BSCC
Orange Fullerton PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)
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November 29, 2023
Jon Radus, Chief of Police
Fullerton Police Department
237 W. Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
2023-2024 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031,
WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, FULLERTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY
Dear Chief Radus:
The 2023-2024 Comprehensive Inspection of the Fullerton City Police Department has
been completed. The following facility was inspected on Thursday, September 14, 2023:
FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE
Fullerton City Jail 3640 IJ
This inspection was conducted pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 to determine
compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles
15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition, Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC) staff conducted compliance monitoring pursuant to Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 209(f) and the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act (JJDPA).
In addition to the inspection(s) by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually by
the County Health Officer and biennially by the State Fire Marshal or an authorized
representative (Health and Safety Code Sections 101045 and 13146.1). The results of
those inspections are considered a part of this report.
INSPECTION RESULTS
We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the
attached Title 15 Procedures Checklist for detailed information.
No items of noncompliance were identified with Title 24 Minimum Standards. Refer to the
Physical Plant Evaluation (PHY) and Living Area Space Evaluation (LASE) attachments
for information related to Rated Capacity.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Compliance Monitoring
We found no violations of the JJDPA; a copy of the monitoring report is attached for your
information.
Jon Radus
Chief of Police
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An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Thursday, September 14, 2023; BSCC staff
presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice
recommendations.
* * *
Please email me at michael.bush@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 956-5968 if you have any
questions.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL BUSH
Field Representative
Facilities Standards and Operations Division
Enclosures
Cc: Presiding Judge, Orange County Superior Court*
Chair, Grand Jury, Orange County*
Chair, Board of Supervisors, Orange County*
County Administrator, Orange County*
Brenda Vargas, Jail Supervisor, Fullerton Police Department
*Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov.
3640 Orange Fullerton PD IJ LTR 23-24
TYPE I FACILITIES
Board of State and Community Corrections
PROCEDURES1
BSCC Code: 3640
FACILITY NAME: Fullerton City Jail FACILITY TYPE: IJ
PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Jail Supervisor Brenda Vargas
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 09/14/2023
TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS
1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE2 300.3 Pg.38
(a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code The Fullerton Police Department contracts
Section 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, with Allied for jail services and is, therefore,
☒ ☐ ☐
or IV facility shall successfully complete the “Corrections not a Standards and Training for Corrections
Officer Core Course” as described in Section 179 of Title (STC) participating agency. Compliance with
15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. sections related to training was determined
by an onsite audit of training records.
(b) Custodial Personnel who have successfully 300.4 Pg. 38
completed the course of instruction required by Penal
Code Section 832.3 shall also successfully complete the
☒ ☐ ☐
“Corrections Officer Basic Academy Supplemental Core
Course” as described in Section 180 of Title 15, CCR,
within one year from the date of assignment.
1021 JAIL SUPERVISORY TRAINING 300.3.1 Pg. 38
Prior to assuming supervisory duties, jail supervisors ☒ ☐ ☐ All Allied staff have completed the
shall complete the core training requirements pursuant to Corrections Core and Supervisors course.
Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course.
In addition, supervisory personnel of any Type I, II, III or 300.3.1 Pg. 38
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 300.3.1 Pg. 38
Managerial personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV jail shall Prior to appointment as a supervisor, these
be required to complete either the STC management personnel shall have completed the
☒ ☐ ☐
course (as described in Section 182, Title 15, CCR) or Corrections Officer Core Course. All Jail
the POST management course within one year from date Supervisors shall attend the POST or STC
of assignment. Supervisory Training within one year of
appointment.
1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally,
many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please
refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list
and text of regulations.
2 For STC participating agencies, consistency with training sections 1020, 1021, 1023 & 1025 is annually assessed by the STC Division. Unless otherwise indicated,
the regulatory intent is for training to occur within one year from the date of assignment.
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1025 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 300.6 Pg. 39
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.
1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 201.3 Pg. 15
A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in In addition to the implementation and
each local detention facility to ensure the implementation operation of all programs and activities
☒ ☐ ☐
and operation of the programs and activities required by required by the regulations, another
these regulations. predicator of compliance with this section is
the availability of staff to complete and
document safety checks at least hourly.
Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at 201.3 Pg. 15
least one employee on duty at all times in a local
detention facility or in the building which houses a local ☒ ☐ ☐ The jailer will not have any other duties that
detention facility who shall be immediately available and would conflict with the supervision and care
accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an of the inmate.
emergency.
Such an employee shall not have any other duties which 201.3 Pg. 15
would conflict with the supervision and care of ☒ ☐ ☐
incarcerated people in the event of an emergency.
Whenever one or more females are in custody, there 201.3 Pg. 15
shall be at least one female employee who shall be
immediately available and accessible to such females. ☒ ☐ ☐ There are six (6) female custody officers
Note: Reference PC § 4021. available at all times.
In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of 200.3 Pg. 13
personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator
shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the As stated above, there are always six (6)
personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a female custody officers available. There are
staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the no male custody officers available when male
time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a prisoners are held. Please review 4021(b) PC
review and recommendations shall be reported to the ☒ ☐ ☐ which states in part : “It shall be unlawful for
local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. any officer, station officer, jailer, or custodial
personnel to search the person of any
prisoner of the opposite sex, or to enter into
the room or cell occupied by any prisoner of
the opposite sex, except in the company of an
employee of the same sex as the prisoner.”
1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 504.3(a) Pg. 72
The facility administrator shall develop and implement It is the policy of the Fullerton City Jail that all
policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that ☒ ☐ ☐ members shall conduct safety checks at least
include, but are not limited to, the following: once every 60 minutes on all inmates, or
more frequently as determined by inmate
custody status.
(a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well- 504.3(e) Pg. 72
being of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly
☒ ☐ ☐
through direct visual observation of all people held and Safety checks will be clearly documented on
housed in the facility. permanent logs in accordance with the
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Department Daily Activity Logs and Reports.
(b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse BSCC staff reviewed and verified ten months
between safety checks. ☒ ☐ ☐ of observation logs. Each log was within the
regulation 60-minute time frame.
(c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety Each log was within the regulation 30-
cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as minutes time frame.
☒ ☐ ☐
outlined in section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058
of these regulations.
(d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied Each safety checks log reviewed shows a
intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ pattern of random and varied intervals.
(e) There shall be a written plan that includes the
documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall ☒ ☐ ☐
include:
(1) the actual time at which each individual safety The actual time of a safety check will be
check occurred; ☒ ☐ ☐ documented by the staff who conducts the
safety check.
(2) the location where each individual safety check Each safety checks log had the prisoner’s
occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ name and location.
number; and,
(3) Initials or employee identification number of staff Staff initials and badge number will be
☒ ☐ ☐
who completed the safety check(s). registered on the safety check logs.
(f) A documented process by which safety checks are The jail supervisor will review random safety
reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or checks logs to ensure logs are constant with
facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations standards.
of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of,
safety checks.
