Tulare Porterville PD (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

December 30, 2025 Jake Castellow, Chief of Police Porterville Police Department 291 North Main Street Porterville, CA 93257 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, PORTERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Castellow, The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Porterville City Police Department has been completed. The following facility was inspected on Wednesday, September 24, 2025: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Porterville Police Department 5890 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 Board of State and Community Corrections (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 Wednesday, September 24, 2025; 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. Jake Castellow Chief of Police Page 2 Sincerely, MICHAEL J. BUSH Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Tulare County Superior Court* Chair, Grand Jury, Tulare County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Tulare County* County Administrator, Tulare County* Erik Martinez, Sergeant, Porterville Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 5890 Tulare Porterville Police Department TH LTR CI 25-26 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 5890 FACILITY NAME: Porterville Police Department FACILITY TYPE: TH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Sergeant Erik Martinez FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 09/24/2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY 900.4 Training HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING Department members should be trained and At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who familiar with this policy and any supplemental supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or procedures. Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of specialized corrections training. Such training shall Department members responsible for include, but not be limited to: supervising adults in temporary custody shall (a) applicable minimum jail standards; complete the Corrections Officer Core Course (b) jail operations liability; or eight hours of specialized training within six (c) separation of incarcerated persons; months of assignment. (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life safety; and; ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) Applicable minimum jail standards (e) suicide prevention; (b) Jail operations liability (f) de-escalation; (c) Separation of incarcerated persons (g) juvenile procedures; (d) Emergency procedures and (h) racial bias; and, planning, fire safety, and life safety (i) mental illness. (e) Suicide prevention (f) De-escalation Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training is (g) Juvenile procedures needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity of (h) Racial bias the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the (i) Mental illness employees' level of experience and training, and other relevant factors. Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but JM 1.7 This specialized training in custodial in any event not more than six months after the date of procedures shall be completed by all sworn assigned responsibility. Successful completion of Core officers below the rank of Captain as soon as training or supplemental Core training, pursuant to practical. All newly hired personnel must Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course, may be receive this training within six months of substituted for the initial eight hours of training. ☒ ☐ ☐ assignment. BSCC staff reviewed departmental training records of newly officers who have completed the required training requirements. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 A total of eight hours of refresher training shall be The Administrative Sergeant shall maintain completed every two years. Successful completion of the records of all such training in the member's requirements in Section 1025, Continuing Professional training file. Training may be substituted for the eight-hour refresher. JM 1.7 Custodial personnel who are responsible for inmates held in the Porterville Police Department temporary holding facility ☒ ☐ ☐ shall satisfactorily complete eight hours of specialized training every two years. Training records indicates that all officers have completed the required 8-hours refresher training. 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL Each officer is responsible for their own arrestees. 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 1.8 A. Whenever there is an inmate in least one employee on duty at all times in a local custody, there shall be at least one trained detention facility or in the building which houses a local employee on duty inside the building housing detention facility who shall be immediately available and ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. The employee shall be accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an immediately available and accessible to emergency. inmates 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 1.8 C. Whenever one or more female shall be at least one female employee who shall be inmates are in custody, there shall be at least immediately available and accessible to such females. one trained female employee immediately available and accessible to such females. Note: Reference PC § 4021. JM 1.2 C If the arrestee is a female, the officer ☒ ☐ ☐ shall contact a female employee to conduct a search prior to placement in a detention cell. If a female employee is not available, the female SHALL NOT be detained in our holding facility but shall be transported to the Tulare County Jail as soon as practicable. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of 903.3 (c) Developing a staffing plan to provide personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator adequate levels of staffing and video shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the monitoring, where applicable, to protect those personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a in custody from sexual. This includes staffing plan shall be reviewed by the Board staff at the documenting deviations and the reasons for time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a ☒ ☐ ☐ deviations from the staffing plan, as well as review and recommendations shall be reported to the reviewing the staffing plan a minimum of once local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. per year. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS JM 3.3.1. Definitions Safety checks - Direct, visual observation The facility administrator shall develop and implement personally by a member of this department policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that performed at random intervals within time include, but are not limited to, the following: frames prescribed in this policy to provide for (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being the health and welfare of juveniles in ☒ ☐ ☐ of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly temporary custody. through direct visual observation of all people held and housed in the facility. BSCC staff reviewed six months of safety checks logs to determine that the agency was compliant with this regulation. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse JM 1.8 B. Visual checks shall be made at between safety checks. least every thirty minutes on prisoners. Prisoners who are in restraints shall be checked every fifteen minutes. ☒ ☐ ☐ Documentation of these checks shall be made on the jail log. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, The Porterville Police Department Temporary and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in Holding facility does not have cells described section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ by this regulation. regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied 313.1. Definitions intervals. Safety checks - Direct, visual observation personally by a member of this department performed at random intervals within time ☒ ☐ ☐ frames. BSCC staff found the checks to be random on the logs. (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the JM 2.1 Documentation of Routine Jail Checks documentation of all safety checks. Documentation shall include: The logs reflected the actual time the checks ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) the actual time at which each individual safety were completed. check occurred; (2) the location where each individual safety check The location of the check was noted on the occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory log. ☒ ☐ ☐ number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff The employee who conducts the safety who completed the safety check(s). ☒ ☐ ☐ checks and notes their name or initials. (f) A documented process by which safety checks are Each log upon completion is reviewed by the reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or administration sergeant before being filed. facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns ☒ ☐ ☐ of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, safety checks. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF JM 1.9 Fire and Life Safety Staff Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there (a) Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be shall be at least one person on duty at all at least one person on duty at all times who meets the times who meets the training standards training standards established by the Board for general established by the State Fire Marshal for fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. ☒ ☐ ☐ general fire and life safety which relate specifically to the facility. After completion of the specialized custody training, all sworn officers below the rank of Captain will meet this criteria. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one After completion of the specialized custody person on duty who trained in fire and life safety training, all sworn officers below the rank of ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. Captain will meet this criterion. (b) The facility administrator, in conjunction with the Porterville PD officers are responsible of their health authority, shall develop and implement policies arrestees. CPR policy is located in the and procedures consistent with the requirements of Penal departmental field manual. Code Section 6048(b) that require correctional officers certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to begin ☒ ☐ ☐ CPR on a nonresponsive person without obtaining approval from supervisors or medical staff, when it is safe and appropriate to do so. These policies shall cover the following key elements: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Acceptable CPR methods and application. (2) Correctional officers shall be certified in CPR and a Officers are certified in CPR every two years copy of the certification shall be on file in the facility or at during their required Professional Advanced a central location and available for review. ☒ ☐ ☐ Training. A copy of the certificate shall be placed in their file. (3) Correctional officers shall immediately summon Officers shall immediately summon medical medical aid when a person is identified as nonresponsive aid when a person is identified as and shall administer CPR unless the correctional officer nonresponsive. ☒ ☐ ☐ is aware of a known medical condition(s) that would contraindicate its use. (4) Correctional officers shall use personal protective Officers shall use personal protective equipment when administering CPR whenever possible equipment when administering CPR to reduce exposure to bodily fluids or bloodborne ☒ ☐ ☐ whenever possible to reduce exposure to pathogens that may contain disease-causing agents. bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens (5) If an imminent physical danger prevents a CPR shall begin as soon as the threat has correctional officer from safely administering CPR, they passed, or the nonresponsive person has shall begin or resume CPR as soon as the threat has been safely removed from danger, provided passed, or the nonresponsive person has been safely ☒ ☐ ☐ medical aid has not yet arrived. removed from danger, provided medical aid has not yet arrived. (6) The correctional officer shall continue administering CPR, absent imminent physical danger, until the nonresponsive person shows obvious signs of life, such as normal breathing or physical or verbal responses, or ☒ ☐ ☐ until medical staff or alternative medical responders arrive and take over. (7) In situations where medical staff or alternative Officers shall defer to medical responders on medical responders are present when a person is a nonresponsive person. identified as nonresponsive, correctional officers shall ☒ ☐ ☐ defer CPR to those individuals. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 Porterville Police Department policy manual is contained in Lexipol and was updated on Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a May 2, 2025. manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The 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 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 900.3 Assigned Administrator administrator/manager. ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Policy on the use of force that meets current state 300 Use of Force and federal legal requirements and includes prohibition of the use of carotid restraint and choke 300.3.6 Restrictions on The Use of A Choke holds. Hold ☒ ☐ ☐ Officers of this department are not authorized to use a chokehold. A chokehold means any defensive tactic or force option in which direct pressure is applied to a person’s trachea or windpipe (Government Code § 7286.5). (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in Penal Code Section 3407. Persons who are known to be pregnant should be restrained in the least restrictive manner that is effective for officer safety. Leg irons, waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body should not be used unless the officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person may resist, attempt escape, injure self or ☒ ☐ ☐ others, or damage property. No person who is in labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery shall be handcuffed or restrained except in extraordinary circumstances and only when a supervisor makes an individualized determination that such restraints are necessary for the safety of the arrestee, officers, or others. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly JM 4.5 Release of Prisoners received persons for release. ☒ ☐ ☐ 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (6) Security and control including physical counts and An annual security review meeting of this searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, regulation was completed with the review of contraband control, and key control. the policy on May 8, 2025. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of security ☒ ☐ ☐ measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. (7) Emergency procedures include: 900.3 Assigned Administrator (A) fire suppression preplan as required by section 1032 of these regulations; ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Fire and life safety, including a fire suppression pre-plan. (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of (e) Escapes hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ (C) mass arrests; 429.8 Arrests ☒ ☐ ☐ (D) natural disasters; 900.3 (h) Disaster plans (e.g., natural ☒ ☐ ☐ disasters) (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and (k) Periodic testing of emergency equipment ☒ ☐ ☐ (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 306.5 Safe Handling, Inspection, and Storage ammunition, chemical agents, and related ☒ ☐ ☐ security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. 900.4 Training (e) Suicide Prevention ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. JM 2.5 Classification Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse 902 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and sexual harassment. ☒ ☐ ☐ (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and 902.2 Policy respond to retaliation against any staff or person after reporting any abuse. The Porterville Police Department has zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment (28 CFR 115.111). The Department will not tolerate retaliation ☒ ☐ ☐ against any person who reports sexual abuse or sexual harassment or who cooperates with a sexual abuse or sexual harassment investigation. 902.6 Retaliation Prohibited (12) Release policy, including release planning for JM 4.5 Release of Prisoners incarcerated persons. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 902.3 (d) Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: Developing methods for staff to privately (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to report sexual abuse and sexual harassment privately report sexual abuse and sexual of individuals in custody (28 CFR 115.151). harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated ☒ ☐ ☐ persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and BSCC staff observed PREA signage posted sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of in the lobby area in compliance with the responsibilities that may have contributed to such regulation. incidents, 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, 902.3 (h) family, community members, and other interested third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual 1. Information on how to report sexual abuse harassment. The method for reporting shall be and sexual harassment on behalf of an publicly posted at the facility. individual in custody (28 CFR 115.154). ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff observed PREA signage posted in the booking/holding area in compliance with the regulation. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 425 Crisis Intervention JM 4.2 Suicide Prevention Program The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide prevention program developed by the facility JM 1.2 Booking Procedures D. The following administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health classes of arrestees SHALL NOT be detained ☒ ☐ ☐ authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, at the Porterville Police Department holding and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who facility: present a suicide risk. The program shall include the following: 6. An arrestee contemplating suicide (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial JM 1.7 Temporary Holding Facility Training E. personnel. Suicide Prevention ☒ ☐ ☐ Officers' training records indicate that officers attended suicide prevention and behavior management. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon JM 4.2 A. Upon admitting prisoners to the intake and prior to housing assignment. holding facility, it is important to always be ☒ ☐ ☐ alert for those individuals who may exhibit signs of potential suicide. (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 900.2 Release and/or Transfer arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide (g) Any known threat or danger the individual risk. may pose (e.g., escape risk, suicide potential, medical condition) is documented, and the documentation is transported with the individual if the individual is being sent to ☒ ☐ ☐ another facility. 1. The department member transporting the individual shall ensure such risks are communicated to the intake personnel at the other facility. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide JM 2.5 Classification Plan C. that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment should be considered. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. JM 4.2 Suicide Prevention Program C. Suicides generally occur within the first eight hours of incarceration. Additional welfare checks supplementing the regular 30-minute checks should be conducted and ☒ ☐ ☐ documented in the log. The state of intoxication of a person upon incarceration greatly increases the likelihood of suicide. Again, special attention and documentation of observation are critical for intoxicated prisoners. (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and 425 Crisis Intervention Incidents procedures. 425.3 Signs ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides JM 2.3 Incident Reports attempts. ☒ ☐ ☐ JM 2.3 Incident Reports F. (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. JM 42. Suicide Prevention Program D. Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been ☒ ☐ ☐ deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING JM 2.0 Fire Suppression Preplanning 202 Emergency Management Plan Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local JM 2.0 Fire Suppression Preplanning B. fire department to be included as part of the policy and procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of An annual fire inspection will be conducted Regulations Section 1029); ☒ ☐ ☐ with the assistance of the Porterville Fire Department. This inspection shall include a test of the fire alarms and sprinkler system. (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with JM 2.0 Fire Suppression Preplanning C. two-year retention of the inspection record; Fire prevention inspections by facility staff, aided by the Porterville Fire Department, will be conducted on a monthly basis, with a two- ☒ ☐ ☐ year retention of the inspection record. BSCC staff reviewed the past 24 months of inspections and determined the facility to be compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and The current fire inspection was completed by Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires the Porterville Fire Department on August 1, ☒ ☐ ☐ inspections at least once every two years; 2024. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) an evacuation plan; and In the event an evacuation of inmates is necessary, the inmates shall be moved to an area of safe refuge. The primary evacuation route will be through the door into the sally port. From the sally port, the inmates can be further evacuated outside the building, if necessary. A secondary evacuation route will ☒ ☐ ☐ be through a door from the booking area into the police facility main corridor. In the event of a fire, all inmates will be transported to the Tulare County Jail. Arrestees will be transported to the County Jail. (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated JM 2.0 E. In the event of a fire, all inmates people in the case of fire. ☒ ☐ ☐ will be transported to the Tulare County Jail. 