Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

November 13, 2024 Luke Hellinga, Chief of Police Palos Verdes Estates Police Department 340 Palos Verdes Drive West Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 2023-2024 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, PALOS VERDES ESTATE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Hellinga: The 2023-2024 Comprehensive Inspection of the City Police Department was completed on September 26, 2024: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Palos Verdes Estates Police Department 2700 I 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 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, 1029 Policy and Procedures Manual: The manual needs to include new languages from Section 1025.7 Safety Checks and Section 1046 Death in Custody. Title 15 Section 1032 Fire Suppression Preplanning: The fire inspection report is overdue. Refer to the attached Procedures Checklist for detailed information. Refer to the Physical Plant Evaluation and Living Area Space Evaluation attachments for information related to Rated Capacity and Title 24 compliance. Luke Hellinga Chief of Police Page 2 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP) An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Thursday, September 26, 2024; BSCC staff presented an overview of the inspection and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. BSCC staff reviewed and provided an Initial Inspection Report for noncompliance items found during the inspection. Please add the above-noted policies to your detention policy as required by Section 1029 and forward the policy to BSCC by October 24, 2024. In addition, please schedule a fire inspection and forward the result to BSCC when it becomes available. Once we receive the corrected policies and the fire inspection, BSCC will remove the noncompliance with Section 1025.7, Section 1029, Section 1032, and Section 1046 from our records. * * * Please email me at michael.bush@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 956-5968 if you have any questions. 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* Krystle Accetta, Lead Service Officer, Palos Verdes Estates Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD I LTR 23-24 TYPE I FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 2700 FACILITY NAME: Palos Verdes Estates Police Department City Jail FACILITY TYPE: I PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Lead Service Officer Krystle Accetta FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 09/26/2024 TITLE 15 SECTION P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE2 9.1020 The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department is a (a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code Section Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, or IV facility shall participating agency. Compliance with sections related to successfully complete the “Corrections Officer Core Course” as training (with the exception of 1021) is determined by an described in Section 179 of Title 15, CCR, within one year from the annual audit of training records. date of assignment. 9.12021 (b) Custodial Personnel who have successfully completed the 9.1023 course of instruction required by Penal Code Section 832.3 shall also 9.1025 successfully complete the “Corrections Officer Basic Academy Supplemental Core Course” as described in Section 180 of Title 15, All jail personnel will participate in the Standards and CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. Training for Corrections (STC) continuing professional training program and meet or exceed their requirements. 1021 JAIL SUPERVISORY TRAINING The BSCC Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Prior to assuming supervisory duties, jail supervisors shall complete division found the agency in compliance with applicable the core training requirements pursuant to Section 1020, Corrections regulations during the 2023-2024 compliance monitoring Officer Core Course. In addition, supervisory personnel of any Type cycle. 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 9.1027 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 Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there least one employee on duty at all times in a local shall be at least one Jailer on duty. The Jailer detention facility or in the building which houses a local shall be immediately available and accessible detention facility who shall be immediately available and to inmates in the event of an emergency. The ☒ ☐ ☐ accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an Jailer shall not have any duties that would emergency. conflict with the supervision and care of an inmate in 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 9.1005(2) shall be at least one female employee who shall be If the arrestee is female, the officer shall have immediately available and accessible to such females. dispatch attempt to contact the on-call female Jailer. If the on-call Jailer is not available, the Note: Reference PC § 4021. ☒ ☐ ☐ female SHALL NOT be detained at the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department and shall be transported to the Redondo Beach Police Department. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of 9.1005 (2) & 9.1027 personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the BSCC staff reviewed and verified 10 months personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a of observation logs. Each log was within the staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the ☒ ☐ ☐ standard 60-minute time frame. 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 9.1027 & 9.1039 Policy requires 60-minute checks documented on a Prisoner Security The facility administrator shall develop and implement Welfare Check Sheet. policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse 9.1039 between safety checks. Anytime an inmate is in custody at the Type I jail facility, a record shall be kept of each check made on that inmate. These checks shall be documented in the following manner: • Jailers shall conduct physical checks every thirty minutes on all inmates. • Inmates in the safety cell and/or in restraints shall be checked every ☒ ☐ ☐ fifteen minutes. • After such visual checks, an entry shall be made on the Inmate Welfare and Security form. • Check sheets indicating the time and the initials of the person making the check. Before an inmate is released, the holding cell shall be searched. