Riverside Cathedral City PD (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

May 11, 2026 Rick Sanchez, Acting Chief Cathedral City Police Department 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero Cathedral City, CA 92234 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, CATHEDRAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITY Dear Acting Chief Sanchez, The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Cathedral City Police Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, and the following facility was inspected on April 10, 2026. FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Cathedral City Police Department 3995 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 Friday, April 10, 2026; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. A special thank you to Sgt. Siqueiros for his assistance and preparation during this inspection. * * * Please email me at traci.kessler@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 956-3682 if I can be of any assistance to you or your staff. Rick Sanchez Acting Chief of Police Page 2 Sincerely, TRACI KESSLER Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Riverside County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, Riverside County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Riverside County* County Administrator, Riverside County* C. Siqueiros, Sgt. Cathedral City Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI LTR 25-26 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 3995 FACILITY NAME: Cathedral City Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Sgt C. Siqueiros FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Traci Kessler DATE: 4/10/2026 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY 900.10 Training HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of specialized corrections training. Such training shall include, but not be limited to: (a) applicable minimum jail standards; (b) jail operations liability; (c) separation of incarcerated persons; (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life ☒ ☐ ☐ safety; and; (e) suicide prevention; (f) de-escalation; (g) juvenile procedures; (h) racial bias; and, (i) mental illness. Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training is needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity of the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the employees' level of experience and training, and other relevant factors. Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but 900.10 Training 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. 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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 A total of eight hours of refresher training shall be 900.10 Training completed every two years. Successful completion of the requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional BSCC staff reviewed training records for Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. 2025. All applicable staff have completed the ☒ ☐ ☐ required eight-hour refresher training. The Cathedral City Police Department (CCPD) contracts with 21 Clets for all training courses provided. 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 900.3.3 Staffing Plan A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed position reports and each local detention facility to ensure the implementation shift rosters, confirming a sufficient number and operation of the programs and activities required by of personnel on duty these regulations. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention facility or in the building which houses a local ☒ ☐ ☐ detention facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody 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 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody shall be at least one female employee who shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ immediately available and accessible to such females. Note: Reference PC § 4021. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of BSCC staff reviewed staffing rosters, personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator confirming adequate staff. shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a ☒ ☐ ☐ staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a review and recommendations shall be reported to the local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs The facility administrator shall develop and implement policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that include, but are not limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly through direct visual observation of all people held and housed in the facility. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 21 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 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs between safety checks. 900.8 Holding Cells It is the policy and practice of CCPD to conduct safety checks in 15-minute intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed a random sample of security check logs from January 2025 to December 2025. All logs reviewed reflected security checks conducted and documented within the required timeframe. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in 900.8 Holding Cells section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs intervals. ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.8 Holding Cells (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall 900.8 Holding Cells include: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.8 Holding Cells number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs who completed the safety check(s). ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.8 Holding Cells (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or 900.8 Holding Cells facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☒ ☐ ☐ of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 900.3.3 Staffing Plan (a) Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ at least one person on duty at all times who meets the training standards established by the Board for general fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one 900.3.3 Staffing Plan person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. (b) The facility administrator, in conjunction with the 468 Training health authority, shall develop and implement policies 900.5.3 Medical Care 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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 These policies shall cover the following key elements: 468 Training ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.5.3 Medical Care (1) Acceptable CPR methods and application. (2) Correctional officers shall be certified in CPR and a 468 Training copy of the certification shall be on file in the facility or at 900.5.3 Medical Care a central location and available for review. BSCC staff reviewed 2025 CPR training records for all applicable staff. ☒ ☐ ☐ Based on a review of agency policy and 2025 training records, BSCC staff determined the agency is compliant with all sections of this regulation. (3) Correctional officers shall immediately summon 468 Training medical aid when a person is identified as nonresponsive 900.5.3 Medical Care 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 468 Training equipment when administering CPR whenever possible ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.5.3 Medical Care to reduce exposure to bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens that may contain disease-causing agents. (5) If an imminent physical danger prevents a 468 Training correctional officer from safely administering CPR, they 900.5.3 Medical Care 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 468 Training CPR, absent imminent physical danger, until the 900.5.3 Medical Care 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 468 Training medical responders are present when a person is ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.5.3 Medical Care identified as nonresponsive, correctional officers shall defer CPR to those individuals. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 Cathedral City Police Department Policy and Procedure Manual was last updated on April Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a 3, 2026. The manual is updated twice a year. manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and procedures manual shall address all The Temporary Holding Facility Operations applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be Manual (THF Manual) was last updated on comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ April 3, 2026. two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all employees. Notes: The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality. Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply and have been deleted. 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (a) The manual for Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.11 Assigned Administrators administrator/manager. (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state 300.3.4 Restrictions on the Use of Carotid and federal legal requirements and includes Control Hold prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke ☒ ☐ ☐ 300.3.7 Restrictions on the Use of a holds. Choke Hold (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including 900.6 Use of Restraint Devices the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults Penal Code Section 3407. 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly ☒ ☐ ☐ 419 Cite and Release Policy received persons for release. (6) Security and control including physical counts and 902 Custodial Searches searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, contraband control, and key control. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ ☐ ☐ measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. (7) Emergency procedures include: 900.11 Assigned Administrator (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.11 Assigned Administrator hostages; (C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.11 Assigned Administrator (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.11 Assigned Administrator (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.11 Assigned Administrator (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 900.5.7 Firearms and Other Security ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ Measures security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. THF Manual: Suicide Recognition and ☒ ☐ ☐ Prevention (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ THF Manual: Segregation (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse ☒ ☐ ☐ 904 Prison Rape Elimination and sexual harassment. (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and 904 Prison Rape Elimination respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (12) Release policy, including release planning for 904 Prison Rape Elimination incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 904.4 Reporting Sexual Abuse, Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be Harassment, And Retaliation limited to, the following: (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to privately report sexual abuse and sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents, (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, 904.4 Reporting Sexual Abuse, family, community members, and other interested Harassment, And Retaliation third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment. The method for reporting shall be The agency had a sign posted in the public publicly posted at the facility. lobby with information for reporting sexual abuse and harassment. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM THF Manual: Suicide Recognition and 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 900.10 Training personnel. BSCC staff reviewed 2025 training records for annual suicide prevention training. The training provided is a two-hour block ☒ ☐ ☐ facilitated by 21 Clets. Based on a review of agency policy and the 2025 training records, BSCC staff determined that the agency is compliant with all sections of this regulation. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon THF Manual: Suicide Recognition and intake and prior to housing assignment. ☒ ☐ ☐ Prevention (c) Suicide prevention screening during special THF Manual: Suicide Recognition and situations, including placement in restrictive housing, ☒ ☐ ☐ Prevention following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in classification. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among THF Manual: Suicide Recognition and arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, ☒ ☐ ☐ Prevention medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide 900.3 General Criteria and Supervision that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.3 General Criteria and Supervision 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and THF Manual: Suicide/Suicide Attempts procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ and Reporting (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides THF Manual: Suicide/Suicide Attempts attempts. ☒ ☐ ☐ and Reporting THF Manual: Suicide/Suicide Attempts (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and and Reporting 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. THF Manual: Suicide/Suicide Attempts Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been ☒ ☐ ☐ and Reporting deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING THF Manual: Fire and Evacuation Procedures 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 900.11 Assigned Administrator fire department to be included as part of the policy and procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of ☒ ☐ ☐ THF Manual: Fire and Evacuation Regulations Section 1029); Procedures (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with THF Manual: Fire Inspection of Detention two-year retention of the inspection record; Facility ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed monthly facility fire inspection logs for January 2024 to December 2025. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and THF Manual: Fire Inspection of Detention Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ ☐ ☐ Facility inspections at least once every two years; (d) an evacuation plan; and THF Manual: Fire Inspection of Detention ☒ ☐ ☐ Facility (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated THF Manual: Fire Inspection of Detention people in the case of fire. ☒ ☐ ☐ Facility 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 900.5.9 Reporting Physical Harm or Serious Threat of Physical Harm Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of written records At the time of the BSCC onsite inspection, and reporting of all incidents which result in physical ☒ ☐ ☐ there were no previous incidents that required harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee an incident report. or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other person. Compliance with all sections of this regulation was based on a review of agency policy. Such records shall include the names of the persons 900.5.9 Reporting Physical Harm or involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, ☒ ☐ ☐ Serious Threat of Physical Harm and the date and time of the occurrence. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff 900.5.9 Reporting Physical Harm or assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the ☒ ☐ ☐ Serious Threat of Physical Harm facility manager or designee. 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy and procedures to comply with the in-custody death ☒ ☐ ☐ Compliance with this regulation was based reporting requirements of Government Code section solely on a review of agency policy. 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC within 10 days of an in-custody death. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious health administrator, shall develop written policy and Injury procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall ☒ ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or designee, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care, and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to Injury ☒ ☐ ☐ policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the 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 ☒ ☐ ☐ provide a copy of the initial review report that comports with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the Penal Code. 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 900.9 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect Injury 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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 900.4.1 Screening and Placement (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or III facility shall develop and implement a written classification plan designed to properly assign incarcerated persons to housing units and activities according to the categories of gender identity, age, criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the incarcerated people and staff. Such ☒ ☐ ☐ housing unit assignment shall be accomplished to the extent possible within the limits of the available number of distinct housing units or cells in a facility. The written classification plan shall be based on objective criteria and include receiving screening performed at the time of intake by trained personnel, and a record of each person's classification level, housing restrictions, and housing assignments. Note: Subsection (b) does not apply and has been deleted. (c) In deciding housing and programming assignments, 900.4.1 Screening and Placement the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the health and safety Incarcerated persons (I/P) are not housed in of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. Housing and programming would present management or security problems. A assignments take place at the detention person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall facility upon booking. be given serious consideration. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and It is the policy and practice of the CCPD that ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures specifying those symptoms that require any individual exhibiting signs/symptoms medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a requiring medical isolation will be taken medical evaluation is completed. directly to the hospital for medical evaluation. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be 900.4 Initiating Temporary Custody 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 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and It is the policy and practice of CCPD that any procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated ☒ ☐ ☐ individual exhibiting signs/symptoms of a people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of behavioral crisis will be taken to the behavioral crisis may include telehealth. behavioral health treatment center for evaluation or the county detention facility for appropriate placement. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in readily available, an incarcerated person shall be Temporary Custody 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 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next Temporary Custody ☒ ☐ ☐ daily sick call, whichever is earliest. Separation may be used if necessary, to protect the ☒ ☐ ☐ THF Manual: Classifications and safety of the person in crisis or others. Segregation 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION 900.4.1 Screening and Placement Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement policies and procedures for the administrative separation of incarcerated people. Policies and procedures must include: 900.4.1 Screening and Placement (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 This 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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 0 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (e) Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes, with no more than a 15-minute ☐ ☐ ☒ lapse between safety checks. Such observation shall be documented. (f) Procedures shall be established to assure ☐ ☐ ☒ administration of necessary nutrition and fluids. (g) People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal ☐ ☐ ☒ privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 900.8.1: Use of the Sobering Cell The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section ☐ ☐ ☒ The facility does not utilize a sobering cell. 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of Intoxicated individuals who cannot be incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety released to a responsible person will be or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. transported to the County Jail. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon as they are able to continue the admission process or are ☐ ☐ ☒ no longer a risk to themselves or others. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody staff to determine whether the person has an urgent ☐ ☐ ☒ medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these regulations. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must ☐ ☐ ☒ receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half ☐ ☐ ☒ hour. Such observation shall be documented. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures for the identification and evaluation, ☒ ☐ ☐ It is the policy and practice of CCPD that any appropriate classification and housing, protection, and individual exhibiting signs of a developmental nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with disability will not be held in the temporary developmental disabilities. holding facility. The health authority or designee shall contact the 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or Temporary Custody confirmed to have a developmental disability for the ☒ ☐ ☐ purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 1 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 300 Use of Force 306 Handcuffing and Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 900.6 Use of Restraint Devices responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for the use of restraint Restraints beyond handcuffs are not used at devices. Restraint devices include any devices which this facility. immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person ☐ ☐ ☒ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) acceptable restraint devices; (2) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate medical/mental health referral; availability ☐ ☐ ☒ of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; (3) protective housing of restrained persons; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) exercising of extremities. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment or as a substitute for treatment. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on incarcerated people who display behavior which ☐ ☐ ☒ results in the destruction of property or reveal an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation ☐ ☐ ☒ techniques, have been attempted and are deemed ineffective. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in restraints only with the approval of the facility manager, the facility watch commander, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. (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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 2 of 21 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 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults 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 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons in recovery after delivery or termination of the ☐ ☐ ☒ 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults 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 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults 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 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons who is currently responsible for the medical care of 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults 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 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, ☐ ☐ ☒ 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults of the standards and policies governing incarcerated pregnant people. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 900.5.5 Telephone Calls The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures which allow access to a telephone or Phones are available upon request. 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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 3 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 900.5.5 Telephone Calls 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 900.5.10 Discipline Wherever discipline is administered, each facility Discipline is not administered at this facility. administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ ☒ Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy should indicate as such. If discipline IS administered, Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. Such rules and disciplinary actions shall be stated simply and affirmatively and posted conspicuously in housing ☐ ☐ ☒ units and the booking area or issued to each person upon booking. For those individuals with limited literacy, who are unable to read English, and for persons with disabilities, provision shall be made for the jail staff to instruct them ☐ ☐ ☒ verbally or provide them with material in an understandable form regarding jail rules and disciplinary procedures and actions. 1081 PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE OF INCARCERATED 900.5.10 Discipline PERSONS Discipline is not administered at this facility. Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons. It is the policy and practice of CCPD that any The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following individual who repeatedly fails to follow elements: ☐ ☐ ☒ directions or facility rules will be transported (a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non- to the county jail, mental health facility, or conformance or minor violations of facility rules, staff may hospital as soon as practical. impose a temporary loss of privileges, such as access to television, telephones, commissary, or lockdown for less than 24 hours, provided there is written documentation and supervisory approval. (b) Disciplinary Actions: Major violations of facility rules or repetitive minor acts of non-conformance or repetitive minor violations of facility rules shall be reported in writing ☐ ☐ ☒ by the staff member observing the act and submitted to the disciplinary officer. The consequences of such violations may include, but are not limited to: 1. Loss of good time/work time. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☐ ☐ ☒ 3. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☐ ☐ ☒ A staff member with investigative and disciplinary authority shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to ☐ ☐ ☒ impose such consequences. Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are ☐ ☐ ☒ involved in the charges. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 4 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Such charges pending against an incarcerated person shall be acted on with the following provisions and within specified timeframes: ☐ ☐ ☒ 1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice of the violation(s), shall be provided to the incarcerated person. 2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may be postponed or continued for a reasonable time through a written waiver by the incarcerated person, or for good cause. 