Tulare PD THJ (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

January 2, 2026 Fred Ynclan, Chief of Police Tulare Police Department 260 South M Street Tulare, CA 93274 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, PENAL CODE SECTION 6031, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209, TULARE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Ynclan: The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Tulare City Police Department has been completed. The facility was inspected Wednesday, September 24, 2025. FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Tulare Police Department 5925 THJ This inspection was conducted pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to the inspection(s) by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually by the County Health Officer and biennially by the State Fire Marshal or an authorized representative (Health and Safety Code Sections 101045 and 13146.1). The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 or Title 24 Minimum Standards. For detailed information, refer to the attached Procedures Checklist, Physical Plant Evaluation, and Living Area Space Evaluation. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on 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. Fred Ynclan 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* Chris Marvin, Sergeant, Tulare Police Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 5925 Tulare Police Facility TH LTR CI 25-26 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 5925 FACILITY NAME: Tulare Police Facility FACILITY TYPE: THJ PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Sergeant Chris Marvin FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 09/24/2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY 900.13 Training HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING The agency provided a roster of trainings for At a minimum, all supervisors of and personnel who September and October of 2022 for “Court & supervise incarcerated persons in, a Court Holding or Temporary Holding Facility” training. Temporary Holding facility shall complete eight hours of specialized corrections training. Such training shall BSCC staff reviewed the training records include, but not be limited to: provided and determined the agency was (a) applicable minimum jail standards; compliant with this regulation. (b) jail operations liability; (c) separation of incarcerated persons; (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life ☒ safety; and; ☐ ☐ (e) suicide prevention; (f) de-escalation; (g) juvenile procedures; (h) racial bias; and, (i) mental illness. Note: Each agency shall determine if additional training is needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity of the facility, the number of people incarcerated, the employees' level of experience and training, and other relevant factors. Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but 900.13 Training in any event not more than six months after the date of assigned responsibility. Successful completion of Core Department members responsible for training or supplemental Core training, pursuant to supervising adults in temporary custody shall Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course, may be ☒ complete the Corrections Officer Core substituted for the initial eight hours of training. ☐ ☐ Course or eight hours of specialized training within six months of assignment. BSCC verified during the 2025-2026 inspection. 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 1 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 A total of eight hours of refresher training shall be 900.13 Training 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 once every two years (15 CCR ☐ ☐ 1024). BSCC verified during the 2025-2026 inspection. 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody 900.3.3 Staffing Plan 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 900.3.3 Staffing Plan least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention facility or in the building which houses a local ☒ detention facility who shall be immediately available and ☐ ☐ accessible to incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody would conflict with the supervision and care of ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. Whenever one or more females are in custody, there 900.3.2 Supervision in Temporary Custody shall be at least one female employee who shall be ☒ immediately available and accessible to such females. ☐ ☐ Note: Reference PC § 4021. In order to determine if there is a sufficient number of BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s staffing personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator plan and determined the agency was shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the compliant 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. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs 900.8 Holding Cells The facility administrator shall develop and implement 900.8 (e) 3. The safety check should involve policy and procedures for conducting safety checks that questioning the individual as to his/her include, but are not limited to, the following: wellbeing. (a) Safety checks will determine the safety and well-being ☒ ☐ ☐ of individuals and shall be conducted at least hourly BSCC staff reviewed a sampling of safety through direct visual observation of all people held and checks from the months of March of 2025 housed in the facility. thru August 2025 and determined the agency was compliant with this regulation. (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse 900.8 (e) Safety checks by department between safety checks. ☒ members shall occur no less than every 15 ☐ ☐ minutes (15 CCR 1027.5). (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, The facility does not have a sobering cell or and restraints shall occur more frequently as outlined in ☒ safety cell, nor does the facility use restraints section 1055, section 1056, and section 1058 of these ☐ ☐ regulated by 1058. regulations. (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or varied ☒ 900.8 (e) 1. Safety checks should be at intervals. ☐ ☐ varying times. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 2 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (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 Location of checks is noted on the safety occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory ☒ check log. ☐ ☐ number; and, (3) Initials or employee identification number of staff ☒ The officer signs their name to the safety who completed the safety check(s). ☐ ☐ check log. (f) A documented process by which safety checks are 900.5.1 Temporary Custody Logs reviewed at regular defined intervals by a supervisor or facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns The Watch Commander should initial the log of inconsistent documentation, or untimely completion of, to approve the temporary custody and safety checks. should also initial the log when the individual ☒ is released from custody or transferred to ☐ ☐ another facility. The Watch Commander should make periodic checks to ensure all log entries and safety and security checks are made on time. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 900.3.3 Staffing Plan (a) Whenever there is a person in custody, there shall be The Chief of Police or the authorized at least one person on duty at all times who meets the designee shall ensure a staffing plan is training standards established by the Board for general prepared and maintained, indicating fire and life safety. [Penal Code section 6030(c)]. assigned personnel and their duties. The ☒ plan should ensure that at least one member ☐ ☐ who meets the training standards established by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for general fire- and life-safety and is trained in fire- and life-safety procedures relating specifically to the facility is on-duty at all times (15 CCR 1028). The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one All staff members are trained in fire and life person on duty who trained in fire and life safety ☒ safety. ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. (b) The facility administrator, in conjunction with the 473 Medical Procedures health authority, shall develop and implement policies and procedures consistent with the requirements of Penal Code Section 6048(b) that require correctional officers ☒ ☐ ☐ certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to begin CPR on a nonresponsive person without obtaining approval from supervisors or medical staff, when it is safe and appropriate to do so. These policies shall cover the following key elements: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Acceptable CPR methods and application. (2) Correctional officers shall be certified in CPR and a copy of the certification shall be on file in the facility or at ☒ ☐ ☐ a central location and available for review. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 3 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (3) Correctional officers shall immediately summon medical aid when a person is identified as nonresponsive and shall administer CPR unless the correctional officer ☒ ☐ ☐ is aware of a known medical condition(s) that would contraindicate its use. (4) Correctional officers shall use personal protective equipment when administering CPR whenever possible ☒ ☐ ☐ to reduce exposure to bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens that may contain disease-causing agents. (5) If an imminent physical danger prevents a correctional officer from safely administering CPR, they shall begin or resume CPR as soon as the threat has ☒ ☐ ☐ passed, or the nonresponsive person has been safely removed from danger, provided medical aid has not yet arrived. (6) The correctional officer shall continue administering 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 medical responders are present when a person is ☒ ☐ ☐ identified as nonresponsive, correctional officers shall defer CPR to those individuals. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL3 Tulare Police Department Policy Manual Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a Current revision date: 06-26-2024 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 ☒ 900.12 Assigned Administrator administrator/manager. ☐ ☐ (m) Inspections and operations reviews (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 ☐ ☐ 300.3.4 Restrictions on the Use of Carotid holds. Control Hold (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including 306 Handcuffing and Restraints the restraint of pregnant persons as referenced in ☒ ☐ ☐ Penal Code Section 3407. 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 4 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly ☒ 420 Cite and Release Policy received persons for release. ☐ ☐ 900.2 Policy (6) Security and control including physical counts and 902 Custodial Searches searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, 900.12 Assigned Administrator contraband control, and key control. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, Annual review and evaluation of security review, evaluate, and make a record of security measures including internal and external measures. The review and evaluation shall include security measures including security internal and external security measures of the facility measures specific to prevention of sexual including security measures specific to prevention of abuse and sexual harassment, sanitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. safety, and maintenance (15 CCR 1280). ☒ ☐ ☐ These supplemental procedures shall be reviewed and updated no less than every two years and shall be available to all members (15 CCR 1029). An annual security review was completed with the updating of the policy manual on 06- 26-2024. (7) Emergency procedures include: 900.12 Assigned Administrator (A) fire suppression preplan as required by ☒ (g) Fire- and life-safety, including a fire section 1032 of these regulations; ☐ ☐ suppression pre-plan as required by 15 CCR 1032 (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of 900.12 Assigned Administrator hostages; ☒ (e) Escapes ☐ ☐ (j) Civil and other disturbances including hostage situations (C) mass arrests; ☒ 473.8 Arrests ☐ ☐ (D) natural disasters; ☒ 900.12 Assigned Administrator ☐ ☐ (h) Disaster plans (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and ☒ 900.12 Assigned Administrator ☐ ☐ (k) Periodic testing of emergency equipment (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, 900.5.7 Firearms and Other Security ☒ ammunition, chemical agents, and related Measures ☐ ☐ security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ 408 Crisis Response Unit ☐ ☐ (9) Separation of incarcerated persons. ☒ 900.4.1 Screening and Placement ☐ ☐ (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse ☒ 904 Prison Rape Elimination and sexual harassment. ☐ ☐ (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and 904.2 Policy respond to retaliation against any staff or person after ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting any abuse. (12) Release policy, including release planning for ☒ 420 Cite and Release Policy incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ 900.2 Policy 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 5 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 904 Prison Rape Elimination Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: BSCC staff observed PREA posters in the (1) multiple internal ways for incarcerated people to lobby area and determined the agency is privately report sexual abuse and sexual ☒ compliant with this regulation. harassment, retaliation by other incarcerated ☐ ☐ persons or staff for reporting sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and staff neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents, (2) a method for uninvolved incarcerated persons, 904 Prison Rape Elimination family, community members, and other interested third parties to report sexual abuse or sexual ☒ BSCC staff observed PREA posters in the ☐ ☐ harassment. The method for reporting shall be holding cell area and determined the agency publicly posted at the facility. is compliant with this regulation. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in temporary custody The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide prevention program developed by the facility (d) Individuals who are a suspected suicide administrator or designee, in conjunction with the health risk (see the Mental Illness Commitments authority and mental health director, to identify, monitor, Policy). and provide treatment to those incarcerated persons who ☒ 1. If the officer taking custody of an present a suicide risk. ☐ ☐ individual believes that he/she may be a The program shall include the following: suicide risk, the officer shall ensure continuous direct supervision until evaluation, release, or a transfer to an appropriate facility is completed (15 CCR 1030). (a) Annual suicide prevention training for all custodial 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in personnel. Temporary Custody (d) Individuals who are a suspected suicide risk (see the Mental Illness Commitments Policy). (a) If the officer taking custody of an ☒ individual believes that the individual ☐ ☐ may be a suicide risk, the officer shall ensure continuous direct supervision until evaluation, release, or a transfer to an appropriate facility is completed (15 CCR 1030). (b) Custodial personnel shall attend annual suicide prevention training. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon 900.4.1 Screening and Placement intake and prior to housing assignment. ☒ (a) Advise the Watch Commander of any ☐ ☐ significant risks presented by the individual (e.g., suicide risk, health risk, violence). (c) Suicide prevention screening during special 900.4.1 Screening and Placement situations, including placement in restrictive housing, ☒ (a) Advise the Watch Commander of any following a hearing, and after a transfer or change in ☐ ☐ significant risks presented by the individual classification. (e.g., suicide risk, health risk, violence). 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 6 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) Provisions facilitating communication among 900.11 Release and/or Transfer arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, court staff, (g) Any known threat or danger the medical and mental health personnel in relation to suicide individual may pose (e.g., escape risk, risk. suicide potential, medical condition) is documented, and the documentation is ☒ transported with the individual if he/she ☐ ☐ is being sent to another facility. 1. The department member transporting the individual shall ensure such risks are communicated to intake personnel at the other facility. (e) Housing recommendations for people at risk of suicide 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in that balance safety and environment. The least restrictive ☐ ☐ ☒ temporary custody environment should be considered. (f) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in temporary custody (d) Individuals who are a suspected suicide risk (see the Mental Illness Commitments Policy). 1. If the officer taking custody of an ☐ ☐ ☒ individual believes that he/she may be a suicide risk, the officer shall ensure continuous direct supervision until evaluation, release, or a transfer to an appropriate facility is completed (15 CCR 1030). (g) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and ☒ 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious procedures. ☐ ☐ Injury (h) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides ☒ 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious attempts. ☐ ☐ Injury 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious (i) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and Injury attempted suicides as defined by the facility (j) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of administrator, including the development of a corrective suicides and attempted suicides as defined action plan to address deficiencies identified in the ☒ by the facility administrator, including the administrative review. ☐ ☐ development of a corrective action plan to address deficiencies identified in the administrative review. (j) Provisions for follow up care as needed. 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in Note: Subsection (k) does not apply and has been ☒ temporary custody ☐ ☐ deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 900.11 Assigned Administrator (g) Fire- and life-safety, including a fire Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility suppression pre-plan administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire Review of the plan was completed in Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression conjunction with the fire inspection. which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local 900.12 Assigned Administrator fire department to be included as part of the policy and ☒ (g) Fire- and life-safety, including a fire procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of ☐ ☐ suppression pre-plan as required by Regulations Section 1029); 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 7 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by facility staff with 900.12 Assigned Administrator (g) two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ BSCC staff reviewed the past 24 months of ☐ ☐ fire inspections and determined the agency is compliant with this regulation. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 900.12 Assigned Administrator (g) Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires inspections at least once every two years; ☒ The current fire inspection was completed by ☐ ☐ the Tulare Fire Department on 02-28-2024. (d) an evacuation plan; and 900.12 Assigned Administrator (f) Evacuation plans ☒ ☐ ☐ Evacuation plans are posted on the walls in the holding cell area. (e) a plan for the emergency housing of incarcerated ☒ Arrestees would be released or transferred people in the case of fire. ☐ ☐ to Tulare County Sheriff. 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS Incidents will be documented according to 344 Report Preparation Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of written records 900.5.8 Reporting physical harm or serious and reporting of all incidents which result in physical ☒ threat of physical harm ☐ ☐ harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or incarcerated person of a detention facility or other The agency reported no incidents with an person. individual while in temporary holding this review period. 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 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policy and procedures to comply with the in-custody death Notification to the Attorney General within 10 reporting requirements of Government Code section days of any death in custody including any 12525. The facility administrator shall submit a copy of ☒ reasonably known facts concerning the ☐ ☐ the report filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC death (Government Code § 12525) within 10 days of an in-custody death. A copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General shall also be submitted to the BSCC within 10 days of the death. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious health administrator, shall develop written policy and Injury procedures to conduct an initial review and complete a written report of every in-custody death within 30 days of A written policy and procedures to conduct the death. The team that conducts the initial review shall ☒ ☐ ☐ an initial review and complete a written include, at a minimum, the facility administrator or report of every in-custody death within 30 designee, the health administrator, the responsible days of the death. physician and other health care, and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 8 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to Injury policies, procedures, or practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (j) 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. (c) The facility administrator shall submit a copy of the 900.10 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious initial review report of every in-custody death to the BSCC Injury 1. within 60 days of the death. The facility administrator shall ☒ ☐ ☐ provide a copy of the initial review report that comports A copy of the initial review report of an in- with the disclosure requirements of section 832.10 of the custody death shall be provided to the Penal Code. 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 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious jail, lockup, or court holding facility the BSCC may inspect Injury of a Juvenile and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter within 30 Juveniles are held outside the jail facility. calendar days of the death. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 9 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 900.4.1 Screening and Placement (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, BSCC staff reviewed “booking” paperwork, or III facility shall develop and implement a written which included questions about biographical classification plan designed to properly assign information, suicide assessment, mental incarcerated persons to housing units and activities health questions, communicable diseases, according to the categories of gender identity, age, PREA, classification, and medical needs. criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non- assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the incarcerated people and staff. Such ☒ housing unit assignment shall be accomplished to the ☐ ☐ extent possible within the limits of the available number of distinct housing units or cells in a facility. The written classification plan shall be based on objective criteria and include receiving screening performed at the time of intake by trained personnel, and a record of each person's classification level, housing restrictions, and housing assignments. Note: Subsection (b) does not apply and has been deleted. (c) In deciding housing and programming assignments, the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the health and safety of the incarcerated person, and whether the placement ☒ ☐ ☐ would present management or security problems. A person’s own views with respect to their own safety shall be given serious consideration. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 900.4 Initiating Temporary Custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ 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 900.4.1 Screening and Placement made of the person being booked as to whether the 1016.3 Exposure Control Officer – person has or has had any communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of ☒ (d) Evaluation of persons in custody for any tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or ☐ ☐ exposure risk and measures to separate other special medical problem identified by the health them. authority. The response shall be noted on the medical screening from. 1052 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS IDENTIFICATION 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in temporary custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ (k) Any individual who appears to be a ☐ ☐ procedures to identify and evaluate all incarcerated danger to him/herself or others due to a people who may be in behavioral crisis. Evaluation of mental disorder, or who appears gravely behavioral crisis may include telehealth. disabled (15 CCR 1052). 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 10 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 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 900.3.1 Individuals Who Should Not Be in Temporary Custody Except for Type IV facilities, facility administrators shall (g) Any individual who has exhibited develop and implement policies and procedures for the ☒ extremely violent or continuously violent administrative separation of incarcerated people. ☐ ☐ behavior including behavior that results in the destruction of property or demonstrates an intent to cause physical harm to him/herself or others will be immediately transported to the county jail. Policies and procedures must include: The arrestee will be immediately transported (a) Administrative separation may consist of separate to the county jail. housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of incarcerated people and facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. Note: Subsections (b) through (e) do not apply and have been deleted. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL The Facility does not have a safety cell. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those people who ☐ ☐ ☒ display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures governing safety cell use and may delegate ☐ ☐ ☒ authority to place an incarcerated person in a safety cell to a physician. Policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to: (a) In no case shall the safety cell be used for punishment ☐ ☐ ☒ or as a substitute for treatment. (b) A person shall be placed in a safety cell only with the approval of the facility manager or designee, or ☐ ☐ ☒ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every four hours. (c) A medical assessment shall be completed as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from the time of placement in the safety cell. The person shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ medically cleared for continued retention, referral to advanced treatment, or removal from the safety cell a minimum of every 24 hours thereafter. (d) The facility manager, designee or responsible health care staff shall obtain a mental health opinion/consultation with responsible health care staff on ☐ ☐ ☒ placement and retention, which shall be secured as soon as possible, but not more than 12 hours from placement. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 11 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (e) Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every 30 minutes, with no more than a 15-minute ☐ ☐ ☒ lapse between safety checks. Such observation shall be documented. (f) Procedures shall be established to assure ☐ ☐ ☒ administration of necessary nutrition and fluids. (g) People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal ☐ ☐ ☒ privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL The facility does not have a sobering cell as defined in this 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. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all persons must ☐ ☐ ☒ receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half ☐ ☐ ☒ hour. Such observation shall be documented. 