Los Angeles Signal Hill PD (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

March 10, 2026 Brad Kenneally, Chief of Police Signal Hill Police Department 2745 Walnut Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, SIGNAL HILL DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Kenneally, The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Signal Hill City Police Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, and the following facility was inspected on Friday, January 30, 2026: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Signal Hill City Jail 2842 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: Section 1027, Number of Personnel: Based on several vacant Jailer/Dispatcher positions, and the potential conflict created by their overlapping duties, there were missed or late safety checks, and staff were not immediately available to respond to either custody emergencies or processing of female arrestees. Section 1027.5(a) and (b), Safety Checks: There were several instances of more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks because of the overlapping responsibilities of the Jailer/Dispatcher position. Brad Kenneally Chief of Police Page 2 Section 1027.5(c), Safety Checks: Agency has three different policies that give inconsistent and conflicting guidance regarding safety check procedures and Title 15 requirements. Section 1056, Sobering Cells: Policies regarding sobering cell checks are found in three separate sections of two different policy manuals, resulting in inconsistencies, conflicts, and inaccuracies. Refer to the attached Procedures Checklist for detailed information. We identified no areas of noncompliance with Title 24 Standards. Refer to the Physical Plant Evaluation and Living Area Space Evaluation attachments for information related to Rated Capacity and Title 24 compliance. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP) An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Friday, January 30, 2026; 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. A CAP addressing each outstanding item of noncompliance is due to the BSCC no later than 03/10/2026. * * * Please email me at rob.gardner@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 846-4604 if you have any questions. Sincerely, ROBERT GARDNER 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* Don Moreau, Sergeant, Signal Hill Police Department 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI LTR 25-26 Brad Kenneally Chief of Police Page 3 *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI LTR 25-26 TYPE I FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 2842 FACILITY NAME: Signal Hill City Jail FACILITY TYPE: I PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Sgt. Don Moreau, Lt. Russ Hefte FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Gardner DATE: January 30, 2026 TITLE 15 SECTION P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE3 (a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code Section 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, or IV facility shall The BSCC Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) successfully complete the “Corrections Officer Core Course” as division found the agency in compliance with applicable described in Section 179 of Title 15, CCR, within one year from the regulations during the 24-25 compliance monitoring date of assignment. cycle. (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, NOTE: CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. All sections below are taken from the Signal Hill PD Jail Operations Manual (Jail Manual) revised November 17, 1021 JAIL SUPERVISORY TRAINING 2025, or the Signal Hill PD Policy Manual (Lexipol Policy 900) revised August 14, 2025, unless otherwise noted. 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 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 3 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL There is not adequate staffing to comply with all sections of this regulation, as listed in the A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in sections below. ☒ 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 There is currently one Dispatcher/Jailer least one employee on duty at all times in a local working on each shift; the Dispatcher's detention facility or in the building which houses a local responsibilities conflict with the regulations detention facility who shall be immediately available and ☐ ☒ requirement for immediate availability to ☐ accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an check on those in custody in the event of an emergency. emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which The agency currently utilizes one would conflict with the supervision and care of Dispatcher/Jailer position per deployment incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. ☒ period. In cases where the dispatcher is ☐ ☐ handling a priority call, they are unable to respond to a jail emergency. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there All the current Dispatchers/Jailers on staff shall be at least one female employee who shall be are female; the Dispatcher responsibilities immediately available and accessible to such females. conflict with this regulation's requirement for immediate availability to check on females in Note: Reference PC § 4021. custody. ☒ ☐ ☐ In practice, female prisoners are transported directly from the field to the Long Beach Police Department women’s jail, or the Los Angeles County Women’s Jail (as applicable). In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of The agency provided staffing and personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator deployment rosters for all jail staff. shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the 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 BSCC staff reviewed a sampling of safety check logs from August 2024 to December The facility administrator shall develop and implement 2025. The logs were generally complete, policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that with the checks being completed at random include, but are not limited to, the following: intervals. However, there were several ☐ ☒ (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being ☐ instances where notations were made that a of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly check was late or missed due to the through direct visual observation of all people held and Jailer/Dispatcher handling a priority radio call housed in the facility. and being unable to leave the dispatch desk. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse 900.8(e) Holding Cells between safety checks. ☐ ☒ Several checks were missed or late due to ☐ conflicting Jailer/Dispatcher duties. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, Lexipol Policy 900.1.6(c) Use of Sobering and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in Cell section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these A safety check consisting of direct visual regulations. observation sufficient to assess the inmate's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 30 minutes. Each safety check shall be documented in the cell log. Supervisors shall check the logs for completeness every two hours and document this action on the cell log. Lexipol Policy 900.8.1(c) Use of Sobering Cell A safety check consisting of direct visual observation sufficient to assess the individual's well-being and behavior shall ☐ ☒ occur at least once every 30 minutes with no ☐ more than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. Lexipol Policy 900.8(c) Holding Cells Safety checks by department members shall occur no less than every 15 minutes (15 CCR 1027.5). The agency is not compliant with this regulation as its policy manual contains inconsistent safety check procedures. The manual (900.8 Holding Cells) also inaccurately cites Title 15 as requiring 15 minutes between safety checks. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied Lexipol Policy 900.8 Holding Cells ☒ ☐ intervals. ☐ (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the Jail Manual Page 19 On-site Checks documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall include: Jailers will make a personal on-site (1) the actual time at which each individual safety inspection at least once each hour of each check occurred; prisoner who is being video monitored. The ☒ inspections should be made at irregular ☐ ☐ intervals. The inspections will be documented on the Jail Log. The Jail Log is to remain inside the actual jail; in close proximity to where the prisoner is being housed. (2) the location where each individual safety check Jail Manual Page 19 On-site Checks occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff Jail Manual Page 20 On-site Checks ☒ who completed the safety check(s). ☐ ☐ (f) A documented process by which safety checks are Lexipol Policy 900.8 Holding Cells reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☒ Supervisors shall check the logs for ☐ ☐ of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, completeness every two hours and safety checks. document this action on the cell log. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and Training (a) Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be ☒ at least one person on duty at all times who meets the ☐ ☐ All jail staff are trained in Title 15 standards training standards established by the Board for general for Fire and Life Safety issues. fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and person on duty who trained in fire and life safety Training procedures that relate specifically to the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ All jail staff are trained in Title 15 standards for Fire and Life Safety issues. (b) The facility administrator, in conjunction with the Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and health authority, shall develop and implement policies Training and procedures consistent with the requirements of Penal Code Section 6048(b) that require correctional Policy is current and includes all ☒ officers certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ☐ ☐ requirements from the 2025 Title 15 to begin CPR on a nonresponsive person without revisions regarding this section. obtaining approval from supervisors or medical staff, when it is safe and appropriate to do so. These policies shall cover the following key elements: Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and (1) Acceptable CPR methods and application. Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all requirements from the 2025 Title 15 revisions regarding this section. (2) Correctional officers shall be certified in CPR and a Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and copy of the certification shall be on file in the facility or at Training a central location and available for review. ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all requirements from the 2025 Title 15 revisions regarding this section. (3) Correctional officers shall immediately summon Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and medical aid when a person is identified as nonresponsive Training and shall administer CPR unless the correctional officer ☒ is aware of a known medical condition(s) that would ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all contraindicate its use. requirements from the 2025 Title 15 revisions regarding this section. (4) Correctional officers shall use personal protective Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and equipment when administering CPR whenever possible Training to reduce exposure to bodily fluids or bloodborne ☒ pathogens that may contain disease-causing agents. ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all requirements from the 2025 Title 15 revisions regarding this section. (5) If an imminent physical danger prevents a Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and correctional officer from safely administering CPR, they Training shall begin or resume CPR as soon as the threat has ☒ passed, or the nonresponsive person has been safely ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all removed from danger, provided medical aid has not yet requirements from the 2025 Title 15 arrived. revisions regarding this section. (6) The correctional officer shall continue administering Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and CPR, absent imminent physical danger, until the Training nonresponsive person shows obvious signs of life, such ☒ as normal breathing or physical or verbal responses, or ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all until medical staff or alternative medical responders requirements from the 2025 Title 15 arrive and take over. revisions regarding this section. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (7) In situations where medical staff or alternative Jail Manual Page 72 CPR Procedures and medical responders are present when a person is Training identified as nonresponsive, correctional officers shall ☒ defer CPR to those individuals. ☐ ☐ Policy is current and includes all requirements from the 2025 Title 15 revisions regarding this section. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL4 Agency uses the Signal Hill PD Jail Operations Manual (Jail Manual), revised Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a November 17, 2025, or the Signal Hill PD manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The Policy Manual (Lexipol), revised August 14, policy and procedures manual shall address all 2025, unless otherwise noted. 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 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 Lexipol Policy 900.2 Department ☒ administrator/manager. ☐ ☐ Organization and Responsibility (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state Lexipol Policy 300 Use of Force (Updated and federal legal requirements and includes 2025/10/31) prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke holds. Lexipol Policy 300.3.4 Restrictions on the ☒ ☐ ☐ Use of Carotid Control Hold Lexipol Policy 300.3.7 Restrictions on the Use of a Choke Hold (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including Lexipol Policy 900.3.6 Handcuffing of the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ Pregnant Arrestees ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly Jail Manual Page 20 Jail Security ☒ received persons for release. ☐ ☐ Procedures (6) Security and control including physical counts and Jail Manual Pages 17-19 Jail Security searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, Procedures contraband control, and key control. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, Annual security measures and policy review review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ conducted in August 2025. ☐ ☐ 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: Jail Manual Pages 69-72 Fire and Life Safety (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of Jail Manual Page 66 Emergency ☒ hostages; ☐ ☐ Procedures 4 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (C) mass arrests; Jail Manual Page 67 Emergency ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedures (D) natural disasters; Jail Manual Page 67 Emergency ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedures (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; Jail Manual Page 66 Emergency ☒ and, ☐ ☐ Procedures (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, Jail Manual Page 39 ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. Jail Manual Pages 54-65 Suicide ☒ ☐ ☐ Recognition and Prevention (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ Jail Manual Pages12-15 Segregation ☐ ☐ (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse Jail Manual Page 8 Inmate Orientation and sexual harassment. The Signal Hill Police Department has zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse ☒ and sexual harassment. The Department will ☐ ☐ not tolerate retaliation against any person who reports sexual abuse or sexual harassment or who cooperates with a sexual abuse or sexual harassment investigation. (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and Jail Manual Page 8 Inmate Orientation respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for Jail Manual Page 20 ☒ incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, Jail Manual Page 8 Inmate Orientation 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, Jail Manual Page 8 Inmate Orientation family, community members, and other interested third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment. The method for reporting shall be publicly posted at the facility. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM Jail Manual Pages 54-65 Suicide Recognition and Prevention The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide prevention program developed by the facility While the agency has a thorough suicide administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health ☒ prevention policy, in practice, they are quick ☐ ☐ authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, to transfer arrestees out to the most and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who appropriate facility for their needs (Los present a suicide risk. Angeles County Jail, area hospital, or The program shall include the following: Regional Center). (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial BSCC staff reviewed suicide training personnel. ☒ certificates for all custody staff and found the ☐ ☐ agency to be compliant with this regulation. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon Jail Manual Page 49 Medical Pre-Screening ☒ intake and prior to housing assignment. ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Suicide prevention screening during special Jail Manual Pages 54-65 situations, including placement in restrictive housing, Suicide Recognition and Prevention ☒ following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in ☐ ☐ classification. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among Jail Manual Pages 54-65 arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, Suicide Recognition and Prevention ☒ medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide ☐ ☐ risk. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide Jail Manual Pages 54-65 that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ Suicide Recognition and Prevention ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. Jail Manual Pages 54-65 ☒ Suicide Recognition and Prevention ☐ ☐ (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and Jail Manual Pages 54-65 procedures. ☒ Suicide Recognition and Prevention ☐ ☐ (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides Jail Manual Pages 54-65 attempts. ☒ Suicide Recognition and Prevention ☐ ☐ (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and Jail Manual Pages 54-65 attempted suicides as defined by the facility Suicide Recognition and Prevention 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. Those requiring any sort of follow-up care ☒ are transferred to a more appropriate ☐ ☐ medical/mental health facility. (k) Plan for mental health consultation following return Inmates are remanded to the Sheriff’s ☒ from court as determined by the mental health director. ☐ ☐ custody after an initial court appearance. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING Jail Manual Pages 69-71 Fire and Life Safety 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 planning occurred during the most fire department to be included as part of the policy and recent Fire Inspection. ☒ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of ☐ ☐ Regulations Section 1029); (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with BSCC staff reviewed fire and safety two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ inspection records from January 2024 ☐ ☐ through December 2025. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Fire Inspection report completed May 15, Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ 2025. ☐ ☐ inspections at least once every two years; (d) an evacuation plan; and, ☒ Jail Manual Page 64 Emergency Procedures ☐ ☐ (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated Jail Manual Pages 64-68 Emergency ☒ people in the case of fire. ☐ ☐ Procedures 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING Jail Manual Pages 8-10 Population Accounting 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 applicable demographic information as described in the ☒ ☐ ☐ Jail Profile Survey. 1041 RECORDS Jail Manual Pages 10-12 Records Maintenance (a) Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures for the It is the policy of the Signal Hill Police maintenance of individual records for each incarcerated Department to maintain individual arrest files person which shall include, but not be limited to, intake ☒ on all persons in custody in the department. ☐ ☐ 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, Jail Manual Pages 10-12 Records uniform data for every allegation of sexual abuse at Maintenance 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 Jail Manual Pages 11-12 Records Maintenance Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of written records It is the policy and practice of the Signal Hill and reporting of all incidents which result in physical Police Department to maintain a written harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee record of all incidents that result in physical or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other ☒ harm or serious threat of physical harm to ☐ ☐ person. any employee, inmate, or other person in the detention facility. The agency indicated it did not have any jail incident reports to review during this inspection cycle. Such records shall include the names of the persons Jail Manual Pages 11-12 Records involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, ☒ Maintenance ☐ ☐ and the date and time of the occurrence. Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff Jail Manual Pages 11-12 Records assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the ☒ Maintenance ☐ ☐ facility manager or designee. 1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN Jail Manual Pages 15-17 Public Information Plan 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: 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections Jail Manual Pages 15-17 Public Information Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as ☒ Plan ☐ ☐ found in Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations. (b) Facility rules and procedures affecting incarcerated Jail Manual Pages 15-17 Public Information people as specified in sections: Plan (1) 1045, Public Information Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ Agency policy addresses all applicable rules and procedures as indicated in subsections 1-19 below. (2) 1061, Education Plan ☒ Type I Facility. ☐ ☐ (3) 1062, Visiting ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) 1063, Correspondence ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) 1064, Library Service ☒ Type I Facility. ☐ ☐ (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 ☐ ☒ Type I Facility. ☐ (12) 1071, Voting ☒ ☐ ☐ (13) 1072, Religious Observance ☒ ☐ ☐ (14) 1073, Grievance Procedure Type I Facility. Does not house incarcerated ☐ ☒ ☐ workers. (15) 1080, Rules and Disciplinary Actions Jail Manual Pages 20-21 Inmate Discipline Plan ☒ Due to the short-term nature of confinement ☐ ☐ in the Signal Hill City Jail, there is no long- term discipline program required in the facility (16) 1081, Plan for Discipline of