Custody staff undergo annual medical and mental health training. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention intake and prior to housing assignment. ☒ ☐ ☐ All new arrestees will be assessed for mental health issues and suicide tendency. (c) Suicide prevention screening during special C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention situations, including placement in restrictive housing, ☒ ☐ following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in ☐ Medical screening training will occur during classification. the annual suicide prevention training. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, ☒ medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide ☐ ☐ risk. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☐ ☒ C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention ☐ (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention ☒ procedures. ☐ ☐ (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention ☒ attempts. ☐ ☐ (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention attempted suicides as defined by the facility administrator, including the development of a corrective ☐ ☒ ☐ action plan to address deficiencies identified in the administrative review. (j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. ☒ C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention ☐ ☐ (k) Plan for mental health consultation following return C701 Suicide Prevention and intervention ☒ from court as determined by the mental health director. ☐ ☐ 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 401 - 401.3 Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local fire department to be included as part of the policy and ☒ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of ☐ ☐ Regulations Section 1029); 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with 401.3 Fire Suppression Preplanning two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed two years of Monthly Fire and Life Safety Inspections. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 401.3 Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ inspections at least once every two years; ☐ ☐ Most recent inspection: 09/27/2024. Fire clearance granted. (d) an evacuation plan; and, Posted in the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated ☒ 400.5 people in the case of fire. ☐ ☐ 1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING 500 Population Management Each facility administrator shall maintain a demographics ☒ accounting system which reflects the monthly average ☐ ☐ daily population of sentenced and non-sentenced people by gender and juvenile status. Facility administrators shall provide the Board with Agency supplies data to JPS. applicable demographic information as described in the ☒ ☐ ☐ Jail Profile Survey. 1041 RECORDS 202 Inmate Records 204 Daily Activity Logs (a) Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of individual records for each incarcerated person which shall include, but not be limited to, intake ☒ ☐ ☐ information, personal property receipts, commitment papers, court orders, reports of disciplinary actions taken, medical orders issued by the responsible physician and staff response, and non-medical information regarding disabilities and other limitations. (b) Each facility administrator shall collect accurate, uniform data for every allegation of sexual abuse at facilities under its direct control and from other facilities with which it contracts for the confinement of its incarcerated people. The data collected shall include, at ☒ ☐ ☐ a minimum, the data necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of 34 U.S.C. section 30303(a)(1). Note: federal survey on sexual violence. 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 204.5.1 Incident Reports Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of written records ☒ and reporting of all incidents which result in physical ☐ ☐ harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other person. Such records shall include the names of the persons involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, ☒ ☐ ☐ and the date and time of the occurrence. Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff Jail staff completes incident reports, which assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the are due at the end of shift. ☒ facility manager or designee. ☐ ☐ No major incident during this inspection cycle. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN 206.3 Public Information Plan Will provide upon request. Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures for the ☒ dissemination of information to the public, to other ☐ ☐ government agencies, and to the news media. The public and incarcerated persons shall have available for review the following material: (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as ☒ ☐ ☐ found in Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations. (b) Facility rules and procedures affecting incarcerated people as specified in sections: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) 1045, Public Information Plan (2) 1061, Education Plan ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (3) 1062, Visiting ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) 1063, Correspondence ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) 1064, Library Service ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (6) 1065, Exercise and Out of Cell Time ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) 1066, Books, Newspapers, Periodicals and ☒ Writings ☐ ☐ (8) 1067, Access to Telephone ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) 1068, Access to Courts and Counsel ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) 1069, Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ (11) 1070, Individual/Family Service Programs ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (12) 1071, Voting ☒ ☐ ☐ (13) 1072, Religious Observance ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (14) 1073, Grievance Procedure ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (15) 1080, Rules and Disciplinary Actions ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (16) 1081, Plan for Discipline of Incarcerated No sentenced inmates. ☒ Persons ☐ ☐ (17) 1082, Forms of Discipline ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (18) 1083, Limitations on Discipline ☒ No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ (19) 1200, Responsibility for Health Care Services ☒ ☐ ☐ 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 509.5 IN-CUSTODY DEATH REVIEW 509.3 MANDATORY REPORTING (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy and procedures to comply with the in-custody death ☒ All in-custody deaths shall be reported within reporting requirements of Government Code section ☐ ☐ 10 days of the death to the state Attorney 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of General's office, in accordance with reporting the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC guidelines and statutory requirements. within 10 days of an in-custody death. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 509.4 PROCEDURE health administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a Upon determining that a death of any person written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of has occurred while in the custody of this the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall ☒ department, the Watch Commander is ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or responsible for ensuring that the Chief and all designee, the health administrator, the responsible appropriate investigative authorities, physician and other health care, and supervision staff including the Coroner, are notified without who are relevant to the incident. delay and all written reports are completed. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the 509.5 IN-CUSTODY DEATH REVIEW appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to ☒ policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to ☐ ☐ identify issues that require further study. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the 509.5.1 BOARD OF STATE AND initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN- within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall CUSTODY DEATH ☒ provide a copy of the initial review report that comports ☐ ☐ REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the Penal Code. The initial review report shall contain the following 509.5 IN-CUSTODY DEATH REVIEW information: (1) Demographic information (A) Full name of the decedent (B) Date of birth (C) Date of death (D) Time of death (E) Gender (F) Race and ethnicity (G) Relevant medical history ☒ (2) Facility Information ☐ ☐ (A) Name and location of the detention facility (B) Description of the location where the death occurred within the facility (C) Date and time of the incident (D) Detention facility personnel (including names and roles) involved in the reporting of the death or incident (3) Any relevant circumstances leading up to death, including behavioral health or medical issues. (d) In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death or Serious jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect Injury of a Juvenile and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter within 30 Secure youth will be detained in the facility, calendar days of the death. Any inquiry made by the out of sight and sounds of adult prisoners. Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements Non-secure youth are held in the juvenile set forth in these regulations. holding area, which is outside the jail facility. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 502.5 Classification (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or III facility shall develop and implement a written classification plan designed to properly assign incarcerated persons to housing units and activities according to the categories of gender identity, age, criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the incarcerated people and staff. Such ☒ housing unit assignment shall be accomplished to the ☐ ☐ extent possible within the limits of the available number of distinct housing units or cells in a facility. The written classification plan shall be based on objective criteria and include receiving screening performed at the time of intake by trained personnel, and a record of each person's classification level, housing restrictions, and housing assignments. Note: Subsection (b) does not apply and has been deleted. (c) In deciding housing and programming assignments, All jail staff is current in training requirements, the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis including classification training. whether a placement would ensure the health and safety of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement All prisoners housed with others shall be would present management or security problems. A classified for holding purposes. BSCC staff person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall ☒ reviewed 10 months of inmate’s classification ☐ ☐ be given serious consideration. and medical screening forms. All forms were complete and ensure the inmate's health and safety. Verified by inspection. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 502.3 Non-Detainable Inmate Screening C700 – Inmate Screening and Evaluations The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ Arrestees suspected of having a procedures specifying those symptoms that require communicable disease are not accepted or medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a kept at this facility. medical evaluation is completed. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be LA County Intake screening and booking made of the person being booked as to whether the form. person has or has had any communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of ☒ ☐ tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or ☐ other special medical problem identified by the health authority. The response shall be noted on the medical screening from. 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION 502.3 Non-Detainable Inmate Screening C700 – Inmate Screening and Evaluations The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Arrestees suspected of having a mental procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated ☒ ☐ ☐ disorder are not accepted or kept at this people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of facility. behavioral crisis may include telehealth. Would be completed at the secondary facility. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 9 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not readily available, an incarcerated person shall be considered in behavioral crisis for the purpose of this ☒ ☐ ☐ section if they appear to be a danger to themselves or others or appear gravely disabled. An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next ☒ ☐ ☐ daily sick call, whichever is earliest. Separation may be used if necessary, to protect the ☒ ☐ safety of the person in crisis or others. ☐ 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION 502.3 Non-Detainable Inmate Screening C700 – Intake Screening and Evaluations Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement policies and procedures for the Arrestees requiring to be separated will not be administrative separation of incarcerated people. housed in the facility. Policies and procedures must include: Arrestees requiring to be separated will not be (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate housed in the facility. 