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, 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 intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the Manual needs to include written policy. documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall include: ☐ ☒ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check Manual needs to include written policy. occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☐ ☒ ☐ number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff Manual needs to include written policy. who completed the safety check(s). ☐ ☒ ☐ (f) A documented process by which safety checks are Manual needs to include written policy. reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☐ ☒ ☐ of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 9.1028 Pursuant to the Penal Code Section 6030 (c), Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at whenever there is an inmate in custody, there least one person on duty at all times who meets the shall be at least one person on duty at all training standards established by the Board for general ☒ ☐ ☐ times who meets the training standards fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. established by the State Fire Marshall for general fire and life safety which relate specifically to the facility. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one Staff receives training during core course. person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 Policies and procedures are outlined in the Jail Operations Manual. Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The During the next P&P manual revision, review policy and procedures manual shall address all sections and add 1027.5 Safety Checks and applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be 1046 Death In Custody new languages. 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 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 administrator/manager. ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state Department Policy Section 11. 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 9.1058 the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in 9.1206 Requires pregnant inmates be ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. transported to the County Jail. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly 9.1029 A. & B. received persons for release. ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) Security and control including physical counts and 9.1039 searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, Cell searches occur as each inmate is contraband control, and key control. removed from the cell. We recommended that Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, this requirement be added to policy. Prior to review, evaluate, and make a record of security the submission of this report, policy was measures. The review and evaluation shall include ☒ ☐ ☐ revised to address cell searches (9.1039). internal and external security measures of the facility 9.1007 including security measures specific to prevention of 9.1029 C. sexual abuse and sexual harassment. 9.1029 D. 9.1029 E. (7) Emergency procedures include: 9.1029 E. (A) fire suppression preplan as required by 9.1029 E. ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; 9.1029 E. (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of 9.1029 E. hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ (C) mass arrests; 9.1029 F. ☒ ☐ ☐ (D) natural disasters; 9.1029 F. ☒ ☐ ☐ (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; 9.1029 and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 9.1029 G ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ security devices. 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (8) Suicide Prevention. 9.1219 ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. 9.1050 & 9.1053 ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse 902 PREA Policy and sexual harassment. Zero Tolerance in the Prevention of Sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ Abuse and Sexual Harassment (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and 902 PREA Policy respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for Zero Tolerance in the Prevention of Sexual incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ Abuse and Sexual Harassment (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 902 PREA Policy 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, Zero Tolerance in the Prevention of Sexual family, community members, and other interested Abuse and Sexual Harassment third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment. The method for reporting shall be publicly posted at the facility. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 9.1030 When a staff suspects that an inmate may The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide attempt suicide, the employee shall maintain prevention program developed by the facility direct and continuous visual observation of administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health the inmate until alternative housing can be authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, ☒ ☐ ☐ procured with either the Los Angeles County and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who Sheriff’s Department Inmate Reception present a suicide risk. Center or with Harbor / UCLA Medical Center. The program shall include the following: (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial All staff have who will have direct contact with personnel. inmates will attend suicide prevention ☒ ☐ ☐ training. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon All staff have who will have direct contact with intake and prior to housing assignment. inmates will attend suicide prevention ☒ ☐ ☐ training. (c) Suicide prevention screening during special Upon an inmate entering the facility, he/she situations, including placement in restrictive housing, should be assessed by custody staff for the following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in ☒ ☐ ☐ ability to answer medical and mental health classification. screening questions. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among 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 that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☐ ☐ ☒ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and procedures. ☐ ☐ ☒ (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides ☒ attempts. ☐ ☐ (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) Plan for mental health consultation following return ☒ from court as determined by the mental health director. ☐ ☐ 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 9.1032 The Palos Verdes Estates Type I Jail Facility Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility is equipped with smoke detectors in the cells. administrator shall consult with the local fire department Fire extinguishers and a fire hose are located ☒ ☐ ☐ having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire in the records area adjacent to the booking Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression area and holding facility. which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local Verified. fire department to be included as part of the policy and procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulations Section 1029); (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Last conducted 04/17/2017 by the Los Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires Angeles County Fire Department. Please inspections at least once every two years; ☐ ☒ ☐ schedule an inspection and forward the result to BSCC when it becomes available. (d) an evacuation plan; and, Appendix D, Page 8 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated Torrance or Redondo Beach City Jail would people in the case of fire. ☒ ☐ ☐ be used in this event. 