1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 401 Pg. 54-56
Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there
☒ ☐ ☐
least one person on duty at all times who meets the shall be at least one person on-duty at all
training standards established by the Board for general times who is trained in general fire- and life-
fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. safety.
The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one 400.3 Pg. 44
person on duty who trained in fire and life safety
☒ ☐ ☐
procedures that relate specifically to the facility. Custody staff received their training during
their custody core training.
1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 100 Pg. 6-8
Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a Unless otherwise indicated, all references to
manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy sections are contained within the
policy and procedures manual shall address all Fullerton Police Department Jail Operations
applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be Manual.
☒ ☐ ☐
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
3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access.
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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: ☒ ☐ ☐ 100.3.1 Pg. 8
(1) Table of organization, including channels of
communications.
(2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility
☒ ☐ ☐ 101.3 Pg. 9
administrator/manager.
(3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state
and federal legal requirements and includes
☒ ☐ ☐ 300-308 Police Manual
prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke
holds.
(4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including
the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ ☐ ☐ 507.2 Pg. 76 507.8 Pg. 78
Penal Code Section 3407.
(5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly
☒ ☐ ☐ 502.3 Pg. 62
received persons for release.
(6) Security and control including physical counts and 501.1 Pg.61
searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, 501 Pg. 61
contraband control, and key control. 508.1-508.7 Pg. 80-86
Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, 508.1 Pg. 80
review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ ☐ ☐ 203.5 Pg. 19
measures. The review and evaluation shall include 602.3 Pg. 110
internal and external security measures of the facility
including security measures specific to prevention of
sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
(7) Emergency procedures include: 401.3 Pg. 54-55
(A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐
section 1032 of these regulations;
(B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of
☒ ☐ ☐ 400.9 Pg. 50; 400.6 Pg. 49; 400.8 Pg. 49
hostages;
(C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ 400.3 Pg. 44
(D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ 400.3 Pg. 44
(E) periodic testing of emergency equipment;
☒ ☐ ☐ 400.14 Pg. 53
and,
(F) storage, issue, and use of weapons,
ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ 505.3-505.4 Pg. 74
security devices.
(8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ 502.5.2 Pg. 66
(9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ 602.2 Pg. 110
(10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse
☒ ☐ ☐ 602.6 Pg. 115
and sexual harassment.
(11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and
respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ 602.4 Pg. 112
reporting any abuse.
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(12) Release policy, including release planning for
☒ ☐ ☐ 602.6 Pg. 115
incarcerated persons.
(e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding,
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
☒ ☐ ☐ 602.4 Pg. 112
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, Posted in sally port.
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 701.4 Pg. 127
The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide The suicide prevention plan was developed in
prevention program developed by the facility conjunction with the Health Care Adviser, Jail
administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health ☒ ☐ ☐ Manager and staff, treatment providers, and
authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, local public health agencies, as appropriate.
and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who However, prisoners who present a suicide
present a suicide risk. risk will not be detained in the facility.
The program shall include the following:
(a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial 701.4 (d) Pg. 127
☒ ☐ ☐
personnel.
(b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon 700.4 Pg. 125
☒ ☐ ☐
intake and prior to housing assignment.
(c) Suicide prevention screening during special 701.4 (m) Pg. 127
situations, including placement in restrictive housing,
☐ ☐ ☒
following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in
classification.
(d) Provisions facilitating communication among 701.5 Pg. 128
arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff,
☐ ☐ ☒
medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide
risk.
(e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of 701.6 Pg. 128
suicide that balance safety and environment. The least ☐ ☐ ☒
restrictive environment should be considered.
(f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☐ ☐ ☒ 701.8 Pg. 128
(g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and 701.7 Pg. 128
☐ ☐ ☒
procedures.
(h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides 701.9 Pg. 129
☐ ☐ ☒
attempts.
(i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and
attempted suicides as defined by the facility
administrator, including the development of a corrective ☐ ☐ ☒
action plan to address deficiencies identified in the
administrative review.
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(j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. ☐ ☐ ☒
(k) Plan for mental health consultation following return
☐ ☐ ☒
from court as determined by the mental health director.
1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 401.3 Pg. 54
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 401.3 (a) Pg. 54
fire department to be included as part of the policy and
☒ ☐ ☐
procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of
Regulations Section 1029);
(b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff 401.(d) Pg. 54
☒ ☐ ☐
with two-year retention of the inspection record;
(c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 401.3 (c) Pg. 54
Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ ☐ ☐
inspections at least once every two years; 03/3/2023
(d) an evacuation plan; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 401.8 Pg. 56
(e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated 401.7 Pg. 56
☒ ☐ ☐
people in the case of fire.
1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING 500.3 Pg. 59
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 500.3 Pg. 59
applicable demographic information as described in the ☒ ☐ ☐
Jail Profile Survey.
1041 RECORDS 202.3 Pg. 17
(a) Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV It shall be the responsibility of the Technical
facility shall develop written policies and procedures for Services Bureau to maintain records on all
the maintenance of individual records for each persons who have been committed or
incarcerated person which shall include, but not be ☒ ☐ ☐ assigned to this detention center.
limited to, intake information, personal property receipts,
commitment papers, court orders, reports of disciplinary
actions taken, medical orders issued by the responsible
physician and staff response, and non-medical
information regarding disabilities and other limitations.
(b) Each facility administrator shall collect accurate, 602.3 (i) Pg. 112
uniform data for every allegation of sexual abuse at
facilities under its direct control and from other facilities
with which it contracts for the confinement of its
incarcerated people. The data collected shall include, at ☒ ☐ ☐
a minimum, the data necessary to satisfy the reporting
requirements of 34 U.S.C. section 30303(a)(1).
Note: federal survey on sexual violence.
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1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 204.5.1 Pg. 25
Each facility administrator shall develop written policies Incident reports generally serve as an in-
and procedures for the maintenance of written records ☒ ☐ ☐ house documentation of occurrences in the
and reporting of all incidents which result in physical detention center. The Department shall
harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee establish a filing system that differentiates
or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other between incident and crime reports.
person.
Such records shall include the names of the persons 204.6 Pg. 25
involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken,
and the date and time of the occurrence. The on-duty Jail Supervisor shall ensure that
an investigation is initiated by a police officer,
who will prepare a written report, which shall
☒ ☐ ☐
include the date and time of the occurrence,
the names of the persons involved including
witnesses, a description of the incident, and
action taken.
Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff 204.6 Pg. 25
assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the
facility manager or designee. BSCC staff reviewed nine months of incident
reports related to incidents which resulted in
☒ ☐ ☐
physical harm, or serious threat of physical
harm, to an employee or inmate. Each report
was complete and appropriate action was
taken.
