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Board of State and Community Corrections · inspection-3695-2025-2026 · Facility inspection · 2026-05-11 · Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ

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May 11, 2026 Jeff Calvert, Chief of Police Laguna Beach Police Department 505 Forest Avenue Laguna Beach, CA 92651 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, LAGUNA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Calvert: The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Laguna Beach City Police Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, and the following facility was inspected on Monday, April 13, 2026: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Laguna Beach City Jail 3695 THJ This inspection was conducted pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to the inspection(s) by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually by the County Health Officer and biennially by the State Fire Marshal or an authorized representative (Health and Safety Code Sections 101045 and 13146.1). The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 or Title 24 Minimum Standards. For detailed information, refer to the attached Procedures Checklist, Physical Plant Evaluation, and Living Area Space Evaluation. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Monday, April 13, 2026; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Jeff Calvert Chief of Police Page 2 Please email me at james.peak@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 516-4022 if you have any questions. Sincerely, JAMES A PEAK 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* Monica Ghaly, Jail Supervisor, Laguna Beach Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI LTR 25-26 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 3695 FACILITY NAME: Laguna Beach City Jail FACILITY TYPE: THJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Jail Supervisor Monica Ghaly FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James A Peak DATE: 04/13/2026 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY PM 900.10 Training HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING Department members should be trained and At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who familiar with this policy and any supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or supplemental procedures. Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of specialized corrections training. Such training shall Department members responsible for include, but not be limited to: supervising adults in temporary custody shall (a) applicable minimum jail standards; complete the Corrections Officer Core (b) jail operations liability; Course or eight hours of specialized training (c) separation of incarcerated persons; within six months of assignment. Such (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life training shall include but not be limited to the safety; and; following (15 CCR 1024): (e) suicide prevention; (f) de-escalation; (a) Applicable minimum jail standards (g) juvenile procedures; (b) Jail operations liability (h) racial bias; and, (c) Separation of incarcerated persons (i) mental illness. (d) Emergency procedures and planning, fire safety, and life safety Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training is ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Suicide prevention needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity of (f) De-escalation the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the (g) Juvenile procedures employees' level of experience and training, and other (h) Racial bias relevant factors. (i) Mental illness Eight hours of refresher training shall be completed every two years (15 CCR 1024). The Training Officer shall maintain records of all such training in the member's training file. BSCC staff reviewed the training certificates provided for the staff who supervise arrestees in the temporary holding area. The training certificates indicate that the staff members have completed the required training, and the facility is compliant with this regulation. 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but in any event not more than six months after the date of assigned responsibility. Successful completion of Core ☒ ☐ ☐ training or supplemental Core training, pursuant to Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course, may be substituted for the initial eight hours of training. A total of eight hours of refresher training shall be completed every two years. Successful completion of the ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL PM 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in ☒ ☐ ☐ each local detention facility to ensure the implementation and operation of the programs and activities required by these regulations. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at PM 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary least one employee on duty at all times in a local Custody detention facility or in the building which houses a local An authorized department member ☒ ☐ ☐ detention facility who shall be immediately available and capable of supervising shall be present accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an at all times when an individual is held in emergency. temporary custody. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which PM 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary would conflict with the supervision and care of Custody incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. The member responsible for supervising should not have other duties that could ☒ ☐ ☐ unreasonably conflict with the member's supervision. Any individual in custody must be able to summon the supervising member if needed. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there PM 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary shall be at least one female employee who shall be Custody immediately available and accessible to such females. At least one female department member should be present when a female adult Note: Reference PC § 4021. ☒ ☐ ☐ is in temporary custody. In the event that none is readily available, the female in custody should be transported to another facility or released pursuant to another lawful process (15 CCR 1027). In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of PM 900.3.3 Staffing Plan personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the BSCC staff reviewed the staffing roster for personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a the temporary holding area and determined ☒ ☐ ☐ staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the the facility was compliant with this regulation. 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 PM 900.8 Holding Cells The facility administrator shall develop and implement (e) (c) (c) The jail safety check should policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that involve questioning the individual as to include, but are not limited to, the following: the individual's well-being. (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being ☒ ☐ ☐ of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly BSCC staff reviewed the safety checks logs through direct visual observation of all people held and for the months of March 2024, August 2024, housed in the facility. January 2025, May 2025, July 2025, and December 2025. BSCC staff determined the facility was compliant with their regulations. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse PM 900.8 Holding Cells between safety checks. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Jail safety checks by department members shall occur no less than every 15 minutes (15 CCR 1027.5). (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied PM 900.8 Holding Cells intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) (a) Jail safety checks should be at varying times. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the PM 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall (d) Time of all jail safety checks (15 CCR include: ☒ ☐ ☐ 1027; 15 CCR 1027.5). (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check PM 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) The locations where each individual number; and, safety check occurred. (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff PM 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs who completed the safety check(s). ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Employee identification number of staff who completed the safety check(s). (f) A documented process by which safety checks are PM 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or The Watch Commander should initial the facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns log to approve the temporary custody of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, and should also initial the log when the safety checks. individual is released from custody or transferred to another facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ The Watch Commander should make periodic checks to ensure all log entries and safety and security checks are made on time. BSCC staff determined the facility was in compliance with this regulation. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF PM 900.3.3 Staffing Plan The plan should ensure that at least (a) Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be one member who meets the training at least one person on duty at all times who meets the standards established by the Board of training standards established by the Board for general State and Community Corrections fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. (BSCC) for general fire- and life-safety ☒ ☐ ☐ and is trained in fire- and life-safety procedures relating specifically to the facility is on-duty at all times (15 CCR 1028). All staff are trained in fire and life safety. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one PM 900.3.3 Staffing Plan person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) The facility administrator, in conjunction with the PM 900.5.3 Medical Care health authority, shall develop and implement policies CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person and procedures consistent with the requirements of Penal Code Section 6048(b) that require correctional officers ☒ ☐ ☐ certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to begin CPR on a nonresponsive person without obtaining approval from supervisors or medical staff, when it is safe and appropriate to do so. These policies shall cover the following key elements: PM 900.5.3 Medical Care ☒ ☐ ☐ CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person (1) Acceptable CPR methods and application. (2) Correctional officers shall be certified in CPR and a PM 900.5.3 Medical Care copy of the certification shall be on file in the facility or at CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person a central location and available for review. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC reviewed the CPR training certificates provided and determined the facility to be compliant with this regulation. (3) Correctional officers shall immediately summon PM 900.5.3 Medical Care medical aid when a person is identified as nonresponsive CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person and shall administer CPR unless the correctional officer ☒ ☐ ☐ is aware of a known medical condition(s) that would contraindicate its use. (4) Correctional officers shall use personal protective PM 900.5.3 Medical Care equipment when administering CPR whenever possible CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person ☒ ☐ ☐ to reduce exposure to bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens that may contain disease-causing agents. (5) If an imminent physical danger prevents a PM 900.5.3 Medical Care correctional officer from safely administering CPR, they CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person shall begin or resume CPR as soon as the threat has ☒ ☐ ☐ passed, or the nonresponsive person has been safely removed from danger, provided medical aid has not yet arrived. (6) The correctional officer shall continue administering PM 900.5.3 Medical Care CPR, absent imminent physical danger, until the CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person nonresponsive person shows obvious signs of life, such ☒ ☐ ☐ as normal breathing or physical or verbal responses, or until medical staff or alternative medical responders arrive and take over. (7) In situations where medical staff or alternative PM 900.5.3 Medical Care medical responders are present when a person is CPR Response to a Nonresponsive Person ☒ ☐ ☐ identified as nonresponsive, correctional officers shall defer CPR to those individuals. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 The facility utilizes the following: Laguna Beach PD Policy Manual. The Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual will be referred to as “PM” manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The throughout this document. It has a policy and procedures manual shall address all review date of 08/19/2024. applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every Detention Facility Manual. The ☒ ☐ ☐ two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all document will be referred to as “FM” employees. throughout this document. It has a Notes: The policies and procedures required in review date of August 2025. 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 FM 100 Organization/Administration 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 FM 100 Organization/Administration ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator/manager. (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state PM 300 Use of Force and federal legal requirements and includes ☒ ☐ ☐ prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke holds. (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including PM Handcuffing and Restraints the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly PM 900.4.1 Screening and Placement ☒ ☐ ☐ received persons for release. FM 106 Booking Procedures (6) Security and control including physical counts and PM 900.12 Jail Supervisor searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, PM 901.15.1 Incarcerated Person Counts contraband control, and key control. PM 904 Custodial Searches Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 104.10 Security Inspections measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility The facility completed an annual security including security measures specific to prevention of review on 03/03/2026 and found no items of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. concern. (7) Emergency procedures include: FM 104 Jail Safety/Fire Safety and (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation Plan section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of FM 108.1 Classification Plan for Arrestees hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ PM 900.12 Jail Supervisor (C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 105.1 Capacity (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 104.4b Evacuation Plans (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 100.4 Jail Supervisor/Watch Commander (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, PM 900.5.7 Firearms and Other Security ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ Measures security devices. 