Incarcerated Jail Manual Pages 20-21 Inmate Discipline Persons ☒ Plan ☐ ☐ (17) 1082, Forms of Discipline Jail Manual Pages 20-21 Inmate Discipline ☒ Plan ☐ ☐ (18) 1083, Limitations on Discipline Jail Manual Pages 20-21 Inmate Discipline ☒ Plan ☐ ☐ (19) 1200, Responsibility for Health Care Services Jail Manual Pages 42-53 Medical ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedures 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY (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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Jail Manual Page 45 Medical Review of In- health administrator, shall develop written policy and Custody Deaths procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of There will be a medical and operational the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall ☒ review of every in-custody death. The ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or review team shall include the Administrative designee, the health administrator, the responsible Captain, the responsible physician, and physician and other health care, and supervision staff other health care and supervision staff who who are relevant to the incident. are relevant to the incident. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the Jail Manual Page 45 Medical Review of In- appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to Custody Deaths policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Unit - The Sheriff’s Homicide Unit will handle and conduct an independent ☒ ☐ ☐ investigation of all custodial deaths. The Administrative Captain or his designee shall act as a liaison between the Signal Hill Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department and shall attend the autopsy of the deceased. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the Jail Manual Page 45 Medical Review of In- initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC Custody Deaths within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review report that comports ☒ The Administrative Captain shall submit a ☐ ☐ with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the copy of the initial review report of every in- Penal Code. custody death to the BSCC within 60 days of the death. The initial review report shall contain the following Jail Manual Page 45 Medical Review of In- information: Custody Deaths (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 jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 10 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN Jail Manual Pages 5-7 Classification Plan (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, BSCC staff reviewed the agency or III facility shall develop and implement a written classification policy and found it classification plan designed to properly assign comprehensive and inclusive of all aspects incarcerated persons to housing units and activities of this regulation. 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, Jail Manual Pages 5-7 Classification Plan 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. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease Segregation The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Persons who exhibit symptoms of, or procedures specifying those symptoms that require knowledge of having, a serious contagious medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a ☒ or communicable diseases such as ☐ ☐ medical evaluation is completed. tuberculosis, hepatitis, AIDS, or active cases of venereal disease shall be booked and transported to the Los Angeles County Jail or U.S.C. Medical Center Jail Ward for incarceration. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be Jail Manual Page 48 Medical Pre-Screening made of the person being booked as to whether the person has or has had any communicable diseases, such Each prisoner shall be medically pre- as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of screened by the jailer. “Officer Visual ☒ tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or ☐ ☐ Observation” and “Officer Inmate other special medical problem identified by the health Questionnaire” forms are located in the authority. The response shall be noted on the medical booking area. screening from. 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION Jail Manual Page 49 Mental Disorders The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Persons who are taken into custody for their responsible physician, shall develop written policies and own safety who display symptoms of severe procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated ☒ mental disorder, shall be booked and taken ☐ ☐ people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of immediately to the College Medical Center behavioral crisis may include telehealth. (2776 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach) or U.C.L.A. - Harbor General Hospital for mental health observation. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 11 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not Jail Manual Page 49 Mental Disorders 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 Jail Manual Page 49 Mental Disorders secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next ☒ Jail Manual Page 14 Segregation ☐ ☐ daily sick call, whichever is earliest. Separation may be used if necessary, to protect the Jail Manual Page 49 Mental Disorders ☒ safety of the person in crisis or others. ☐ ☐ Jail Manual Page 14 Segregation 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION Jail Manual Pages 12-15 Segregation Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement policies and procedures for the administrative separation of incarcerated people. Policies and procedures must include: Jail Manual Pages 12-15 Segregation (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate 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 Jail Manual Pages 12-15 Segregation ☒ an incarcerated person’s health. ☐ ☐ (c) Administrative separation may be used for Jail Manual Pages 12-15 Segregation 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 Jail Manual Pages 12-15 Segregation administrative separation to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility BSCC staff reviewed a sample of staff. classification/housing interviews between August 2024 and December 2025. None of the reviews required administrative separation as indicated in this regulation. ☒ ☐ ☐ Staff interviews supported this finding and indicated they had not used administrative separation during this inspection cycle. In practice, anyone requiring separation would be transported to the County Jail immediately. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 12 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (e) A documented individualized ongoing review and Jail Manual Pages 12-15 Segregation evaluation of the need to continue placement in ☒ ☐ ☐ administrative separation. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL There is no safety cell in this facility. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who ☒ ☐ ☐ display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. 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 Jail Manual Pages 49-51 Sobering 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 Jail Manual Pages 49-51 Sobering as they are able to continue the admission process or are ☒ ☐ ☐ no longer a risk to themselves or others. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 13 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over Jail Manual Pages 49-51 Sobering 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 Jail Manual Pages 49-51 Sobering ☒ receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. ☐ ☐ Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the 900.1.6(c) Use of Sobering Cell sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half A safety check consisting of direct visual hour. Such observation shall be documented. observation sufficient to assess the inmate's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 30 minutes. Each safety check shall be documented in the cell log. Supervisors shall check the logs for completeness every two hours and document this action on the cell log. 900.8.1(c) Use of Sobering Cell A safety check consisting of direct visual observation sufficient to assess the individual's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 30 minutes with no more than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. 900.8(c) Holding Cells Safety checks by department members shall occur no less than every 15 minutes (15 ☒ CCR 1027.5). ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed a sample of sobering cell reports and logs from August 2024 to December 2025. The reports were complete, and almost all the checks were within the 30-minute requirement. However, the agency is not compliant with this regulation as its policy manual contains inconsistent sobering cell safety check procedures. The manual (900.8 Holding Cells) also inaccurately cites Title 15 as requiring 15 minutes between regular safety checks. Technical assistance was provided to the agency staff and leadership during the inspection and exit briefing regarding these issues. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Jail Manual Page 49 Developmentally Disabled Prisoners The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and All incoming prisoners will be screened for procedures for the identification and evaluation, ☒ developmental disability. Any such prisoner ☐ ☐ appropriate classification and housing, protection, and shall be segregated from the other jail nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with population. If a person is believed to be developmental disabilities. develop-mentally disabled, the officer shall notify the Jailer and Watch Commander. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 14 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The health authority or designee shall contact the Jail Manual Page 49 Developmentally regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or Disabled Prisoners confirmed to have a developmental disability for the purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of The regional center for the developmentally such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. disabled shall be contacted regarding the prisoner’s condition to confirm the disability ☒ for purposes of diagnosis and/or treatment ☐ ☐ within 24 hours of the arrest. It is recommended, however, that any confirmed developmentally disabled prisoner be transported to an appropriate facility or released to an adult relative as soon as practical after arrest. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES The agency does not use restraint devices as defined in this regulation. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop and implement 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: ☒ (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. ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 15 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☒ ☐ ☐ placement. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within ☒ four hours of placement. ☐ ☐ (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated person. Such observation shall be documented. ☒ ☐ ☐ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area which makes provisions to protect the person from abuse. (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with responsible health care staff determines that an incarcerated person cannot be safely removed from ☒ ☐ ☐ restraints after eight hours, the person shall be taken to a medical facility for further evaluation. (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☒ ☐ ☐ maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the placement in restraints shall be documented and shall be video recorded unless exigent circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The ☒ documentation shall include: the reason for ☐ ☐ placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT PERSONS Lexipol Policy 900.3.6 Handcuffing of Pregnant Arrestees The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Lexipol Policy 900.1.3 Non-Detainable procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant Prisoners ☒ people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the ☐ ☐ policy shall include reference to the following: In practice, the agency does not hold pregnant arrestees and transports them directly to the County Jail, a local hospital, or they are released on a citation. (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or Lexipol Policy 900.3.6 Handcuffing of in recovery after delivery or termination of the Pregnant Arrestees ☒ 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 Lexipol Policy 900.3.6 Handcuffing of delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of Pregnant Arrestees 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 Lexipol Policy 900.3.6 Handcuffing of who is currently responsible for the medical care of Pregnant Arrestees 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 16 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s Lexipol Policy 900.3.6 Handcuffing of pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, Pregnant Arrestees ☒ of the standards and policies governing incarcerated ☐ ☐ pregnant people. 1059 DNA COLLECTION, USE OF FORCE Staff indicated that no force is used to collect DNA at this facility. (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized law enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel including peace officers, may employ reasonable force to ☒ collect blood specimens, saliva samples, or thumb or ☐ ☐ 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 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 Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation Plan 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 Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation hours. If practicable, visiting hours should be made ☒ Plan ☐ ☐ available on weekends, evenings, or holidays. (3) For sentenced incarcerated persons in Type I No sentenced workers are held at this facilities there shall be allowed no fewer than two facility. ☐ ☒ visits totaling at least one hour per incarcerated ☐ person each week. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 17 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (4) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation develop and implement written policies and Plan 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 Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation operational or safety and security concern exists. All Plan 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 Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation shall include provision for visitation by minor children of ☒ Plan ☐ ☐ the incarcerated person. (d) Video visitation may be used to supplement existing Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation visitation programs, but shall not be used to fulfill the Plan ☒ ☐ requirements of this section if in-person visitation is ☐ requested by an incarcerated person. (e) Facilities shall not charge for visitation when visitors Jail Manual Pages 24-25 Inmate Visitation are onsite and participating in either in-person or video Plan 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: Watch Commander may approve of additional time as needed. Note: Reference PC § 6031.1(a)(4) (June 2017). Mode of visitation; Video visitation and on-site barrier visitation. Visitation hours; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm daily. Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, 15 minutes per visit. Any restrictions on inmate visitation. Visit approval is subject to warrant checks. 