1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN 206 Pg. 29
Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility Public information regarding the Jail facility is
shall develop written policies and procedures for the ☐ ☐ ☒ available on the department’s website or in
dissemination of information to the public, to other the front lobby.
government agencies, and to the news media. The public
and incarcerated persons shall have available for review
the following material:
(a) The Board of State and Community Corrections 206.3(a) Pg. 29
Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as ☐ ☐ ☒
found in Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) Facility rules and procedures affecting incarcerated 206.3(b) Pg. 29
people as specified in sections: ☐ ☐ ☒
(1) 1045, Public Information Plan
(2) 1061, Education Plan ☐ ☐ ☒
(3) 1062, Visiting ☐ ☐ ☒ 1004 Pg. 175
(4) 1063, Correspondence ☐ ☐ ☒ 1002 Pg. 169
(5) 1064, Library Service ☐ ☐ ☒ 1000.6 Pg. 166
(6) 1065, Exercise and Out of Cell Time ☐ ☐ ☒ 1001.3-1001.4 Pg. 167
(7) 1066, Books, Newspapers, Periodicals and 1001.4 Pg. 167; 1002.7 Pg. 172; 1002.9 Pg.
☐ ☐ ☒
Writings 172
(8) 1067, Access to Telephone ☐ ☐ ☒ 1003 Pg. 173
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(9) 1068, Access to Courts and Counsel ☐ ☐ ☒ 601.4 Pg. 105
(10) 1069, Orientation ☐ ☐ ☒ 503.2.1 Pg. 70
(11) 1070, Individual/Family Service Programs ☐ ☐ ☒
(12) 1071, Voting ☐ ☐ ☒ 601.5 Pg. 107
(13) 1072, Religious Observance ☐ ☐ ☒ 1006 Pg. 181
(14) 1073, Grievance Procedure ☐ ☐ ☒ 604.4 Pg. 119
(15) 1080, Rules and Disciplinary Actions ☐ ☐ ☒ 605 Pg. 122
(16) 1081, Plan for Discipline of Incarcerated 605 Pg. 122
☐ ☐ ☒
Persons
(17) 1082, Forms of Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ 605 Pg. 122
(18) 1083, Limitations on Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ 605 Pg. 122
(19) 1200, Responsibility for Health Care Services ☐ ☐ ☒ 700-700.6 Pg. 124-126
1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 509 Pg. 88
(a) Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors. A review team comprised of the Chief of
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health Police or designee, the health administrator,
administrator, shall develop written policy and the responsible physician, and other health
procedures to ensure that there is an initial review of care and supervision staffs who were relevant
every in-custody death within 30 days. The review team ☒ ☐ ☐ to the incident shall conduct a review of the
at a minimum shall include the facility administrator or incident. This review shall occur within 30
designee, the health administrator, the responsible days of the incident and shall include review
physician and other health care and supervision staff who of the appropriateness of clinical care;
are relevant to the incident. whether changes to policies, procedures, or
practices are warranted; and identify issues
that require further study.
Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the
appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to
☒ ☐ ☐ 509 Pg.88
policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to
identify issues that require further study.
(b) Death of a Minor 509.3 Pg. 88
In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a jail,
lockup, or court holding facility: Minors are not detained in the jail facility.
(1) The administrator of the facility shall provide to
☐ ☐ ☒
the Board a copy of the report submitted to the
Attorney General under Government Code Section
12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted within
10 calendar days after the death.
(2) Upon receipt of a report of death of a minor from 509.5 Pg. 89
the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar
days inspect and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court
holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this
subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be
limited to the standards and requirements set forth in
these regulations.
1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 502.5 Pg. 64
☒ ☐ ☐
502.6.2
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(a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II,
or III facility shall develop and implement a written Inmates should be kept separate from those
classification plan designed to properly assign in housing during the admission process.
incarcerated persons to housing units and activities Newly admitted inmates should be separated
according to the categories of gender identity, age, according to the facility’s classification plan.
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.
Each administrator of a Type II or III facility shall establish 502.10 Pg. 69
and implement a classification system which will include
the use of classification officers or a classification
committee in order to properly assign incarcerated
persons to housing, work, rehabilitation programs, and
leisure activities. Such a plan shall include the use of as
much information as is available about and from the
incarcerated person and shall provide for a channel of ☐ ☐ ☒
appeal by the incarcerated person to the facility
administrator or designee. Each person may request a
review of their classification plan no more often than 30
days from their last review.
Note: Subsection (b) does not apply and has been
deleted.
(c) In deciding housing and programming assignments, 502.6 Pg. 66
the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis
whether a placement would ensure the health and safety Any arrestee identified as being at high risk
of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement for sexual victimization shall be provided with
would present management or security problems. A heightened protection; this may include
person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall continuous, direct sight and sound
be given serious consideration. supervision, single-cell housing, or placement
in a cell that is actively monitored on video by
a member of staff who is available to
☒ ☐ ☐ immediately intervene.
Staff shall ask the arrestee about their own
perception of vulnerability and shall consider
the following criteria to screen arrestees for
risk of sexual victimization.
BSCC staff reviewed eight months of inmate
classification forms. All forms were complete
and ensured the inmate's health and safety.
1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 705 Pg. 139-145
☒ ☐ ☐
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Any inmate who appears to be unable to
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and adequately answer the initial medical
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procedures specifying those symptoms that require screening questions will not be held in the
medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a facility.
medical evaluation is completed.
At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be 705 Pg. 139-145
made of the person being booked as to whether the
person has or has had any communicable diseases, such
as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of
☐ ☐ ☒
tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or
other special medical problem identified by the health
authority. The response shall be noted on the medical
screening from.
1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION 700.6 Pg. 126 704.7 Pg. 137
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the
Intake screening.
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐
procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated
Mentally disordered arrestees are not held in
people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of
this facility.
behavioral crisis may include telehealth.
If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not 700.6 Pg. 126
readily available, an incarcerated person shall be
considered in behavioral crisis for the purpose of this ☐ ☐ ☒
section if they appear to be a danger to themselves or
others or appear gravely disabled.
An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be
secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next ☐ ☐ ☒ 502.5.2 Pg. 66
daily sick call, whichever is earliest.
Separation may be used if necessary, to protect the
☐ ☐ ☒
safety of the person in crisis or others.
1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION 502.5.2 Pg. 66
Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall Inmates determined to be an escape risk,
develop and implement policies and procedures for the ☐ ☐ ☒ assaultive, disruptive, or who require
administrative separation of incarcerated people. protection shall be transferred to the county
jail.
Policies and procedures must include:
(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
☐ ☐ ☒
an incarcerated person’s health.
(c) Administrative separation may be used for
incarcerated people who have:
(1) A documented history of activity or behavior, or
promoting such activity or behavior, that is criminal in
nature, disruptive to facility operations, or affects the
☐ ☐ ☒
safety of the facility, other incarcerated people, and
facility staff.
(2) Influenced or participated in activity that is
criminal in nature, disruptive to facility operations or
affects the safety of the facility, other incarcerated
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people, and facility staff.
(3) Committed assault, attempted assault, or
participated in a conspiracy to assault or harm other
incarcerated persons or facility staff.
(4) A history of escape or have recently attempted
escape.
(5) A demonstrated need for protection from other
incarcerated people.
(d) Documentation indicating the necessity of
administrative separation to obtain the objective of
☐ ☐ ☒
protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility
staff.
(e) A documented individualized ongoing review and 502.5.2 Pg. 66
evaluation of the need to continue placement in ☐ ☐ ☒
administrative separation.