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 112 Suicide Prevention (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ PM 900.4.1 Screening and Placement (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse PM 905.2 Policy ☒ ☐ ☐ and sexual harassment. (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and PM 905.2 Policy respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for PM 900.11 Release and/or Transfer ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated persons. (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, PM 905 Prison Rape Elimination Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: BSCC staff observed PREA postings in the (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to intake area. 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, PM 905 Prison Rape Elimination family, community members, and other interested third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff observed PREA postings in the harassment. The method for reporting shall be lobby area. publicly posted at the facility. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM FM 112 Suicide Prevention The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide prevention program developed by the facility administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health ☒ ☐ ☐ authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who present a suicide risk. The program shall include the following: (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial FM 112.10 Suicide Prevention Training personnel. An annual suicide prevention training shall be completed for all custodial personnel. ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility provided BSCC staff with a copy of the class rosters for the annual suicide prevention training. The facility is compliant with this requirement. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon FM 112 Suicide Prevention intake and prior to housing assignment. If the custody officer believes the arrestee is a suicide risk, the Watch Commander shall be notified. The Watch Commander is responsible for arranging ☒ ☐ ☐ the arrestee’s transfer. Any handling officer must communicate the arrestee’s condition and potential suicide risk to transporting officers, receiving facility staff, and medical or mental health personnel. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (c) Suicide prevention screening during special FM 112.3 What to Look and Listen For situations, including placement in restrictive housing, ☒ ☐ ☐ following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in classification. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among PM 903.3 Procedures arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, (e) Ensuring that any known threat or medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide danger the prisoner may pose, such as risk. escape risk, suicide potential or medical condition, is recorded on the inmate’s ☒ ☐ ☐ booking documentation and transported with the prisoner to the next facility. The transporting member shall ensure that the threat or danger is communicated to intake personnel at the facility. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide FM 108.1 Classification Plan for Arrestees that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 113.7 Who Commits Suicide (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and FM 112.1 Introduction ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures. (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides PM 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious ☒ ☐ ☐ attempts. Injury FM 106.4 In-Custody Death of Adults and (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and Juveniles attempted suicides as defined by the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator, including the development of a corrective action plan to address deficiencies identified in the administrative review. (j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. PM 900.5.3 Medical Care Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been ☒ ☐ ☐ deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING FM 104 Jail Safety/Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan 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 FM 104.1 Fire Prevention Inspections fire department to be included as part of the policy and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with FM 104.1 Fire Prevention Inspections two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed 24 months of monthly fire inspections and determined the facility was compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and FM 104.1 Fire Prevention Inspections Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires inspections at least once every two years; ☒ ☐ ☐ The current biennial fire inspection was completed on 01/21/2026 by the Laguna Beach Fire Department. (d) an evacuation plan; and FM 104.4 Fire and Emergency Evacuation ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedure (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated FM 104.4b Emergency Evacuation Plans ☒ ☐ ☐ people in the case of fire. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS FM 102.16 Incident Reports Each facility administrator shall develop written policies The facility reported two incidents in the and procedures for the maintenance of written records temporary holding area. BSCC staff ☒ ☐ ☐ and reporting of all incidents which result in physical reviewed both reports and determined that harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee the documentation process is compliant with or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other the requirements of this regulation. person. Such records shall include the names of the persons involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, ☒ ☐ ☐ and the date and time of the occurrence. Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility manager or designee. 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY FM 106.4 In-Custody Death of Adults and Juveniles (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy and procedures to comply with the in-custody death Additionally, the California Department reporting requirements of Government Code section of Justice requires specific reporting of 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of in-custody deaths of juveniles. The Chief the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC of Police shall provide the Board of ☒ ☐ ☐ within 10 days of an in-custody death. Corrections with a copy of the report that is submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section 12525 within 10 calendar days after the death. PM 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the PM 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious health administrator, shall develop written policy and Injury procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a (i) 3. The facility administrator in written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of cooperation with the health administrator the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall ☒ ☐ ☐ shall develop a written policy and include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or procedure to conduct an initial review designee, the health administrator, the responsible and complete a written report of every physician and other health care, and supervision staff in-custody death within 30 days of the who are relevant to the incident. death. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the PM 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to Injury policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to (i) 3. Death shall be reviewed to identify issues that require further study. determine the appropriateness of clinical ☒ ☐ ☐ care, rather changes to policies, procedures or practices are warranted and to identify issues that require further study. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the PM 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC Injury within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall (i) 4. The facility administrator shall ☒ ☐ ☐ provide a copy of the initial review report that comports submit a copy of the initial review report with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the of every in custody death to the BSCC Penal Code. within 60 days of the death 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 The initial review report shall contain the following information: (1) Demographic information (A) Full name of the decedent (B) Date of birth (C) Date of death (D) Time of death (E) Gender (F) Race and ethnicity (G) Relevant medical history ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Facility Information (A) Name and location of the detention facility (B) Description of the location where the death occurred within the facility (C) Date and time of the incident (D) Detention facility personnel (including names and roles) involved in the reporting of the death or incident (3) Any relevant circumstances leading up to death, including behavioral health or medical issues. (d) In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a 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. 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN PM 900.4.1 Screening and Placement (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, BSCC staff reviewed the facility’s intake or III facility shall develop and implement a written paperwork and determined it meets the classification plan designed to properly assign requirements of regulations 1050, 1051, incarcerated persons to housing units and activities 1052, and 1057. 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, 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PM 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (h) Any individual who claims to have, is responsible physician, shall develop written policies and known to be afflicted with, or displays procedures specifying those symptoms that require symptoms of any communicable disease medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a that poses an unreasonable exposure ☒ ☐ ☐ medical evaluation is completed. risk (15 CCR 1051). By policy and practice, individuals who have or display a communicable disease are transferred to a medical center or the Orange County Jail. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be made of the person being booked as to whether the person has or has had any communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of ☒ ☐ ☐ tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or other special medical problem identified by the health authority. The response shall be noted on the medical screening from. 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION PM 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (k) Any individual who appears to be a responsible physician, shall develop written policies and danger to themselves or others due to a procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated behavioral crisis, or who appears gravely ☒ ☐ ☐ people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of disabled (15 CCR 1052). behavioral crisis may include telehealth. By policy and practice, individuals who have or display behavioral crises are transferred to a medical center or Orange County Jail. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not readily available, an incarcerated person shall be considered in behavioral crisis for the purpose of this ☒ ☐ ☐ section if they appear to be a danger to themselves or others or appear gravely disabled. An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next ☒ ☐ ☐ daily sick call, whichever is earliest. Separation may be used if necessary, to protect the ☒ ☐ ☐ safety of the person in crisis or others. 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION PM 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody (g) Any individual who has exhibited Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall extremely violent or continuously violent develop and implement policies and procedures for the behavior including behavior that results administrative separation of incarcerated people. in the destruction of property or demonstrates an intent to cause physical ☒ ☐ ☐ harm to themselves or others (15 CCR 1053; 15 CCR 1055). By policy and practice, individuals who require administrative separation are transferred to a medical center or the Orange County Jail. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 0 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 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. Note: Subsections (b) through (e) do not apply and have been deleted. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL The facility does not have a safety cell. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who ☐ ☐ ☒ display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 1 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell Individuals who are to be held in the The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section temporary holding facility and who 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of present a threat to their own safety or incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety the safety of others due to their state of or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. intoxication shall be placed in a sobering cell until their condition allows for ☒ ☐ ☐ continued processing. The facility provided BSCC staff with a random sample of 33 sobering cell placement reports/logs from the years 2024 and 2025. BSCC staff determined the facility was compliant with these regulations for placement and safety checks. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell as they are able to continue the admission process or are (e) Individuals will be removed from the no longer a risk to themselves or others. safety cell when they no longer pose a ☒ ☐ ☐ threat to their own safety and the safety of others, and are able to continue processing. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody (d) Under no circumstances shall an staff to determine whether the person has an urgent individual be held in a sobering cell for medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ more than six hours without being regulations. evaluated by qualified medical personnel to ensure that the individual does not have an urgent medical issue. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must ☒ ☐ ☐ PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half (c) A jail safety check consisting of direct hour. Such observation shall be documented. visual observation sufficient to assess the individual's well-being and behavior should occur at least once every 30 minutes. Each jail safety check shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ documented in the jail safety check log. If a jail safety check is delayed for any reasons, the reason for delay shall be noted on the appropriate document as well as when the check was conducted and by whom. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PM 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (j) Any individual with an obvious responsible physician, shall develop written policies and developmental disability (15 CCR 1057). procedures for the identification and evaluation, ☒ ☐ ☐ appropriate classification and housing, protection, and By policy and practice, individuals who nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with display developmental disabilities are developmental disabilities. transferred to a medical center or Orange County Jail. 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 2 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES PM 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the (l) Any individual who needs restraint responsible physician, shall develop and implement beyond the use of handcuffs or shackles written policies and procedures for the use of restraint for security reasons (15 CCR 1058). devices. Restraint devices include any devices which immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility does not use any restraint from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do devices per this regulation. not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) acceptable restraint devices; (2) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate medical/mental health referral; availability ☐ ☐ ☒ of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; (3) protective housing of restrained persons; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) exercising of extremities. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment or as a substitute for treatment. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on incarcerated people who display behavior which ☐ ☐ ☒ results in the destruction of property or reveal an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation ☐ ☐ ☒ techniques, have been attempted and are deemed ineffective. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in restraints only with the approval of the facility manager, the facility watch commander, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within ☐ ☐ ☒ four hours of placement. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated person. Such observation shall be documented. ☐ ☐ ☒ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area which makes provisions to protect the person from abuse. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 3 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (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 PM 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults FM 105.6 Restraint of Pregnant Arrestees The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or FM 105.6 Restraint of Pregnant Arrestees in recovery after delivery or termination of the Individuals known to be pregnant should pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or be restrained in the least restrictive waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. manner necessary for officer safety. The use of leg irons, waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body should be avoided unless there is reasonable suspicion that the person may resist, ☒ ☐ ☐ attempt to escape, injure themselves or others, or damage property. Prior approval from the Watch Commander is required, or it should be sought as soon as possible if obtaining prior approval is not feasible due to the individual's level of combativeness and the urgency of the arrest. (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during FM 105.6 Restraint of Pregnant Arrestees delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of No person who is in labor, delivering, the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, recovering after delivery, or undergoing ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the pregnancy termination should be safety and security of the incarcerated person, the handcuffed or restrained, except in staff, or the public. ☒ ☐ ☐ extraordinary circumstances and only with approval from the Watch Commander, who must make an individualized determination that such restraints are necessary for the safety of the arrestee, officers, or others. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional FM 105.6 Restraint of Pregnant Arrestees who is currently responsible for the medical care of Restraints should be removed when a an incarcerated pregnant person during a medical professional who is currently responsible emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery for the medical care of an incarcerated or termination of the pregnancy determines that the ☒ ☐ ☐ pregnant person during a medical removal of restraints is medically necessary. emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 4 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s FM 105.6 Restraint of Pregnant Arrestees pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, Upon confirmation of an arrestee’s of the standards and policies governing incarcerated ☒ ☐ ☐ pregnancy, she should be advised, orally pregnant people. or in writing, of the standards and policies governing pregnant arrestees. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE PM 900.5.5 Telephone Calls 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 PM 900.5.9 Attorneys and Bail Bondsmen The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ and procedures to ensure incarcerated persons have access to the court and to legal counsel. Such access shall consist of: (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. (e) Interviews between attorneys and ☒ ☐ ☐ their clients shall not be monitored or recorded (15 CCR 1068). 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS PM 900.5.6 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any Wherever discipline is administered, each facility individual in custody at this facility. Any administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary individual in custody who repeatedly fails actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. to follow directions or facility rules should ☒ ☐ ☐ be transported to the appropriate jail, Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy mental health facility or hospital as soon should indicate as such. If discipline IS administered, as practicable. Such conduct should be Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. documented and reported to the receiving facility (15 CCR 1081). 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 5 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1081 PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE OF INCARCERATED PM 900.5.6 Discipline PERSONS Discipline will not be administered to any individual in custody at this facility. Any Each facility administrator shall develop written policies individual in custody who repeatedly fails and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons. to follow directions or facility rules should The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following be transported to the appropriate jail, elements: ☒ ☐ ☐ mental health facility or hospital as soon (a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non- as practicable. Such conduct should be conformance or minor violations of facility rules, staff may documented and reported to the impose a temporary loss of privileges, such as access to receiving facility (15 CCR 1081). television, telephones, commissary, or lockdown for less than 24 hours, provided there is written documentation and supervisory approval. (b) Disciplinary Actions: Major violations of facility rules or repetitive minor acts of non-conformance or repetitive minor violations of facility rules shall be reported in writing ☐ ☐ ☒ by the staff member observing the act and submitted to the disciplinary officer. The consequences of such violations may include, but are not limited to: 1. Loss of good time/work time. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☐ ☐ ☒ 3. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☐ ☐ ☒ A staff member with investigative and disciplinary authority shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to ☐ ☐ ☒ impose such consequences. Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are ☐ ☐ ☒ involved in the charges. Such charges pending against an incarcerated person shall be acted on with the following provisions and within specified timeframes: ☐ ☐ ☒ 1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice of the violation(s), shall be provided to the incarcerated person. 2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may be postponed or continued for a reasonable time through a written waiver by the incarcerated person, or for good cause. 3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person shall have access to staff or assistance when they have limited literacy, or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charge(s) in writing. 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 6 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 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 PM 900.5.6 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer individual in custody at this facility. Any shall be directly related to the severity of the rule individual in custody who repeatedly fails infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a to follow directions or facility rules should progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of be transported to the appropriate jail, discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the mental health facility or hospital as soon following: as practicable. Such conduct should be (a) Loss of privileges. ☒ ☐ ☐ documented and reported to the (b) Extra work detail. receiving facility (15 CCR 1081). (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 PM 900.5.6 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly individual in custody at this facility. Any prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary individual in custody who repeatedly fails actions shall not include corporal punishment, group to follow directions or facility rules should punishment when feasible, or physical or psychological be transported to the appropriate jail, degradation. ☒ ☐ ☐ mental health facility or hospital as soon as practicable. Such conduct should be Additionally, there shall be the following limitations: documented and reported to the (a) Disciplinary separation shall be considered an option receiving facility (15 CCR 1081). 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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 7 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (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 PM 900.5.6 Discipline Discipline will not be administered to any Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept individual in custody at this facility. Any of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This individual in custody who repeatedly fails requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule to follow directions or facility rules should ☒ ☐ ☐ violation reports and report of the disposition of each. be transported to the appropriate jail, mental health facility or hospital as soon as practicable. Such conduct should be documented and reported to the receiving facility (15 CCR 1081). 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE PM 900.5.2 Temporary Custody Requirements The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, for each incarcerated person entering a living area who is ☒ ☐ ☐ expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be limited to: (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; (b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☒ ☐ ☐ FM 102.11 Mattress and Blanket Distribution (d) one blanket or more depending up on climatic (g) Clean blankets are provided as conditions. reasonably necessary to ensure the comfort of an individual. ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) The Jail Supervisor should ensure that there is an adequate supply of clean blankets. Policy and procedure shall require that items (a), (b), and ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) above be provided prior to the first night in the facility. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 8 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Two blankets or sleep bag may be issued in place of one FM 102.11 Mattress and Blanket Distribution mattress cover or one sheet at the request of the ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated person. Temporary Holding facilities which hold persons longer FM 102.11 Mattress and Blanket Distribution than 12 hours shall provide an incarcerated person with bedding and linen that meet the requirements of (a), (b) ☒ ☐ ☐ and (d) above prior to their first night in the facility and every night thereafter. 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND PM 900.12 Jail Supervisor MAINTENANCE BSCC staff found the facility in good working The facility administrator shall develop written policies conditions. It was clean, and all cells were and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable functional. ☒ ☐ ☐ level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices which may be found. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 9 of 24 A351 TH 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 Welfare and Institutions Code section 207.1. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR PM 902.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Serious Injury of a Juvenile The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☒ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and ☐ ☐ the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PM 902 Temporary Custody of Juveniles 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; ☒ PM 902.9 Use of Restraint Devices ☐ ☐ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and ☒ PM 902.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of ☐ ☐ Juveniles in Custody (d) prohibiting use of discipline. PM 902.8 Temporary Custody Requirements (r) No discipline may be administered to ☒ any juvenile, nor may juveniles be ☐ ☐ subjected to corporal or unusual punishment, humiliation, or mental abuse (15 CCR 1142). 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY PM 902.8 Temporary Custody CUSTODY Requirements ☒ ☐ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors ☐ (e) Juveniles shall have reasonable held in temporary custody: access to toilets and wash basins (15 (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; CCR 1143). (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if PM 902.8 Temporary Custody the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) Requirements hours or is otherwise in need of appropriate (g) Food shall be provided if a juvenile nourishment; ☒ has not eaten within the past four hours ☐ ☐ or is otherwise in need of nourishment, including any special diet required for the health of the juvenile (15 CCR 1143). 