1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING 9.1040 The jail staff shall be responsible for Each facility administrator shall maintain a demographics documenting the daily male and female accounting system which reflects the monthly average population on the arrest ledger located in the daily population of sentenced and non-sentenced people ☒ ☐ ☐ booking room. The Jail Manager shall by gender and juvenile status. maintain an accounting system and provide the applicable inmate demographic information to the BSCC on an annual basis. Facility administrators shall provide the Board with applicable demographic information as described in the ☒ ☐ ☐ Jail Profile Survey. 1041 RECORDS 9.1041 The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department (a) Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall maintain individual arrest files, which shall develop written policies and procedures for the include booking information, personal maintenance of individual records for each incarcerated property receipts, court orders, and medical person which shall include, but not be limited to, intake orders issued by a physician, and will be ☒ ☐ ☐ information, personal property receipts, commitment maintained for all persons arrested by this papers, court orders, reports of disciplinary actions taken, department. medical orders issued by the responsible physician and staff response, and non-medical information regarding disabilities and other limitations. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 9.1044 The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department Each facility administrator shall develop written policies will maintain a written record of all incidents and procedures for the maintenance of written records resulting in physical harm or serious threat of and reporting of all incidents which result in physical physical harm to any employee, inmate, or harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee other person in the holding facility, or damage ☒ ☐ ☐ or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other to city property. The Jailer is responsible to person. report the incident to the Watch Commander immediately after occurrence, to complete an incident report thoroughly and concisely documenting the incident. 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 No reported incidents which result in physical assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an facility manager or designee. ☒ ☐ ☐ employee or inmate of a detention facility or other person during this cycle. 1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN 9.1045 It is the policy of the Palos Verdes Estates Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility Police Department to maintain a "Public shall develop written policies and procedures for the Information Plan" which allows for the dissemination of information to the public, to other dissemination of information to the public, government agencies, and to the news media. The public other government agencies, and the news and incarcerated persons shall have available for review media. This Public Information Plan shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ the following material: available for review by the public and inmates and will contain The Board of State and Community Corrections Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of Local Detention Facilities and facility rules and procedures affecting inmates. (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 ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (9) 1068, Access to Courts and Counsel ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) 1069, Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ (11) 1070, Individual/Family Service Programs ☒ ☐ ☐ (12) 1071, Voting No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ ☒ (13) 1072, Religious Observance ☒ ☐ ☐ (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 No sentenced inmates. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY Los Angeles County Unified Arrestee Medical Screening Form SH-R-422 is used. (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy and procedures to comply with the in-custody death reporting requirements of Government Code section ☒ ☐ ☐ 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC within 10 days of an in-custody death. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 9.1046 health administrator, shall develop written policy and In the event that a Jailer discovers a procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a deceased inmate, they should immediately written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of summon assistance, and begin any the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall appropriate life saving measures such as include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or CPR and first aid. Other available personnel designee, the health administrator, the responsible will summon paramedics. The Watch physician and other health care, and supervision staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Commander will immediately notify the Chief who are relevant to the incident. of Police, Jail Manager, and on-call Detective as well as the Captain in charge of the Detective Bureau. When practical, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau and Coroner's Office will also be notified. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the Facility needs to add new language to policy appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to manual. policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to ☐ ☒ ☐ identify issues that require further study. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the Facility needs to add new language to policy initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC manual. within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review report that comports ☐ ☒ ☐ with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the Penal Code. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The initial review report shall contain the following Facility needs to add new language to policy information: manual. (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 9.1218 jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect Youth are not held in the facility. and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter within 30 calendar days of the death. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 9.1050 (3) &9.1051 When deciding on a housing area for male or (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, female inmates and in making other housing or III facility shall develop and implement a written and programming assignments, the jailer classification plan designed to properly assign shall consider on a case-by-case basis incarcerated persons to housing units and activities whether a placement would ensure the according to the categories of gender identity, age, inmate’s health and safety and whether the criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, placement would present management and physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- security problems. An inmate’s own views assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or with respect to his or her own safety shall be sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for given consideration. 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, the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the health and safety of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement ☒ ☐ ☐ would present management or security problems. A person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall be given serious consideration. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 9 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 9.1050 (3) When deciding on a housing area for male or The facility administrator, in cooperation with the female inmates and in making other housing responsible physician, shall develop written policies and and programming assignments, the jailer procedures specifying those symptoms that require shall consider on a case-by-case basis medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a whether a placement would ensure the medical evaluation is completed. inmate’s health and safety, and whether the ☒ ☐ ☐ placement would present management and security problems. An inmate’s own views with respect to his or her own safety shall be given consideration. Los Angeles County Unified Arrestee Medical Screening Form SH-R-422 is used. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be made of the person being booked as to whether the 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 1053 Not detainable. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 9.1052 responsible physician, shall develop written policies and The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated when contacting subjects who exhibit people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of symptoms of violent/bizarre or potential ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral crisis may include telehealth. violent/bizarre behavior likely to be a danger to themselves or others and were solely contacted for this reason are commonly transported directly to Harbor UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation. 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 9.1053 If necessary, inmate will be separated and Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall secured in separate housing. ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement policies and procedures for the administrative separation of incarcerated people. Policies and procedures must include: 9.1053 (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate No inmate will be deprived of any privileges housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of other than is necessary to obtain the objective privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of ☒ ☐ ☐ of protecting inmates and staff. protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility staff. (b) Administrative separation must not adversely affect an incarcerated person’s health. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 10 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Administrative separation may be used for incarcerated people who have: (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 administrative separation to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. (e) A documented individualized ongoing review and evaluation of the need to continue placement in ☐ ☐ ☒ administrative separation. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL 9.1055 When a subject is solely contacted for The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section exhibiting violent/bizarre behavior (or the 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who related symptoms) and is likely to be a danger ☒ ☐ ☐ display behavior which results in the destruction of to himself or others, the subject is commonly property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to transported directly to Harbor UCLA Medical self or others. Center for psychiatric evaluation. 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 11 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 9.1056 No Sobering Cell. 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 as they are able to continue the admission process or are ☐ ☐ ☒ no longer a risk to themselves or others. 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 receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. ☐ ☐ ☒ Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half ☐ ☐ ☒ hour. Such observation shall be documented. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 9.1005 (3) & 9.1057 If an inmate is suspected of being or The facility administrator, in cooperation with the determined to be developmentally disabled, responsible physician, shall develop written policies and the inmate shall not be booked or lodged at procedures for the identification and evaluation, this facility. Within 24 hours of making this appropriate classification and housing, protection, and determination, the inmate shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with transported to a Los Angeles County Jail for developmental disabilities. booking or shall be released to a California Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled nearest the inmate’s place of residence or to a responsible adult. The health authority or designee shall contact the Within 24 hours, inmate will be transported to regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or the County Jail or released to a regional confirmed to have a developmental disability for the center for the developmentally disabled that is ☐ ☐ ☒ purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of nearest to the inmates’ place of residence or such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. to a responsible adult. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 12 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 1005 (3) & 9.1058 Not housed. With the exception of handcuffs, restraints will The facility administrator, in cooperation with the not be used in the Palos Verdes Estates Jail. responsible physician, shall develop and implement In lieu of restraints, an inmate may be placed written policies and procedures for the use of restraint in the safety cell until permanent devices. Restraint devices include any devices which arrangements can be made for housing at immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person LASD facilities or another appropriate facility ☒ ☐ ☐ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do as determined by the Watch Commander. 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: (1) acceptable restraint devices; ☐ ☐ ☒ (2) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate medical/mental health referral; availability ☐ ☐ ☒ of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; (3) protective housing of restrained persons; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) exercising of extremities. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment ☐ ☐ ☒ or as a substitute for treatment. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on incarcerated people who display behavior which 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 restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation techniques, have been attempted and are deemed ☐ ☐ ☒ ineffective. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in restraints only with the approval of the 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 maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. ☐ ☐ ☒ (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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 13 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 1.0005 (3) (a) Pregnant or lactating females shall not be housed at the Palos Verdes The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Estates holding facility. responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant 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 in recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or ☐ ☐ ☒ waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of 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 pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards and policies governing incarcerated ☐ ☐ ☒ pregnant people. 1059 DNA COLLECTION, USE OF FORCE 9.1059 Force will not be used. (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized law The on-duty jailer shall be responsible for enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel coordinating and conducting the collection of including peace officers, may employ reasonable force to DNA samples from inmates as mandated by collect blood specimens, saliva samples, or thumb or law. In the event the jailer is unavailable, the palm print impressions from individuals who are required Watch Commander shall collect the sample. to provide such samples, specimens or impressions ☐ ☐ ☒ pursuant to Penal Code Section 296 and who refuse (b) The jailer shall notify the inmate pursuant following written or oral request. to 296 PC that he or she must submit to DNA collection. The jailer shall advise the inmate that if they refuse to submit to the DNA collection, they will be charged with Penal Code section 298.1 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 14 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) For the purpose of this regulation, the “use of reasonable force” shall be defined as the force that an objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced with similar facts and ☐ ☐ ☒ circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to gain compliance with this regulation. (2) The use of reasonable force shall be preceded by efforts to secure voluntary compliance. Efforts to secure voluntary compliance shall be documented and include an advisement of the legal obligation to ☐ ☐ ☒ provide the requisite specimen, sample or impression and the consequences of refusal. (b) The force shall not be used without the prior written authorization of the facility watch commander or designee on duty. The authorization shall include information that reflects the fact that the offender was ☐ ☐ ☒ asked to provide the requisite specimen, sample, or impression and refused. (c) If the use of reasonable force includes a cell extraction, the extraction shall be videotaped, including audio. Video shall be directed at the cell extraction event. The videotape shall be retained by the agency for the ☐ ☐ ☒ length of time required by statute. Notwithstanding the use of the video as evidence in a criminal proceeding, the tape shall be retained administratively. 1062 VISITING Facility does not operate as a Type I Jail Facility. Inmates are not sentenced to this The facility administrator shall develop and implement facility. Inmates’ length of stay is less than 3 written policies and procedures, which include the hours after being booked. 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 hours. If practicable, visiting hours should be made ☒ ☐ ☐ available on weekends, evenings, or holidays. (3) For sentenced incarcerated persons in Type I 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 15 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (d) Video visitation may be used to supplement existing 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; Visitation hours; Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, Any restrictions on inmate visitation. 1063 CORRESPONDENCE 9.1063 Facility does not operate as a Type I Jail The facility administrator shall develop written policies Facility. Inmates are not sentenced to this and procedures for correspondence which provide that: ☒ ☐ ☐ facility. Inmates’ length of stay is less than 3 (a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that an hours after being booked. 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, 9.1067 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 9.1065 Playing cards and board games are available. (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall make ☒ ☐ ☐ table games, television, or both, available to incarcerated people. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 16 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND 9.1066 WRITINGS Newspaper, bible, and books are available upon request. (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall 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 9.1067 Prisoners will be allowed to make calls The facility administrator shall develop written policies beyond the required 3 calls require by 851.5 and procedures which allow access to a telephone or PC. communication device beyond those telephone calls 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. 