1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL 512.1.1 pg. 95
The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section Continue not to use.
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 512.2 Pg. 95
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 512.2 Pg. 95
☐ ☐ ☒
or as a substitute for treatment.
(b) A person shall be placed in a safety cell only with the 512.3 (a) Pg. 95; 512.3 (h) Pg. 96
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 512.3 (g) Pg. 96
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 512.3(h) Pg. 96
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 512.3 (g) Pg. 90
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 512.3 (c) Pg. 95
administration of necessary nutrition and fluids. ☐ ☐ ☒
Safety cell is not to be used.
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(g) People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to 512.3 (e) Pg. 96
retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably
designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal ☐ ☐ ☒
privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's
safety or to the security of the facility are documented.
1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 512.1.1 Pg. 95
The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section Inmates who present a threat to their own
1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of ☒ ☐ ☐ safety or the safety of others due to their state
incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety of intoxication shall be placed in a sobering
or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. cell until their condition allows for continued
processing.
A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon 512.4 (d) Pg. 96
as they are able to continue the admission process or are ☒ ☐ ☐
no longer a risk to themselves or others.
In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over 512.4 (c) Pg. 96
six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody
staff to determine whether the person has an urgent Under no circumstances shall an inmate be
medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ held in a sobering cell for more than six hours
regulations. without being evaluated by qualified medical
personnel to ensure that the inmate does not
have an urgent medical issue.
At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must 512.4 (c) Pg. 96
☒ ☐ ☐
receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff.
Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the 512.4 (b) Pg. 96
sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half
hour. Such observation shall be documented.
BSCC staff reviewed 12 months of inmate
☒ ☐ ☐
placements in the sobering cell. All
observation logs were inside the required
regulation time limit.
1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 600 Pg. 102
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Policy exists but the facility will not hold.
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and
☒ ☐ ☐
procedures for the identification and evaluation,
appropriate classification and housing, protection, and
nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with
developmental disabilities.
The health authority or designee shall contact the
regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or
confirmed to have a developmental disability for the ☐ ☐ ☒
purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of
such determination, excluding holidays and weekends.
1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 507.3 Pg. 72-74
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Policy exists but restraint devices for this
responsible physician, shall develop and implement purpose are not used at this facility.
written policies and procedures for the use of restraint
☒ ☐ ☐
devices. Restraint devices include any devices which
immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated
person from being ambulatory. The provisions of this
section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or
other restraint devices when used to restrain
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incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility
manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated
person in restraints to responsible health care staff.
(a) The policy shall address the following areas:
☐ ☐ ☒
(1) acceptable restraint devices;
(2) signs or symptoms which should result in
immediate medical/mental health referral; availability ☐ ☐ ☒
of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment;
(3) protective housing of restrained persons; ☐ ☐ ☒
(4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, ☐ ☐ ☒
(5) exercising of extremities. ☐ ☐ ☒
(b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the
following requirements:
☐ ☐ ☒
(1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment
or as a substitute for treatment.
(2) Restraint devices shall only be used on
incarcerated people who display behavior which
☐ ☐ ☒
results in the destruction of property or reveal an
intent to cause physical harm to self or others.
(3) Restraint devices should be used only when less
restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation
☐ ☐ ☒
techniques, have been attempted and are deemed
ineffective.
(4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in
restraints only with the approval of the facility
manager, the facility watch commander, or ☐ ☐ ☒
responsible health care staff; continued retention
shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour.
(5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be
☐ ☐ ☒
maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained.
(6) A medical opinion on placement and retention
shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☐ ☐ ☒
placement.
(7) A medical assessment shall be completed within
☐ ☐ ☒
four hours of placement.
(8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be
conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure
that the restraints are properly employed, and to
ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated
person. Such observation shall be documented. ☐ ☐ ☒
While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons
shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area
which makes provisions to protect the person from
abuse.
(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
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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 507.8 Pg.74
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Pregnant persons are not housed at this
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and facility
☒ ☐ ☐
procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant
people. 700.3 Pg. 118
In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the policy
shall include reference to the following:
(1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or
in recovery after delivery or termination of the
☐ ☐ ☒
pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or
waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body.
(2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during
delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination
of the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the
☐ ☐ ☒
wrists, ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for
the safety and security of the incarcerated person,
the staff, or the public.
(3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional
who is currently responsible for the medical care of
an incarcerated pregnant person during a medical
☐ ☐ ☒
emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery
or termination of the pregnancy determines that the
removal of restraints is medically necessary.
(4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s
pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing,
☐ ☐ ☒
of the standards and policies governing incarcerated
pregnant people.
1059 DNA COLLECTION, USE OF FORCE 337.5 Police Manual
(a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized Policy exists but force is not used at this
law enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel facility. Inmates who refuse DNA are charged
including peace officers, may employ reasonable force to with Penal Code 296 and transported to
☒ ☐ ☐
collect blood specimens, saliva samples, or thumb or Orange County Jail.
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
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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 1004 Pg. 175
The facility administrator shall develop and implement ☒ ☐ ☐
written policies and procedures, which include the
following requirements:
(a) A visiting program which shall provide for: 1004.3 Pg. 175
(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 1004.7 (a) Pg. 177
hours. If practicable, visiting hours should be made ☒ ☐ ☐
available on weekends, evenings, or holidays.
(3) For sentenced incarcerated persons in Type I
facilities there shall be allowed no fewer than two
☒ ☐ ☐
visits totaling at least one hour per incarcerated
person each week.
(4) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall
develop and implement written policies and
procedures to allow visiting for non-sentenced
detainees. The policies and procedures will include a ☒ ☐ ☐
schedule to assure that non-sentenced detainees will
be afforded a visit no later than the calendar day
following arrest.
(b) Visits may not be cancelled unless a legitimate
operational or safety and security concern exists. All
cancelled visits must be documented. The facility ☒ ☐ ☐
manager or designee shall regularly review cancelled
visits and document such review.
(c) The visiting policies developed pursuant to this
☐ ☐ ☒
section shall include provision for visitation by minor
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children of the incarcerated person.
(d) Video visitation may be used to supplement existing
visitation programs, but shall not be used to fulfill the
☐ ☐ ☒
requirements of this section if in-person visitation is
requested by an incarcerated person.
(e) Facilities shall not charge for visitation when visitors
are onsite and participating in either in-person or video
visitation. For purposes of this subsection, “onsite” is ☐ ☐ ☒
defined as the location where the incarcerated person is
housed.
(f) Subdivision (d) shall not apply to facilities which (1)
exclusively used video visitation prior to January 1, 2017
or (2) had been designed without in-person visitation ☐ ☐ ☒
space and conditionally awarded by the Board prior to
June 27, 2017.
(g) If a local detention facility offered video visitation only
as of January 1, 2017, the first hour of remote video ☐ ☐ ☒
visitation per week shall be offered free of charge.
Types and availability of visitation, including: 1004 Pg. 166
Note: Reference PC § 6031.1(a)(4) (June 2017).