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. (b) Administrative separation must not adversely affect Arrestees requiring to be separated will not be ☒ ☐ an incarcerated person’s health. ☐ housed in the facility. (c) Administrative separation may be used for Arrestees requiring to be separated will not be incarcerated people who have: housed in the facility. (1) A documented history of activity or behavior, or promoting such activity or behavior, that is criminal in nature, disruptive to facility operations, or affects the safety of the facility, other incarcerated people, and facility staff. (2) Influenced or participated in activity that is criminal in nature, disruptive to facility operations or ☒ ☐ affects the safety of the facility, other incarcerated ☐ people, and facility staff. (3) Committed assault, attempted assault, or participated in a conspiracy to assault or harm other incarcerated persons or facility staff. (4) A history of escape or have recently attempted escape. (5) A demonstrated need for protection from other incarcerated people. (d) Documentation indicating the necessity of Arrestees requiring to be separated will not be administrative separation to obtain the objective of housed in the facility. ☒ ☐ protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility ☐ staff. (e) A documented individualized ongoing review and Arrestees requiring to be separated will not be evaluation of the need to continue placement in ☒ ☐ housed in the facility. ☐ administrative separation. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL No Safety Cell. 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. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 10 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 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 512.1 The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section ☒ 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of ☐ ☐ incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon Inmates will be removed from the sobering as they are able to continue the admission process or are cell 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 the booking process. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody staff to determine whether the person has an urgent ☒ ☐ ☐ medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these regulations. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must Under no circumstances will an inmate be receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. held in a sobering cell for more than six hours ☒ without being evaluated by qualified medical ☐ ☐ personnel to ensure that the inmate does not have an urgent medical issue. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 11 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the BSCC reviewed a 12-month sample of sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half ☒ observation logs. All were within the required ☐ ☐ hour. Such observation shall be documented. time limits. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 502.3 Non-Detainable Inmate Screening The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Inmates with developmental disabilities are responsible physician, shall develop written policies and not held at this facility. procedures for the identification and evaluation, ☒ ☐ appropriate classification and housing, protection, and ☐ C700 – Inmate Screening and Evaluations nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with developmental disabilities. This function would be done by a secondary facility (county jail or hospital). The health authority or designee shall contact the regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or 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 507 Use of Restraint Devices The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not responsible physician, shall develop and implement accepted or kept at this facility. written policies and procedures for the use of restraint devices. Restraint devices include any devices which immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person ☒ ☐ ☐ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not ☒ ☐ (1) acceptable restraint devices; ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. (2) signs or symptoms which should result in Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not immediate medical/mental health referral; availability ☒ ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. ☐ of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; (3) protective housing of restrained persons; Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not ☒ ☐ ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not ☒ ☐ ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. (5) exercising of extremities. Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not ☒ ☐ ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not following requirements: accepted or kept at this facility. ☒ ☐ (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment ☐ or as a substitute for treatment. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not incarcerated people who display behavior which accepted or kept at this facility. ☒ ☐ results in the destruction of property or reveal an ☐ intent to cause physical harm to self or others. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation accepted or kept at this facility. ☒ ☐ techniques, have been attempted and are deemed ☐ ineffective. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 12 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not restraints only with the approval of the facility accepted or kept at this facility. manager, the facility watch commander, or ☒ ☐ ☐ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not ☒ ☐ maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☒ ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. ☐ placement. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not ☒ ☐ four hours of placement. ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure accepted or kept at this facility. 