Del Norte County, Detention Facilities (2018-2020 inspection cycle)

April 30, 2020 Erik Apperson, Sheriff Del Norte County Sheriff's Office 650 Fifth Street Crescent City, CA 95531 2018-2020 BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF DEL NORTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JAIL AND COURT HOLDING FACILITY, PENAL CODE 6031 Dear Sheriff Apperson: Between February 27-28, 2020, Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) staff conducted the 2018-2020 biennial inspection of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office County Detention and Court Holding Facility. Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031, this inspection was performed to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR). In addition, BSCC conducted compliance monitoring pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 209(f) and the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The complete BSCC inspection report is enclosed and consists of: this transmittal letter; the Title 15 Procedures Checklist outlining applicable minimum standards; a Physical Plant Evaluation outlining Title 24 requirements for design; and, a Living Area Space Evaluation summarizing the physical plant configuration and showing the capacity of the facility. Refer to the Title 15 Checklist for compliance status and evidence used to determine compliance. LOCAL INSPECTIONS In addition to the biennial inspection 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). Please consider our report in conjunction with the reports from the County Health Officer and the respective fire authorities for a comprehensive perspective of your facility. Each of the local inspections were current in the Main Jail with the exception of the Medical/Mental Health inspection. The Court Holding Facility could not provide documentation for local inspection reports for their Fire, Environmental Health and Medical/Mental Health inspections. Undersheriff Bill Steven said he would advise the BSCC when the reports were located or when the inspections have been completed. BSCC staff also notified the Court Executive Officer, Esperanza Esparza, of the inspection deficiencies on the day of the inspection. Prior to completing this report, Undersheriff Bill Steven notified the BSCC that all local inspections for the Court Holding Facility were completed and up to date. 0640/0645 Del Norte LTR 18-20 1 Facilities are assessed against Title 24 requirements in place at the time of design or significant remodel to the jail area. Sheriff Erik Apperson Del Norte County Page 2 Facility Fire Environmental Medical/Mental Nutritional Health Inspection Health Health County Jail 10/24/2019 3/11/2020 3/11/2020 7/9/2019 Court Holding 4/27/2020 4/27/2020 4/27/2020 N/A BSCC INSPECTION Title 15, CCR Inspection The inspection consisted of a review of policies and procedures related specifically to applicable Title 15, CCR sections1, a site visit to review operations, physical plant and relevant documentation, and interviews with administration, facility staff, inmates, and collaborative partners. The following items of noncompliance with Title 15, CCR were identified; please refer to the Procedures Checklist for detailed information and technical assistance: County Jail Title 15, Section 1027.5 Safety Checks During the review of safety check documentation, BSCC staff determined the agency to be noncompliant with this regulation based on safety check logs being incomplete or intermittently completed and routinely exceeding the 60-minute time lapse between checks as required by this regulation. It was also noted that, prior to January 2020; safety checks were not being conducted at random intervals as stated in definitions of a safety check. The logs had predesignated times to complete safety checks on the hour. Del Norte Court Holding Facility Title 15, Section 1027 Number of Personnel BSCC staff determined the agency to be noncompliant with this regulation due to not having sufficient staff to ensure the implementation and operation of the programs and activities required by these regulations. During the onsite physical plant evaluation, interviews with the Correctional Technician and the Undersheriff, BSCC staff determined the agency noncompliant with this regulation based on not having an employee immediately available and accessible to inmates in the event of an emergency. The information provided during the inspection clearly indicated the Correctional Technician is not allowed to respond to the holding cells and the Bailiff is assigned to the courtrooms where they would be unable to respond to an inmate emergency when court is in session. 1 BSCC reviews only those policy and procedures required by, and applicable to, Title 15, CCR. BSCC staff do not “approve” policies and procedures nor do we review them for constitutional or legal issues. We recommend agencies seek review through their legal advisor, risk manager and other persons deemed appropriate. 0860 0865 Del Norte CCF CH LTR 18-20 Sheriff Erik Apperson Del Norte County Page 3 Title 15, Section 1027.5 Safety Checks BSCC staff determined the agency to be noncompliant with this regulation due to not being able to provide documentation for court holding safety checks being conducted when holding county inmates. During the review of the log book and interviews with staff, the log only indicated the names of inmates brought to the court holding facility from CDCR and the jail. Title 24, CCR Physical Plant No changes were made to the physical plant of the jail or court holding facility during this rating cycle. There are no outstanding items of noncompliance with Title 24 minimum standards. Please see the Living Area Space and Physical Plant Evaluations for detailed information. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Compliance Monitoring The BSCC monitors local detention facilities for compliance with the JJDPA. Minors are not held at the Del Norte County Jail and have designated areas separate from adult inmates at the Court Holding Facility. Corrective Action Plan If you choose to address the noncompliance issues noted, please provide a corrective action plan so we may update our files. This concludes the 2018-2020 biennial inspection cycle report of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office County Detention and Court Holding Facility. We look forward to working with you in the future to provide technical assistance. If you should have any questions, please contact me at (916) 621-2894 or by email at steven.wicklander@bscc.ca.gov. Sincerely, STEVEN WICKLANDER Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures cc: Bill Steven, Undersheriff, Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office (electronic copy sent) Presiding Judge, Del Norte County* Grand Jury, Del Norte County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Del Norte County* County Administrator, Del Norte County* *Complete copies of this inspection are available upon request and at www.bscc.ca.gov 0860 0865 Del Norte CCF CH LTR 18-20 TYPE II AND III FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0640 FACILITY NAME: Del Norte County Jail FACILITY TYPE: II PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Undersheriff Steven, Sergeant Williams and Correctional Technician DeBecker FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Steven Wicklander DATE: 2/27/2020 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE2 312 - Training (a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code Deputies assigned to the detention facilities Section 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, or attend a Corrections Officer Core Course or a IV facility shall successfully complete the “Corrections ☒ ☐ ☐ Corrections Officer Basic Academy Officer Core Course” as described in Section 179 of Title Supplemental Core Course. The most recent 15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. Standards Training for Corrections (STC) audit found the agency in compliance with STC training requirements. (b) Custodial Personnel who have successfully completed the course of instruction required by Penal Code Section The most recent Standards Training for 832.3 shall also successfully complete the “Corrections Corrections (STC) audit found the agency in ☒ ☐ ☐ Officer Basic Academy Supplemental Core Course” as compliance with STC training requirements. described in Section 180 of Title 15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. 1021 JAIL SUPERVISORY TRAINING 306 - Training for Managers and Supervisors Prior to assuming supervisory duties, jail supervisors shall ☒ ☐ ☐ The most recent Standards Training for complete the core training requirements pursuant to Section Corrections (STC) audit found the agency in 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course. compliance with STC training requirements. In addition, supervisory personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV jail shall also be required to complete either the STC The most recent Standards Training for Supervisory Course (as described in Section 181, Title 15, ☒ ☐ ☐ Corrections (STC) audit found the agency in CCR) or the POST supervisory course within one year from compliance with STC training requirements. date of assignment. 1023 JAIL MANAGEMENT TRAINING 306 - Training for Managers and Supervisors Managerial personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV jail shall be The most recent Standards Training for required to complete either the STC management course (as ☒ ☐ ☐ Corrections (STC) audit found the agency in described in Section 182, Title 15, CCR) or the POST compliance with STC training requirements. management course within one year from date of assignment. 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 For STC participating agencies, consistency with training sections 1020, 1023 & 1025 is annually assessed by the STC Division. Unless otherwise indicated, the regulatory intent is for training to occur within one year from the date of assignment. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 1 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1025 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 304 - Continuing Professional Education 308 - Jail Training Officer Program With the exception of any year that a core training module is successfully completed, all facility/system administrators, ☒ ☐ ☐ The most recent Standards Training for managers, supervisors, and custody personnel of a Type I, Corrections (STC) audit found the agency in II, III, or IV facility shall successfully complete the “annual compliance with STC training requirements. required training” specified in Section 184 of Title 15, CCR. 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum Requirements 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 an inmate in custody, there shall be at 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention Requirements facility or in the building which houses a local detention ☒ ☐ ☐ facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to inmates in the event of an emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum would conflict with the supervision and care of inmates in ☒ ☐ ☐ Requirements the event of an emergency. Whenever one or more female inmates are in custody, there 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum shall be at least one female employee who shall be Requirements ☒ ☐ ☐ immediately available and accessible to such females. Note: Reference PC§ 4021. To determine if there is a sufficient number of personnel for 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum a specific facility, the facility administrator shall prepare and Requirements retain a staffing plan indicating the personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a staffing plan shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ reviewed by the Board staff at the time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a review and recommendations shall be reported to the local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 2 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 508 - Inmate Safety Checks Safety checks shall be conducted at least hourly through BSCC staff reviewed several months of direct visual observation of all inmates. There shall be no documentation for safety checks from July of more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks. 2018 through February of 2020. The