Mode of visitation; All visits take place in visitor room attached to
the jail.
Visitation hours; 1004.5 Pg. 176
0900-1100 and 1200-1330 (7 days a week)
Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, 1004.2 Pg. 175 1004.5 Pg. 176
At the discretion of the Watch Commander.
2 adults and 1 child twice weekly. Not to
exceed 60 minutes.
Any restrictions on inmate visitation. 1004.6 Pg. 176
1063 CORRESPONDENCE 1002.2 Pg. 169
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 1002.3 Pg. 169
read when there is a valid security reason and the facility
manager or designee approves; Inmates may, at their own expense, send and
receive mail without restrictions on quantity,
☒ ☐ ☐
provided it does not jeopardize the safety of
members, visitors, or other inmates, or pose
an unreasonable disruption to the orderly
operation of the Jail.
(c) jail staff shall not review an incarcerated person’s 1002.4 Pg. 169-170
correspondence to or from state and federal courts, any
member of the State Bar or holder of public office, and ☒ ☐ ☐
the State Board of State and Community Corrections;
however, jail authorities may open and inspect such mail
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only to search for contraband, cash, checks, or money
orders and in the presence of the incarcerated person;
d) incarcerated persons may correspond, confidentially, 1002.4 Pg. 169
with the facility manager or the facility administrator; and,
Inmates may correspond confidentially with
☒ ☐ ☐
courts, any member of the bar, officials of this
department, elected officials, jail inspectors,
government officials, or officers of the court.
(e) those incarcerated persons who are without funds 1002.9 Pg. 163
shall be permitted at least four postage paid envelopes
and eight sheets of paper each week to permit Indigent inmates shall receive an amount of
correspondence with family members and friends but ☒ ☐ ☐ pre-stamped envelopes and writing paper
without limitation on the number of postage paid sufficient to maintain communication with
envelopes and sheets of paper to their attorney and to courts and legal counsel department.
the courts.
1065 EXERCISE AND OUT OF CELL TIME 1001.1 Pg. 167
(b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall make ☒ ☐ ☐
table games, television, or both, available to incarcerated
people.
1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND 1001.4 Pg. 167
WRITINGS
Televisions, newspapers, table games, and
(b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ other items may also be made available to
develop and implement a written plan to make available enhance recreation time.
a current newspaper or other like source, including a non-
English language alternative, to ensure reasonable
access to interested people.
1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 601.4 Pg.105
The facility administrator shall develop written policies
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 601.4 Pg. 105
The facility administrator shall develop written policies
☒ ☐ ☐
and procedures to ensure incarcerated persons have
access to the court and to legal counsel.
Such access shall consist of:
(a) unlimited mail as provided in Section 1063 of these 601.4 Pg. 105
☒ ☐ ☐
regulations, and,
(b) confidential consultation with attorneys. 503 Pg. 70
☒ ☐ ☐
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Inmate orientation is placed on the back of
their booking form.
1069 ORIENTATION 503 Pg. 70
(b) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall Inmate orientation is placed on the back of
develop written policies and procedures for a program ☒ ☐ ☐ their booking form.
reasonably understandable to non-sentenced detainees
to orient them at the time of placement in a living area.
Such a program shall be published and include, but not
be limited to, the following:
(1) rules and disciplinary procedures; ☒ ☐ ☐ 503.2.1 (a) Pg. 70
(2) visiting rules; ☒ ☐ ☐ 503.2.1 (b) Pg. 70
(3) availability of personal care items, opportunities 503.2.1 (c) Pg. 70
☒ ☐ ☐
for personal hygiene;
(4) availability of reading and recreational materials; 503.2.1 (h) Pg. 70; 1001.1.1 Pg. 167
☒ ☐ ☐
and,
(5) medical/mental health procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ 503.2.1 (f) Pg. 70
1071 VOTING 601.5 Pg. 107
The facility administrator of a Type I (holding sentenced Inmates who have not been convicted of a
incarcerated workers) II, III or IV facility shall develop ☒ ☐ ☐ felony and are in custody during trial continue
written policies and procedures whereby the county to have the right to vote.
registrar of voters allows qualified voters to vote in local,
state, and federal elections, pursuant to election codes.
1072 RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES 1006-1006.14 Pg. 181-185
The facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility
shall develop written policies and procedures to provide ☒ ☐ ☐
opportunities for incarcerated persons to participate in
religious services, practices and counseling on a
voluntary basis.
1073 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 604-604.6 Pg.119-121
Note: Applicable to Type I facilities holding sentenced Any inmate may file a grievance relating to
workers. conditions of confinement, which includes
release date, housing, medical care, food
(a) Each administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility and services, hygiene and sanitation needs,
Type I facilities which hold incarcerated workers shall recreation opportunities, classification
develop written policies and procedures whereby all ☐ ☐ ☒ actions, rule violations, program participation,
incarcerated persons have the opportunity and ability to and telephone, mail, and visiting procedures.
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; ☐ ☐ ☒ 604.3 Pg. 119
(2) instructions for registering and appealing a 604.4 Pg. 119-120
☐ ☐ ☒
grievance, including relevant deadlines;
(3) a process for submission and handling of ☐ ☐ ☒ 604.3 Pg. 119
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anonymous grievances;
(4) resolution of the grievance at the lowest 604.3 Pg. 119
☐ ☐ ☒
appropriate staff level;
(5) appeal to the next level of review; ☐ ☐ ☒ 604.4.2 Pg. 120
(6) written reasons for denial of grievance at each 604.3 Pg. 119
☐ ☐ ☒
level of review which acts on the grievance;
(7) provision for a non-automated initial response 604.3 Pg. 119
within a reasonable time limit which shall not exceed ☐ ☐ ☒
a period of 15 calendar days;
(8) provision for resolving questions of jurisdiction 604.3 Pg. 119
☐ ☐ ☒
within the facility;
(9) provision for providing a copy of the grievance, 604.3 Pg. 119
appeal, response, and related documents to the ☐ ☐ ☒
incarcerated person; and,
(10) The facility manager or designee shall conduct 604.3 Pg. 119
regular review of grievances, responses, and ☐ ☐ ☒
appeals.
(b) Grievance System Abuse: 604.3 Pg. 119
The facility may establish written policy and procedure to
☐ ☐ ☒
control the submission of an excessive number of
grievances.
1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 605 Pg. 122
Wherever discipline is administered, each facility Discipline is not administered at this facility.
administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary
actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ ☒
Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy
should indicate as such. If discipline IS administered,
Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply.
Such rules and disciplinary actions shall be stated simply
and affirmatively and posted conspicuously in housing
☐ ☐ ☒
units and the booking area or issued to each person upon
booking.
For those individuals with limited literacy, who are unable
to read English, and for persons with disabilities,
provision shall be made for the jail staff to instruct them
☐ ☐ ☒
verbally or provide them with material in an
understandable form regarding jail rules and disciplinary
procedures and actions.
1081 PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE OF INCARCERATED 605 Pg. 122
PERSONS
Discipline is not administered at this facility.