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 Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not with responsible health care staff determines that an accepted or kept at this facility. 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 Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☒ ☐ accepted or kept at this facility. ☐ maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the Inmates requiring this type of restraint are not placement in restraints shall be documented and accepted or kept at this facility. 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 507.8 PREGNANT INMATES The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Restraints will not be used on inmates who responsible physician, shall develop written policies and are known to be pregnant females unless procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant based on an individualized determination that people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the ☒ ☐ restraints are reasonably necessary for the ☐ policy shall include reference to the following: legitimate safety and security needs of the inmate, the members, or the public. Should restraints be necessary, the restraints shall be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or EMPD C507.8 – Pregnant Inmates EMPD in recovery after delivery or termination of the C507.8.1 – Inmates in labor ☒ ☐ pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or ☐ waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 13 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during EMPD C507.8 – Pregnant Inmates EMPD delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of C507.8.1 – Inmates in labor the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, ☒ ☐ ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the ☐ safety and security of the incarcerated person, the staff, or the public. (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 Females will not be housed in this facility. pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, ☒ ☐ of the standards and policies governing incarcerated ☐ pregnant people. 1059 DNA COLLECTION, USE OF FORCE 513 Biological Sample (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized law Force is not employed in the collection of DNA enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel specimens at the facility. However, the including peace officers, may employ reasonable force to department will obtain a warrant and the ☒ ☐ collect blood specimens, saliva samples, or thumb or ☐ sample will occur at a medical center. palm print impressions from individuals who are required to provide such samples, specimens or impressions pursuant to Penal Code Section 296 and who refuse following written or oral request. (1) For the purpose of this regulation, the “use of Force is not employed in the collection of DNA reasonable force” shall be defined as the force that specimens at the facility. However, the an objective, trained and competent correctional department will obtain a warrant and the ☒ ☐ employee, faced with similar facts and ☐ sample will occur at a medical center. circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to gain compliance with this regulation. (2) The use of reasonable force shall be preceded by Force is not employed in the collection of DNA efforts to secure voluntary compliance. Efforts to specimens at the facility. However, the secure voluntary compliance shall be documented department will obtain a warrant and the ☒ ☐ and include an advisement of the legal obligation to ☐ sample will occur at a medical center. provide the requisite specimen, sample or impression and the consequences of refusal. (b) The force shall not be used without the prior written Force is not employed in the collection of DNA authorization of the facility watch commander or specimens at the facility. However, the designee on duty. The authorization shall include department will obtain a warrant and the ☒ ☐ information that reflects the fact that the offender was ☐ sample will occur at a medical center. asked to provide the requisite specimen, sample, or impression and refused. (c) If the use of reasonable force includes a cell Force is not employed in the collection of DNA extraction, the extraction shall be videotaped, including specimens at the facility. However, the audio. Video shall be directed at the cell extraction event. department will obtain a warrant and the The videotape shall be retained by the agency for the ☒ ☐ sample will occur at a medical center. ☐ length of time required by statute. Notwithstanding the use of the video as evidence in a criminal proceeding, the tape shall be retained administratively. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 14 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1062 VISITING 100.3 Inmate Visitation The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures, which include the following requirements: ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) A visiting program which shall provide for: (1) As many in-person visits and visitors as facility schedules, space, and number of personnel will allow. (2) A publicly posted schedule of facility visiting Sentenced inmates are not housed at this hours. If practicable, visiting hours should be made ☒ ☐ ☐ facility. available on weekends, evenings, or holidays. (3) For sentenced incarcerated persons in Type I 100.3 Inmate Visitation facilities there shall be allowed no fewer than two ☒ ☐ ☐ visits totaling at least one hour per incarcerated person each week. (4) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to allow visiting for non-sentenced detainees. The policies and procedures will include a ☒ ☐ ☐ schedule to assure that non-sentenced detainees will be afforded a visit no later than the calendar day following arrest. (b) Visits may not be cancelled unless a legitimate operational or safety and security concern exists. All cancelled visits must be documented. The facility ☒ ☐ ☐ manager or designee shall regularly review cancelled visits and document such review. (c) The visiting policies developed pursuant to this section shall include provision for visitation by minor children of ☒ ☐ ☐ the incarcerated person. (d) Video visitation may be used to supplement existing No video visitation. visitation programs, but shall not be used to fulfill the ☒ requirements of this section if in-person visitation is ☐ ☐ requested by an incarcerated person. (e) Facilities shall not charge for visitation when visitors are onsite and participating in either in-person or video visitation. For purposes of this subsection, “onsite” is ☒ ☐ ☐ defined as the location where the incarcerated person is housed. (f) Subdivision (d) shall not apply to facilities which (1) exclusively used video visitation prior to January 1, 2017 or (2) had been designed without in-person visitation ☒ ☐ ☐ space and conditionally awarded by the Board prior to June 27, 2017. (g) If a local detention facility offered video visitation only as of January 1, 2017, the first hour of remote video ☒ ☐ ☐ visitation per week shall be offered free of charge. Types and availability of visitation, including: Note: Reference PC § 6031.1(a)(4) (June 2017). Mode of visitation; On-Site Barrier Visitation hours; 1200 to 1400 daily Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, 15 minutes each – two times per day. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 15 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Any restrictions on inmate visitation. Excluded visitors are individuals on parole/probation, convicted felons, and individuals with no identification. 1063 CORRESPONDENCE 1001 Correspondence The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ and procedures for correspondence which provide that: (a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that an incarcerated person may send or receive; (b) an incarcerated person’s correspondence may be read when there is a valid security reason and the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ manager or designee approves; (c) jail staff shall not review an incarcerated person’s correspondence to or from state and federal courts, any member of the State Bar or holder of public office, and the State Board of State and Community Corrections; ☒ ☐ ☐ however, jail authorities may open and inspect such mail only to search for contraband, cash, checks, or money orders and in the presence of the incarcerated person; (d) incarcerated persons may correspond, confidentially, ☒ ☐ ☐ with the facility manager or the facility administrator; and, (e) those incarcerated persons who are without funds shall be permitted at least four postage paid envelopes and eight sheets of paper each week to permit correspondence with family members and friends but ☒ ☐ ☐ without limitation on the number of postage paid envelopes and sheets of paper to their attorney and to the courts. 1065 EXERCISE AND OUT OF CELL TIME 1000.1 Exercise and Recreation (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall make ☒ ☐ ☐ table games, television, or both, available to incarcerated Games are available upon request. people. 1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND 1000.1 Exercise and Recreation WRITINGS Books, newspapers and writing materials are (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ available upon request. develop and implement a written plan to make available a current newspaper or other like source, including a non- English language alternative, to ensure reasonable access to interested people. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 1002 Telephone calls The facility administrator shall develop written policies Each arrestee is granted three completed and procedures which allow access to a telephone or phone calls upon being booked into the communication device beyond those telephone calls facility. which are required by Section 851.5 of the Penal Code. Individuals who are known to have, or are perceived by others as having hearing or speech impairments shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ provided access to the appropriate telecommunication device which will facilitate communication. Such devices may include but are not limited to videophones, teletypewriters, or third-party communications assistance. An individual’s access to telephone communications shall not be withdrawn unless doing so is required to uphold the safety and security of the facility. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 16 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 502.81002 Telephone Access 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: (a) unlimited mail as provided in Section 1063 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ 601.4 Access to Courts and Counsel regulations, and, (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1069 ORIENTATION (b) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall ☒ ☐ ☐ develop written policies and procedures for a program reasonably understandable to non-sentenced detainees to orient them at the time of placement in a living area. Such a program shall be published and include, but not 503 Handbook and Orientation. be limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) rules and disciplinary procedures; Posted. (2) visiting rules; ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) availability of personal care items, opportunities ☒ ☐ ☐ for personal hygiene; (4) availability of reading and recreational materials; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, (5) medical/mental health procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1071 VOTING No sentenced incarcerated workers. The facility administrator of a Type I (holding sentenced incarcerated workers) II, III or IV facility shall develop ☒ ☐ ☐ written policies and procedures whereby the county registrar of voters allows qualified voters to vote in local, state, and federal elections, pursuant to election codes. 1072 RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES 15. H Religious Services or Counseling The facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures to provide ☒ ☐ ☐ opportunities for incarcerated persons to participate in religious services, practices and counseling on a voluntary basis. 