most recent months that were reviewed being January and February of 2020. The documentation provided by the agency were paper logs. During the review of safety check documentation, BSCC staff determined the agency to be noncompliant with this regulation based on safety check logs being incomplete or intermittently completed and routinely exceeding the 60-minute time lapse between ☐ ☒ ☐ checks as required by this regulation. It was also noted prior to January 2020; safety checks were not being conducted at random intervals as stated in definitions of a safety check. The logs had predesignated times to complete safety checks on the hour. Technical assistance was provided to the agency by explaining the liability with late or nondocumented safety checks. BSCC staff also explained the importance of conducting supervisory reviews of safety check documentation by senior deputies or supervisors to ensure compliance with this regulation and to hold staff accountable. There is a written plan that includes the documentation of 508 - Inmate Safety Checks ☒ ☐ ☐ routine safety checks. 1028 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 406 - Fire Safety Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6030(c), whenever there is Deputies assigned to the detention facilities ☒ ☐ ☐ an inmate in custody, there shall be at least one person on attend a Corrections Officer Core Course or a duty at all times who meets the training standards Corrections Officer Basic Academy established by the BSCC for general fire and life safety. Supplemental Core Course. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one 406 - Fire Safety person on duty who trained in fire and life safety procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ that relate specifically to the facility. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 3 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL 3 Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office Custody Policy and Procedures Manual Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and Date of last review: 6/2018 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality. Subsections c and d do not apply and have been deleted. (a) The manual for Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Table of organization, including channels of 100 - Organizational Structure and ☒ ☐ ☐ communications. Responsibility (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility 104 - Annual Review and Performance-Based administrator/manager. ☒ ☐ ☐ Goals and Objectives 112 - Annual Facility Inspection (3) Policy on the use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ 523 - Use of Force (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including the 525 - Use of Restraints restraint of pregnant inmates as referenced in Penal Code ☒ ☐ ☐ 526 - Electronic Restraints Section 3407. (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly received 503 - Cite and Release Policy inmates for release per Penal Code sections 849(b)(2) and 504 - Inmate Reception ☒ ☐ ☐ 853.6, and any other such processes as the facility 517 - Inmate Classification administrator is empowered to use. (6) Security and control including: ☒ ☐ ☐ (A) physical counts of inmates, 400 - Facility Emergencies ☒ ☐ ☐ 502 - Inmate Counts (B) searches of the facility and inmates, 504 - Inmate Reception ☒ ☐ ☐ 529 - Searches (C) contraband control, and, 504 - Inmate Reception ☒ ☐ ☐ 529 - Searches (D) key control. ☒ ☐ ☐ 222 - Key and Electronic Access Device Control Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, 112 - Annual Facility Inspection evaluate, and make a record of security measures. The review 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training and evaluation shall include internal and external security ☒ ☐ ☐ measures of the facility including security measures specific Date of inspection: 4/15/2020 to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. (7) Emergency procedures include: 406 - Fire Safety (A) fire suppression preplan as required by section ☒ ☐ ☐ 1032 of these regulations; (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; 400 - Facility Emergencies ☒ ☐ ☐ 502 - Inmate Counts (C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ 400 - Facility Emergencies 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 4 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (D) natural disasters; 400 - Facility Emergencies ☒ ☐ ☐ 404 - Emergency Staffing 410 - Evacuation Plan (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 408 - Emergency Power and Communications (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, ammunition, 515 - Management of Weapons and Control chemical agents, and related security devices. ☒ ☐ ☐ Devices 523 - Use of Force (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (9) Segregation of Inmates. ☒ ☐ ☐ 510 - Special Management Inmates (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse and 116 - Rules of Conduct sexual harassment. 118 - Discriminatory Harassment 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training ☒ ☐ ☐ 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum Requirements 1006 - Counseling Services (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and respond 116 - Rules of Conduct to retaliation against any staff or inmate after reporting ☒ ☐ ☐ 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training any abuse. (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be 716 - Health Appraisals limited to, the following: 1006 - Counseling Services (1) multiple internal ways for inmates to privately report sexual abuse and sexual harassment, retaliation by other ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates 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 inmates, family, 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training community members, and other interested third-parties to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The ☒ ☐ ☐ method for reporting shall be publicly posted at the facility. 