3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person shall have access to staff or assistance when they have limited literacy, or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charge(s) in writing. 5. Subsequent to final disposition of disciplinary charges by the disciplinary officer, the charges and ☐ ☐ ☒ the action taken shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee. 6. The incarcerated person shall be advised in a written statement by the fact-finders about the evidence relied on and the reasons for the ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary action. A copy of the record shall be kept pursuant to Penal Code Section 4019.5. 7. There shall be a policy of review and appeal to a ☐ ☐ ☒ supervisor on all disciplinary action. 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 900.5.10 Discipline The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer Discipline is not administered at this facility. shall be directly related to the severity of the rule infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Loss of privileges. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Extra work detail. (c) Short term lockdown for less than 24 hours. (d) Removal from work details. (e) Forfeiture of “good time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (f) Forfeiture of “work time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (g) Disciplinary separation. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 5 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 900.5.10 Discipline The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly Discipline is not administered at this facility. prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary actions shall not include corporal punishment, group punishment when feasible, or physical or psychological degradation. ☐ ☐ ☒ Additionally, there shall be the following limitations: (a) Disciplinary separation shall be considered an option of last resort and as a response to the most serious and threatening behavior, for the shortest time possible, and with the least restrictive conditions possible. (1) If a person is on disciplinary separation status for 30 consecutive days there shall be a review by the facility manager before the disciplinary separation status is continued. This review shall include a ☐ ☐ ☒ consultation with health care staff. Such reviews shall continue at least every fifteen days thereafter until the disciplinary status has ended. This review shall be documented. (2) The disciplinary separation cells or cell shall have the minimum furnishings and space specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.6 and 2.7. Occupants shall be issued clothing and bedding as specified in Articles 13 and 14 of these regulations and shall not be deprived of them through any portion of the day ☐ ☐ ☒ except that those incarcerated persons who engage in the destruction of bedding or clothing may be deprived of such articles. The decision to deprive a person of such articles of clothing and bedding shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee during each 24-hour period. (3) If after placement in separation, mental health or medical staff determine that an individual has serious mental illness or an intellectual disability, they shall ☐ ☐ ☒ be removed from disciplinary separation immediately upon this determination. (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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 6 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (g) In no case shall access to courts and legal counsel be ☐ ☐ ☒ suspended as a disciplinary measure. 1084 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS 900.5.10 Discipline Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept ☐ ☐ ☒ Discipline is not administered at this facility. of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule violation reports and report of the disposition of each. 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE Inmates are not housed in this temporary holding facility. 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; ☐ ☐ ☒ (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. Temporary Holding facilities which hold persons longer 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 THF Manual: Facility Maintenance MAINTENANCE Sanitation The facility administrator shall develop written policies At the time of the onsite inspection, the and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable ☒ ☐ ☐ facility was clean and void of any level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the maintenance issues. 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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 7 of 21 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 The agency has one cell, in the secure area minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 of the jail, that is separate from other holding establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold cells. This cell is designated for secure minors in temporary custody in the jail. ☒ custody of juveniles if needed. ☐ ☐ 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 324.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Juveniles in Custody The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☒ 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and ☐ ☐ Injury of a Juvenile the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious THF Manual: Suicide Attempt, Death or illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. Serious Injury of a Juvenile 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 324 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; ☒ 324.9 Use of Restraint Devices ☐ ☐ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and 324.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of ☒ Juveniles in Custody ☐ ☐ (d) prohibiting use of discipline. ☒ 324.8 Temporary Custody Requirements ☐ ☐ 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY 324.8 (f) Temporary Custody CUSTODY Requirements ☒ ☐ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors ☐ held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if 324.8 (f) Temporary Custody the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) ☒ Requirements hours or is otherwise in need of appropriate ☐ ☐ nourishment; (3) access to drinking water; 324.8 (g) Temporary Custody ☒ Requirements ☐ ☐ (4) access to language services; ☒ 324 Temporary Custody of Juveniles ☐ ☐ (5) access to disabilities services; ☒ 324 Temporary Custody of Juveniles ☐ ☐ (6) sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as ☒ 324 Temporary Custody of Juveniles requested; ☐ ☐ 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 8 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, 324.8 (i) Temporary Custody and/or lawyer; ☒ Requirements ☐ ☐ (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure 324.8 (k) Temporary Custody the comfort of the minor; and ☒ Requirements ☐ ☐ (9) personal clothing unless the clothing is 324.8 (j) Temporary Custody inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or ☒ Requirements ☐ ☐ is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. (b) Upon entry, the minor shall be informed in writing of 324.8 Temporary Custody Requirements what is available under this section, and it shall be ☒ posted in at least one conspicuous place to which ☐ ☐ minors have access. 