Each facility administrator shall develop written policies ☐ ☐ ☒
and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons.
The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following
elements:
(a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non-
conformance or minor violations of facility rules, staff may
☐ ☐ ☒
impose a temporary loss of privileges, such as access to
television, telephones, commissary, or lockdown for less
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than 24 hours, provided there is written documentation
and supervisory approval.
(b) Disciplinary Actions: Major violations of facility rules
or repetitive minor acts of non-conformance or repetitive
minor violations of facility rules shall be reported in writing
☐ ☐ ☒
by the staff member observing the act and submitted to
the disciplinary officer. The consequences of such
violations may include, but are not limited to:
1. Loss of good time/work time. ☐ ☐ ☒
2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☐ ☐ ☒
3. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☐ ☐ ☒
A staff member with investigative and disciplinary
authority shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to ☐ ☐ ☒
impose such consequences.
Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are
☐ ☐ ☒
involved in the charges.
Such charges pending against an incarcerated person
shall be acted on with the following provisions and within
specified timeframes:
☐ ☐ ☒
1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice
of the violation(s), shall be provided to the
incarcerated person.
2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a
hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours
after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary
officer and the incarcerated person has been
☐ ☐ ☒
informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may
be postponed or continued for a reasonable time
through a written waiver by the incarcerated person,
or for good cause.
3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to
appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and
present witnesses and documentary evidence. The
☐ ☐ ☒
incarcerated person shall have access to staff or
assistance when they have limited literacy, or the
issues are complex.
4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72
hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒
informed of the charge(s) in writing.
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.
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(c) Nothing in this section precludes a facility
administrator from administratively separating any
incarcerated person from the general population or
program for reasons of personal, mental, or physical
☐ ☐ ☒
health, or under any circumstance in which the safety of
the person, staff, program, or community is endangered,
pending disciplinary action or a review as required by
Section 1053 of these regulations.
(d) Nothing in this section precludes the imposition of
conditions or restrictions that reasonably relate to a ☐ ☐ ☒
legitimate, non-punitive administrative purpose.
1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 605 Pg. 122
The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer Discipline is not administered at this facility.
shall be directly related to the severity of the rule
infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a
progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of
discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the
following:
(a) Loss of privileges. ☐ ☐ ☒
(b) Extra work detail.
(c) Short term lockdown for less than 24 hours.
(d) Removal from work details.
(e) Forfeiture of “good time” credits earned under Penal
Code Section 4019.
(f) Forfeiture of “work time” credits earned under Penal
Code Section 4019.
(g) Disciplinary separation.
1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 605 Pg. 122
The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly Discipline is not administered at this facility.
prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary
actions shall not include corporal punishment, group
punishment when feasible, or physical or psychological
degradation. ☐ ☐ ☒
Additionally, there shall be the following limitations:
(a) Disciplinary separation shall be considered an option
of last resort and as a response to the most serious and
threatening behavior, for the shortest time possible, and
with the least restrictive conditions possible.
(1) If a person is on disciplinary separation status for
30 consecutive days there shall be a review by the
facility manager before the disciplinary separation
status is continued. This review shall include a
☐ ☐ ☒
consultation with health care staff. Such reviews shall
continue at least every fifteen days thereafter until
the disciplinary status has ended. This review shall
be documented.
(2) The disciplinary separation cells or cell shall have
the minimum furnishings and space specified in Title
24, Part 2, 1231.2.6 and 2.7. Occupants shall be
issued clothing and bedding as specified in Articles ☐ ☐ ☒
13 and 14 of these regulations and shall not be
deprived of them through any portion of the day
except that those incarcerated persons who engage
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in the destruction of bedding or clothing may be
deprived of such articles. The decision to deprive a
person of such articles of clothing and bedding shall
be reviewed by the facility manager or designee
during each 24-hour period.
(3) If after placement in separation, mental health or
medical staff determine that an individual has serious
mental illness or an intellectual disability, they shall ☐ ☐ ☒
be removed from disciplinary separation immediately
upon this determination.
(b) The delegation of authority to any incarcerated person
or group of incarcerated people to exercise the right of
punishment over any other incarcerated person or group
☐ ☐ ☒
of incarcerated people.
Note: PC § 4019.5.
(c) In no case shall a safety cell, as specified in Title 24,
Part 2, 1231.2.5, or any restraint device be used for ☐ ☐ ☒
disciplinary purposes.
(d) No incarcerated person may be deprived of the
implements necessary to maintain an acceptable level of
☐ ☐ ☒
personal hygiene as specified in Section 1265 of these
regulations.
(e) Food shall not be withheld as a disciplinary measure. ☐ ☐ ☒
(f) Correspondence privileges shall not be withheld
except in cases where the incarcerated person has
violated correspondence regulations, in which case
☐ ☐ ☒
correspondence may be suspended for no longer than 72
hours, without the review and approval of the facility
manager.
(g) In no case shall access to courts and legal counsel be
☐ ☐ ☒
suspended as a disciplinary measure.
1084 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS 605 Pg. 122
Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept Discipline is not administered at this facility.
☐ ☐ ☒
of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This
requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule
violation reports and report of the disposition of each.
1206.5 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE 705 Pg. 139-145
DISEASES IN A CUSTODY SETTING
Any inmate who appears to be unable to
(a) The responsible physician, in conjunction with the adequately answer the initial medical
facility administrator and the county health officer, shall screening questions will not be held in the
develop a written plan to address the identification, facility.
treatment, control and follow-up management of
tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. The plan ☐ ☐ ☒
shall cover the intake screening procedures,
identification of relevant symptoms, referral for a medical
evaluation, treatment responsibilities during
incarceration and coordination with public health officials
for follow-up treatment in the community. The plan shall
reflect the current local incidence of communicable
diseases which threaten the health of incarcerated
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people and staff.
(b) Consistent with the above plan, the health authority
shall, in cooperation with the facility administrator and the
county health officer, set forth in writing, policies and ☐ ☐ ☒
procedures in conformance with applicable state and
federal law, which include, but are not limited to:
(1) The types of communicable diseases to be
☐ ☐ ☒
reported;
(2) The persons who shall receive the medical
☐ ☐ ☒
reports;
(3) Sharing of medical information with incarcerated
☐ ☐ ☒
persons and custody staff.
(4) Medical procedures required to identify the
presence of disease(s) and lessen the risk of ☐ ☐ ☒
exposure to others;
(5) Medical confidentiality requirements; ☐ ☐ ☒
(6) Housing considerations based up on behavior
medical needs and safety of the affected ☐ ☐ ☒
incarcerated persons;
(7) Provisions for consent by an incarcerated person
☐ ☐ ☒
that address the limits of confidentiality; and,
(8) Reporting and appropriate action upon the
possible exposure of custody staff to a ☐ ☐ ☒
communicable disease.