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 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 regulations, and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1069 ORIENTATION 9.1069 All inmates booked will be advised of the rules (b) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall and violations of the facility. However, facility develop written policies and procedures for a program does not operate as a Type I Jail Facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ reasonably understandable to non-sentenced detainees Inmates are not sentenced to this facility. to orient them at the time of placement in a living area. Inmates’ length of stay is less than 3 hours after being booked. Such a program shall be published and include, but not be limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) rules and disciplinary procedures; (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. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 17 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1071 VOTING 9.1071 Facility does not operate as a Type I Jail The facility administrator of a Type I (holding sentenced Facility. Inmates are not sentenced to this incarcerated workers) II, III or IV facility shall develop facility. Inmates’ length of stay is less than 3 written policies and procedures whereby the county hours after being booked. registrar of voters allows qualified voters to vote in local, state, and federal elections, pursuant to election codes. However, per policy, if an inmate who is a registered voter in Los Angeles County is in custody on an election day, and the inmate is ☐ ☐ ☒ not expected to be released from custody at least two (2) hours before the polling place closes, and the inmate is capable of voting (i.e. not intoxicated) and expresses a desire to vote, the Jailer shall notify the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. The responsibility to provide the inmate with an absentee ballot, after notification by the Jailer, is that of the registrar of voters. 1072 RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES 9.1072 No sentenced inmates. However, per policy, The facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility an inmate may request a visit from a member shall develop written policies and procedures to provide of the clergy. Inmate visits with clergy will be opportunities for incarcerated persons to participate in considered confidential. A member of the religious services, practices and counseling on a ☐ ☐ ☒ clergy visiting an inmate shall not be voluntary basis. accompanied by another person unless cleared by the Watch Commander. The clergy member must be ordained/licensed by their religious order. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 18 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1073 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 9.1073 No sentenced inmates. Note: Applicable to Type I facilities holding sentenced workers. Facility does not operate as a Type I Jail Facility. Inmates are not sentenced to this (a) Each administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility and facility. Inmates’ length of stay is less than 3 Type I facilities which hold incarcerated workers shall hours after being booked. develop written policies and procedures whereby all incarcerated persons have the opportunity and ability to However, per policy, all inmate workers submit and appeal grievances relating to any conditions housed in the Palos Verdes Estates Police of confinement, included but not limited to: medical care; Jail have a right to file a grievance. Jail staff classification actions; disciplinary actions; program must provide the inmate with the proper form participation; telephone, mail, and visiting procedures; when requested. An inmate may file a and food, clothing, and bedding. grievance related to any of the following Such policies and procedures shall include: conditions of confinement, including but not limited to: medical care, classification, ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary actions, program participation, telephone, mail, visiting procedures, food, clothing, and bedding. When an inmate files a grievance, the Watch Commander will review it and make an attempt to correct the problem. If the Watch Commander denies the grievance, it must be done in writing. The inmate has a right to appeal the Watch Commander's denial to the Jail Manager. If the Watch Commander is the Jail Manager, the appeal would be forwarded to the Division Commander. All grievances should be resolved within 24 hours. (1) a grievance form; ☐ ☐ ☒ (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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 19 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 9.1081 No sentenced inmates. 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 9.1081 PERSONS No sentenced inmates. 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. (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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 20 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 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. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 9.1081 No sentenced inmates. 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 9.1081 No sentenced inmates. 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 21 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 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 9.1081 No sentenced inmates. 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 22 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1206.5 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE 1206.5 DISEASES IN A CUSTODY SETTING After being medically screened (Form SH- R0422), any prisoners with known (a) The responsible physician, in conjunction with the communicable diseases shall not be booked facility administrator and the county health officer, shall at the facility. develop a written plan to address the identification, 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 shall, in cooperation with the facility administrator and the 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 reports; ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) Sharing of medical information with incarcerated persons and custody staff. ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) Medical procedures required to identify the presence of disease(s) and lessen the risk of ☐ ☐ ☒ exposure to others; (5) Medical confidentiality requirements; ☐ ☐ ☒ (6) Housing considerations based up on behavior medical needs and safety of the affected ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated persons; (7) Provisions for consent by an incarcerated person that address the limits of confidentiality; and, ☐ ☐ ☒ (8) Reporting and appropriate action upon the possible exposure of custody staff to a ☐ ☐ ☒ communicable disease. 1211 SICK CALL 9.1211 The on-duty jailer shall have the responsibility The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health of conducting a sick call each day. authority, shall develop written policies and procedures, which provide daily sick call for all incarcerated persons ☒ ☐ ☐ or provision made that any incarcerated person requesting medical/mental health attention be given such attention. 