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND 324.7 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 324.7 No-Contact Requirements occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☒ ☐ ☐ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY 324.11 Secure Custody A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace THF Manual: Juvenile Detention officer on the basis that they are a person described by Procedures, Secure Custody Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. ☐ ☐ ☐ Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief of the peace officer present a serious security risk of harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure custody set forth in these standards are met. Note: Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or older. In making the determination whether the minor presents 324.11 (a) Secure Custody 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 ☒ 324.11 (b) Secure Custody taken into custody; ☐ ☐ (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the ☒ 324.11 (c) Secure Custody minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; ☐ ☐ (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate ☒ 324.11 (d) Secure Custody supervision or protection of the minor; and ☐ ☐ (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who ☒ 324.11 (e) Secure Custody are detained in the facility. ☐ ☐ 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 9 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY 324.11 Secure Custody While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, ☒ ☐ ☐ or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 324.11.1 (b) Locked Enclosures CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at ☒ ☐ ☐ a minimum, includes: (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the 324.11.1 (d) Locked Enclosures minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. BSCC staff reviewed a random sample of ☒ security check logs from January 2025 to ☐ ☐ December 2025. All logs reviewed reflected safety checks conducted once every 30 minutes. (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the 324.11.1(e) Locked Enclosures same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☒ ☐ ☐ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 324.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE ☒ Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked ☐ ☐ enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure is available. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant 324.11 Secure Custody direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety ☒ ☐ ☐ while secured to a stationary object. Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 324.11 Secure Custody minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ approved by a supervisor. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object 324.11 Secure Custody for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes ☒ ☐ thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the ☐ minor and shall be documented. 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY 324.4.3 Custody of Juvenile Offenders Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the criteria for secure custody as specified in Section 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be ☒ held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, ☐ ☐ facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 0 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- 324.4.3 Custody of Juvenile Offenders 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 324.3 Juveniles Who Should Not Be Held INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY THF Manual: Intoxicated Assistance Facility administrators shall develop policies and ☒ procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be ☐ ☐ obtained for minors who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior to secure or non-secure custody of that minor. Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked THF Manual: Intoxicated Assistance room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or ☒ ☐ ☐ release. These safety checks shall be documented, with actual time of occurrence recorded. Supervision of minors in secure custody outside of a THF Manual: Intoxicated Assistance locked room shall be supervised in accordance with ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 1148. Supervision of minors in nonsecure custody shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ THF Manual: Intoxicated Assistance supervised in accordance with Section 1150. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 1 of 21 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION The Board of State and Community Corrections APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001; 2005; 2008; 2010; 2013; 2017; 2019 BSCC Code:3995 FACILITY NAME: Cathedral City Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ 6/94: 2/99: 2005: 2008: ☒ 2001: ☐ 2010: ☐ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS ☐ ☐ ☐ (Check All That Apply): 2013: 2017: 2019: ☐ ☐ ☐ FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Traci Kessler DATE: April 10, 2026 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS The design of court holding and temporary holding facilities shall include the following required spaces from Sections 1231.2.2, 1231.2.19, 1231.2.20, 1231.2.21, 1231.2.22, 1231.2.24 and 1231.2.26. 1231.2.2 TEMPORARY HOLDING CELL OR ROOM ☒ ☐ A temporary holding cell or room shall: ☐ 1. Contain a minimum of 10 square feet (0.93 m2) of floor area per inmate; 2. Be limited to no more than 16 inmates; ☒ ☐ ☐ 3. Be no smaller than 40 square feet (3.7 m2) and have a clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) or ☒ ☐ ☐ more; 4. Contain seating to accommodate all inmates as ☒ required in Section 1231.3; ☐ ☐ 5. Contain a toilet, wash basin and drinking ☒ fountain as specified in Section 1231.3; ☐ ☐ 6. Maximize visual supervision of inmates by staff; ☒ and ☐ ☐ 7. When located in a temporary holding facility, the cell or room shall be equipped with a bunk if ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates are to be held longer than 12 hours. 