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS JM 2.3 Incident Reports Each facility administrator shall develop written policies 323 Report Preparation and procedures for the maintenance of written records and reporting of all incidents which result in physical ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility reported no incidents in the harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee holding area in the past 24 months. If an or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other incident occurs, all reports are generated person. according to policy. 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 The officer is required to file such "Jail assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the Incident Reports" on all significant events or facility manager or designee. activities occurring in the holding facility or as directed by any department supervisor. All "Jail Incident Reports" must be completed ☒ ☐ ☐ during the shift in which the inciden1 occurred. The Patrol Division Commander must receive a copy of the incident report no later than twenty-four hours after such occurrence. 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 900.3 (a) Death in Custody (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy in-custody death reporting requirements of and procedures to comply with the in-custody death Government Code section 12525. The facility reporting requirements of Government Code section administrator shall submit a copy of the report 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of filed pursuant to section 12525 to the Board the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC ☒ ☐ ☐ of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) within 10 days of an in-custody death. within 10 days of an in-custody death. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 900.3 (b) Death in Custody health administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a The facility administrator, in cooperation with written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of the health administrator, shall develop written the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall policy and procedures to conduct an initial include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or review and complete a written report of every designee, the health administrator, the responsible in-custody death within 30 days of the death. physician and other health care, and supervision staff ☒ ☐ ☐ who are relevant to the incident. The team that conducts the initial review shall include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or designee, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care, and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the 900.3 (b) Death in Custody appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the identify issues that require further study. 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 900.3 ( c) Death in Custody initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall The facility administrator shall submit a copy provide a copy of the initial review report that comports of the initial review report of every in-custody with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the death to the BSCC within 60 days of the ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code. death. The facility administrator shall provide a copy of the initial review report that comports with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the Penal Code. The initial review report shall contain the following 900.3 (c) Death in Custody information: (1) Demographic information 1. Demographic information (A) Full name of the decedent i. Full name of the decedent (B) Date of birth ii. Date of birth (C) Date of death iii. Date of death (D) Time of death iv. Time of death (E) Gender v. Gender (F) Race and ethnicity vi. Race and ethnicity (G) Relevant medical history vii. Relevant medical history (2) Facility Information 2. Facility Information ☒ ☐ ☐ (A) Name and location of the detention facility i. Name and location of the detention facility (B) Description of the location where the death ii. Description of the location where the death occurred within the facility occurred within the facility (C) Date and time of the incident iii. Date and time of the incident (D) Detention facility personnel (including names iv. 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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 0 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a JM 3.1 E. Inmates Deaths (Adult and jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect Juveniles) and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter within 30 In the event of a juvenile's death while being calendar days of the death. Any inquiry made by the detained, the District Attorney's Office and the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements Sheriff/Coroner's Officer will conduct the set forth in these regulations. investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death. The Chief of Police or his/her designee will conduct an administrative review of the incident. 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN JM 2.5 Classification Plan (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, BSCC staff reviewed the facility's “booking or III facility shall develop and implement a written paperwork” which included questions classification plan designed to properly assign covering: incarcerated persons to housing units and activities according to the categories of gender identity, age, • Classification criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, • Suicide physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- • Medical assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or • Communicable diseases sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for • Mental Health the safety of the incarcerated people and staff. Such • PREA 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 2.5 Classification Plan 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. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES JM 2.7 Communicable Diseases JM 1.2 Booking Procedure The facility administrator, in cooperation with the D. The following classes of arrestees responsible physician, shall develop written policies and SHALL NOT be detained at the Porterville procedures specifying those symptoms that require ☒ ☐ ☐ Police Department holding facility: medical isolation of an incarcerated person until a JM 3.9 Receiving and Screening medical evaluation is completed. JM 4. Persons with known communicable diseases At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be A. When a prisoner is brought into the holding made of the person being booked as to whether the facility, great care is to be taken in screening person has or has had any communicable diseases, such the individual for any health or medical as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of problems. If you suspect the prisoner has any tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or communicable disease such as tuberculosis, other special medical problem identified by the health ☒ ☐ ☐ hepatitis (A&B), venereal disease, AIDS, authority. The response shall be noted on the medical vermin (lice and scabies), or impetigo, he/she screening from. is to be transported to the Tulare County Jail for booking. Be sure to look for Medic-Alert tags or bracelets. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 1 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION JM 3.0 Mentally Disordered Inmates JM 1.2 Booking Procedure The facility administrator, in cooperation with the D. The following classes of arrestees responsible physician, shall develop written policies and SHALL NOT be detained at the Porterville ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated Police Department holding facility: people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of JM 3. Mentally disturbed persons behavioral crisis may include telehealth. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not A prisoner shall be considered mentally readily available, an incarcerated person shall be disordered if he/she appears to be a danger considered in behavioral crisis for the purpose of this to himself/herself or others, or if he/she section if they appear to be a danger to themselves or appears gravely disabled. Such a mentally others or appear gravely disabled. disordered prisoner shall not be housed at the ☒ ☐ ☐ temporary holding facility. The prisoner shall be transported to either Tulare County Mental Health or Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, at the Watch Commander’s direction. 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 2.5 Classification Plan C. During the initial booking of each prisoner, Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall the prisoner will be interviewed so that a develop and implement policies and procedures for the proper classification may be made. The administrative separation of incarcerated people. results will be written on the department’s classification form that will be forwarded with the report. The purpose of the form will be to identify those prisoners who are prone to escape; assault staff or other prisoners; disrupt jail operations; or are likely to need ☒ ☐ ☐ protection from other inmates. After completion of the Classification Form, determine if the inmate must be kept separate or allowed to mix with other inmates. Suppose it is determined that administrative separation is necessary for a prisoner. In that case, the prisoner will be housed in a separate cell from other prisoners with no deprivation of privileges other than those necessary to obtain the objective of protecting inmates and staff. 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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 2 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL The facility does not have cells described in the regulation. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who ☐ ☐ ☒ display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures governing safety cell use and may delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in a safety cell ☐ ☐ ☒ to a physician. Policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to: (a) In no case shall the safety cell be used for punishment or as a substitute for treatment. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) A person shall be placed in a safety cell only with the approval of the facility manager or designee, or responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ reviewed a minimum of every four hours. (c) A medical assessment shall be completed as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from the time of placement in the safety cell. The person shall be medically cleared for continued retention, referral to ☐ ☐ ☒ advanced treatment, or removal from the safety cell a minimum of every 24 hours thereafter. (d) The facility manager, designee or responsible health care staff shall obtain a mental health opinion/consultation with responsible health care staff on ☐ ☐ ☒ placement and retention, which shall be secured as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from placement. (e) Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes, with no more than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. Such observation shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ documented. (f) Procedures shall be established to assure administration of necessary nutrition and fluids. ☐ ☐ ☒ (g) People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal ☐ ☐ ☒ privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL The facility does not have cells described in the regulation. The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 3 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. ☐ ☐ ☒ Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half ☐ ☐ ☒ hour. Such observation shall be documented. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES JM 1.2 Booking Procedure D. The following classes of arrestees SHALL The facility administrator, in cooperation with the NOT be detained at the Porterville Police responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Department holding facility: procedures for the identification and evaluation, appropriate classification and housing, protection, and 7. Developmentally disabled or handicapped nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with persons developmental disabilities. ☐ ☐ ☒ JM 3.1 Developmentally Disabled Inmates A. Prisoners shall be considered developmentally disabled if they are disabled due to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or a combination of these handicaps. The health authority or designee shall contact the JM 3.1 Developmentally Disabled Inmates regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or B. If a prisoner is determined to be confirmed to have a developmental disability for the developmentally disabled, the prisoner shall purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of not be booked or lodged at the temporary such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. ☐ ☐ ☒ holding facility. The prisoner shall be transported or released to the Central Valley Regional Center or transported to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department for booking. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES JM 1.2 D2b Combative arrestees SHALL NOT be detained at the Porterville The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Police Department holding facility: responsible physician, shall develop and implement 302 Handcuffing and Restraints written policies and procedures for the use of restraint JM 3.2 Use of Restraint Devices devices. Restraint devices include any devices which immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person The agency uses padded belts and cuffs in ☒ ☐ ☐ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do addition to handcuffs and ankle cuffs. The not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other agency does not utilize a restraint chair or restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated WRAP device. 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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 4 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (3) Restraint devices should be used only when less restrictive alternatives, including verbal de-escalation techniques, have been attempted and are deemed ☐ ☐ ☒ ineffective. (4) An incarcerated person shall be placed in restraints only with the approval of the facility manager, the facility watch commander, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. (5) Continuous direct visual observation shall be maintained until a medical opinion can be obtained. ☐ ☐ ☒ (6) A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be secured within one hour from the time of ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (7) A medical assessment shall be completed within four hours of placement. ☐ ☐ ☒ (8) Continuous direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the incarcerated person. Such observation shall be documented. ☐ ☐ ☒ While in restraint devices all incarcerated persons shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area which makes provisions to protect the person from abuse. (9) If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with responsible health care staff determines that an incarcerated person cannot be safely removed from ☐ ☐ ☒ restraints after eight hours, the person shall be taken to a medical facility for further 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 JM 1.2 Booking Procedure D. The following classes of arrestees SHALL The facility administrator, in cooperation with the NOT be detained at the Porterville Police responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Department holding facility: procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the 1. Pregnant or lactating females policy shall include reference to the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ JM 3.2 Use of Restraint Devices C. All pregnant females within the facility needing restraints shall be restricted to handcuffs only. Handcuffs shall only be placed on the front of the pregnant prisoner. 