San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD Comprehesive Insp Rpt 23-24 THJ (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

October 29, 2024 Damian Nord, Chief of Police Paso Robles Police Department 900 Park Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 2023-2024 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, PASO ROBLES POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Nord: The 2023-2024 Comprehensive Inspection of the Paso Robles Police Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, and the following facility was inspected on Tuesday, October 8, 2024: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Paso Robles Police Department Temporary 4813 THJ Holding Facility 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, October 8, 2024; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Damian Nord Chief of Police Page 2 Please email me at james.peak@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 516-4022 if you have any questions. Sincerely, JAMES A PEAK Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, San Luis Obispo County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, San Luis Obispo County* County Administrator, San Luis Obispo County* Joshua Hermanson, Sergeant, Paso Robles Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD THJ LTR 23-24 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 4813 FACILITY NAME: Paso Robles Police Department (PRPD) FACILITY TYPE: THJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Sgt. Joshua Hermanson FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 10-08-2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY PM 900.6 Training HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING Department members responsible for At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who supervising adults in temporary custody shall supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or complete the Corrections Officer Core Course Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of or eight hours of specialized training within six specialized corrections training. Such training shall months of assignment. Such training shall include, but not be limited to: include but not be limited to the following (15 (a) applicable minimum jail standards; CCR 1024): (b) jail operations liability; (a) Applicable minimum jail standards (c) separation of incarcerated persons; (b) Jail operations liability (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life (c) Separation of incarcerated persons ☒ ☐ ☐ safety; and; (d) Emergency procedures and planning, (e) suicide prevention; fire safety, and life safety (f) de-escalation; (e) Suicide prevention (g) juvenile procedures; (f) De-escalation (h) racial bias; and, (g) Juvenile procedures (i) mental illness. (h) Racial bias (i) Mental illness Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training is needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity BSCC staff reviewed the provided records. of the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the The agency met the training requirement and employees' level of experience and training, and other is compliant with this regulation. 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 PM 900.6 completed every two years. Successful completion of the ☒ ☐ ☐ requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional Eight hours of refresher training shall be Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. completed every two years (15 CCR 1024). 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in ☒ ☐ ☐ each local detention facility to ensure the implementation and operation of the programs and activities required by these regulations. Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations least one employee on duty at all times in a local B. 1. a) Whenever there is a prisoner held detention facility or in the building which houses a local in custody there shall be at least one (1) detention facility who shall be immediately available and ☒ ☐ ☐ employee on duty at all times in the police accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an facility who shall be immediately available emergency. and accessible in the event of an emergency. 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 JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations shall be at least one female employee who shall be A. 3. Males/Females immediately available and accessible to such females. Male PRPD employees may visually check on female prisoners from Note: Reference PC § 4021. outside the cell. Female PRPD employees may visually check on male prisoners in the same manner. However, when entering an occupied cell for any purpose, the employee ☒ ☐ ☐ must be of the same gender as the prisoner (or accompanied by an employee of the same gender as the prisoner). B. 1. b) Whenever there is a female prisoner in custody, there shall be at least one (1) female employee on duty who shall be immediately available and accessible to such females, whenever possible. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s staffing personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator plan and determined the agency compliant shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the with this regulation. 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 2 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations B.1.c) Each prisoner held in the facility The facility administrator shall develop and implement will have their status updated on the cell policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that check log as required by this policy. include, but are not limited to, the following: When a prisoner is held for any offense, (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being status checks shall be made, physically of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly by a PRPD employee, no less than once through direct visual observation of all people held and per hour. After a status check has been housed in the facility. completed, the officer shall document the cell check into the Cell Check Log. In addition to the physical checks, monitoring by way of audio may be conducted on an ongoing basis. ☒ ☐ ☐ Under no circumstances shall the prisoner status checks be either postponed or omitted. BSCC staff reviewed safety check logs from the months of January, April, and August of 2023 and March, July, and September of 2024. Each log had an audit signature from a sergeant and each month was audited also by another sergeant. BSCC staff determined the agency compliant with this regulation. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse 900.8 Holding Cells between safety checks. (e) Safety checks by department members ☒ ☐ ☐ shall occur no less than every 60 minutes (15 CCR 1027.5). (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 900.8 Holding Cells intervals. (e) Safety checks by department members shall occur no less than every 15 minutes (15 ☒ ☐ ☐ CCR 1027.5). 1. Safety checks should be at varying times. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall (d) Time of all safety checks (15 CCR 1027; include: ☒ ☐ ☐ 15 CCR 1027.5). (1) the actual time at which each individual safety check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ ☐ ☐ B.1.c) number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff Each log entry for a safety check requires the who completed the safety check(s). actual time of the check and the personnel ☒ ☐ ☐ identification number of the staff member conducting the check. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 3 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 900.5 Safety, Health, and Other Provisions reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or The Watch Commander should initial the log facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns to approve the temporary custody and should of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, also initial the log when the individual is safety checks. ☒ ☐ ☐ released from custody or transferred to another facility. The Watch Commander should make periodic checks to ensure all log entries and safety and security checks are made on time. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF PM 900.6 Training (d) Emergency procedures and planning, fire Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be at safety, and life safety. ☒ ☐ ☐ 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 Paso Robles PD Policy Manual (PM) – Review date of 06-06-2024. Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The Paso Robles PD Temporary Holding Facility policy and procedures manual shall address all Operations Manual (JM) – Review date of 09- applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be 13-2024. 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 PM 200 Organizational Structure and facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the Responsibility following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility PM 900. 5 Assigned Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator/manager. (m) Inspections and operations reviews (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state PM 300 Use of Force and federal legal requirements and includes PM 301 Use of Force Review ☒ ☐ ☐ prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke holds. (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including PM 302 Handcuffing and Restraints the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly JM IV. C. Booking Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 4 of 24 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 JM III. Procedure searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, C. Responsibility contraband control, and key control. The Operations Commander shall Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, complete a security review of the review, evaluate, and make a record of security Temporary Holding Facility annually. measures. The review and evaluation shall include This review shall be completed prior internal and external security measures of the facility to the close of the fiscal year and including security measures specific to prevention of submitted to the Chief of Police no sexual abuse and sexual harassment. ☒ ☐ ☐ later than June 30th each year. After this review has been accepted by the Chief of Police, the final copy shall be kept as follows: JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations A complete review of the policy and security measures was completed in October 2024. (7) Emergency procedures include: JM IV. B. 3. Fire Procedures (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ ☐ ☐ section 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of JM IV. B. 4. Emergency Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ hostages; (C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ PM 431.8 Arrests (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ JM IV. B. 4. Emergency Procedures (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and 900.5 Assigned Administrator ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) Periodic testing of emergency equipment (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, JM IV. B. 2. Firearms ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ JM IV. A. 3. Males/Females (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse PM 902.2 Policy ☒ ☐ ☐ and sexual harassment. (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and PM 902.2 Policy respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for JM Iv. C. 1. g) Ensuring all prisoners are incarcerated persons. promptly released according to all applicable laws, or are transported to another law enforcement facility as soon as possible. In all ☒ ☐ ☐ cases, assure all prisoners are released or transported no more than six (6) hours after being booked into the facility (see Sec. IV.E.6 "Releases of Intoxicated Prisoners" for exceptions). (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, PM 902 Prison Rape Elimination Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: Required signage was posted in the intake (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to area. privately report sexual abuse and sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents, 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 5 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, PM 902 Prison Rape Elimination family, community members, and other interested third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ Required signage was posted in the lobby harassment. The method for reporting shall be area. publicly posted at the facility. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention PM 429 Crisis Intervention Incidents 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 PM 429.12 Training ☒ ☐ ☐ personnel. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention ☒ ☐ ☐ intake and prior to housing assignment. (c) Suicide prevention screening during special JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention situations, including placement in restrictive housing, ☒ ☐ ☐ following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in classification. (d) Provisions facilitating communication among JM Page 41 – San Luis Obispo Jail Medical arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, Pre-Screening questionnaire ☒ ☐ ☐ medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☒ ☐ ☐ JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and JM IV. D. 11. Suicide Attempt, Death, or ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures. Serious Injury in Custody (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides JM IV. D. 11. Suicide Attempt, Death, or ☒ ☐ ☐ attempts. Serious Injury in Custody (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and JM IV. D. 11. Suicide Attempt, Death, or attempted suicides as defined by the facility Serious Injury in Custody 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 JM IV. B. 3. Fire Procedures JM IV. B. 4. Emergency Procedures Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility JM IV. 5. Temporary Holding Facility administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation 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 JM IV. B. 3. Fire Procedures fire department to be included as part of the policy and JM IV. B. 4. Emergency Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of JM IV. 5. Temporary Holding Facility Regulations Section 1029); Evacuation 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 6 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with JM IV. B. 3. Fire Procedures two-year retention of the inspection record; a) The Temporary Holding Facility shall be checked for possible fire hazards during regular monthly checks by the facility administrator or his / her designated representative. The Paso Robles Police ☒ ☐ ☐ Department Monthly Jail Inspection form shall be used to document the checks. BSCC staff reviewed the past 24 months of monthly fire inspections and determined the agency compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and The current fire inspection was completed on Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ ☐ ☐ 09-14-2024 by the City of Paso Robles Fire inspections at least once every two years; Department. (d) an evacuation plan; and JM IV. B. 5. Temporary Holding Facility ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated JM IV. B. 5. Temporary Holding Facility people in the case of fire. ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS PM 322 Report Preparation Each facility administrator shall develop written policies No incidents reported by the agency this and procedures for the maintenance of written records cycle. ☒ ☐ ☐ and reporting of all incidents which result in physical 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 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 JM IV. D. 11. Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury in Custody (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy and procedures to comply with the in-custody death PM 909 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious reporting requirements of Government Code section Injury 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC (i) Preparation of a written report to the within 10 days of an in-custody death. ☒ ☐ ☐ Attorney General within 10 days of any death in custody including any reasonably known facts concerning the death (Government Code § 12525) 1. A copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General shall also be submitted to the BSCC within 10 days of the death (15 CCR 1046). 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 7 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the PM 909 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious health administrator, shall develop written policy and Injury procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a (h) In-custody death review reports in written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of compliance with 15 CCR 1046 the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall 1. The facility administrator, in ☒ ☐ ☐ include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or cooperation with the health designee, the health administrator, the responsible administrator, shall develop written physician and other health care, and supervision staff policy and procedures to ensure that who are relevant to the incident. there is an initial review of every in- custody death within 30 days. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to ☒ ☐ ☐ policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the PM 909 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 (h) In-custody death review reports in provide a copy of the initial review report that comports compliance with 15 CCR 1046 ☒ ☐ ☐ with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the 2. A copy of the initial review report of Penal Code. an in-custody death shall be provided to the BSCC within 60 days of the death. 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 PM 909 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 (h) In-custody death review reports in pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter within 30 compliance with 15 CCR 1046 calendar days of the death. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 8 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN JM IV. C. 6. Prisoner Classification / Segregation (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or III facility shall develop and implement a written BSCC staff reviewed the booking forms for classification plan designed to properly assign the agency. The agency is connected via the incarcerated persons to housing units and activities internet to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff according to the categories of gender identity, age, and uses their booking paperwork which criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, includes element for §1050, §1051, §1052, physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- §1053, and §1057. The agency is compliant assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or with these regulations. 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, JM IV. C. 6. Prisoner Classification / the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis Segregation whether a placement would ensure the health and safety of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement ☒ ☐ ☐ would present management or security problems. A person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall be given serious consideration. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Paso Robles Police Department Jail Booking Questionnaire The facility administrator, in cooperation with the San Luis Obispo County Jail Medical Pre- responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ Screening Questionnaire 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 9 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION JM IV. C. 20. Mental Health JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention The facility administrator, in cooperation with the PM 429 Crisis Intervention Incidents responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated a) Whenever an officer detains a person people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of under Sec 5150 W&I, transportation shall be behavioral crisis may include telehealth. arranged to the appropriate facility; or, the person may be turned over to the responding ☒ ☐ ☐ Mental Health professional. b) The PRPD Temporary Holding Facility shall not be used to hold 5150 W&I individuals under any circumstances. If in custody on criminal charges and the prisoner is also 5150 W&I, they shall be transported to the appropriate facility for evaluation and holding. 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 JM IV. C. 25 Escape Risks / Assaultive Prisoners / Protective Housing Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the The Paso Robles Police Department administrative separation of incarcerated people. ☒ ☐ ☐ Temporary Holding Facility will not hold credible escape risks, assaultive prisoners, or those who require protective housing. The Watch Commander shall order transportation to SLOCJ. Policies and procedures must include: (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. Note: Subsections (b) through (e) do not apply and have been deleted. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL The Paso Robles PD Temporary Holding Facility does not contain a Safety Cell as The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section defined by this regulation. 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: 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 0 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 JM IV. D. 7. Sobering Cell The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section a) The Sobering Cell (C-4) shall be used for 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of holding prisoners who are a threat to their incarcerated people who are a threat to their own safety own safety or the safety of others due to their or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication. grossly/highly intoxicated state. Prisoners shall be placed in the sobering cell only until ☒ ☐ ☐ they are able to be transferred to a regular cell. Care shall be used to remove prisoners from the sobering cell as soon as possible. PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering cell The agency reported no use of the sobering cell since October of 2022. A person shall be removed from the sobering cell as soon PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell as they are able to continue the admission process or are (e) Individuals will be removed from the cell no longer a risk to themselves or others. ☒ ☐ ☐ when they no longer pose a threat to their own safety and the safety of others, and are able to continue processing. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 1 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS In no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over JM IV. D. 7. Sobering Cell six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody b) Prisoners booked for public intoxication or staff to determine whether the person has an urgent for being under the influence of alcohol or medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these drugs may be housed in the sobering cell for regulations. a period up to six (6) hours after the time of arrest. The prisoner should be transported to a medical facility or San Luis Obispo County Jail if he or she is still highly intoxicated after ☒ ☐ ☐ six (6) hours. PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell (d) Under no circumstances shall an individual be held in a sobering cell for more than six hours without being evaluated by qualified medical personnel to ensure that the individual does not have an urgent medical issue. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. (d) Under no circumstances shall an individual be held in a sobering cell for more ☒ ☐ ☐ than six hours without being evaluated by qualified medical personnel to ensure that the individual does not have an urgent medical issue. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the PM 900.8.1 Use of Sobering Cell sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half (c) A safety check consisting of direct visual hour. Such observation shall be documented. observation sufficient to assess the individual's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 30 minutes with no ☒ ☐ ☐ more than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. Each safety check shall be documented in the cell log. Supervisors shall check the logs for completeness every two hours and document this action on the cell log. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES JM IV. C. 20. Mental Health JM IV. C. 21. Suicide Prevention The facility administrator, in cooperation with the PM 429 Crisis Intervention Incidents responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures for the identification and evaluation, a) Whenever an officer detains a person appropriate classification and housing, protection, and under Sec 5150 W&I, transportation shall be nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with arranged to the appropriate facility; or, the developmental disabilities. person may be turned over to the responding ☒ ☐ ☐ Mental Health professional. b) The PRPD Temporary Holding Facility shall not be used to hold 5150 W&I individuals under any circumstances. If in custody on criminal charges and the prisoner is also 5150 W&I, they shall be transported to the appropriate facility for evaluation and holding. 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 2 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES The Paso Robles Police Department Temporary Holding Facility does not use The facility administrator, in cooperation with the restraint devices as defined by this regulation responsible physician, shall develop and implement inside of the temporary holding area. 