1211 SICK CALL 704.3 Health Care
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health Incarcerated persons may request health
authority, shall develop written policies and procedures, care at any time by completing and submitting
which provide daily sick call for all incarcerated persons the appropriate request form. All such written
☒ ☐ ☐
or provision made that any incarcerated person requests shall be forwarded to a care liaison
requesting medical/mental health attention be given such as soon as practicable but always before the
attention. end of the receiving member's shift. The care
liaison shall forward all requests to a qualified
health care professional as appropriate
1260 STANDARD INSTITUTIONAL CLOTHING 801.23 Institutional Clothing
The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing to An incarcerated person admitted to the
incarcerated people held after arraignment in all but detention center for 72 hours or more and
Court Holding, Temporary Holding, and Type IV facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ assigned to a housing area shall be issued a
shall include, but not be limited to: set of detention center clothing. The clothing
(a) Clean socks and footwear; shall be appropriate to the climate,
reasonably fitted, durable, and easily
laundered and repaired.
(b) Clean outergarments; and, ☒ ☐ ☐
(c) Clean undergarments; ☒ ☐ ☐
(1) For males – shorts and undershirt, and ☒ ☐ ☐
(2) For females – bra and two pairs of panties. ☒ ☐ ☐
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The person’s personal undergarments and footwear may
be substituted for the institutional undergarments and
footwear specified in this regulation. This option ☒ ☐ ☐
notwithstanding, the facility has the primary responsibility
to provide the personal undergarments and footwear.
All issued and exchanged clothing shall be clean and free
of holes or tears, reasonably fitted, durable, easily
laundered and repaired. Undergarments shall be clean,
free of holes or tears, and substantially free of stains. ☒ ☐ ☐
Individuals shall be able to select the garment type more
compatible with their gender identity and gender
expression.
1264 CONTROL OF VERMIN IN PERSONAL 800.6 Vermin
CLOTHING
The Jail Manager or the authorized designee
There shall be written policies and procedures developed shall be responsible for developing and
by the facility administrator to control contamination implementing a plan for sanitation and control
and/or spread of vermin in all incarcerated people’s of vermin and pests. In cooperation with the
☒ ☐ ☐
personal clothing. Infested clothing shall be cleaned, Responsible Physician and the local public
disinfected, or stored in a closed container so as to health entity, medical protocols for treating
eradicate or stop the spread of vermin. incarcerated persons’ clothing, personal
effects, and living areas, including specific
guidelines for treating an infested
incarcerated person, will be established.
1265 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS 801.6
There shall be written policies and procedures developed Personal hygiene items, hair care services,
by the facility administrator for the issue of personal and facilities for showers will be provided in
hygiene items. Each menstruating person shall be accordance with applicable laws and
☒ ☐ ☐
provided with sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons regulations; this is to maintain a standard of
as requested with no maximum allowance. Each person hygiene among incarcerated persons in
to be held over 24 hours who is unable to supply themself compliance with the requirements
with the following personal care items, because of either established by state laws as part of a healthy
indigency or the absence of a canteen, shall be issued: living environment.
(a) Toothbrush, ☒ ☐ ☐
(b) Dentifrice, ☒ ☐ ☐
(c) Soap, ☒ ☐ ☐
(d) Comb, and ☒ ☐ ☐
(e) Shaving implements. ☒ ☐ ☐
Personal care items shall be issued within the first 12
hours of housing assignment. Incarcerated persons shall
☒ ☐ ☐
not be required to share any personal care items listed in
items “a” through “d.”
Incarcerated people will not share disposable razors.
Double edged safety razors, electric razors, and other
shaving instruments capable of breaking the skin, when
shared among incarcerated people, must be disinfected
☒ ☐ ☐
between individual uses by the method prescribed by the
State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in Sections
979 and 980, Division 9, Title 16, California Code of
Regulations.
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1266 SHOWERING 801.8
There shall be written policies and procedures developed Incarcerated persons will be allowed to
by the facility administrator for showering/bathing. shower upon assignment to a housing area
Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to shower/bathe and every other day thereafter or more often
upon assignment to a housing unit and at least every if possible. Absent exigent circumstances, no
☒ ☐ ☐
other day or more often if possible. person shall be prohibited from showering at
least every other day following assignment to
a housing unit. If showering is prohibited, it
shall be approved by the Jail Manager or the
authorized designee, and the reasons for
prohibition shall be documented.
Absent exigent circumstances, no person shall be
prohibited from showering at least every other day
following assignment to a housing unit. If showering is
☒ ☐ ☐
prohibited, it must be approved by the facility manager or
designee, and the reason(s) for prohibition shall be
documented.
1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE 801.3.1 Standard Bedding and Linen
The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, Upon entering a living area of the Fullerton
for each incarcerated person entering a living area who City Jail, every incarcerated person who is
☒ ☐ ☐
is expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be expected to remain in the detention center for
limited to: over eight hours shall be issued bedding and
(a) one serviceable mattress which meets the linens.
requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations;
(b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☒ ☐ ☐
(c) one towel; and, ☒ ☐ ☐
(d) one blanket or more depending up on climatic
☒ ☐ ☐
conditions.
Policy and procedure shall require that items (a), (b), and
☒ ☐ ☐
(d) above be provided prior to the first night in the facility.
Two blankets or sleep bag may be issued in place of one
mattress cover or one sheet at the request of the ☒ ☐ ☐
incarcerated person.
1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND 800.3 Safety and Sanitation Plan
MAINTENANCE
A daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning
The facility administrator shall develop written policies schedule will be established for each area of
and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable the detention center (e.g., housing, food
☒ ☐ ☐
level of cleanliness, repair and safety throughout the preparation, laundry, loading dock/trash
facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule storage, barber shop, warehouse, common
of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and areas).
correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices
which may be found.
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YES NO P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS
Are minors held in this facility? Youth are detained in the department’s report writing
room.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
(JJDPA) establishes the following federal standards on
☐ ☒
the detention of minors:
(1) Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders
(2) Separation
(3) Jail Removal (6-hour limit).
Are minors held in jail cells? If YES, see remaining document for Title 15, Article
9 inspection.
Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the
biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold
minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9
☐ ☒
establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold
minors in temporary custody in the jail.
Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail are not subject
to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections.
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1. PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION
BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION
ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: PRE-73; 4/73
Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR)
BSCC Code: 3640
FACILITY NAME: Fullerton City Jail FACILITY TYPE: IJ
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): PRE-73: X Post 4/73: OTHER: 1963
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 09/14/2023
ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS
Holding Cells (2.2)
☒ ☐ ☐
Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate
Capacity not to exceed ten (10) persons
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Capacity limitation deleted
Sufficient fixed benches to accommodate cell capacity ☒ ☐ ☐
Toilet accessible Toilet facilities are upstairs, none down by
☒ ☐ ☐
holding cells.
Water fountain accessible ☒ ☐ ☐
Wash basin accessible
☒ ☐ ☐
3.12 Weapons Locker (3.12)
External to the security area and equipped with ☒ ☐ ☐
individual compartments, locks and keys
Detoxification Cells (2.4)
☒ ☐ ☐
Limited to no more than 15 inmates
4-73: Capacity limited to 16 inmates
Contain 15 square feet of floor per inmate ☒ ☐ ☐
Contain toilet
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: 1:8 ratio
Contain washbasin
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: 1:8 ratio
Contain drinking fountain
☒ ☐ ☐
Adequate visual observation
☒ ☐ ☐
Padding recommended Both have padded floors.