1057 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in temporary custody The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and (j) Any individual who is obviously ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the identification and evaluation, developmentally disabled appropriate classification and housing, protection, and nondiscrimination of all incarcerated persons with developmental disabilities. The health authority or designee shall contact the Will occur at the county jail. regional center for any incarcerated person suspected or confirmed to have a developmental disability for the ☐ ☐ ☒ purposes of diagnosis or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES The Facility does not use restraints beyond handcuffs or shackles. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop and implement 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in written policies and procedures for the use of restraint temporary custody devices. Restraint devices include any devices which 900.6 Use of Restraint Devices immobilize extremities or prevent the incarcerated person ☒ ☐ ☐ from being ambulatory. The provisions of this section do (l) Any individual who needs restraint beyond not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles, or other the use of handcuffs or shackles for security restraint devices when used to restrain incarcerated Reason will be immediately transported to people for security reasons. The facility manager may the county jail. delegate authority to place an incarcerated person in restraints to responsible health care staff. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 12 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (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. (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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 13 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (11) All events and information related to the placement in restraints shall be documented and shall be video recorded unless exigent circumstances prevent staff from doing so. The documentation shall ☐ ☐ ☒ include: the reason for placement; person authorizing placement; names of staff involved in the placement; injuries sustained; and the duration of placement. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT PERSONS 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons 900.6.1 Pregnant Adults The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ Women who are known to be pregnant ☐ ☐ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant should be restrained in accordance with the people. In accordance with Penal Code Section 3407, the Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An incarcerated person known to be pregnant or 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons in recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy shall not be restrained by the use of leg or Leg irons, waist chains, or handcuffs behind waist restraints, or handcuffs behind the body. ☒ 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. (2) An incarcerated pregnant person in labor, during 306.3.2 Restraint of Pregnant Persons delivery, or in recovery after delivery or termination of the pregnancy, shall not be restrained by the wrists, No person who is in labor, delivery, or ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the recovery after delivery shall be handcuffed or safety and security of the incarcerated person, the ☒ restrained except in extraordinary staff, or the public. ☐ ☐ circumstances and only when a supervisor makes an individualized determination that 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 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in who is currently responsible for the medical care of Temporary Custody an incarcerated pregnant person during a medical ☒ (l) Any individual who needs restraint beyond emergency, labor, delivery, or recovery after delivery ☐ ☐ the use of handcuffs or shackles for security or termination of the pregnancy determines that the reasons (15 CCR 1058). removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of an incarcerated person’s 900.3.1 Individuals who should not be in pregnancy, they shall be advised, orally or in writing, Temporary Custody ☒ of the standards and policies governing incarcerated (l) Any individual who needs restraint beyond ☐ ☐ pregnant people. the use of handcuffs or shackles for security reasons (15 CCR 1058). 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 900.5.5 Telephone Calls The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures which allow access to a telephone or 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 14 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 900.5.5 Telephone Calls (c) Calls between an individual in temporary The facility administrator shall develop written policies custody and his/her attorney shall be and procedures to ensure incarcerated persons have ☒ deemed confidential and shall not be access to the court and to legal counsel. ☐ ☐ monitored, eavesdropped upon or recorded Such access shall consist of: (Penal Code § 851.5(b)(1); 15 CCR 1068). 900.5.9 Attorneys and Bail Bondsmen (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 900.5.10 Discipline Wherever discipline is administered, each facility Discipline will not be administered to any administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary individual in custody at this facility. actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated persons. ☐ ☐ ☒ Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy should indicate as such. If discipline IS administered, Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. Such rules and disciplinary actions shall be stated simply and affirmatively and posted conspicuously in housing ☐ ☐ ☒ units and the booking area or issued to each person upon booking. For those individuals with limited literacy, who are unable to read English, and for persons with disabilities, provision shall be made for the jail staff to instruct them ☐ ☐ ☒ verbally or provide them with material in an understandable form regarding jail rules and disciplinary procedures and actions. 1081 PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE OF INCARCERATED 900.5.10 Discipline PERSONS Discipline will not be administered to any Each facility administrator shall develop written policies individual in custody at this facility. 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 15 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Such charges pending against an incarcerated person shall be acted on with the following provisions and within specified timeframes: ☐ ☐ ☒ 1. A copy of the report, or a separate written notice of the violation(s), shall be provided to the incarcerated person. 2. Unless declined by the incarcerated person, a hearing shall be provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charges in writing. The hearing may be postponed or continued for a reasonable time through a written waiver by the incarcerated person, or for good cause. 3. The incarcerated person shall be permitted to appear on their own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The ☐ ☐ ☒ incarcerated person shall have access to staff or assistance when they have limited literacy, or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours after an incarcerated person has been ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of the charge(s) in writing. 