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. (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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 3 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with responsible health care staff determines that an incarcerated person cannot be safely removed from ☐ ☐ ☒ restraints after eight hours, the person shall be taken to a medical facility for further evaluation. (10) Where applicable, the facility manager shall use the restraint device manufacturer’s recommended ☐ ☐ ☒ maximum time limits for placement. (11) All events and information related to the placement in restraints shall be documented and shall be video recorded unless exigent circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The ☐ ☐ ☒ documentation shall include: the reason for placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT PERSONS PM 302 Handcuffing and Restraints 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 PM 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons 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 PM 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons 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 PM 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons 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 PM 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, ☒ ☐ ☐ of the standards and policies governing incarcerated pregnant people. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 4 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE JM page 48 – Telephone Calls JM IV. C. 9. Phone Call – 851.5(a) PC 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 JM page 48 – Telephone Calls JM IV. C. 9. Phone Call – 851.5(a) PC 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ JM IV. D. 3. Visitors 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS JM IV. C. 26. Disciplinary Problems Wherever discipline is administered, each facility Discipline is not administered in the administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary Temporary Holding Facility. If a actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ ☒ prisoner/prisoners become a discipline problem, the Watch Commander shall order Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy transportation to SLOCJ. 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 JM IV. C. 26. Disciplinary Problems PERSONS Discipline is not administered in the Each facility administrator shall develop written policies Temporary Holding Facility. If a and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons. prisoner/prisoners become a discipline The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following problem, the Watch Commander shall order elements: ☐ ☐ ☒ transportation to SLOCJ. (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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 5 of 24 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 6 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE JM IV. C. 26. Disciplinary Problems The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer Discipline is not administered in the shall be directly related to the severity of the rule Temporary Holding Facility. If a infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a prisoner/prisoners become a discipline progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of problem, the Watch Commander shall order discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the transportation to SLOCJ. 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 JM IV. C. 26. Disciplinary Problems The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly Discipline is not administered in the prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary Temporary Holding Facility. If a actions shall not include corporal punishment, group prisoner/prisoners become a discipline punishment when feasible, or physical or psychological problem, the Watch Commander shall order degradation. ☐ ☐ ☒ transportation to SLOCJ. 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 7 of 24 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 JM IV. C. 26. Disciplinary Problems Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept Discipline is not administered in the of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This ☐ ☐ ☒ Temporary Holding Facility. If a requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule prisoner/prisoners become a discipline violation reports and report of the disposition of each. problem, the Watch Commander shall order transportation to SLOCJ. 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE JM IV. Temporary Holding Facility Operations A. 1. Length of Incarceration The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, The Paso Robles Police Department for each incarcerated person entering a living area who Temporary Holding Facility is rated to is expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be hold prisoners for up to twenty-four limited to: (24) hours. However, it is our policy to ☐ ☐ ☒ (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the hold persons staying for requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; approximately six (6) hours or less and in no cases longer than twelve (12) hours (see Sec. IV.E.6 "Releases of intoxicated Prisoners" for exceptions). (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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 8 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND JM IV. D. 9. Cleanliness MAINTENANCE BSCC staff found the facility clean and in The facility administrator shall develop written policies working order. 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 1 9 of 24 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? If YES, see remaining document for Title 15, Article 9 inspection. Penal Code Sections 6030 and 6031.4 require the biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold minors in temporary custody in the jail. ☒ ☐ ☐ Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail cells are not subject to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections; however, if minors are held in the building, they may be subject to the requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code section 207.1. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR PM 312.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Serious Injury of a Juvenile The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PM 312 Temporary Custody of Juveniles The facility administrator shall develop written policies PM 312.