4-73: Padding required ☒ ☐ ☐
Shower-Delousing Room (3.4)
☒ ☐ ☐
Available in booking/reception
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Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1)
☒ ☐ ☐
Available for inmate valuables
Telephone (2.1)
☒ ☐ ☐
Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5
Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) Single cells 13 & 14 are now equipped with
☒ ☐ ☐ one bunk each.
Maximum capacity of one inmate. .
A minimum width of 6 feet, length of 7.5 feet and
height of 8 feet
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Minimum width of 6 feet, length 8 feet and height
of 8 feet, OR clear floor area of 43 square feet
Contain toilet and washbasin and drinking fountain ☒ ☐ ☐
Contain a bunk capable of accommodating a standard
30" X 76" mattress ☒ ☐ ☐
Multiple Occupancy Cells (8227)
☒ ☐ ☐
A capacity of more than 2 persons
4-73: Capacity between 4-16 inmates
A minimum of 500 cubic feet of air space per inmate Multiple cells are rated (RC) based on the total
4-73: Minimum of 25 square feet floor space per ☒ ☐ ☐ unit space versus that of the individual cells
inmate (RC includes prorated airspace).
Toilet and washbasin
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: 1:8 ratio
Drinking fountain ☒ ☐ ☐
Contain a bunk capable of accommodating a standard
30" X 76" mattress ☒ ☐ ☐
Safety Cells (2.5)
☒ ☐ ☐
Designed to house one person
A minimum width of 6 feet, length of 7.5 feet and
height of 8 feet ☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Minimum 6 foot width; length and height of 8 feet
Equipped with flush ring toilet (flush with floor) Gravity – no flush.
☒ ☐ ☐
Equipped with solid security door and view panel
☒ ☐ ☐
Padded floor, door and walls
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Illumination provided by variable intensity light
☐ ☐ ☒
fixture operable from outside the cell.
Dormitory (2.8) No cells of this type at the facility. The
remainder of the regulation was deleted from
☐ ☐ ☒ this checklist.
Capacity of 4-50 inmates
4-73: Capacity limitation deleted
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Showers (3.4) There are two showers located in the facility.
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Available at 1:16 ratio
Lighting (3.6)
☐ ☐ ☒
4-73: Sufficient to permit easy reading
4-73: Night lighting is sufficient to allow good
supervision ☐ ☐ ☒
Comfortable Living Environment (102(c)6
4-73: A comfortable living environment is maintained
☐ ☐ ☒
through an adequate heating and cooling
system
Dayrooms (2.9) .
Available for inmates in single cells, multiple cells and
dormitories
☐ ☐ ☒
4-73: 25 square feet dayroom space per inmate in
Type II and III facilities and inmate workers in
Type I
Exercise Area (2.10)
Available in Type II and III facilities ☐ ☐ ☒
4-73: Minimum of 30 feet X 50 feet X 15 feet
Program Space -Type II and III (2.11)
Available in Type II and III facilities
☐ ☐ ☒
4-73: Sufficient area and furnishing s to meet needs
Dining Facilities (2.17) Inmates eat in cell.
15 square feet per person served (in facilities for 100
persons or more) ☐ ☐ ☒
4-73: Toilets, washbasins and showers are not in the
same room or not in view of inmates dining
Visiting (2.18) Opposite the control station.
☒ ☐ ☐
Visiting area
4-73: Contact visits are permitted in minimum security
☐ ☐ ☒
facilities
Attorney Interview Space (2.26)
☒ ☐ ☐
Provide for confidential attorney consultation
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Janitor Closet (2.20)
Located in security areas, lockable, containing a mop ☒ ☐ ☐
sink
Storage Space (2.21)
☒ ☐ ☐
Adequate space available
Audio or Video Monitoring System (2.22) Video in corridors and in male sobering cell.
Audio in cells.
Located in all inmate housing units and capable of ☒ ☐ ☐
alerting staff in a central control
Fire Alarm System [102(2)6]
Recommended in Pre-73 facilities ☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Automatic fire alarm system is required
Emergency Power (2.24)
Recommended in Pre-73 facilities
☒ ☐ ☐
4-73: Required; to provide minimal lighting,
communication s and alarm systems
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BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS- BIENNIAL INSPECTION
ADULT DETENTION FACILITY
LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION
BSCC Code: 3640
FACILITY: Fullerton City Jail TYPE: IJ RC: 16
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 09/14/2023
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
Booking Holding 1963 1 - (3) (3) 5.5’ x 8.0’ - - - - -
Notes: Dry cell; access to bathrooms upstairs; 5’ bench limits capacity
MALE – One shower located, in the restroom off the corridor, in the male housing area
1 Sobering 1963 1 - (5) (5) 8.5’ x 10.3’ 1 - 1 1 -
Notes: handrails; combo unit; camera and audio; padded floor. Vent cover openings and handrail may pose a suicide
hazard.
2 Safety 1963 1 - (1) (1) 6.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - - - -
3 – 4 Multiple 1963 2 2 2 4 6.0’ x 8.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - 1 1 *
5 – 8 Multiple 1963 4 1 1 4 6.0’ x 8.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - 1 1 *
Notes: Prorated airspace for corridor (6.5’ x 38.5’ x 8’) – 4305 cubic feet for cells and corridor. Rated capacity is figured
for the total unit rather than individual cells. TV in corridor; each cell has audio monitoring (only staff can activate it); video
monitoring in corridor; there is a phone in each cell.
13 & 14 Single 1963 2 1 1 2 6.0’ x 8.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - 1 1 *
Notes: Available prorated airspace is not sufficient to raise the rated capacity beyond one person each, so they are rated
as single cells. Prorated airspace from corridor (3.5’ x 12.5’ x 8’) – 1118 cubic feet for cells and corridor; no phones in
these cells; audio monitor available (no video). A.K.A. - “Men’s North.”
15 Multiple 1963 1 2 2 2 11.0’ x 12.0’ x 1 - 1 - *
8.0’
Notes: Access to shower; Unit contains a washbasin, toilet, but no fountain. Used as “inmate worker housing” or for the
“pay for stays.” Staff advised there are very seldom inmate workers; instead pay for stay prisoners are normally housed
there and units noted below. No phone in cell.
PAY to STAY
9 & 10 Multiple 1963 2 1 1 2 6.0’ x 8.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - 1 - *
11 Multiple 1963 1 2 2 2 6.0’ x 8.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - 1 - *
Notes: Prorated airspace for corridor (8’ x 19’ x 8’) – 2368 cubic feet for cells and corridors. Rated capacity is figured for
the total unit rather than individual cells; one shower available for cells on the Pay to Stay side; phones in each of these
cells.
12 Sobering 1963 1 - (3) (3) 6.0’ x 8.0’ x 8.0’ 1 - 1 1 -
Notes: Padded floor; combo unit; small view port and pass through; audio-monitor only.
*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.
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