1073 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 15. Inmate Worker Grievance Procedure Note: Applicable to Type I facilities holding sentenced No sentenced incarcerated workers. workers. (a) Each administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility and Type I facilities which hold incarcerated workers shall develop written policies and procedures whereby all ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated persons have the opportunity and ability to submit and appeal grievances relating to any conditions of confinement, included but not limited to: medical care; classification actions; disciplinary actions; program participation; telephone, mail, and visiting procedures; and food, clothing, and bedding. Such policies and procedures shall include: (1) a grievance form; ☒ ☐ ☐ 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 17 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) instructions for registering and appealing a ☒ grievance, including relevant deadlines; ☐ ☐ (3) a process for submission and handling of ☒ anonymous grievances; ☐ ☐ (4) resolution of the grievance at the lowest ☒ appropriate staff level; ☐ ☐ (5) appeal to the next level of review; ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) written reasons for denial of grievance at each ☒ level of review which acts on the grievance; ☐ ☐ (7) provision for a non-automated initial response within a reasonable time limit which shall not exceed ☒ ☐ ☐ a period of 15 calendar days; (8) provision for resolving questions of jurisdiction ☒ within the facility; ☐ ☐ (9) provision for providing a copy of the grievance, appeal, response, and related documents to the ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated person; and, (10) The facility manager or designee shall conduct regular review of grievances, responses, and ☒ ☐ ☐ appeals. (b) Grievance System Abuse: The facility may establish written policy and procedure to ☒ control the submission of an excessive number of ☐ ☐ grievances. 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 604 Inmate Discipline Wherever discipline is administered, each facility Discipline is not administered 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. 1081 PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE OF INCARCERATED 604 Inmate Discipline PERSONS Discipline is not administered 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. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 18 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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. 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. ☐ ☐ 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 19 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 604 Inmate Discipline The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer Discipline is not administered 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 604 Inmate Discipline The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly Discipline is not administered 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. (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. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 20 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 604 Inmate Discipline Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept Discipline is not administered 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. 1206.5 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE 502.3 Non-Detainable Inmate Screening DISEASES IN A CUSTODY SETTING C700 – Inmate Screening and Evaluations (a) The responsible physician, in conjunction with the Arrestees suspected of having a facility administrator and the county health officer, shall communicable disease are not accepted or develop a written plan to address the identification, kept at this facility. treatment, control and follow-up management of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. The plan ☒ ☐ ☐ shall cover the intake screening procedures, identification of relevant symptoms, referral for a medical evaluation, treatment responsibilities during incarceration and coordination with public health officials for follow-up treatment in the community. The plan shall reflect the current local incidence of communicable diseases which threaten the health of incarcerated people and staff. (b) Consistent with the above plan, the health authority EMPD C700 LASD medical receiving shall, in cooperation with the facility administrator and the screening form is used. county health officer, set forth in writing, policies and procedures in conformance with applicable state and ☒ ☐ ☐ federal law, which include, but are not limited to: (1) The types of communicable diseases to be reported; (2) The persons who shall receive the medical EMPD C700 ☒ reports; ☐ ☐ (3) Sharing of medical information with incarcerated EMPD C700 ☒ persons and custody staff. ☐ ☐ 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 21 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (4) Medical procedures required to identify the EMPD C700 presence of disease(s) and lessen the risk of ☒ ☐ ☐ exposure to others; (5) Medical confidentiality requirements; ☒ EMPD C700 ☐ ☐ (6) Housing considerations based up on behavior EMPD C700 medical needs and safety of the affected ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated persons; (7) Provisions for consent by an incarcerated person EMPD C700 ☒ that address the limits of confidentiality; and, ☐ ☐ (8) Reporting and appropriate action upon the EMPD C700 possible exposure of custody staff to a ☒ ☐ ☐ communicable disease. 1211 SICK CALL EMPD C704.3(a) – Non-Emergency Health Care Requests and Services The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health authority, shall develop written policies and procedures, Practice reviewed and confirmed consistent ☒ which provide daily sick call for all incarcerated persons ☐ ☐ with policy. or provision made that any incarcerated person requesting medical/mental health attention be given such attention. 1260 STANDARD INSTITUTIONAL CLOTHING EMJM 801.3.2 Clothing Issue The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing to Clothing is provided to those whose clothing incarcerated people held after arraignment in all but Court ☒ is soiled or collected as evidence. ☐ ☐ Holding, Temporary Holding, and Type IV facilities shall include, but not be limited to: Generally, incarcerated person retains own (a) Clean socks and footwear; clothing. (b) Clean outergarments; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Clean undergarments; ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) For males – shorts and undershirt, and ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) For females – bra and two pairs of panties. ☒ ☐ ☐ The person’s personal undergarments and footwear may be substituted for the institutional undergarments and footwear specified in this regulation. This option ☒ ☐ ☐ notwithstanding, the facility has the primary responsibility to provide the personal undergarments and footwear. All issued and exchanged clothing shall be clean and free of holes or tears, reasonably fitted, durable, easily laundered and repaired. Undergarments shall be clean, free of holes or tears, and substantially free of stains. ☒ ☐ ☐ Individuals shall be able to select the garment type more compatible with their gender identity and gender expression. 