5. Subsequent to final disposition of disciplinary charges by the disciplinary officer, the charges and ☐ ☐ ☒ the action taken shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee. 6. The incarcerated person shall be advised in a written statement by the fact-finders about the evidence relied on and the reasons for the ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary action. A copy of the record shall be kept pursuant to Penal Code Section 4019.5. 7. There shall be a policy of review and appeal to a ☐ ☐ ☒ supervisor on all disciplinary action. 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 900.5.10 Discipline The degree of actions taken by the disciplinary officer Discipline will not be administered to any shall be directly related to the severity of the rule individual in custody at this facility. 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 16 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 900.5.10 Discipline The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly Discipline will not be administered to any prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Disciplinary individual in custody at this facility. actions shall not include corporal punishment, group punishment when feasible, or physical or psychological degradation. ☐ ☐ ☒ Additionally, there shall be the following limitations: (a) Disciplinary separation shall be considered an option of last resort and as a response to the most serious and threatening behavior, for the shortest time possible, and with the least restrictive conditions possible. (1) If a person is on disciplinary separation status for 30 consecutive days there shall be a review by the facility manager before the disciplinary separation status is continued. This review shall include a ☐ ☐ ☒ consultation with health care staff. Such reviews shall continue at least every fifteen days thereafter until the disciplinary status has ended. This review shall be documented. (2) The disciplinary separation cells or cell shall have the minimum furnishings and space specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.6 and 2.7. Occupants shall be issued clothing and bedding as specified in Articles 13 and 14 of these regulations and shall not be deprived of them through any portion of the day ☐ ☐ ☒ except that those incarcerated persons who engage in the destruction of bedding or clothing may be deprived of such articles. The decision to deprive a person of such articles of clothing and bedding shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee during each 24-hour period. (3) If after placement in separation, mental health or medical staff determine that an individual has serious mental illness or an intellectual disability, they shall ☐ ☐ ☒ be removed from disciplinary separation immediately upon this determination. (b) The delegation of authority to any incarcerated person or group of incarcerated people to exercise the right of punishment over any other incarcerated person or group ☐ ☐ ☒ of incarcerated people. Note: PC § 4019.5. (c) In no case shall a safety cell, as specified in Title 24, Part 2, 1231.2.5, or any restraint device be used for ☐ ☐ ☒ disciplinary purposes. (d) No incarcerated person may be deprived of the implements necessary to maintain an acceptable level of ☐ ☐ ☒ personal hygiene as specified in Section 1265 of these regulations. (e) Food shall not be withheld as a disciplinary measure. ☐ ☐ ☒ (f) Correspondence privileges shall not be withheld except in cases where the incarcerated person has violated correspondence regulations, in which case ☐ ☐ ☒ correspondence may be suspended for no longer than 72 hours, without the review and approval of the facility manager. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 17 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (g) In no case shall access to courts and legal counsel be ☐ ☐ ☒ suspended as a disciplinary measure. 1084 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS 900.5.10 Discipline Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept Discipline will not be administered to any ☐ ☐ ☒ of all disciplinary actions administered therefore. This individual in custody at this facility. requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule violation reports and report of the disposition of each. 1270 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE 900.9 Standard Bedding and Linen Issue The standard issue of clean suitable bedding and linens, Arrestees will not be held for six hours. for each incarcerated person entering a living area who is However, in the event of an emergency or ☒ ☐ ☐ expected to remain overnight, shall include, but not be unforeseen circumstances, a person may be limited to: held longer, and bedding would be provided (a) one serviceable mattress which meets the in such events. requirements of Section 1272 of these regulations; (b) one mattress cover or one sheet; ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) one blanket or more depending up on climatic ☒ ☐ ☐ conditions. Policy and procedure shall require that items (a), (b), and ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) above be provided prior to the first night in the facility. Two blankets or sleep bag may be issued in place of one mattress cover or one sheet at the request of the ☒ ☐ ☐ incarcerated person. Temporary Holding facilities which hold persons longer than 12 hours shall provide an incarcerated person with bedding and linen that meet the requirements of (a), (b) ☒ ☐ ☐ and (d) above prior to their first night in the facility and every night thereafter. 1280 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY, AND 900.11 Assigned Administrator MAINTENANCE Annual review (11/11/2024) and evaluation The facility administrator shall develop written policies of security measures including internal and and procedures for the maintenance of an acceptable external security measures, sanitation, ☒ ☐ ☐ level of cleanliness, repair, and safety throughout the safety, and maintenance. 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 18 of 22 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 324.12 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 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious Injury of a Juvenile The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☒ 324.3 Juveniles Who Should not be Held and procedures concerning minors being held in ☐ ☐ temporary custody which shall address: 324.3.3 Suicide Prevention of Juveniles in (a) suicide risk and prevention; Custody (b) use of restraints; ☒ 324.9 Use of Restraint Devices ☐ ☐ (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and 324.12 Suicide Attempt, Death, or Serious ☒ Injury of a Juvenile ☐ ☐ 324.3.1 Emergency Medical Care of Juveniles in Custody (d) prohibiting use of discipline. 324.8 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. 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY 324.8 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. 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. (3) access to drinking water; ☒ (h) Juveniles shall have reasonable access ☐ ☐ to a drinking fountain or water. (4) access to language services; ☒ (p) Juveniles shall have access to language ☐ ☐ services. (5) access to disabilities services; ☒ (q) Juveniles shall have access to disability ☐ ☐ services. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 19 of 22 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. (7) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, ☒ (i) Juveniles shall have privacy during and/or lawyer; ☐ ☐ family, guardian, and/or lawyer visits. (8) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure (l) Blankets shall be provided as reasonably the comfort of the minor; and ☒ necessary: ☐ ☐ 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. (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. ☐ ☐ The agency has posted signage regarding this regulation in the area they are holding minors. In addition, they have handouts for the minors. 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND 324.7 No-Contact Requirements INCARCERATED ADULTS ☒ The facility administrator shall establish policies and ☐ ☐ procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of incarcerated people) shall ☒ ☐ ☐ maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY 324.11 Secure Custody A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace If Juveniles are held in secure detention, officer on the basis that they are a person described by they will be detained outside the jail facility. Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions of secure custody set forth in these standards are met. ☒ ☐ ☐ Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief of the peace officer present a serious security risk of harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure custody set forth in these standards are met. Note: Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or older. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 20 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 In making the determination whether the minor presents (a) Age, maturity, and delinquent history 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 ☒ (b) Severity of offense for which the juvenile taken into custody; ☐ ☐ was taken into custody (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the ☒ (c) The juvenile offender’s behavior minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; ☐ ☐ (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate (d) Availability of staff to provide adequate supervision or protection of the minor; and ☒ supervision or protection of the juvenile ☐ ☐ offender (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who ☒ (e) Age, type, and number of other are detained in the facility. ☐ ☐ individuals in custody at the facility 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY 324.1.1 Secure custody - When a juvenile offender While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a is 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. prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 324.11.1 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 during ☐ ☐ a minimum, includes: the entire custody. (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the (d) Unscheduled safety checks to provide minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least ☒ for the health and welfare of the juvenile by once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. ☐ ☐ a staff member, no less than once every 15 minutes, shall occur. (b) Minors of different genders shall not be placed in the (e) Males and females shall not be placed in same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☒ the same locked room. ☐ ☐ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 324.11 Secure Custody CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE When practicable and when no locked enclosure is available, handcuffing one hand Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked ☒ of a juvenile offender to a fixed object while ☐ ☐ enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for otherwise maintaining the juvenile in non- more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure secure custody should be considered as the is available. method of secure custody. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant An employee must be present at all times to direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety ☒ ensure the juvenile’s safety while secured to ☐ ☐ while secured to a stationary object. a stationary object. Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 Juveniles shall not be secured to a minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be stationary object for more than 60 minutes. approved by a supervisor. ☒ Supervisor approval is required to secure a ☐ ☐ juvenile to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes and every 30 minutes thereafter. 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 21 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE CUSTODY 324.4 Custody of Juveniles Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the No juvenile should be held in temporary criteria for secure custody as specified in Section custody at the Tulare Police Department 207.1(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be without authorization of the arresting officer's held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, supervisor or the Watch Commander. facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or Juveniles taken into custody shall be held in arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate non-secure custody unless otherwise juvenile facility. While minors are held in temporary non- ☒ authorized by this policy. secure custody the provisions of Section 1143 apply. ☐ ☐ Any juvenile taken into custody shall be released to the care of the juvenile’s parent or other responsible adult or transferred to a juvenile custody facility or to other authority as soon as practicable and in no event shall a juvenile be held beyond six hours from the time of his/her entry into the Tulare Police Department. 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- Non-secure custody - When a juvenile is held SECURE CUSTODY in the presence of an officer or other custody employee at all times and is not placed in a Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive locked room, cell, or behind any locked constant direct visual observation by staff of the law doors. Juveniles in non-secure custody may enforcement facility. Entry and release times shall be be handcuffed but not to a stationary or documented and made available for review. Monitoring secure object. Personal supervision through a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices direct visual monitoring and audio two-way shall never replace constant direct visual observation. ☒ communication is maintained. Monitoring ☐ ☐ through electronic devices, such as video, does not replace direct visual observation . BSCC staff reviewed Non-Secure detention logs dating back to September 2023 and determined the agency is complaint with this regulation. The logs were complete with the required information. 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY 324.3 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. 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. Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked 324.11.1 Locked Enclosures room shall include safety checks at least once every 15 (d) Unscheduled safety checks to provide minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state or ☒ for the health and welfare of the juvenile by ☐ ☐ release. These safety checks shall be documented, with a staff member, no less than once every 15 actual time of occurrence recorded. minutes, shall occur. 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. ☐ ☐ 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PRO CI 25-26 Page 22 of 22 A351 TH PRO eff. 04.01.25 PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99 Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR) BSCC Code: 5925 FACILITY NAME: Tulare Police Facility FACILITY TYPE: THJ APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 6/94: X 2/99: OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 09/24/2025 ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception and Booking (2.1) ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains a weapons locker, designed as outlined in these regulations. Contains a cell or room for confinement pending Two caged rooms for booking; non-rated. ☒ ☐ ☐ booking Contains a detoxification cell (WA in TH; NA in CH) 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 Pre 2/99 facility. 2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure ☐ ☐ ☒ area The facility does not have a shower. Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables ☒ ☐ ☐ Locked cabinet. Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) ☒ ☐ ☐ 2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running Pre 2/99 facility. water ☐ ☐ ☒ Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2) ☒ ☐ ☐ 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 of 8 feet or more Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates Contains water closet (toilet), washbasin, and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☒ ☐ ☐ A bunk is provided if inmates are held 12 hours or more ☒ ☐ ☐ 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PHY CI 25-26 - 1 - ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § 1050 and 1053 ☐ ☐ ☒ No staging cells. 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 Cell (2.4) 7-18-24/JP; The facility was originally built with 01: name change to “Sobering Cell” ☐ ☐ ☒ a sobering cell. The cell is closed for use and Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate was converted into the janitor’s closet. Office staff do not have a key to the closet. Is limited to no more than 8 inmates ☐ ☐ ☒ Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear ☐ ☐ ☒ ceiling height of 8 feet or more Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and drinking fountain as specified by these regulations ☐ ☐ ☒ 2016: Padding has been removed, and the cell is not in use. Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures ☐ ☐ ☒ Provides for clear visual supervision by staff ☐ ☐ ☒ Padding on floor ☐ ☐ ☒ Safety Cell (2.5) ☐ ☐ ☒ 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 Padded floor, door and walls ☐ ☐ ☒ Equipped with a variable intensity, security light, ☐ ☐ ☒ inaccessible to the occupant 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PHY CI 25-26 - 2 - ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 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 ☐ ☐ ☒ Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided to store equipment such as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. ☒ ☐ ☐ Janitors' Closet (2.20) In the administration area. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lockable, containing a mop sink and storage space Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22) There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control. When visual electronic surveillance is use, it is located primarily in ☒ ☐ ☐ corridors, elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as entrances and exits. 2-99: Video monitoring option deleted. Emergency Power (2.24) There is an emergency power source available and capable of providing minimal lighting in all areas and ☒ ☐ ☐ maintaining fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm systems. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PHY CI 25-26 - 3 - ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Attorney Interview Space (2.26) In the administration area. ☒ ☐ ☐ Available and provides for confidentiality Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1) 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: Provided at a ratio of at least 1:16 in holding and ☒ ☐ ☐ staging cells. 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) Available in the security area; provide hot and cold or ☒ ☐ ☐ tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to water and soap so that they may be easily cleaned. Beds/Bunks (3.5) (NA in CH; applicable in TH if inmates are held longer than 12 hours) 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. Lighting (3.6) 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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PHY CI 25-26 - 4 - ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Windows (3.7) Windows that are accessible to inmates are no greater ☒ ☐ ☐ than 5 inches in on dimension. Cell Padding (3.8) The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells. In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and ☐ ☐ ☒ everything on them are padded. All padded cells are equipped with an tamper resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM. All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all surfaces; ☐ ☐ ☒ and, without exposed seams. Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9) ☐ ☐ ☒ A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is provided near each washbasin. Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks are provided wherever feasible. ☐ ☐ ☒ 2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type 2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted ☐ ☐ ☒ Seating (3.10) Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are ☒ ☐ ☐ provided per inmate. 2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely fastened to the wall and/or floor. Weapons Locker (3.12) (NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities) A secure weapons locker is located outside the ☒ ☐ ☐ security perimeter of the facility and no weapons are brought into the security area. Lockers have individual compartments, locks and keys. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ PHY CI 25-26 - 5 - BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 5925 FACILITY: Tulare Police Facility TYPE: THJ 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 Booking Holding 1994 3 1 4 (12) 8.7'x 11.4' x 8.1' 1 1 1 Note: Bench 6.7' x 30" and can be used for a bench or a bed. Cell capacity limited by available bench space. Booking Sobering 1994 1 5 (5) 8.7' x 11.4' x 8.1' 1 1 1 Note: 7-18-24/JP; By policy and practice, Sobering cell is not used – intoxicated persons are taken to the Tulare County Jail and are not held in this facility. In 2016 – Padding has been removed; the cell was converted into a janitor’s closet. Note: Two screened enclosures are located at the booking counter for processing fingerprints and photographs of detainees. *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. 5925 Tulare Police Facility THJ LASE CI 25-26 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult.dot (9/98)