302.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 5 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (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 No person who is in labor, delivery, or delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of recovery after delivery shall be handcuffed or the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, restrained except in extraordinary ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the circumstances and only when a supervisor safety and security of the incarcerated person, the ☒ ☐ ☐ makes an individualized determination that staff, or the public. such restraints are necessary for the safety of the arrestee, officers, or others (Penal Code § 3407; Penal Code § 6030). (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. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE JM 3.3 Access to Telephone The facility administrator shall develop written policies 337 Hearing Impaired/Disabled and procedures which allow access to a telephone or Communications 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 3.4 Access to the Courts and Counsel 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 JM 3.5 Plan for Inmate Discipline Discipline will not be administered in this Wherever discipline is administered, each facility 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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 6 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 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 3.5 Plan for Inmate Discipline PERSONS Discipline will not be administered in this facility. Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for discipline of incarcerated persons. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: ☐ ☐ ☒ (a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non- conformance or minor violations of facility rules, staff may impose a temporary loss of privileges, such as access to television, telephones, commissary, or lockdown for less than 24 hours, provided there is written documentation and supervisory approval. (b) Disciplinary Actions: Major violations of facility rules or repetitive minor acts of non-conformance or repetitive minor violations of facility rules shall be reported in writing by the staff member observing the act and submitted to ☐ ☐ ☒ the disciplinary officer. The consequences of such violations may include, but are not limited to: 1. Loss of good time/work time. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☐ ☐ ☒ 3. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☐ ☐ ☒ A staff member with investigative and disciplinary authority shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to ☐ ☐ ☒ impose such consequences. Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are involved in the charges. ☐ ☐ ☒ Such charges pending against an incarcerated person shall be acted on with the following provisions and within specified timeframes: 1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice of ☐ ☐ ☒ the violation(s), shall be provided to the incarcerated person. 2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the incarcerated person has been informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may ☐ ☐ ☒ be postponed or continued for a reasonable time through a written waiver by the incarcerated person, or for good cause. 3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The incarcerated person shall have access to staff or ☐ ☐ ☒ assistance when they have limited literacy, or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charge(s) in writing. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 7 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 5. Subsequent to final disposition of disciplinary charges by the disciplinary officer, the charges and the action taken shall be reviewed by the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ manager or designee. 6. The incarcerated person shall be advised in a written statement by the fact-finders about the evidence relied on and the reasons for the ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary action. A copy of the record shall be kept pursuant to Penal Code Section 4019.5. 7. There shall be a policy of review and appeal to a supervisor on all disciplinary action. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE JM 3.5 Plan for Inmate Discipline Discipline will not be administered in this The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer facility. shall be directly related to the severity of the rule infraction and promotion of desired behavior through a progressive disciplinary process. Acceptable forms of discipline shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Loss of privileges. ☐ ☐ ☒ (b) Extra work detail. (c) Short term lockdown for less than 24 hours. (d) Removal from work details. (e) Forfeiture of “good time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (f) Forfeiture of “work time” credits earned under Penal Code Section 4019. (g) Disciplinary separation. 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 8 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) The disciplinary separation cells or cell shall have the minimum furnishings and space specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.6 and 2.7. Occupants shall be issued clothing and bedding as specified in Articles 13 and 14 of these regulations and shall not be deprived of them through any portion of the day except that those incarcerated persons who engage ☐ ☐ ☒ in the destruction of bedding or clothing may be deprived of such articles. The decision to deprive a person of such articles of clothing and bedding shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee during each 24-hour period. (3) If after placement in separation, mental health or medical staff determine that an individual has serious mental illness or an intellectual disability, they shall ☐ ☐ ☒ be removed from disciplinary separation immediately upon this determination. (b) The delegation of authority to any incarcerated person or group of incarcerated people to exercise the right of punishment over any other incarcerated person or group ☐ ☐ ☒ of incarcerated people. Note: PC § 4019.5. (c) In no case shall a safety cell, as specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.5, or any restraint device be used for ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary purposes. (d) No incarcerated person may be deprived of the implements necessary to maintain an acceptable level of personal hygiene as specified in Section 1265 of these ☐ ☐ ☒ regulations. (e) Food shall not be withheld as a disciplinary measure. ☐ ☐ ☒ (f) Correspondence privileges shall not be withheld except in cases where the incarcerated person has violated correspondence regulations, in which case correspondence may be suspended for no longer than 72 ☐ ☐ ☒ hours, without the review and approval of the facility manager. (g) In no case shall access to courts and legal counsel be suspended as a disciplinary measure. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1084 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS JM 3.5 Plan for Inmate Discipline Discipline will not be administered in this Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept facility. of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This ☐ ☐ ☒ requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule violation reports and report of the disposition of each. 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE The agency, based on their practice, does not hold anyone in the facility for more than six The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, hours. The cells do not have bunks. 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 Blankets are available upon request. conditions. ☒ ☐ ☐ 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 9 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy and procedure shall require that items (a), (b), and (d) above be provided prior to the first night in the facility. ☐ ☐ ☒ Two blankets or sleep bag may be issued in place of one mattress cover or one sheet at the request of the ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person. Temporary Holding facilities which hold persons longer than 12 hours shall provide an incarcerated person with bedding and linen that meet the requirements of (a), (b) ☐ ☐ ☒ and (d) above prior to their first night in the facility and every night thereafter. 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND 4.4 Facility Sanitation MAINTENANCE A. The holding facility will be kept in a clean The facility administrator shall develop written policies and safe condition at all times. and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable B. The primary responsibility for the level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the cleanliness and sanitation of the holding facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule facility is that of the trusty/custodian. The of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and trusty will thoroughly clean the holding facility correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices each day according to a maintenance which may be found. ☒ ☐ ☐ schedule established by the Patrol Division Captain. C. The officers are primarily responsible for maintaining the facility in a safe condition at all times. Officers are responsible for maintaining the facility in a clean and sanitary manner when trustees are not available. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 0 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 DETENTION OF MINORS TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Are minors held in jail cells? 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 313.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY 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 313 Temporary Custody of Juveniles The facility administrator shall develop written policies 313.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious and procedures concerning minors being held in ☒ ☐ ☐ Injury of a Juvenile temporary custody which shall address: (a) suicide risk and prevention; (b) use of restraints; 313.9 Use of Restraint Devices ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and 313.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of ☒ ☐ ☐ Juveniles in Custody (d) prohibiting use of discipline. 313.8 Temporary Custody Requirements (o) 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 313.8 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). (5) access to disabilities services; (q) Juveniles shall have access to disability ☒ ☐ ☐ services (15 CCR 1143). 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 1 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 (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). 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND 313.7 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 313.7 No-Contact Requirements occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☒ ☐ ☐ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY 313.6 Juvenile Custody Logs A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace (h) Circumstances that justify any secure officer on the basis that they are a person described by custody (Welfare and Institutions Code § Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may 207.1; 15 CCR 1145). be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years 313.11 Secure Custody of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk BSCC staff reviewed secure detention logs of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions dating back to April of 2023 and determined of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. ☒ ☐ ☐ the agency was compliant with this Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 regulation. 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 313.11 (a) Age, maturity, and delinquent a serious security risk of harm to self or others, the history 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 313.11 (b) Severity of offense for which the taken into custody; ☒ ☐ ☐ juvenile was taken into custody 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 2 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the 313.11 (c) The juvenile offender’s behavior minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate 313.11 (d) Availability of staff to provide supervision or protection of the minor; and adequate supervision or protection of the ☒ ☐ ☐ juvenile offender (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who 313.11 (e) Age, type, and number of other are detained in the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ individuals in custody at the facility 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY 313.11 Secure Custody While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, ☒ ☐ ☐ or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 313.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE 313.11.1 Locked Enclosures (a) The juvenile (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at shall constantly be monitored by an ☒ ☐ ☐ a minimum, includes: audio/video system during the entire custody. (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the 313.11.1 Locked Enclosures minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least (d) Unscheduled safety checks to provide for once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. the health and welfare of the juvenile by a 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 313.11.1 Locked Enclosures same locked room unless under constant direct visual (e) Juveniles of different genders shall not be observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ placed in the same locked room (15 CCR 1147). 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 313.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED Juveniles shall not be secured to a stationary ENCLOSURE object for more than 60 minutes. Supervisor approval is required to secure a juvenile to a Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked ☒ ☐ ☐ stationary object for longer than 60 minutes enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for and every 30 minutes thereafter (15 CCR more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure 1148). Supervisor approval should be is available. documented. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant 300.11 Secure Custody direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety An employee must be present at all times to while secured to a stationary object. ☒ ☐ ☐ ensure the juvenile's safety while secured to a stationary object (15 CCR 1148). 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 3 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 313.11 Secure Custody minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be Juveniles shall not be secured to a stationary approved by a supervisor. object for more than 60 minutes. Supervisor approval is required to secure a juvenile to a ☒ ☐ ☐ stationary object for longer than 60 minutes and every 30 minutes thereafter (15 CCR 1148). Supervisor approval should be documented. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object 313.11 Secure Custody for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes The decision for securing a minor to a thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the stationary object for longer than 60 minutes minor and shall be documented. ☒ ☐ ☐ and every 30 minutes thereafter shall be based upon the best interests of the juvenile offender (15 CCR 1148). 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY 313.11 Secure Custody Juveniles shall not be secured to a stationary Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the object for more than 60 minutes. Supervisor criteria for secure custody as specified in Section approval is required to secure a juvenile to a 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be stationary object for longer than 60 minutes held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, ☒ ☐ ☐ and every 30 minutes thereafter (15 CCR facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or 1148). Supervisor approval should be arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate documented. juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- 313.6 Juvenile Custody Logs SECURE CUSTODY (b) Date and time of arrival and release from the Porterville Police Department (15 CCR Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive 1150). constant direct visual observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be 313.1.1 Definitions documented and made available for review. Monitoring Non-secure custody - When a juvenile is held a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices in the presence of an officer or other custody shall never replace constant direct visual observation. employee at all times and is not placed in a locked room, cell, or behind any locked doors. Juveniles in non-secure custody may be handcuffed but not to a stationary or ☒ ☐ ☐ secure object. Personal supervision, through 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). BSCC staff reviewed non-secure custody logs dating back to April 2023 and determined the agency compliant with this regulation. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 4 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY 313.3 Juveniles Who Should Not Be Held INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE (d) Significantly intoxicated except when OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY approved by the Watch Commander. A medical clearance shall be obtained for Facility administrators shall develop policies and minors who are under the influence of drugs, procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance obtained for minors who are under the influence of to the extent that they are unable to care for drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance to the themselves (15 CCR 1151). ☒ ☐ ☐ extent that they are unable to care for themselves, prior 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 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 5 of 25 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections Applicable Title 24 Regulations: 1/78 BSCC Code: 5890 FACILITY NAME: Porterville Police Department FACILITY TYPE: TH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: OTHER: 1986 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 09/24/2025 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 16 inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ No smaller than 40 square feet ☒ ☐ ☐ Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Toilet accessible ☒ ☐ ☐ Wash basin accessible ☒ ☐ ☐ Drinking fountain accessible ☒ ☐ ☐ Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 and 0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only require a bunk if inmates are held longer than 12 ☒ ☐ ☐ hours) Weapons Locker (3.12) External to the security area and equipped with ☒ ☐ ☐ individual compartments, locks and keys Detoxification/Sobering Cells (WA) (2.4) 01: name change to “Sobering Cell” ☐ ☒ ☐ Limited to no more than 8 inmates Contain 20 square feet of floor per inmate ☐ ☒ ☐ No smaller than 60 square feet ☐ ☒ ☐ Contain toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain ☐ ☒ ☐ Partitions or handrails located next to toilet fixture to ☐ ☒ provide support ☐ Padding on the floor ☐ ☒ ☐ Provide easy, unobstructed visual observation ☐ ☒ ☐ Safety Cells (WA) (2.5) ☐ ☒ Contain 48 square feet with one floor dimension at ☐ least 6 feet Ceiling height of at least 8 feet ☐ ☒ ☐ Limited to no more than one inmate ☐ ☒ ☐ Contain flush ring toilet (flush with floor) with controls ☐ ☒ located outside the cell ☐ Padded floor, door and walls ☐ ☒ ☐ Equipped with variable intensity, security light, with ☐ ☒ controls located outside the cell ☐ 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PHY 25-26 - 1 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Vertical view panel not more than 4 inches wide and at least 24 inches long, located in or adjacent to cell ☐ ☒ ☐ door (Facility planned or constructed prior to 8-86) Two or more vertical view panels not more than 4 inches wide and at least 24 inches long, one of which ☐ ☒ must be in the door (Facility planned or constructed ☐ after 8-86; See regulations for later changes)) Solid security door with a food pass having a lockable shutter no more than 4 inches height and located at ☐ ☒ least 30 inches above the floor ☐ Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) Available ☒ ☐ ☐ Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) Available for inmate valuables ☒ ☐ ☐ Telephone (2.1) Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 ☒ ☐ ☐ Audio Monitoring (2.22) For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 ☒ ☐ ☐ Janitor Closet (2.20) Available ☒ ☐ ☐ Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21) Available ☒ ☐ ☐ Emergency Power (2.24) Available to maintain fire and life safety, security, ☒ ☐ ☐ communications and alarm systems Attorney Interview Space (2.26) Available ☒ ☐ ☐ 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH CI PHY 25-26 - 2 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 5890 FACILITY: Porterville Police Department TYPE: TH RC: (0) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 09/24/2025 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 Note: These are dry cells. There is one bathroom consisting of a toilet and a wash basin that is accessible. There is a fountain in the main hallway of the booking area. The area includes an interview room. Booking Holding 1986 1 1 4 (4) 8.8 x 4.8 x 9.9 Booking Holding 1986 1 1 4 (4) 8.8 x 4.8 x 9.9 Booking Holding 1986 1 1 4 (4) 8.8 x 4.8 x 9.9 Booking Holding 1986 1 1 4 (4) 8.8 x 4.8 x 9.9 Comments: Lack of water closet permitted by applicable code. *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. 5890 Tulare Porterville PD TH LASE CI 25-26 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98)