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or and procedures concerning minors being held in Serious Injury of a Juvenile ☒ ☐ ☐ temporary custody which shall address: (a) suicide risk and prevention; PM 312.3 Juveniles Who should Not be Held (c) A known suicide risk or obviously severely emotionally disturbed (b) use of restraints; ☒ ☐ ☐ PM 312.9 Use of Restraint Devices (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and PM 312.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of ☒ ☐ ☐ Juveniles in Custody (d) prohibiting use of discipline. PM 312.8 (r) No discipline may be administered to any juvenile, nor may ☒ ☐ ☐ juveniles be subjected to corporal or unusual punishment, humiliation, or mental abuse (15 CCR 1142). 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY 312.8 Temporary Custody Requirements CUSTODY (e) Juveniles shall have reasonable access ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors to toilets and wash basins (15 CCR 1143). held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; (2) one snack during term of temporary custody if (g) Food shall be provided if a juvenile has the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) not eaten within the past four hours or is hours or is otherwise in need of appropriate ☒ ☐ ☐ otherwise in need of nourishment, including nourishment; any special diet required for the health of the juvenile (15 CCR 1143). (3) access to drinking water; (h) Juveniles shall have reasonable access ☒ ☐ ☐ to a drinking fountain or water (15 CCR 1143). (4) access to language services; (p) Juveniles shall have access to language ☒ ☐ ☐ services (15 CCR 1143). 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 2 0 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (5) access to disabilities services; (q) Juveniles shall have access to disability ☒ ☐ ☐ services (15 CCR 1143). (6) sanitary napkins, panty liners, and tampons as (f) Juveniles shall be provided sanitary requested; ☒ ☐ ☐ napkins, panty liners, and tampons as requested (15 CCR 1143). (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, (j) Juveniles shall have privacy during family, and/or lawyer; ☒ ☐ ☐ guardian, and/or lawyer visits (15 CCR 1143). (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure (l) Blankets shall be provided as reasonably the comfort of the minor; and necessary (15 CCR 1143). ☒ ☐ ☐ 1. The supervisor should ensure that there is an adequate supply of clean blankets. (9) personal clothing unless the clothing is (k) Juveniles shall be permitted to remain in inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or their personal clothing unless the clothing is is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. ☒ ☐ ☐ taken as evidence or is otherwise unsuitable or inadequate for continued wear while in custody (15 CCR 1143). (b) Upon entry, the minor shall be informed in writing of While held in temporary custody, juveniles what is available under this section, and it shall be shall be informed in writing of what is posted in at least one conspicuous place to which available to them pursuant to 15 CCR 1143 minors have access. and it shall be posted in at least one conspicuous place to which they have ☒ ☐ ☐ access (15 CCR 1143). The agency has information posted in the two cells for minors and provides a handout to each minor. 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND PM 312.7 No-Contact Requirements INCARCERATED ADULTS ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall establish policies and procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☒ ☐ ☐ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 2 1 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY PM 312.11 Secure Custody A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace BSCC staff reviewed the secured custody on officer on the basis that they are a person described by minor logs back to October 2022 and Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may determined the agency compliant with this be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility regulation. 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 PM 312.11 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 PM 312.11 Secure Custody ☒ ☐ ☐ taken into custody; (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the PM 312.11 Secure Custody ☒ ☐ ☐ minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate PM 312.11 Secure Custody ☒ ☐ ☐ supervision or protection of the minor; and (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who PM 312.11 Secure Custody ☒ ☐ ☐ are detained in the facility. 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY PM 312.1.1 Definitions Secure Custody - When a juvenile offender is While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a held in a locked room, a set of rooms, or a room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, ☒ ☐ ☐ cell. Secure custody also includes being or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to physically secured to a stationary object (15 prevent escape and protect the minor and others from CCR 1146). harm. 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE PM 312.11.1 Locked Enclosures CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE (a) The juvenile shall constantly be (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at ☒ ☐ ☐ monitored by an audio/video system a minimum, includes: during the entire custody. (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 2 2 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the (d) Unscheduled safety checks to provide for minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least the health and welfare of the juvenile by a once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. staff member, no less than once every 15 minutes, shall occur (15 CCR 1147; 15 CCR 1151). 1. All safety checks shall be logged. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2. The safety check should involve questioning the juvenile as to the juvenile's well-being (sleeping juveniles or apparently sleeping juveniles should be awakened). 3. Requests or concerns of the juvenile should be logged. (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the (e) Juveniles of different genders shall not be same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☒ ☐ ☐ placed in the same locked room (15 CCR observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. 1147). 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE PM 312.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE Juveniles shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than 60 minutes. Supervisor ☒ ☐ ☐ Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked approval is required to secure a juvenile to a enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for stationary object for longer than 60 minutes more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure is available. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant When practicable and when no locked direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety enclosure is available, handcuffing one hand while secured to a stationary object. of a juvenile offender to a fixed object while otherwise maintaining the juvenile in non- ☒ ☐ ☐ secure custody should be considered as the method of secure custody. An employee must be present at all times to ensure the juvenile's safety while secured to a stationary object (15 CCR 1148). Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 Juveniles shall not be secured to a stationary minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be object for more than 60 minutes. Supervisor approved by a supervisor. approval is required to secure a juvenile to a ☒ ☐ ☐ stationary object for longer than 60 minutes and every 30 minutes thereafter (15 CCR 1148). Supervisor approval should be documented. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object The decision for securing a minor to a for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes stationary object for longer than 60 minutes thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the ☒ ☐ ☐ and every 30 minutes thereafter shall be minor and shall be documented. based upon the best interests of the juvenile offender (15 CCR 1148). 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY PM 312.4.3. Custody of Juvenile Offenders Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the Juvenile offenders should be held in non- criteria for secure custody as specified in Section secure custody while at the Paso Robles 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be Police Department unless another form of held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, custody is authorized by this policy or is ☒ ☐ ☐ facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or necessary due to exigent circumstances. arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- BSCC staff reviewed the non-secure secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. detention of minors logs dating back to October 2022 and determined the agency compliant with this regulation. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 2 3 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- PM 312.1.1 Definitions SECURE CUSTODY Non-secure custody - When a juvenile is held in the presence of an officer or other custody Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive employee at all times and is not placed in a constant direct visual observation by staff of the law locked room, cell, or behind any locked enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be doors. Juveniles in non-secure custody may documented and made available for review. Monitoring be handcuffed but not to a stationary or a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices ☒ ☐ ☐ secure object. Personal supervision, through shall never replace constant direct visual observation. direct visual monitoring and audio two-way communication is maintained. Monitoring through electronic devices, such as video, does not replace direct visual observation (Welfare and Institutions Code § 207.1; 15 CCR 1150). 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY PM 312.3 Juveniles Who Should Not Be Held INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY (d) Significantly intoxicated except when approved by the Watch Commander. A Facility administrators shall develop policies and medical clearance shall be obtained for procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be minors who are under the influence of drugs, obtained for minors who are under the influence of alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the to the extent that they are unable to care for ☒ ☐ ☐ extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior themselves (15 CCR 1151). to secure or non-secure custody of that minor. Officers taking custody of a juvenile who exhibits any of the above conditions should take reasonable steps to provide medical attention or mental health assistance and notify a supervisor of the situation (15 CCR 1142; 15 CCR 1151). Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked PM 312.11.1 Locked Enclosures room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 (d) Unscheduled safety checks to provide for minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or the health and welfare of the juvenile by a ☒ ☐ ☐ release. These safety checks shall be documented, with staff member, no less than once every 15 actual time of occurrence recorded. minutes, shall occur (15 CCR 1147; 15 CCR 1151). 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD 23-24 Page 2 4 of 24 A351 TH PRO eff. 07.01.24 ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections Applicable Title 24 Regulations: 6/94; 2/99; 2001 BSCC Code: 4813 FACILITY NAME: Paso Robles Police Department FACILITY TYPE: THJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 6/94: 2/99: X 2001: OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 10/08/2024 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) 2 weapons lockers; both located outside Contains a weapons locker, designed as outlined in ☒ ☐ ☐ secure sally ports. these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending 2 booking enclosures. Policy is that inmates booking ☒ ☐ ☐ are held in them only to complete booking process, never left unsupervised. Contains a detoxification cell (WA in TH; NA in CH) 01: Name changed to “sobering cell.” ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male and female inmates are held. Contains safety cell(s) (WA in TH; NA in CH) ☐ ☐ ☒ Shower room available 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☒ ☐ ☐ area Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables Booking cabinets. ☒ ☐ ☐ Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) In booking enclosures. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water ☐ ☐ ☒ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) Cells C 1-3 are 78 sf total. ☒ ☐ ☐ 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 is 9’, 8’5” to bottom of light ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more fixture. Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all Lower bunk is used for bench seating. Bunks inmates are 80” long, 80/18=Holding Capacity of 4. ☒ ☐ ☐ 10-08-24/JP; Cell #1 had upper bunk removed. Contains water closet (toilet), washbasin, and drinking fountain ☒ ☐ ☐ 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD PHY 23-24 - 1 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99 01.dot (03/01;rev. 2/02)) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ A bunk is provided if inmates are held 12 hours or Double bunks in each cell. more ☒ ☐ ☐ 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. 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) 90 sf total. 90/20=Holding Capacity of 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 is 9’1”. 8’4” to bottom of light ☒ ☐ ☐ ceiling height of 8 feet or more fixture. 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 Located directly across from booking area. ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding on floor ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Cell (2.5) No safety cell in the facility. Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a ☐ ☐ ☒ least 6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more Is limited to one inmate ☐ ☐ ☒ Contains a flushing ring toilet, mounted flush with the ☐ ☐ ☒ floor, with controls located outside the cell 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD PHY 23-24 - 2 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99 01.dot (03/01;rev. 2/02)) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Padded floor, door and walls ☐ ☐ ☒ Equipped with a variable intensity, security light, ☐ ☐ ☒ inaccessible to the occupant Has one or more vertical view panels, not more than 4 inches wide nor less than 24 inches long, which ☐ ☐ ☒ provide a view of the entire cell Has a food pass with lockable shutter no more than 4 inches high and, with between 26 and 32 inches from ☐ ☐ ☒ the bottom of the food pass to the floor 01: Wall or ceiling mounted devices are inaccessible to inmate occupant. ☐ ☐ ☒ Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Booking cabinet area. Adequate space is provided to store equipment such ☒ ☐ ☐ as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitors' Closet (2.20) In sally port. Lockable, containing a mop sink and storage space ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: Mop sink may be separate from janitors’ closet Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) Inmate actuated audio monitoring system There is an audio monitoring system capable of functions. 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. Emergency Power (2.24) Emergency generator provides energy for 48 There is an emergency power source available and hours. capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ ☐ ☐ maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. Attorney Interview Space (2.26) Would use evidence room. Available and provides for confidentiality ☒ ☐ ☐ Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) Located in each cell. Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to visual supervise; provided at a ratio of 1:16 in ☒ ☐ ☐ holding and staging cells. See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions. Washbasins (3.2) Provide hot and cold or tempered water; provided at a ratio of 1:16 in holding and staging cells. See ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation for calculations of washbasin trough substitutions. Drinking Fountains (3.3) 2-99: Available in each temporary holding, staging and ☒ ☐ ☐ sobering cell. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD PHY 23-24 - 3 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99 01.dot (03/01;rev. 2/02)) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 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 (bubbler). 2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted Showers (3.4) (NA in CH) There are no locks on the shower door. Available in the security area; provide hot and cold or According to policy, shower is used only tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and when necessary and officer would stand by ☒ ☐ ☐ constructed of materials that are impervious to water and monitor the prisoner while the shower is and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. being used. Beds/Bunks (3.5) Facility has double bunks in each cell. All (NA in CH; applicable in TH if inmates are held longer measure 33” x 80”. Poured concrete and solid than 12 hours) bottom bed pans. Gaps between the bed and wall have been filled in. 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. Lighting (3.6) Lighting is sufficient. Lighting is sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal vision, 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. Windows (3.7) No accessible windows. Windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater ☐ ☐ ☒ than 5 inches in on dimension. Cell Padding (3.8) Padding in sobering cell. 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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD PHY 23-24 - 4 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99 01.dot (03/01;rev. 2/02)) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Seating (3.10) Bottom bunk is considered seating. All Seating is designed to the level of security. When bunks/benches are 80” long; therefore, bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are capacity of each cell is 4. (80/18=4) provided per inmate. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Weapons Locker (3.12) Located outside sally port areas. (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.) 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD PHY 23-24 - 5 - A382 PHY CH-TH 94 99 01.dot (03/01;rev. 2/02)) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BSCC Code: 4813 FACILITY: Paso Robles Police Department TYPE: THJ RC: (0) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: James Peak DATE: 10/08/2024 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 Booking C 1 Holding 1999 1 1 (2) (2) 10’ 5” x 8’ 1” x 9’ 1 1 1 C 2-3 Holding 1999 2 2 (4) (8) 10’ 5” x 8’ 1” x 9’ 1 1 1 Note: 78 sf (84 total, minus 6sf for pipe chase). Lower bunk/benches are 80” long; capacity is determined by sufficient seating. 80”/18”=capacity of 4. C 4 Soberin 1999 1 - (4) (4) 13’2” x 7’4” x 9’1” 1 1 1 g Note: 90 sf (96 sf total, minus 6 sf for corners). Shower located in booking area. Note: 10-08-24/JP: Inspection, two locked holding rooms, located outside the temporary holding facility are available for the secure custody of minors and non-secure custody of minors. When non-secure custody is used, the cell doors remain open. *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. 4813 San Luis Obispo Paso Robles PD LASE 23-24 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (03/01)