1264 CONTROL OF VERMIN IN PERSONAL EMJM 800.6 CLOTHING EMJM 801.9 Delousing There shall be written policies and procedures developed Person found to have vermin infestation are by the facility administrator to control contamination ☒ transferred to local hospital or county facility ☐ ☐ and/or spread of vermin in all incarcerated people’s for treatment. personal clothing. Infested clothing shall be cleaned, disinfected, or stored in a closed container so as to eradicate or stop the spread of vermin. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 22 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1265 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS EMJM 801.6 Personal Care Items for Incarcerated Persons There shall be written policies and procedures developed ☒ ☐ ☐ by the facility administrator for the issue of personal hygiene items. Each menstruating person shall be provided with sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as requested with no ☒ ☐ ☐ maximum allowance. Each person to be held over 24 hours who is unable to supply themself with the following personal care items, because of either indigency or the absence of a canteen, ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be issued: (a) Toothbrush, (b) Dentifrice, ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Soap, ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Comb, and ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Shaving implements. ☒ ☐ ☐ Personal care items shall be issued within the first 12 ☒ hours of housing assignment. ☐ ☐ Incarcerated persons shall not be required to share any ☒ personal care items listed in items “a” through “d.” ☐ ☐ Incarcerated people will not share disposable razors. ☒ ☐ ☐ Double edged safety razors, electric razors, and other shaving instruments capable of breaking the skin, when shared among incarcerated people, must be disinfected between individual uses by the method prescribed by the ☒ ☐ ☐ State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in Sections 979 and 980, Division 9, Title 16, California Code of Regulations. 1266 SHOWERING EMJM 801.8 Showers ☒ There shall be written policies and procedures developed ☐ ☐ by the facility administrator for showering/bathing. Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to shower/bathe upon assignment to a housing unit and at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ other day or more often if possible. Absent exigent circumstances, no person shall be prohibited from showering at least every other day following assignment to a housing unit. If showering is ☒ prohibited, it must be approved by the facility manager or ☐ ☐ designee, and the reason(s) for prohibition shall be documented. 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE EMJM 801.3.1 Bedding Issue The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, for each incarcerated person entering a living area who ☒ is expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be ☐ ☐ limited to: (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; (b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) one towel; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 23 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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. 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND EMJM 800.3 Safety and Sanitation Plan MAINTENANCE EMJM 800.4 Sanitation Schedule and Inspection The facility administrator shall develop written policies EMJM 401.3 Fire Suppression Pre-planning and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable ☒ level of cleanliness, repair and safety throughout the ☐ ☐ facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices which may be found. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 24 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Are minors held in jail cells? Secure youth will be detained in the facility, out of sight and sounds of adult prisoners. Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the Non-secure youth are held in the juvenile biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold holding area, which is outside the jail facility. minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold ☒ minors in temporary custody in the jail. ☐ ☐ Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail cells are not subject to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections; however, if minors are held in the building, they may be subject to the requirements of WIC §207.1. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death or Serious IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Injury of a Juvenile The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☒ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and ☐ ☐ the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 324 Minors in Temporary Custody 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 324.8 Temporary Custody Requirements CUSTODY ☒ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors ☐ ☐ held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if 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. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 25 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 324.8 Temporary Custody Requirements 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. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY 324 Minors in Temporary Custody A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace officer on the basis that they are is 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 324 Minors in Temporary Custody While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a Youth will be held in the facility out of sight room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, ☒ and sounds of adult incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 26 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 324 Minors in Temporary Custody 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. (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 324 Minors in Temporary Custody 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 324 Minors in Temporary 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- 324 Minors in Temporary Custody 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. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 27 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY 324 Minors in Temporary Custody 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. 