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 0 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 (3) access to drinking water; PM 902.8 Temporary Custody Requirements ☒ (h) Juveniles shall have reasonable ☐ ☐ access to a drinking fountain or water (15 CCR 1143). (4) access to language services; PM 902.8 Temporary Custody ☒ Requirements ☐ ☐ (p) Juveniles shall have access to language services (15 CCR 1143). (5) access to disabilities services; PM 902.8 Temporary Custody ☒ Requirements ☐ ☐ (q) Juveniles shall have access to disability services (15 CCR 1143). (6) sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as PM 902.8 Temporary Custody requested; Requirements ☒ (f) Juveniles shall be provided sanitary ☐ ☐ napkins, panty liners, and tampons as requested (15 CCR 1143). (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, PM 902.8 Temporary Custody and/or lawyer; Requirements ☒ (j) Juveniles shall have privacy during ☐ ☐ family, guardian, and/or lawyer visits (15 CCR 1143). (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure PM 902.8 Temporary Custody the comfort of the minor; and Requirements (l) Blankets shall be provided as ☒ reasonably necessary (15 CCR 1143). ☐ ☐ 1. The supervisor should ensure that there is an adequate supply of clean blankets. (9) personal clothing unless the clothing is PM 902.8 Temporary Custody inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or Requirements is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. (k) Juveniles shall be permitted to ☒ remain in their personal clothing unless ☐ ☐ the clothing is taken as evidence or is otherwise unsuitable or inadequate for continued wear while in custody (15 CCR 1143). (b) Upon entry, the minor shall be informed in writing of PM 902.8 Temporary Custody what is available under this section, and it shall be Requirements posted in at least one conspicuous place to which While held in temporary custody, minors have access. ☒ juveniles shall be informed in writing of ☐ ☐ what is available to them pursuant to 15 CCR 1143 and it shall be posted in at least one conspicuous place to which they have access (15 CCR 1143). 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND PM 902.7 No-Contact Requirements INCARCERATED ADULTS ☒ The facility administrator shall establish policies and ☐ ☐ procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☒ ☐ ☐ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 1 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY PM 902.11 Secure Custody Only juvenile offenders 14 years of age A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace or older may be placed in secure officer on the basis that they are a person described by custody (Welfare and Institutions Code Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may § 207; 15 CCR 1145). Watch be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility Commander approval is required before that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years placing a juvenile offender in secure of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the custody. peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions Secure custody should only be used for of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. juvenile offenders when there is a Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 reasonable belief that the juvenile is a years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief serious risk of harm to themselves or of the peace officer present a serious security risk of others. Factors to be considered when harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure determining if the juvenile offender custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the presents a serious security risk to facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure themselves or others include custody set forth in these standards are met. ☒ the following (15 CCR 1145): ☐ ☐ Note: Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or (a) Age, maturity, and delinquent older. history (b) Severity of offense for which the juvenile was taken into custody (c) The juvenile offender's behavior (d) Availability of staff to provide adequate supervision or protection of the juvenile offender (e) Age, type, and number of other individuals in custody at the facility Members of this department shall not use secure custody for convenience when non-secure custody is, or later becomes, a reasonable option (15 CCR 1145). 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 PM 902.1.1 Definitions Secure custody - When a juvenile While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a offender is held in a locked room, a set room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, ☒ of rooms, or a cell. Secure custody also ☐ ☐ or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to includes being physically secured to a prevent escape and protect the minor and others from stationary object (15 CCR 1146). harm. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 2 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE PM 1147 Locked Enclosures CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE (a) The juvenile shall constantly be (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at ☒ monitored by an audio/video system a minimum, includes: ☐ ☐ during the entire custody. (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; (b) Juveniles shall have constant and auditory access to department members (15 CCR 1147). (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the (d) Unscheduled safety checks to minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least provide for the health and welfare of the once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. ☒ juvenile by ☐ ☐ a staff member, no less than once every 15 minutes, shall occur (15 CCR 1147; 15 CCR 1151). (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the (e) Juveniles of different genders shall same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☒ ☐ not be placed in the same locked room ☐ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. (15 CCR 1147). 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE PM 902.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED Juveniles shall not be secured to a ENCLOSURE stationary object for more than 60 ☒ minutes. 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 An officer or jailer must be present at all direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety ☒ times to ensure the juvenile's safety while secured to a stationary object. ☐ ☐ while secured to a stationary object (15 CCR 1148). Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 Juveniles shall not be secured to a minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be stationary object for more than 60 approved by a supervisor. minutes. Supervisor approval ☒ is required to secure a juvenile to a ☐ ☐ stationary object for longer than 60 minutes and every 30 minutes thereafter (15 CCR 1148). Supervisor approval should be documented. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object The decision for securing a minor to a for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes stationary object for longer than 60 thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the ☒ ☐ minutes and every 30 minutes thereafter ☐ minor and shall be documented. shall be based upon the best interests of the juvenile offender (15 CCR 1148). 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY PM 902.1.1 Definitions Non-secure custody - When a juvenile is Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the held in the presence of an officer or criteria for secure custody as specified in Section other custody employee at all times and 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be is not placed in a locked room, cell, or held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, behind any locked doors. Juveniles in facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or non-secure custody may be handcuffed arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate ☒ but not to a stationary or secure object. juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- ☐ ☐ Personal supervision, through direct secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. visual monitoring and audio two-way communication is maintained. Monitoring through electronic devices, such as video, does not replace direct visual observation (Welfare and Institutions Code § 207.1; 15 CCR 1150). 