1260 STANDARD INSTITUTIONAL CLOTHING Disposable clothing will be provided to inmates if their clothing is heavily soiled or The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing to seized as evidence. incarcerated people held after arraignment in all but Court ☒ ☐ ☐ Holding, Temporary Holding, and Type IV facilities shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Clean socks and footwear; (b) Clean outergarments; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Clean undergarments; ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 23 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) For males – shorts and undershirt, and Outer garments are available for emergency ☒ ☐ ☐ use. (2) For females – bra and two pairs of panties. ☒ ☐ ☐ The person’s personal undergarments and footwear may Bras and undergarments are available for be substituted for the institutional undergarments and emergency use. 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 Infested personal clothing will be bagged, CLOTHING sealed, and separated from the inmate’s housing. There shall be written policies and procedures developed by the facility administrator to control contamination ☒ ☐ ☐ and/or spread of vermin in all incarcerated people’s personal clothing. Infested clothing shall be cleaned, disinfected, or stored in a closed container so as to eradicate or stop the spread of vermin. 1265 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS On the rare occasion that an inmate will stay and be housed, they will receive personal There shall be written policies and procedures developed items. ☒ ☐ ☐ 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 24 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1266 SHOWERING Inmates will have a chance to shower if they are housed in the facility. 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 Inmates will receive bedding and linen if they are housed. 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, ☒ ☐ ☐ (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 Jailers are responsible for the cleanliness and MAINTENANCE sanitation. Lysol spray and Clorox wipes disinfectant are available for general cleaning The facility administrator shall develop written policies and disinfection. 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 25 of 29 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? Youth are not detained in the facility. 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 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 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; (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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 26 of 29 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 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 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 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 27 of 29 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 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 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 28 of 29 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 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. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2700 Los Angeles Palo Verdes Estates PD PRO 23-24 Page 29 of 29 A352 Type I PRO eff. 07.01.24 PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: PRE-73; 4/73 Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR) BSCC Code: 2700 FACILITY NAME: Palos Verdes Estates City Jail FACILITY TYPE: I APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): PRE-73: X Post 4/73: OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 9/26/2024 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 ☒ Water furnished if requested. ☐ ☐ 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) No sobering cell. ☐ ☒ Limited to no more than 15 inmates ☐ 4-73: Capacity limited to 16 inmates Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) ☒ Available in booking/reception ☐ ☐ 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) ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of one inmate. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD PHY 23-24 - 1 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 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 ☒ Cups provided. ☐ ☐ Contain a bunk capable of accommodating a standard 30" X 76" mattress ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Cells (2.5) ☒ ☐ ☐ 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) Capacity of 4-50 inmates ☐ ☒ ☐ 4-73: Capacity limitation deleted Showers (3.4) ☐ ☒ 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 ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD PHY 23-24 - 2 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Comfortable Living Environment (102(c)6 4-73: A comfortable living environment is maintained ☒ through an adequate heating and cooling ☐ ☐ system Dayrooms (2.9) 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 4-73: Contact visits are permitted in minimum security facilities ☐ ☒ ☐ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) Would use cell area. ☒ Provide for confidential attorney consultation ☐ ☐ Janitor Closet (2.20) Not in security area. Located in security areas, lockable, containing a mop sink ☐ ☒ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD PHY 23-24 - 3 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Storage Space (2.21) Adequate space available ☒ ☐ ☐ Audio or Video Monitoring System (2.22) Both audio and video. 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 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD PHY 23-24 - 4 - A380 PHY Type P73&4-73.dot (9/98) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections Inspection BSCC Code: 2700 FACILITY: Palos Verdes Estates City Jail TYPE: I RC: 12 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 09/26/2024 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 Booking Holding 6.0 x 21.0 Notes: Non-rated area. Toilet, washbasin, and fountain available in adjoining area quasi-cell; bench with cuff bar. Live scan machine in area. Housing Safety 1963 1 - 1 (1) 5.0 x 7.0 x 8.0 1 Notes: Flushing toilet. Variance granted regarding cell size. Male Adult Multiple 1963 2 4 4 7 + 8.0 x 20.5 x 9.5 1 1 1 Notes: Dayroom and corridor air space prorated. Total is 3,548 cubic feet. One shower for entire facility. Female Multiple 1963 1 4 4 4 + 1 1 Felony Notes: Dayroom and corridor air space prorated. Total is 2,778.75 cubic feet. Female Single 1963 1 1 1 1 + 10.0 x 5.2 x 9.5 1 1 1 Misdemeanor Notes: *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. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates PD LASE 23-24 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (03/01)