San Diego Chula Vista PD (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

October 28, 2024 Roxana Kennedy, Chief of Police Chula Vista Police Department 76 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 2023-2024 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Kennedy: The 2023-2024 Comprehensive Inspection of the Chula Vista City Police Department was completed on July 9, 2024. FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Chula Vista Police Department 4618 TH 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 Tuesday, July 9, 2024; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Please email me at michael.bush@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 956-5968 if you have any questions. Roxana Kennedy Chief of Police Page 2 Sincerely, MICHAEL J. BUSH Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, San Diego County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, San Diego County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, San Diego County* County Administrator, San Diego County* Evelia Kahl, Sergeant, Chula Vista Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD TH LTR 23-24 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 4618 FACILITY NAME: Chula Vista Police Department FACILITY TYPE: TH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Sergeant Evelia Kahl FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 07/09/2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY 1.12 HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING The Chula Vista Police Department was formally a participant in the Standards and At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who Training for Corrections (STC) program. supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or Compliance with sections related to training Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of (with the exception of 1021) is determined by specialized corrections training. Such training shall an annual audit of training records. include, but not be limited to: (a) applicable minimum jail standards; The most recent audit found this agency in (b) jail operations liability; compliance with training standards. (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 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 All custody staff are current with all training completed every two years. Successful completion of the requirements. ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. 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. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 1.08 In addition to the implementation and A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in operation of all programs and activities each local detention facility to ensure the implementation ☒ ☐ ☐ required by the regulations, another and operation of the programs and activities required by predicator for compliance with this section is these regulations. the availability of staff to complete and document at least hourly safety checks. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at 1.08 least one employee on duty at all times in a local It is the policy of the Chula Vista City Jail that detention facility or in the building which houses a local a sufficient number of trained jail personnel ☒ ☐ ☐ detention facility who shall be immediately available and are on duty at all times to ensure the health accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an and safety of the inmates and to respond to emergency. any emergencies. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which would conflict with the supervision and care of ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there 1.08 II shall be at least one female employee who shall be II. Whenever one or more female inmates are immediately available and accessible to such females. in custody, there shall be at least one female ☒ ☐ ☐ PSO or Officer who shall be immediately Note: Reference PC § 4021. available and accessible to such female inmates. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator 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 1.06 PSO Responsibilities 2.06 Inmate Classification 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. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse BSCC staff reviewed and verified 10 months between safety checks. ☒ ☐ ☐ of observation logs. Each log was within the regulation’s 60-minute time frame. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, No safety cells or sobering cells in the facility. and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in Restraints are not used in the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied Safety checks shall be random. ☒ ☐ ☐ intervals. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the The prisoner’s name and the time they were documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall place in the holding cell shall be written in the include: ☒ ☐ ☐ appropriate space on the “Holding Cell Status (1) the actual time at which each individual safety Board” in the Sergeants’ Office by the officer check occurred; who placed the prisoner in the holding cell. (2) the location where each individual safety check Observation logs indicate the location of each occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ arrestee. number; and, 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff Staff shall initial and write they each time they ☒ ☐ ☐ who completed the safety check(s). conduct a safety check. (f) A documented process by which safety checks are The Watch Commander should make reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or periodic checks to ensure all log entries and facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns safety and security checks are made on time. of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. ☒ ☐ ☐ The Watch Commander should initial the log to approve the temporary custody and should also initial the log when the individual is released from custody or transferred to another facility. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF .17 Occurs during core training. 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 person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL2 Chula Vista Police Department Jail Operation Manual. Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The Updated 2024 policy and procedures manual shall address all applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every ☒ ☐ ☐ two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all employees. Notes: The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality. Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply and have been deleted. (a) The manual for Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ 1.01 Organization char (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ 1.03 administrator/manager. (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state 1.02 I. B. 