1231.2.19 SAFETY EQUIPMENT STORAGE Secure locker. A secure area shall be provided for the storage of ☒ safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, self- ☐ ☐ contained breathing apparatus, wire and barcutters, emergency lights, etc. 1231.2.20 JANITORS’ CLOSET In Type II facilities, at least one securely lockable ☒ janitors’ closet with sufficient area for the storage of ☐ ☐ cleaning implements and supplies must be provided within the security areas of the facility 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PHY 25-26 Page 1 of 4 A383 PHY CH-TH (23-24).dot (rev.12/23) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS A mop sink shall also be available within the security area of the facility. In court holding, temporary holding, ☒ Types I, III and IV facilities, the closet need not be in ☐ ☐ the security area. 1231.2.21 STORAGE ROOMS One or more storage rooms shall be provided to accommodate a minimum of 80 cubic feet (2.3 m3) of storage area per inmate for inmate clothing and ☒ personal property, institutional clothing, bedding and ☐ ☐ supplies. Court holding, temporary holding and Type I facilities may be excluded from the storage space requirement for personal and institutional clothing unless clothing is issued. 1231.2.22 AUDIO MONITORING SYSTEM This facility is equipped with audio and video monitoring. In court holding, temporary holding, Type I, Type II and Type II facilities there shall be an inmate- or sound- actuated audio monitoring system in temporary holding cells or rooms, temporary staging cells or rooms, ☒ ☐ ☐ sobering cells, safety cells, single and double occupancy cells, dormitories, dayrooms, exercise areas and correctional program/multipurpose space, which is capable of alerting personnel who can respond immediately. 1231.2.24 EMERGENCY POWER Backup generator. There shall be a source of emergency power in all detention facilities capable of providing minimal lighting ☒ ☐ ☐ in all housing units, activities areas, corridors, stairs and central control points, and to maintain fire and life safety, security, communications and alarm systems. Such an emergency power source shall conform to the requirements specified in Title 24, Part 3, Article 700, ☒ California Electrical Code, California Code of ☐ ☐ Regulations. 1231.2.26 ATTORNEY INTERVIEW SPACE All facilities except Type IV facilities shall include ☒ ☐ ☐ attorney interview areas which provide for confidential consultation with inmates. 1231.3.1 TOILETS/URINALS 4. In temporary holding cells and temporary staging ☒ ☐ ☐ cells toilets/urinals must be provided in a ratio to inmates of 1:16. 6. One urinal or 2 feet (610 mm) of urinal trough may be substituted for each toilet up to one third of ☒ the total number of toilets required, except in those ☐ ☐ facilities or portions thereof used for females. 7. Toilet areas shall provide modesty for inmates ☒ with staff being able to visually supervise. ☐ ☐ 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PHY 25-26 Page 2 of 4 A383 PHY CH-TH (23-24).dot (rev.12/23) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 1231.3.2 WASH BASINS 4. In temporary holding cells and temporary staging ☒ ☐ ☐ cells, wash basins must be provided in a ratio to inmates of 1:16. 6. Wash basins must be provided with hot and cold ☒ or tempered water. ☐ ☐ 7. Two feet (610 mm) of wash basin trough may be ☒ substituted for each basin required. ☐ ☐ 1231.3.3 DRINKING FOUNTAINS There must be a minimum of one drinking fountain in every single-occupancy cell, double-occupancy cell, ☒ ☐ ☐ dormitory, temporary holding cell, temporary staging cell, sobering cell, and be accessible to the occupants of day rooms and exercise areas. Additional drinking fountains shall be located in other areas of the facility so that drinking water will be ☒ ☐ ☐ available to inmates and staff. Such drinking fountains must meet the following minimum health requirements: 1. The drinking fountain bubbler shall be on an ☒ ☐ ☐ angle which prevents waste water from flowing over the drinking fountain bubbler. 2. Water flow shall be actuated by mechanical ☒ means. ☐ ☐ 1231.3.6 LIGHTING Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas must be sufficient to permit easy reading by a person ☒ ☐ ☐ with normal vision, and shall not be less than 20 footcandles (215.2 lux) at desk level and in the grooming area. Lighting shall be centrally controlled and/or occupant ☒ controlled in housing cells or rooms. ☐ ☐ Night lighting in these areas shall be sufficient to give ☒ good visibility for purposes of supervision ☐ ☐ In minimum-security areas, lighting may be supplied by ordinary lighting fixtures, and in areas of higher ☒ ☐ ☐ security, light fixtures must be of secure design. 1231.3.10 SEATING ☒ In temporary holding and temporary staging cells, ☐ ☐ seating must be securely fixed to the floor and/or wall. When bench seating is used, 18 inches (457 mm) of ☒ bench is seating for one person. ☐ ☐ 1231.3.12 WEAPONS LOCKER Weapons lockers are located in the Sallyport and at the entrance of the secure holding area. ☒ A secure weapons locker shall be located outside the ☐ ☐ security perimeter of the facility 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PHY 25-26 Page 3 of 4 A383 PHY CH-TH (23-24).dot (rev.12/23) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Such weapons lockers shall be equipped with individual compartments, each with an individual ☒ ☐ ☐ locking device. Weapons lockers are required in temporary and court holding facilities and in all facilities of higher than ☒ ☐ ☐ minimum security. 13-102(c)6 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 13- 102(c)6 are met. (See regulation for specific ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI PHY 25-26 Page 4 of 4 A383 PHY CH-TH (23-24).dot (rev.12/23) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections BSCC Code: 3995 FACILITY: Cathedral City Police Department TYPE: THJ RC: (0) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Traci Kessler DATE April 10, 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 1 Holding 1994 1 (4) (4) 73 square feet 1 1 1 2 Out of 1994 1 (4) (4) 73 Square Feet 1 1 1 Order 3 Holding 1994 1 (5) (5) 111 Square Feet 1 1 1 4 Holding 1994 1 (4) (4) 73 Square feet 1 1 1 5 Holding 1994 1 (4) (4) 73 Square Feet 1 1 1 Historical Notes: Cell 5 can be used for the secure detention of minors. It is located adjacent to the control room, and it is separated from the other holding cells. Minors in non-secure detention are placed into Interview Room #1, and the watch commander maintains a visual of the minor through a glass window. 2020-2022: Minors in non-secure detention are kept in the report writing room, outside of the secure area of the jail, in an administrative area. Effective 07/15/2020, Cell #2 is pending transition to a Holding cell as it does not meet Title 24 requirements for use as a sobering cell. The BSCC will be notified if the agency puts the cell back into operation. 2020-2022: Cell #2 remains “Out of Order” and is not used by the staff to hold arrestees. 2025 – 2026: Cell #2 remains “Out of Order” and is not used by the staff to hold arrestees. *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. 3995 Riverside Cathedral City PD THJ CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult-05.dot (rev.12/2022)