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 3 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- PM 902.1.1 Definitions SECURE CUSTODY Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive constant direct visual observation by staff of the law ☒ ☐ ☐ enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be documented and made available for review. Monitoring a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices shall never replace constant direct visual observation. 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY PM 902.3 Juveniles Who Should Not Be INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE Held OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY (d) Significantly intoxicated except when approved by the Watch Commander. A Facility administrators shall develop policies and ☒ medical clearance shall be obtained for procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be ☐ ☐ minors who are under the influence of obtained for minors who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the substance to the extent that they are extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior unable to care for themselves (15 CCR to secure or non-secure custody of that minor. 1151). Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked PM 902.11.1 Locked Enclosures room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 (d) Unscheduled safety checks to minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or provide for the health and welfare of the release. These safety checks shall be documented, with ☒ ☐ ☐ juvenile by actual time of occurrence recorded. a staff member, no less than once every 15 minutes, shall occur (15 CCR 1147; 15 CCR 1151). Supervision of minors in secure custody outside of a PM 902.11 Secure Custody locked room shall be supervised in accordance with ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 1148. Supervision of minors in nonsecure custody shall be PM 902.1.1 Definitions ☒ ☐ ☐ supervised in accordance with Section 1150. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 4 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS- BIENNIAL INSPECTION ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: 1/78 Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR) BSCC Code: 3695 FACILITY NAME: Laguna Beach City Jail FACILITY TYPE: THJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: X OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James A Peak DATE: 04/13/2026 ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) 0B X Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 16 inmates X No smaller than 40 square feet X Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates X Toilet accessible X Wash basin accessible X Drinking fountain accessible X Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates X Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 Bunks in cells 2 & 3. and 0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only require a bunk if inmates are held longer than 12 X hours) Weapons Locker (3.12) External to the security area and equipped with X individual compartments, locks and keys Sobering Cells (WA) (2.4) X Limited to no more than 8 inmates Contain 20 square feet of floor per inmate X No smaller than 60 square feet X Contain toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain X Partitions or handrails located next to toilet fixture to Added a handrail, 2000-2002 inspection. provide support X Padding on the floor There is a raised padded bench/bunk against X one wall, 6’5” l x 2’7-1/2” w x 1’1” h. Provide easy, unobstructed visual observation X Safety Cells (WA) (2.5) No cells of this type are in the facility. The remainder of the regulation was deleted from Contain 48 square feet with one floor dimension at this checklist. X least 6 feet 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PHY 25-26 - 1 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (9/98) ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) 1B X Available Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) Available for inmate valuables X Telephone (2.1) X Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 Audio Monitoring (2.22) Audio devices have been installed in all cell areas to supervise inmates. The device is For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 connected to dispatch to ensure someone is X available to communicate and relay information to the employee responsible, i.e., desk officer or watch commander. Janitor Closet (2.20) X Available Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21) X Available Emergency Power (2.24) Available to maintain fire and life safety, security, X communications, and alarm systems Attorney Interview Space (2.26) Outside the secure holding area – in the police station. X Available 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI PHY 25-26 - 2 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (9/98) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS- BIENNIAL INSPECTION ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 3695 FACILITY: Laguna Beach City Jail TYPE: THJ RC: 0 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James A Peak DATE: 04/13/2026 ROOMS EACH ROOM Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES* Location Type Standards Cells # Beds RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S - Sobering 1978 1 - (5) (5) 8.6’ x 11.8’ x 8.6’ 1 - 1 1 - Notes: Handrail added to cell 2000-2002 inspection cycle; cells contains a low padded bench/bunk along one wall with these dimensions: 6’5”l x 2’7-1/2”w x 1’1”h Pre-Book - 1978 1 - - - 8.4’ x 13.1’ x 8.6’ - - - - - Notes: 6.4’ feet of low bench on ground in this area. On prior LASE this was listed as a holding cell but rather it is the receiving area. Staff advised it is not utilized as a holding area. Cell 1 Holding n/a 1 - (4) (4) 8.6’ x 11.8’ x 9.0’ 1 - 1 1 - Notes: 6.5’ feet bench; seating limits capacity This cell is part of the original construction and thus, does not fall under the physical plant standards. Cell 2 Holding n/a 1 2 (6) (6) 8.9’ x 7.0’ x 9.0’ 1 - 1 1 - Notes: There are two single bunks in this cell. RC is (6) when used as a holding cell (counted bunks as seating), but (2) when used as a sleeping cell (for prisoners held over 12 hours). Footage limits capacity. This cell is part of the original construction and thus, does not fall under the physical plant standards. Cell 3 Holding n/a 1 4 (6) (6) 8.9’ x 7.0’ x 9.0’ 1 - 1 1 - Notes: There are two double bunks in this cell. RC is (6) when used as a holding cell (counted bunks as seating), but (4) when used as a sleeping cell (for prisoners held over 12 hours). Footage limits capacity. This cell is part of the original construction and thus, does not fall under the physical plant standards. Notes: There is a shower in the hall outside cells 2 & 3; cameras on all cells; audio in hallways, in the sobering cell and cell 1; audio units all ceiling mounted – only staff can activate. *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. 3695 Orange Laguna Beach PD THJ CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - A351 TH PRO eff. 1/2019 (20-22).dot