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. ☐ ☐ 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PRO 23-24 Page 28 of 28 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: PRE-73; 4/73 Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR) BSCC Code: 2120 FACILITY NAME: El Monte Police Department FACILITY TYPE: IJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): PRE-73: X Post 4/73: OTHER: 1994 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 12/03/2024 ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Holding Cells (2.2) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Capacity not to exceed ten (10) persons ☒ 4-73: Capacity limitation deleted ☐ ☐ Sufficient fixed benches to accommodate cell capacity ☒ ☐ ☐ Toilet accessible ☒ ☐ ☐ Water fountain accessible ☒ ☐ ☐ Wash basin accessible ☒ ☐ ☐ 3.12 Weapons Locker (3.12) External to the security area and equipped with ☒ ☐ ☐ individual compartments, locks and keys Sobering Cells (2.4) Cells evaluated under 1994 standards. ☒ Limited to no more than 15 inmates ☐ ☐ 4-73: Capacity limited to 16 inmates Contain 15 square feet of floor per inmate ☒ ☐ ☐ Contain toilet ☒ 4-73: 1:8 ratio ☐ ☐ Contain washbasin ☒ 4-73: 1:8 ratio ☐ ☐ Contain drinking fountain ☒ ☐ ☐ Adequate visual observation ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding recommended Floors are padded. 4-73: Padding required ☒ ☐ ☐ Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) ☒ ☐ ☐ Available in booking/reception 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PHY 23-24 - 1 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) ☒ Available for inmate valuables ☐ ☐ Telephone (2.1) ☒ Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 ☐ ☐ Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) No single cells. ☐ ☒ ☐ Maximum capacity of one inmate. A minimum width of 6 feet, length of 7.5 feet and height of 8 feet ☐ ☒ 4-73: Minimum width of 6 feet, length 8 feet and height ☐ of 8 feet, OR clear floor area of 43 square feet Contain toilet and washbasin and drinking fountain ☐ ☒ ☐ Contain a bunk capable of accommodating a standard 30" X 76" mattress ☐ ☒ ☐ Multiple Occupancy Cells (8227) ☒ A capacity of more than 2 persons ☐ ☐ 4-73: Capacity between 4-16 inmates A minimum of 500 cubic feet of air space per inmate 4-73: Minimum of 25 square feet floor space per ☒ ☐ ☐ inmate Toilet and washbasin ☒ 4-73: 1:8 ratio ☐ ☐ Drinking fountain ☒ ☐ ☐ Contain a bunk capable of accommodating a standard 30" X 76" mattress ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Cells (2.5) No safety cells. ☐ ☒ ☐ Designed to house one person A minimum width of 6 feet, length of 7.5 feet and height of 8 feet ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Minimum 6 foot width; length and height of 8 feet Equipped with flush ring toilet (flush with floor) ☐ ☒ ☐ Equipped with solid security door and view panel ☐ ☒ ☐ Padded floor, door and walls ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Illumination provided by variable intensity light ☐ ☒ fixture operable from outside the cell. ☐ Dormitory (2.8) No dorms. ☐ ☒ Capacity of 4-50 inmates ☐ 4-73: Capacity limitation deleted 500 cubic feet of air space per inmate ☐ ☒ 4-73: 40 square feet per inmate ☐ 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PHY 23-24 - 2 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS A least 10 foot ceilings if double bunked ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Toilet and Washbasin ratio at 1:8 ratio ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Drinking fountain ☐ ☒ ☐ Showers (3.4) Pre-1973 facility. ☐ ☒ 4-73: Available at 1:16 ratio ☐ Lighting (3.6) ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Sufficient to permit easy reading 4-73: Night lighting is sufficient to allow good supervision ☐ ☒ ☐ Comfortable Living Environment (102(c)6 4-73: A comfortable living environment is maintained ☐ ☒ through an adequate heating and cooling ☐ system Dayrooms (2.9) No dayroom required. Available for inmates in single cells, multiple cells and dormitories ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: 25 square feet dayroom space per inmate in Type II and III facilities and inmate workers in Type I Exercise Area (2.10) Available in Type II and III facilities ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Minimum of 30 feet X 50 feet X 15 feet Program Space -Type II and III (2.11) Available in Type II and III facilities ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Sufficient area and furnishing s to meet needs Dining Facilities (2.17) 15 square feet per person served (in facilities for 100 persons or more) ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Toilets, washbasins and showers are not in the same room or not in view of inmates dining Visiting (2.18) ☒ ☐ ☐ Visiting area 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PHY 23-24 - 3 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 4-73: Contact visits are permitted in minimum security ☐ ☒ facilities ☐ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) ☒ ☐ ☐ Provide for confidential attorney consultation Janitor Closet (2.20) Located in security areas, lockable, containing a mop ☒ ☐ ☐ sink Storage Space (2.21) ☒ Adequate space available ☐ ☐ Audio or Video Monitoring System (2.22) Located in all inmate housing units and capable of ☒ ☐ ☐ alerting staff in a central control Fire Alarm System [102(2)6] Recommended in Pre-73 facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ 4-73: Automatic fire alarm system is required Emergency Power (2.24) Recommended in Pre-73 facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ 4-73: Required; to provide minimal lighting, communication s and alarm systems 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD PHY 23-24 - 4 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 2120 FACILITY: El Monte Police Department TYPE: IJ RC: 17 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 12/03/2024 ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # Beds RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Reception Holding 1963 1 (3) (3) 4.3' x 7.8' Note: Toilet facilities available. Male Housing Sobering 1994 1 (7) (7) 11.1' x 13.8' 1 1 1 1 Note: One shower at receiving for housing, 1994-1995 padded floors added. MC 1 Multiple 1963 1 6 4 4 11.1' x 13.8' 1 1 1 1 MC 3 Multiple 1963 1 6 6 6 11.1' x 19.5' x 1 1 1 1 10.5' Multiple 1963 1 4 4 4 11.1' x 19.8' x 1 1 1 10.5' Note: Shower adjacent to cell. This cell may be converted to sentenced housing in the future (pay for stay) (16-18) Not converted at time of inspection. Admin. Seg Multiple 1963 1 3 3 3 11.0' x 19.8' x 1 1 1 10.5' Sobering 1994 1 (7) (7) 11.0' x 13.8' x 1 1 1 1 10.5' Note: Padded floor. *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. 2120 Los Angeles El Monte PD LASE 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98)