1063 CORRESPONDENCE Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written 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 Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written read when there is a valid security reason and the facility ☒ Correspondence ☐ ☐ manager or designee approves; (c) jail staff shall not review an incarcerated person’s Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written correspondence to or from state and federal courts, any Correspondence 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; 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 18 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (d) incarcerated persons may correspond, confidentially, Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written ☒ with the facility manager or the facility administrator; and, ☐ ☐ Correspondence (e) those incarcerated persons who are without funds Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written shall be permitted at least four postage paid envelopes Correspondence 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 Jail Manual Pages 37-38 Recreational Activity (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall make ☒ ☐ ☐ table games, television, or both, available to incarcerated Playing cards, books, and newspapers are people. available upon request. 1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND Jail Manual Pages 37-38 Recreational WRITINGS Activity (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall Playing cards, books, and newspapers are ☒ develop and implement a written plan to make available ☐ ☐ available upon request. a current newspaper or other like source, including a non- English language alternative, to ensure reasonable access to interested people. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE Jail Manual Pages 7 Inmate Orientation Jail Manual Pages 22-23 Inmate Telephone The facility administrator shall develop written policies Procedures and procedures which allow access to a telephone or 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 Jail Manual Pages 7 Inmate Orientation Jail Manual Pages 22-23 Inmate Telephone The facility administrator shall develop written policies Procedures ☒ 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 Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written ☒ regulations, and, ☐ ☐ Correspondence (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. Jail Manual Pages 23-24 Inmate Written ☒ ☐ ☐ Correspondence 1069 ORIENTATION Jail Manual Pages 7-8 Inmate 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 19 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Such a program shall be published and include, but not Jail Manual Pages 7-8 Inmate Orientation be limited to, the following: (1) rules and disciplinary procedures; ☒ BSCC staff reviewed the orientation material ☐ ☐ and found it to include sections 1-5 listed below. (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 This Type I facility does not hold sentenced 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 Jail Manual Pages 17, 26, and 37 The facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility Incarcerated persons have access to shall develop written policies and procedures to provide ☒ religious meals, head coverings, and ☐ ☐ opportunities for incarcerated persons to participate in counsel. religious services, practices and counseling on a voluntary basis. 1073 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE This Type I facility does not hold sentenced workers. Note: Applicable to Type I facilities holding sentenced 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; ☒ ☐ ☐ (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; 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 20 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 Jail Manual Page 20-21 Inmate Discipline Plan Wherever discipline is administered, each facility administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary Discipline is not administered in this facility. 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 Jail Manual Page 20-21 Inmate Discipline PERSONS Plan Each facility administrator shall develop written policies Discipline is not administered in the facility. 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 21 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 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. ☐ ☐ 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE Jail Manual Page 20-21 Inmate Discipline Plan The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer shall be directly related to the severity of the rule Discipline is not administered in the facility. 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 22 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS Jail Manual Page 20-21 Inmate Discipline Plan The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary Discipline is not administered in the facility. 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. (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. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 23 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 Jail Manual Page 20-21 Inmate Discipline Plan Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept ☒ of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This ☐ ☐ Discipline is not administered in the facility. requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule violation reports and report of the disposition of each. 1206.5 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease DISEASES IN A CUSTODY SETTING Segregation (a) The responsible physician, in conjunction with the Inmates requiring medical treatment or facility administrator and the county health officer, shall medical supervision are transferred to the LA develop a written plan to address the identification, County Jail or the USC Medical Center Jail treatment, control and follow-up management of Ward for evaluation and treatment. 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 Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease shall, in cooperation with the facility administrator and the Segregation 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 Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease reports; ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ (3) Sharing of medical information with incarcerated Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease persons and custody staff. ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ (4) Medical procedures required to identify the Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease presence of disease(s) and lessen the risk of ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ exposure to others; (5) Medical confidentiality requirements; Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ (6) Housing considerations based up on behavior Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease medical needs and safety of the affected ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ incarcerated persons; (7) Provisions for consent by an incarcerated person Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease that address the limits of confidentiality; and, ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 24 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (8) Reporting and appropriate action upon the Jail Manual Page 44 Communicable Disease possible exposure of custody staff to a ☒ Segregation ☐ ☐ communicable disease. 1211 SICK CALL Jail Manual Page 42 Sick Call The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health The jailer shall make a “sick call” inquiry of authority, shall develop written policies and procedures, all prisoners when starting their shift. Any which provide daily sick call for all incarcerated persons prisoner indicating a medical complaint or provision made that any incarcerated person ☒ during sick call, or at any other time, shall be ☐ ☐ requesting medical/mental health attention be given such attended to pursuant to the medical attention. procedures described in this section. All sick calls shall be recorded on the Jail Activity Log regardless of whether an inmate has reported anything. 