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 3.01 the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ ☐ ☐ 3.01.1 Penal Code Section 3407. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly 2.01 ☒ ☐ ☐ received persons for release. 2 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) Security and control including physical counts and 1.06 searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, 3.16 contraband control, and key control. 2.01 IV. & 3.08 Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, 3.16 review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ ☐ ☐ 1.03 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: 3.17 (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of 3.19 hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ 3.19 3.19 (C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ 3.18 VII. (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and ☒ ☐ ☐ (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 2.01 III. ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ 4.02 (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2.06 & 3.04 (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse 2.09 Inmate Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ and sexual harassment. CVPD Policy Manual – 904 (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and CVPD Policy Manual - 904 respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for 2.09 Inmate Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated persons. CVPD Policy Manual - 904 (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 2.09 Inmate Orientation Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be CVPD Policy Manual - 904 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, 2.09 Inmate Orientation family, community members, and other interested CVPD Policy Manual - 904 third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment. The method for reporting shall be publicly posted at the facility. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 4.03 Mentally Ill Inmates The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide Local prisoners will be transported to the prevention program developed by the facility county jail. 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: 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial ☐ ☐ ☒ personnel. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon ☐ ☐ ☒ intake and prior to housing assignment. (c) Suicide prevention screening during special situations, including placement in restrictive housing, ☐ ☐ ☒ following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in classification. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, ☐ ☐ ☒ medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☐ ☐ ☒ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☐ ☐ ☒ (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures. (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides ☐ ☐ ☒ attempts. (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and attempted suicides as defined by the facility administrator, including the development of a corrective ☐ ☐ ☒ action plan to address deficiencies identified in the administrative review. (j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been ☐ ☐ ☒ deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 3.17 & 3.18 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 317 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 3.17 V. ☒ ☐ ☐ two-year retention of the inspection record; Verified. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Completed 02/02/2022 by the Chula Vista Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ ☐ ☐ Fire Department. inspections at least once every two years; (d) an evacuation plan; and ☒ ☐ ☐ 3.18 (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated 3.18 people in the case of fire. ☒ ☐ ☐ A San Diego County Jail would be used in this event. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 3.13 Report will be prepared for every incident Each facility administrator shall develop written policies resulting in physical harm or serious threat of and procedures for the maintenance of written records physical harm to any jailer, inmate, or person ☒ ☐ ☐ and reporting of all incidents which result in physical in the detention facility. harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other person. Such records shall include the names of the persons No major incident cited in the last 4 years. 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 The facility administrator and manager shall submit a copy of the report to the Board of (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy State and Community Corrections pursuant to and procedures to comply with the in-custody death section 1255 within 10 days of an in-custody ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting requirements of Government Code section death. 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 4.15 V. health administrator, shall develop written policy and A review team comprised of the Chief of procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a Police or designee, the health administrator, written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of the responsible physician, and other health the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall care and supervision staff who were relevant include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or to the incident shall conduct a review of the ☒ ☐ ☐ designee, the health administrator, the responsible incident. This review shall occur within 30 physician and other health care, and supervision staff days of the incident and shall review the who are relevant to the incident. appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the All in-custody deaths shall be reviewed to appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to determine the appropriateness of clinical care policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to ☒ ☐ ☐ and whether changes to policies, procedures, identify issues that require further study. or practices are warranted and to identify issues that require further study. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the The facility administrator shall submit a copy initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC of the initial review report of every in-custody within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall death to the BSCC within 60 days of the ☒ ☐ ☐ provide a copy of the initial review report that comports death. with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the Penal Code. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The initial review report shall contain the following The initial review report shall contain the information: following information: (1) Demographic information (1) Demographic information (A) Full name of the decedent (A) Full name of the decedent (B) Date of birth (B) Date of birth (C) Date of death (C) Date of death (D) Time of death (D) Time of death (E) Gender (E) Gender (F) Race and ethnicity (F) Race and ethnicity (G) Relevant medical history (G) Relevant medical history (2) Facility Information ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Facility Information (A) Name and location of the detention facility (A) Name and location of the detention facility (B) Description of the location where the death (B) Description of the location where the occurred within the facility death occurred within the facility (C) Date and time of the incident (C) Date and time of the incident (D) Detention facility personnel (including names (D) Detention facility personnel (including and roles) involved in the reporting of the death names and roles) involved in the reporting of or incident the death or incident (3) Any relevant circumstances leading up to death, (3) Any relevant circumstances leading up to including behavioral health or medical issues. death, including behavioral health or medical issues (d) In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a 6.01 XIII. jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility Youth are not held in the jail. 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 2.06 Jailers determine how an arrestee is to be (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, classified and segregated once the booking or III facility shall develop and implement a written process is completed. classification plan designed to properly assign incarcerated persons to housing units and activities BSCC staff reviewed 8 months of inmate’s according to the categories of gender identity, age, classification and medical screening forms. criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, All forms were complete and ensure the physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- inmate's health and safety. 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, Arrestees are not housed in the facility. 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. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 4.11 Agency uses an internal screening form. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Suspected prisoners with communicable responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ disease will be transferred to the county jail. procedures specifying those symptoms that require medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a medical evaluation is completed. 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 4.02 These types of inmates will not be detained in The facility administrator, in cooperation with the the facility. After booking, they will be responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ transported to an appropriate facility. procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of behavioral crisis may include telehealth. 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 3.04 Local inmates will be transported to the Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall ☐ ☐ ☒ county jail. develop and implement policies and procedures for the administrative separation of incarcerated people. 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 No Safety Cell at this facility. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who ☐ ☐ ☒ display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures governing safety cell use and may delegate ☐ ☐ ☒ authority to place an incarcerated person in a safety cell to a physician. Policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to: (a) In no case shall the safety cell be used for punishment ☐ ☐ ☒ or as a substitute for treatment. (b) A person shall be placed in a safety cell only with the approval of the facility manager or designee, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every four hours. (c) A medical assessment shall be completed as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from the time of placement in the safety cell. The person shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ medically cleared for continued retention, referral to advanced treatment, or removal from the safety cell a minimum of every 24 hours thereafter. (d) The facility manager, designee or responsible health care staff shall obtain a mental health opinion/consultation with responsible health care staff on ☐ ☐ ☒ placement and retention, which shall be secured as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from placement. (e) Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes, with no more than a 15-minute ☐ ☐ ☒ lapse between safety checks. Such observation shall be documented. (f) Procedures shall be established to assure ☐ ☐ ☒ administration of necessary nutrition and fluids. (g) People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal ☐ ☐ ☒ privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 3.05 Arrestees requiring sobering cell placement The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section are transported to the County Jail. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon as they are able to continue the admission process or are ☐ ☐ ☒ no longer a risk to themselves or others. In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody staff to determine whether the person has an urgent ☐ ☐ ☒ medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these regulations. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must ☐ ☐ ☒ receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half ☐ ☐ ☒ hour. Such observation shall be documented. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 9 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 4.04 Developmentally disabled inmates are either The facility administrator, in cooperation with the transported to an appropriate facility or cited responsible physician, shall develop written policies and out. ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for the identification and evaluation, appropriate classification and housing, protection, and nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with developmental disabilities. The health authority or designee shall contact the regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or confirmed to have a developmental disability for the ☐ ☐ ☒ purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 3.01 III 3 Arrestees that require the use of restraints will The facility administrator, in cooperation with the be transported the county jail responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for the use of restraint devices. Restraint devices include any devices which immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person ☐ ☐ ☒ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated people for security reasons. The facility manager may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. (a) The policy shall address the following areas: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) acceptable restraint devices; (2) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate medical/mental health referral; availability ☐ ☐ ☒ of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; (3) protective housing of restrained persons; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and, ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) exercising of extremities. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Policy shall also include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) In no case shall restraints be used for punishment or as a substitute for treatment. (2) Restraint devices shall only be used on incarcerated people who display behavior which ☐ ☐ ☒ results in the destruction of property or reveal an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation ☐ ☐ ☒ techniques, have been attempted and are deemed ineffective. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in restraints only with the approval of the facility manager, the facility watch commander, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 0 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within ☐ ☐ ☒ four hours of placement. (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated person. Such observation shall be documented. ☐ ☐ ☒ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area which makes provisions to protect the person from abuse. (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with responsible health care staff determines that an incarcerated person cannot be safely removed from ☐ ☐ ☒ restraints after eight hours, the person shall be taken to a medical facility for further evaluation. (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☐ ☐ ☒ maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the placement in restraints shall be documented and shall be video recorded unless exigent circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The ☐ ☐ ☒ documentation shall include: the reason for placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT PERSONS 3.01.01 Restraints and Pregnant Inmates Will be cuffed up front, will be processed, and The facility administrator, in cooperation with the immediately transported to the county jail. responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or in recovery after delivery or termination of the ☐ ☐ ☒ pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, ☐ ☐ ☒ ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the safety and security of the incarcerated person, the staff, or the public. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional who is currently responsible for the medical care of an incarcerated pregnant person during a medical ☐ ☐ ☒ emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, ☐ ☐ ☒ of the standards and policies governing incarcerated pregnant people. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 1 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 5.01 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 5.07 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 There were no disciplinary reports to review during the current inspection cycle. Wherever discipline is administered, each 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 There were no disciplinary reports to review PERSONS during the current inspection cycle. Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: ☐ ☐ ☒ (a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non- conformance or minor violations of facility rules, staff may impose a temporary loss of privileges, such as access to television, telephones, commissary, or lockdown for less than 24 hours, provided there is written documentation and supervisory approval. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 2 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Disciplinary Actions: Major violations of facility rules or repetitive minor acts of non-conformance or repetitive minor violations of facility rules shall be reported in writing by the staff member observing the act and submitted to ☐ ☐ ☒ the disciplinary officer. The consequences of such violations may include, but are not limited to: 1. Loss of good time/work time. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☐ ☐ ☒ 3. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☐ ☐ ☒ A staff member with investigative and disciplinary authority shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to ☐ ☐ ☒ impose such consequences. Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are ☐ ☐ ☒ involved in the charges. Such charges pending against an incarcerated person shall be acted on with the following provisions and within specified timeframes: ☐ ☐ ☒ 1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice of the violation(s), shall be provided to the incarcerated person. 2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may be postponed or continued for a reasonable time through a written waiver by the incarcerated person, or for good cause. 3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person shall have access to staff or assistance when they have limited literacy, or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charge(s) in writing. 5. Subsequent to final disposition of disciplinary charges by the disciplinary officer, the charges and ☐ ☐ ☒ the action taken shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee. 6. The incarcerated person shall be advised in a written statement by the fact-finders about the evidence relied on and the reasons for the ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary action. A copy of the record shall be kept pursuant to Penal Code Section 4019.5. 7. There shall be a policy of review and appeal to a ☐ ☐ ☒ supervisor on all disciplinary action. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 3 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE There were no disciplinary reports to review during the current inspection cycle. The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer shall be directly related to the severity of the rule infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Loss of privileges. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Extra work detail. (c) Short term lockdown for less than 24 hours. (d) Removal from work details. (e) Forfeiture of “good time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (f) Forfeiture of “work time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (g) Disciplinary separation. 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS There were no disciplinary reports to review during the current inspection cycle. The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly 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. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 4 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 There were no disciplinary reports to review during the current inspection cycle. Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept ☐ ☐ ☒ 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 Arrestees are not held long enough to have beddings and linens. 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. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 5 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND Jail area and cells are cleaned daily as MAINTENANCE needed by custodial staff. The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable ☒ ☐ ☐ level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices which may be found. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 6 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Are minors held in jail cells? Youth are not held in the facility. Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold minors in temporary custody in the jail. ☐ ☒ ☐ Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail cells are not subject to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections; however, if minors are held in the building, they may be subject to the requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code section 207.1. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☐ ☐ ☒ and procedures concerning minors being held in temporary custody which shall address: (a) suicide risk and prevention; (b) use of restraints; ☐ ☐ ☒ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and ☐ ☐ ☒ (d) prohibiting use of discipline. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY ☐ ☐ ☒ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) ☐ ☐ ☒ hours or is otherwise in need of appropriate nourishment; (3) access to drinking water; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) access to language services; ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) access to disabilities services; ☐ ☐ ☒ (6) sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as ☐ ☐ ☒ requested; (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, ☐ ☐ ☒ and/or lawyer; (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure ☐ ☐ ☒ the comfort of the minor; and (9) personal clothing unless the clothing is inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or ☐ ☐ ☒ is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 7 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Upon entry, the minor shall be informed in writing of what is available under this section, and it shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ posted in at least one conspicuous place to which minors have access. 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND INCARCERATED ADULTS ☐ ☐ ☒ The facility administrator shall establish policies and procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☐ ☐ ☒ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace officer on the basis that they are a person described by Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. ☐ ☐ ☒ Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief of the peace officer present a serious security risk of harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure custody set forth in these standards are met. Note: Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or older. In making the determination whether the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, the ☐ ☐ ☒ officer may take into account the following factors: (a) age, maturity, and delinquent history of the minor; (b) severity of the offense(s) for which the minor was ☐ ☐ ☒ taken into custody; (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the ☐ ☐ ☒ minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate ☐ ☐ ☒ supervision or protection of the minor; and (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who ☐ ☐ ☒ are detained in the facility. 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, ☐ ☐ ☒ or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 8 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at ☐ ☐ ☒ a minimum, includes: (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least ☐ ☐ ☒ once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☐ ☐ ☒ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE ☐ ☐ ☒ Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure is available. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety ☐ ☐ ☒ while secured to a stationary object. Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ approved by a supervisor. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes ☐ ☐ ☒ thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the minor and shall be documented. 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the criteria for secure custody as specified in Section 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be ☐ ☐ ☒ held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- SECURE CUSTODY Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive constant direct visual observation by staff of the law ☐ ☐ ☒ enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be documented and made available for review. Monitoring a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices shall never replace constant direct visual observation. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 1 9 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY Facility administrators shall develop policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be obtained for minors who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior to secure or non-secure custody of that minor. Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or ☐ ☐ ☒ release. These safety checks shall be documented, with actual time of occurrence recorded. Supervision of minors in secure custody outside of a locked room shall be supervised in accordance with ☐ ☐ ☒ Section 1148. Supervision of minors in nonsecure custody shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ supervised in accordance with Section 1150. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista TH PRO 23-24 Page 2 0 of 20 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Corrections Standards Authority APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001 BSCC Code: 4618 FACILITY NAME: Chula Vista Police Department FACILITY TYPE: TH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 6/94: 2/99: 2001: X OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 07/09/2024 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains a weapons locker, designed as outlined in these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending Have three non-rated room with telephones. ☒ ☐ ☐ booking Contains a detoxification cell, where applicable Two sobering cells. 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA) ☐ ☐ ☒ No safety cells. Shower room available 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☒ ☐ ☐ area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables ☒ ☐ ☐ Property locker in laundry room. Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) ☒ ☐ ☐ In non-rated rooms. 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) 3 non-rated holding rooms. ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate Holds no more than 16 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear Ceiling height at least 9'. ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates Contains water closet (toilet), washbasin, and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) ☐ ☐ ☒ Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § 1050 and 1053 Holds inmates for four hours or less ☐ ☐ ☒ Limited to holding no more than 80 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmates and ☐ ☐ ☒ has a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 1 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Is at least 160 square feet ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains water closets (toilets), wash basins and drinking fountains as specified by these regulations ☐ ☐ ☒ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Detoxification/Sobering Cell (2.4) 01: Name change to “sobering cell.” ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate Is limited to no more than 8 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear Ceiling height at least 9'. ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and ☒ ☐ ☐ drinking fountain as specified by these regulations Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding on floor ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Cell (2.5) No safety cells. Text of the regulation deleted. ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more 01: Wall or ceiling mounted devices are inaccessible to inmate occupant. ☐ ☐ ☒ Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) No single occupancy cells. Text of the ☐ ☐ ☒ regulation deleted. Maximum capacity of one inmate Double Occupancy Cells (2.7) Sleeping cells are for US Marshall’s prisoners. ☒ ☐ ☐ Maximum capacity of two inmates Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III ☒ ☐ ☐ facilities Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a Ceiling height at least 9'. ☒ ☐ ☐ minimum width of 6 feet Contain a water closet (toilet), washbasin and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and 1 seat (Desk and seat Desk not required. not required in Type I facilities.) ☒ ☐ ☐ 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 2 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Dormitories (2.8) Dormitories are for US Marshall’s prisoners. (Note: 2001 regulations reduced the double bunk requirement from 75 to 70 square feet and added provision for triple bunks. This is the “least restrictive standard.”) Contain at least 50 square feet of floor area per inmate for single bed units; at least 70 square feet of floor space per inmate for double bed units; and, at ☒ ☐ ☐ least 90 square feet for triple bed units. Eight foot clear ceiling height required. (To calculate double bunked RC: 70 square feet divided by 2 inmates = 35 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom = 70 square feet per inmate. To calculate triple bunked RC: 90 square feet divided by 3 inmates=30 square feet + 35 square feet dayroom=65 square feet per inmate.) Designed for nor fewer than 4 and no more than 64 ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates Provide access to toilets separate from washbasins ☒ ☐ ☐ and drinking fountains Provide storage space for each inmate's personal items (NA Type I) ☐ ☐ ☒ Dayrooms (2.9) Inmate workers not housed at this facility. Required for inmates in Type II and III facilities - ☐ ☐ ☒ excluding "special use" cells - and inmate workers in Type I facilities) Contain 35 square feet of floor area per inmate, exclusive of 3 foot wide corridors in front of ☐ ☐ ☒ cells/rooms 2-99: Deleted 3 foot corridor in front of cells/rooms Contain tables and seating to accommodate the maximum number of inmates allowed access at a given time. (Note 2001 revisions added reference to ☐ ☐ ☒ access at a given time and are the least restrictive standard.) Exercise Area (2.10) Not required for a Temporary Holding facility. Provided in Type II and III facilities. Type IV facilities ☐ ☐ ☒ must have a recreation area or provide community access to one. Clear height of 15 feet ☐ ☐ ☒ Has required surface area: 80 % of maximum rated inmate capacity, multiplied by 50 square feet, divided ☐ ☐ ☒ by number of one-hour exercise periods per day, equals the required surface area. 2-99: Provides free access to a toilet, washbasin and ☐ ☐ ☒ drinking fountain Provides adequate security ☐ ☐ ☒ 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 3 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Program/Multipurpose Space (2.11) Not required for this facility; health care not (NA Type I) provided on-site. There is sufficient area and furnishings to meet the ☐ ☐ ☒ needs of the facility programs. (See regulation for discussion of applicability to Type IV.) Medical Examination Room (2.12) Not required for a Temporary Holding facility. There is one suitably equipped medical exam room in every Type II or III facility designed to house 25 or ☐ ☐ ☒ more inmates. 2-99: Required in all facilities that provide on-site health care. Located within the security area and provide for ☐ ☐ ☒ privacy of inmates Not less than 100 square feet of floor space with no ☐ ☐ ☒ single dimension less than 7 feet Provide hot and cold running water 2-99: Hot and cold running water in any room where ☐ ☐ ☒ medical procedures are provided 2-99: Lockable storage for medical supplies ☐ ☐ ☒ Pharmaceutical Storage Space (2.13) Not stored at this facility. There is lockable storage space for medical supplies ☐ ☐ ☒ and pharmaceuticals (Title 15 § 1216). Medical Care Housing (2.14) Not required for a Temporary Holding facility. Applicable to Type II and III facilities where the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ program indicates special medical care housing is needed. Housing is located within the security area, accessible to both male and female inmates, but not in the living ☐ ☐ ☒ area of either. Provides lockable storage area for medical ☐ ☐ ☒ instruments 2-99: Negative pressure isolation rooms are designed to the community standard. ☐ ☐ ☒ Hare Care Space (2.15) Space and equipment are available. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Requirement deleted. Commissary (2.16) (NA Type I) Not required for a Temporary Holding facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Inmates can purchase specified items. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 4 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS There is secure storage for commissary stock. 01: Revisions limit requirement for secure storage to circumstances when commissary supplies are ☐ ☐ ☒ kept within the security perimeter. Dining Facilities (2.17) (NA Type I) Not required for a Temporary Holding facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ There is 15 square feet and sufficient tables and seating for each inmate being fed. Dining space does not include toilets, washbasins or showers, without an appropriate visual barrier. 2-99: Visual barrier requirement deleted for ☐ ☐ ☒ washbasins Visiting Space (2.18) ☒ ☐ ☐ There is sufficient visiting area. Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided to store equipment such ☒ ☐ ☐ as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) A securely lockable janitor’s closet provides sufficient ☒ ☐ ☐ storage for cleaning implements and supplies and is located within the security area (Type II only). A mop sink is available within the security area (Type II). It may be outside the security area in CH, TH and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Types I, III & IV. Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) (NA Type III and IV housing only minimum security inmates) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual ☒ ☐ ☐ electronic surveillance is use, it is located primarily in corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option deleted. Laundry Facilities (2.23) Type IV facilities make provision for washing and ☒ ☐ ☐ drying personal laundry. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 5 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ ☐ ☐ maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25) There is at least one suitably furnished confidential interview room in every Type II facility designed for 25 ☐ ☐ ☒ or more inmates. 2-99: Applicable to every facility which provides on- site health care Located in the security area, accessible by both male ☐ ☐ ☒ and female inmates Provides at least 70 square feet floor area with no single dimension less than 6 feet ☐ ☐ ☒ Attorney Interview Space (2.26) (NA Type IV) ☒ ☐ ☐ Available and provides for confidentiality Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to visual supervise; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1:16 in holding cells; 1:20 in exercise areas; and, Accessible to dayroom occupants no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible at no specified ratio in exercise areas See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 6 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Washbasins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; one is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere: 1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001); 1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1:20 in exercise areas; and, Accessible to dayrooms at no specified ratio. 2-99: Accessible in exercise areas at no specified ratio See regulation for calculations of washbasin trough substitutions. Drinking Fountains (3.3) One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell and in dormitories. Accessible to inmates in dayrooms ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell, holding and staging cells and detoxification cells. It must be accessible to inmates in dayrooms and exercise areas. The water outlet (bubbler) is mechanically actuated and at an angle that prevents wastewater from flowing over the outlet (bubbler). There is a mouth guard on ☒ ☐ ☐ the water outlet. 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) Available at a ratio of 1:20; provide hot and cold or tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to water ☒ ☐ ☐ and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. 2-99: Ratio changed from 1:16; specified that shower areas must provide modesty for inmates, with staff ability to supervise. Beds/Bunks (3.5) At least 30 inches wide and 76 inches long with 21 inches between pans; constructed of pan bottom type ☒ ☐ ☐ or concrete; securely fastened to the floor and/or wall in facilities higher than minimum security. 01: Must be elevated off the floor. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 7 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Lighting (3.6) Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, and is not less than 20 foot-candles at desk level and in the grooming area. Night lighting is sufficient for purposes of supervision. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure design in areas higher than minimum security. Windows (3.7) In housing areas higher than minimum security, ☐ ☐ ☒ windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater than 5 inches in on dimension. Cell Padding (3.8) The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and ☒ ☐ ☐ everything on them are padded. All padded cells are equipped with an tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, without exposed seams. Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) ☒ ☐ ☐ A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is provided near each washbasin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type 2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted ☐ ☐ ☒ Seating (3.10) Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are ☒ ☐ ☐ provided per inmate. 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 8 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Table/Seat (3.11) (NA Type I) A table and seat is provided in single and double ☐ ☐ ☒ occupancy cells. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the ☒ ☐ ☐ security perimeter of the facility and no weapons are brought into the security area. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. Design Requirements (102(c)6) Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 102(c)6 are met. (See regulation for specific ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD PHY 23-24 - 9 - A383 PHY Type 94 99 01.dot (03/01) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections Inspection BSCC Code: 4618 FACILITY: Chula Vista Police Department TYPE: TH RC: (0) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 07/09/2024 ROOMS EACH ROOM EACH CELL FIXTURES* Cell Applicable # DIMENSIONS Location Total RC Type Standards Cells # (L x W x H) RC T U W F S Beds Holding 1- Non- 3 3 Rated Holding Cells 1-3 are non-rated and each have telephones. 1 & 2 Dorm 2001 2 8 8 16 14'7" x 18'3" 1 1 1 1 Notes: Two triple bunks, one double bunk. Cell approximately 263 sq. ft. (chase 3 sq. ft.). 2008-2010 – Only Dorm 1 used for city inmates. During the 2010-2012 cycle, Dorm 1 was used for contract inmates. Facility is converted from a Type I to a Temporary Holding facility (MJB 2024). 3 & 4 Double 2001 2 2 2 4 10' x 8' 1 1 1 1 & 2 Sobering 2001 2 0 (6) (12) 10' x 12'4" 1 1 1 Notes: Cell approximately 123 sq. ft. Double cells 3 & 4 are currently used for contract inmates (2006-2008 & 2008-2010). Sobering cell #2 was converted to housing for contract inmates. (2006-2008) 5, 6, 7 Double 2001 3 2 2 6 10' x 8' 1 1 1 8 & 9 Dorm 2001 2 8 8 16 14' x 19'1" 1 1 1 1 Notes: Two triple bunks, one double bunk. Cell approximately 264 (chase sq. ft.). Cells 5-9 are used for contract inmates. 10 Double 2001 1 2 2 2 9'11" x 9'5" 1 1 1 Note: Used to hold local inmates. May be used for juvenile holding. 89 sq. ft. (chase 4 sq. ft.) Seating for 4. Capacity limited by seating. 11 Double 2001 1 2 2 2 9'11" x 8'7" 1 1 1 Note: Used to hold local inmates. May be used for juvenile holding. 81 sq. ft. (chase 4 sq. ft.) Seating for 4. Capacity limited by seating. *T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit; If "Total RC" appears in brackets ( ), it is not part of 4618 San Diego Chula Vista PD LASE 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (03/01)