1260 STANDARD INSTITUTIONAL CLOTHING Jail Manual Page 36-37 Inmate Clothing The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing to Inmates are not held after arraignment. incarcerated people held after arraignment in all but Court Paper jump suit, socks, underwear, and ☒ Holding, Temporary Holding, and Type IV facilities shall ☐ ☐ sandals are provided if the inmate's clothing include, but not be limited to: is soiled, damaged, or held for evidence. (a) Clean socks and footwear; (b) Clean outergarments; and, Jail Manual Page 36-37 Inmate Clothing ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Clean undergarments; Jail Manual Page 36-37 Inmate Clothing ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) For males – shorts and undershirt, and Jail Manual Page 36-37 Inmate Clothing ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) For females – bra and two pairs of panties. Jail Manual Page 36-37 Inmate Clothing ☒ ☐ ☐ The person’s personal undergarments and footwear may Jail Manual Page 36-37 Inmate Clothing 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 BSCC observed the clothing to be clean and of holes or tears, reasonably fitted, durable, easily in good repair. 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 Jail Manual Page 44 Vermin Infested CLOTHING Inmates (Lice) 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 Jail Manual Page 24 Personal Care Items There shall be written policies and procedures developed ☒ BSCC staff observed fresh supplies of all ☐ ☐ by the facility administrator for the issue of personal items indicated below during the on-site hygiene items. inspection. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 25 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Each menstruating person shall be provided with sanitary Jail Manual Page 24 Personal Care Items napkins, panty liners, and tampons as requested with no ☒ ☐ ☐ maximum allowance. Each person to be held over 24 hours who is unable to Jail Manual Page 24 Personal Care Items supply themself with the following personal care items, because of either indigency or the absence of a canteen, All female inmates shall be issued sanitary shall be issued: napkins and/or tampons as needed. All (a) Toothbrush, lactating females shall be issued a breast pump upon request. All inmates who are ☒ held over twenty-four (24) hours and request ☐ ☐ a towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb, and applicable shaving instrument shall be furnished with these items. All items are disposable and not meant to be shared. All inmates will be furnished toilet tissue as needed. (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 Jail Manual Page 36 Showers ☒ There shall be written policies and procedures developed ☐ ☐ by the facility administrator for showering/bathing. Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to shower/bathe Jail Manual Page 36 Showers upon assignment to a housing unit and at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ other day or more often if possible. Absent exigent circumstances, no person shall be Jail Manual Page 36 Showers 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 Jail Manual Page 35 Cell Supplies The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, Each prisoner, when placed in a cell with a for each incarcerated person entering a living area who bunk, is to be provided with a plastic covered ☒ is expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be ☐ ☐ mattress, and two fresh blankets, one of limited to: which can serve as a mattress cover. (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 26 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) one towel; and, BSCC staff observed that one towel is also ☒ ☐ ☐ issued in each cell. (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 Jail Manual Page 41 Jail Inspection MAINTENANCE The facility administrator shall develop written policies Daily facility cleaning is provided by a and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable contracted janitorial service. Jail staff also ☒ level of cleanliness, repair and safety throughout the ☐ ☐ inspect for cleanliness and maintenance facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule issues daily and document findings to the of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and Watch Commander. correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices which may be found. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 27 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Are minors held in jail cells? If YES, see remaining document for Title 15, Article 9 inspection. Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold ☐ ☒ ☐ minors in temporary custody in the jail. Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 28 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 29 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 30 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 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. ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PRO 25-26 Page 31 of 31 A352 Type I PRO eff. 04.01.25 ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001; 2005 BSCC Code: 2842 FACILITY NAME: Signal Hill Police Department FACILITY TYPE: I APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 6/94: 2/99: 2001: 2005: X OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Gardner DATE: 01/30/2026 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) ☒ Contains a weapons locker, designed as outlined in ☐ ☐ these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending ☒ booking ☐ ☐ Contains a detoxification cell, where applicable 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☒ 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male ☐ ☐ and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA) ☐ ☒ ☐ Shower room available 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☒ ☐ ☐ area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables ☒ ☐ ☐ Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) ☒ Phones are available in each cell. ☐ ☐ 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate Holds no more than 16 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear ☒ ceiling height of 8 feet or more ☐ ☐ Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☒ inmates ☐ ☐ Contains water closet (toilet), wash basin, and drinking ☒ fountain ☐ ☐ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) ☐ ☒ Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § ☐ 1050 and 1053 Detoxification/Sobering Cell (2.4) ☒ 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☐ ☐ Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate Is limited to no more than 8 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear ☒ ceiling height of 8 feet or more ☐ ☐ 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PHY 25-26 - 1 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and ☒ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations ☐ ☐ Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding on floor ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Cell (2.5) No Safety Cell. Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a ☐ ☒ ☐ least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) Cell #6 only. ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of one inmate Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☒ minimum width of 6 feet ☐ ☐ Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☒ drinking fountain ☐ ☐ Contain a bunk, desk and seat (Desk and seat not Bunk only. required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ Double Occupancy Cells (2.7) ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of two inmates Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a ☒ minimum width of 6 feet ☐ ☐ Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and ☒ drinking fountain ☐ ☐ Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and 1 seat (Desk and seat Bunks only. not required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ Dayrooms (2.9) The facility will not be used for inmate (Required for inmates in Type II and III facilities workers. (excluding "special use" cells) and inmate workers in Type I facilities.) ☐ ☒ ☐ Contain 35 square feet of floor area per inmate, exclusive of 3 foot wide corridors in front of cells/rooms 2-99: Deleted 3 foot corridor in front of cells/rooms Exercise Area (2.10) Provided in Type II and III facilities. Type IV facilities ☐ ☒ ☐ must have a recreation area or provide community access to one. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PHY 25-26 - 2 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Medical Examination Room (2.12) There is one suitably equipped medical exam room in every Type II or III facility designed to house 25 or ☐ ☒ more inmates. ☐ 2-99: Required in all facilities that provide on-site health care. Visiting Space (2.18) ☒ There is sufficient visiting area. ☐ ☐ Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided to store equipment such ☒ ☐ ☐ as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) A securely lockable janitor’s closet provides sufficient ☒ ☐ ☐ storage for cleaning implements and supplies and is located within the security area (Type II only). A mop sink is available within the security area (Type II). It may be outside the security area in CH, TH and ☒ Types I, III & IV. ☐ ☐ Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) (Prior to 2005 this was N/A for Type III and IV housing only minimum security inmates. In 2005 applicability was extended to all CH, TH, Type I, II, III and IV facilities regardless of security level.) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual ☒ electronic surveillance is use, it is located primarily in ☐ ☐ corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option and references to electronic surveillance located primarily in corridors, elevators or points in security perimeter were deleted. Laundry Facilities (2.23) Contracts outside the agency. Type IV facilities make provision for washing and ☐ ☒ ☐ drying personal laundry. Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ maintaining fire and life safety, security, ☐ ☐ communication and alarm systems. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PHY 25-26 - 3 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25) There is at least one suitably furnished confidential interview room in every Type II facility designed for 25 ☒ ☐ ☐ or more inmates. 2-99: Applicable to every facility which provides on- site health care Located in the security area, accessible by both male ☒ and female inmates ☐ ☐ Provides at least 70 square feet floor area with no single dimension less than 6 feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) (NA Type IV) ☒ Available and provides for confidentiality ☐ ☐ Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to visual supervise; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; ☒ 1:16 in holding cells; ☐ ☐ 1:20 in exercise areas; and, Accessible to dayroom occupants no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible at no specified ratio in exercise areas See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. Wash basins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Accessible to dayrooms at no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible in exercise areas at no specified ratio See regulation for calculations of wash basin trough substitutions. Drinking Fountains (3.3) One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and in dormitories. Accessible to inmates in dayrooms ☒ 2-99: One is provided in every single and double ☐ ☐ occupancy cell, holding and staging cells and detoxification cells. It must be accessible to inmates in dayrooms and exercise areas. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PHY 25-26 - 4 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS The water outlet (bubbler) is mechanically actuated and at an angle that prevents wastewater from flowing over the outlet (bubbler). There is a mouth guard on ☒ the water outlet. ☐ ☐ 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) Available at a ratio of 1:20; provide hot and cold or tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to water ☒ and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. ☐ ☐ 2-99: Ratio changed from 1:16; specified that shower areas must provide modesty for inmates, with staff ability to supervise. Beds/Bunks (3.5) Bottom bunks: 30” x 92”. At least 30 inches wide and 76 inches long with 21 Top bunks: 30” x 76”. inches between pans; constructed of pan bottom type ☒ or concrete; securely fastened to the floor and/or wall ☐ ☐ in facilities higher than minimum security. 01: Must be elevated off the floor. Lighting (3.6) Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, and is not less than 20 foot-candles at desk level and in the grooming area. Night lighting is sufficient for purposes of supervision. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure design in areas higher than minimum security. Windows (3.7) In housing areas higher than minimum security, ☐ ☒ windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater ☐ than 5 inches in on dimension. Cell Padding (3.8) The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and ☒ everything on them are padded. All padded cells are ☐ ☐ equipped with a tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, without exposed seams. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PHY 25-26 - 5 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) ☒ A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of ☐ ☐ security is provided near each wash basin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. ☐ ☒ ☐ 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type 2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted ☐ ☒ ☐ Seating (3.10) Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are ☒ provided per inmate. ☐ ☐ 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Table/Seat (3.11) (NA Type I) A table and seat is provided in single and double ☐ ☒ ☐ occupancy cells. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the ☒ security perimeter of the facility and no weapons are ☐ ☐ brought into the security area. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. Design Requirements (102(c)6) Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 102(c)6 are met. (See regulation for specific ☒ requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are ☐ ☐ applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI PHY 25-26 - 6 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01 05.dot (8/05) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections BSCC Code: 2842 FACILITY: Signal Hill Police Department TYPE: I RC: 13 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Gardner DATE: 01/30/2026 ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S Beds Intake/Booking Sobering 2008 1 (3) (3) 70 sq. ft. 1 1 1 1, 2 D 2008 2 2 4 4 75 sq. ft. 1 1 1 Bottom bunk – 30” x 96”. If used as temp holding (5). 3, 4, 5 D 2008 3 2 6 6 70 sq. ft. 1 1 1 Bottom bunk – 30 x 92 6 S 2008 1 1 1 70 sq. ft. 1 1 1 Bottom bunk – 30 x 92 Secure cell (Juvenile or Female) outside detention area 7 D 2008 1 1 2 2 75 sq. ft. 1 1 1 Bottom bunk – 30” x 96”. Note: Each cell can hold up to 5 prisoners for temporary holding. *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. 2842 Los Angeles Signal Hill PD I CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult-05.dot (8/05)