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 330 - Support Personnel Training 721 - Medical Screening The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide 723 - Mental Health Services prevention program developed by the facility administrator, ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention in conjunction with the health authority and mental health 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those 757 - Continuous Quality Improvement inmates who present a suicide risk. The program shall include the following: (a) Suicide prevention training for all staff that have direct 330 - Support Personnel Training contact with inmates. 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention ☒ ☐ ☐ Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Instructor James Williams conducted training for staff on 4/29/2019. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon 721 - Medical Screening ☒ ☐ ☐ intake and prior to housing assignment. 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 5 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Provisions facilitating communication among 721 - Medical Screening arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, medical and 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk. The agency policy states persons who are brought to the facility and are obviously in need ☒ ☐ ☐ of immediate medical attention shall be referred to an emergency medical facility for clearance. The policy also provides Conditions that require a medical clearance prior to being accepted for booking. (d) Housing recommendations for inmates at risk of suicide. 721 - Medical Screening ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (e) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (f) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures. 757 - Continuous Quality Improvement (g) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides attempts. ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (h) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention attempted suicides as defined by the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review administrator. 757 - Continuous Quality Improvement 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 112 - Annual Facility Inspection 406 - Fire Safety Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility 2204.00 – Fire Suppression Preplan 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 fire 406 - Fire Safety department to be included as part of the policy and procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section The agency provided documentation of the local ☒ ☐ ☐ 1029); fire authority approving and reviewing the agency’s fire suppression preplan for the jail. (b) regular fire prevention inspections by facility staff on a 406 - Fire Safety monthly basis with two-year retention of the inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ record; (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 406 - Fire Safety Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires inspections at least once every two years; ☒ ☐ ☐ Date of last fire inspection: 10/24/2019 (d) an evacuation plan; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 410 - Evacuation Plan (e) a plan for the emergency housing of inmates in the case of 406 - Fire Safety fire. The agency has an agreement with CDCR to ☒ ☐ ☐ transfer inmates to the local prison in event of an emergency evacuation. 1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING 500 - Population Management System 502 - Inmate Counts Each facility administrator shall maintain an inmate ☒ ☐ ☐ demographics accounting system which reflects the monthly average daily population of sentenced and non-sentenced inmates by categories of male, female and juvenile. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 6 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Facility administrators shall provide the BSCC with 500 - Population Management System applicable inmate demographic information as described in ☒ ☐ ☐ the Jail Profile Survey. 1041 INMATE RECORDS 218 - Inmate Records (a) Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures for the maintenance of individual inmate records which shall ☒ ☐ ☐ include, but not be limited to, intake information, personal property receipts, commitment papers, court orders, reports of disciplinary actions taken, medical orders issued by the responsible physician and staff response, and non-medical information regarding disabilities and other limitations. (b) Each facility administrator shall collect accurate, 218 - Inmate Records uniform data for every allegation of sexual abuse at facilities under its direct control and from other facilities with which it contracts for the confinement of its inmates. The data ☒ ☐ ☐ collected shall include, at a minimum, the data necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of 34 U.S.C. section 30303(a)(1) (federal survey on sexual violence). 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 220 - Report Preparation Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and BSCC staff reviewed a sampling of several types procedures for the maintenance of written records and of incident reports written by jail staff. The ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting of all incidents which result in physical harm, or reports contained all relevant information serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or inmate of required by this regulation. a detention facility or other person. Such records shall include the names of the persons 220 - Report Preparation 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 220 - Report Preparation to investigate the incident and submitted to the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ manager or his/her designee. 1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN 238 - Community Relations and Public Information Plan Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures for the The agency’s policy states information is to be dissemination of information to the public, to other made available in the jail commander's office government agencies, and to the news media. The public and and assembled into a binder or clearly posted for inmates shall have available for review the following public viewing. ☒ ☐ ☐ material: When public members requests information, the on-duty sergeant prints out the required paperwork or information for the person requesting it. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections 238 - Community Relations and Public Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as found ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan in Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations. (b) Facility rules and procedures affecting inmates as 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ specified in sections: Information Plan (1) 1045, Public Information Plan 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 7 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) 1061, Inmate Education Plan 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (3) 1062, Visiting 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (4) 1063, Correspondence 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (5) 1064, Library Service 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (6) 1065, Exercise and Recreation 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (7) 1066, Books, Newspapers, Periodicals and Writings 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (8) 1067, Access to Telephone 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (9) 1068, Access to Courts and Counsel 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (10) 1069, Inmate Orientation 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (11) 1070, Individual/Family Service Programs 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (12) 1071, Voting 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (13) 1072, Religious Observance 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (14) 1073, Inmate Grievance Procedure 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (15) 1080, Rules and Disciplinary Penalties 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (16) 1081, Plan for Inmate Discipline 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (17) 1082, Forms of Discipline 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (18) 1083, Limitations on Discipline 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan (19) 1200, Responsibility for Health Care Services 238 - Community Relations and Public ☒ ☐ ☐ Information Plan 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 533 - Reporting In-Custody Deaths 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review (a) Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health In the event of an inmate death, the agency’s administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures policy states there will be an in-custody death to ensure that there is an initial review of every in-custody review, should be conducted no later than 72 death within 30 days. The review team shall include the hours, after the incident. The policy also facility administrator and/or the facility manager, the health indicates the review team should include the administrator, the responsible physician and other health following; care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) Sheriff and/or the Jail Commander (b) County Counsel (c) District Attorney (d) Investigative staff (e) Responsible Physician, qualified health care professionals, supervisors or other staff who are relevant to the incident 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 8 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the appropriateness of 533 - Reporting In-Custody Deaths clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review ☒ ☐ ☐ practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (b) Death of a Minor 533 - Reporting In-Custody Deaths In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a jail, ☒ ☐ ☐ lockup, or court holding facility: Minors are not held or brought to this facility. (1) The administrator of the facility shall provide to the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section 12525. A copy ☐ ☐ ☒ of the report shall be submitted within 10 calendar days after the death. (2) Upon receipt of a report of death of a minor from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding ☐ ☐ ☒ facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 218 - Inmate Records 517 - Inmate Classification (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or III facility shall develop and implement a written classification plan designed to properly assign inmates to housing units and activities according to the categories of sex, age, criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non-assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed ☒ ☐ ☐ and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the inmates 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 inmate's classification level, housing restrictions, and housing assignments. Each administrator of a Type II or III facility shall establish 517 - Inmate Classification and implement a classification system which will include the use of classification officers or a classification committee in The agency’s policy states once an inmate is order to properly assign inmates to housing, work, classified and housed, he/she may appeal the rehabilitation programs, and leisure activities. Such a plan decision of the classification correctional shall include the use of as much information as is available officer. The policy also indicates the about the inmate and from the inmate and shall provide for ☒ ☐ ☐ classification correctional officer shall review a channel of appeal by the inmate to the facility the status of all inmates who have been administrator or designee. An inmate who has been incarcerated in the facility for more than 30 days. sentenced to more than 60 days may request a review of his classification plan no more often than 30 days from his last review. Subsection b does not apply and has been deleted. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 9 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) In deciding whether to assign an inmate to a housing area 517 - Inmate Classification for male or female inmates, and in making other housing and programming assignments, the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the ☒ ☐ ☐ inmate's health and safety, and whether the placement would present management or security problems. An inmate's own views with respect to his or her own safety shall be given serious consideration. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 721 - Medical Screening 727 - Special Needs Medical Treatment The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 729 - Communicable Diseases responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures specifying those symptoms that require segregation of an inmate until a medical evaluation is completed. At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be 517 - Inmate Classification made of the person being booked as to whether or not he/she 721 - Medical Screening has or has had any communicable diseases, such as 727 - Special Needs Medical Treatment tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of tuberculosis or ☒ ☐ ☐ 729 - Communicable Diseases any other communicable diseases, or other special medical problem identified by the health authority. The response shall be noted on the booking form and/or screening device. 1052 MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES 510 - Special Management Inmates Chapter 7 - Medical-Mental Health The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 723 - Mental Health Services ☒ ☐ ☐ responsible physician, shall develop written policies and 725 - Mental Health Screening and Evaluation procedures to identify and evaluate all mentally disordered inmates, and may include telehealth. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not Chapter 7 - Medical-Mental Health readily available, an inmate shall be considered mentally 723 - Mental Health Services disordered for the purpose of this section if he or she appears 725 - Mental Health Screening and Evaluation to be a danger to himself/herself or others or if he/she appears gravely disabled. An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next daily ☒ ☐ ☐ sick call, whichever is earliest. Segregation may be used if necessary to protect the safety of 510 - Special Management Inmates the inmate or others. 725 - Mental Health Screening and Evaluation ☒ ☐ ☐ 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 10 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION 510 - Special Management Inmates Except in Type IV facilities, each facility administrator shall The agency’s policy contains criteria and develop written policies and procedures which provide for circumstances for inmates who are placed in the administrative segregation of inmates who are special management housing areas. determined to be prone to: promote activity or behavior that is criminal in nature or disruptive to facility operations; demonstrate influence over other inmates, including influence to promote or direct action or behavior that is ☒ ☐ ☐ criminal in nature or disruptive to the safety and security of other inmates or facility staff, as well as to the safe operation of the facility; escape; assault, attempted assault, or participation in a conspiracy to assault or harm other inmates or facility staff; or likely to need protection from other inmates, if such administrative segregation is determined to be necessary in order to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of inmates and staff. Administrative segregation shall consist of separate and 510 - Special Management Inmates secure housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of 600 - Inmate Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of protecting the inmates and staff. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL There are no cells of this type at the facility. The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section ☐ ☐ ☒ 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those inmates 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 inmate in a safety cell to a physician. In no case shall the safety cell be used for punishment or as ☐ ☐ ☒ a substitute for treatment. An inmate 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. A medical assessment shall be completed within a maximum of 12 hours of placement in the safety cell or at the next daily ☐ ☐ ☒ sick call, whichever is earliest. The inmate shall be medically cleared for continued ☐ ☐ ☒ retention every 24 hours thereafter. 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 within 12 hours of placement. Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every thirty minutes. Such observation shall be documented. ☐ ☐ ☒ Procedures shall be established to assure administration of ☐ ☐ ☒ necessary nutrition and fluids. Inmates 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 inmate's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 11 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 539 - Safety and Sobering Cells BSCC staff reviewed documentation of sobering The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section cell placements and the justification. The 1231.2.4, shall be used for the holding of inmates who are a documentation for placement into sobering cell threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their contained all relevant information required by state of intoxication and pursuant to written policies and this regulation for compliance. procedures developed by the facility administrator. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff provided technical assistance was provided to the agency for them to have reports reviewed by their county counsel or legal advisor to ensure they are up to date with current laws and practices. Such inmates shall be removed from the sobering cell as 539 - Safety and Sobering Cells they are able to continue in the processing. ☒ ☐ ☐ In no case shall an inmate remain in a sobering cell over six 539 - Safety and Sobering Cells hours without an evaluation by a medical staff person or an evaluation by custody staff, pursuant to written medical ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures in accordance with section 1213 of these regulations, to determine whether the prisoner has an urgent medical problem. At 12 hours from the time of placement, all inmates will 539 - Safety and Sobering Cells receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. ☒ ☐ ☐ Intermittent direct visual observation of inmates held in the 539 - Safety and Sobering Cells sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half hour. Such observation shall be documented. The agency’s policy states a safety check consisting of direct visual observation that is sufficient to assess the inmate's well-being and behavior shall occur at least once every 15 minutes. ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff reviewed sobering cell safety checks and documentation for placement provided by the agency. The documentation disclosed the agency is compliant with compliant with this regulation by completed safety within the required 30-minute time frame. 1057 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED 723 - Mental Health Services INMATES 725 - Mental Health Screening and Evaluation 727 - Special Needs Medical Treatment The facility administrator, in cooperation with the ☒ ☐ ☐ responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures for the identification and evaluation, appropriate classification and housing, protection, and nondiscrimination of all developmentally disabled inmates. The health authority or designee shall contact the regional 723 - Mental Health Services center on any inmate suspected or confirmed to be 725 - Mental Health Screening and Evaluation developmentally disabled for the purposes of diagnosis ☒ ☐ ☐ 727 - Special Needs Medical Treatment and/or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 12 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 523 - Use of Force 525 - Use of Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 526 - Electronic Restraints responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the use of restraint devices and may delegate As of the date of this inspection, there were no authority to place an inmate in restraints to a responsible restraints used during the 2018/2020 inspection health care staff. cycle as defined by this regulation. In addition to the areas specifically outlined in this 525 - Use of Restraints regulation, at a minimum, the policy shall address the ☒ ☐ ☐ following areas: acceptable restraint devices; signs or symptoms which should result in immediate 525 - Use of Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ medical/mental health referral; availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; 525 - Use of Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ Location of AED or CPR equip: medical area protective housing of restrained persons; ☒ ☐ ☐ 525 - Use of Restraints provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and 525 - Use of Restraints The agency’s policy states Inmates who are confined in restraints shall be given food and ☒ ☐ ☐ fluids during regular meals times. The policy also has provisions to accommodate any toileting needs at least once every two hours for the inmate. exercising of extremities. 525 - Use of Restraints The agency’s policy states range-of-motion ☒ ☐ ☐ exercise will consist of alternate movement of the extremities (i.e., right arm and left leg) for a minimum of 10 minutes every two hours. In no case shall restraints be used for punishment or as a 525 - Use of Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ substitute for treatment. Restraint devices shall only be used on inmates who display 525 - Use of Restraints behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveal an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. Restraint devices include any devices which immobilize an inmate's extremities and/or prevent the inmate from being ☒ ☐ ☐ ambulatory. Physical restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the disordered behavior. Inmates shall be placed in restraints only with the approval 525 - Use of Restraints of the facility manager, the facility watch commander, ☒ ☐ ☐ responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be 525 - Use of Restraints secured within one hour from the time of placement. ☒ ☐ ☐ 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 13 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS A medical assessment shall be completed within four hours 525 - Use of Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ of placement. If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with 525 - Use of Restraints responsible health care staff determines that an inmate cannot be safely removed from restraints after eight hours, ☒ ☐ ☐ the inmate shall be taken to a medical facility for further evaluation. Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice 525 - Use of Restraints every thirty minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the There were no written reports or use of restraint ☐ ☐ ☒ inmate. Such observation shall be documented. devices as defined by this regulation during this inspection cycle. While in restraint devices all inmates shall be housed alone 525 - Use of Restraints or in a specified housing area for restrained inmates which ☒ ☐ ☐ makes provisions to protect the inmate from abuse. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of 525 - Use of Restraints handcuffs, shackles or other restraint devices when used to ☒ ☐ ☐ restrain inmates for security reasons. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT INMATES 525 - Use of Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant inmates. In accordance with Penal Code 3407 the policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An inmate known to be pregnant or in recovery after 525 - Use of Restraints delivery shall not be restrained by the use of leg irons, waist ☒ ☐ ☐ chains, or handcuffs behind the body. (2) A pregnant inmate in labor, during delivery, or in 525 - Use of Restraints recovery after delivery, shall not be restrained by the wrists, ☒ ☐ ☐ ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the safety and security of the inmate, the staff, or the public. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional who is 525 - Use of Restraints currently responsible for the medical care of a pregnant inmate during a medical emergency, labor, delivery, or ☒ ☐ ☐ recovery after delivery determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of an inmate's pregnancy, she shall 525 - Use of Restraints be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards and policies ☒ ☐ ☐ governing pregnant inmates. 1059 USE OF REASONABLE FORCE TO 541 - Biological Samples COLLECT DNA SPECIMENS, SAMPLES, IMPRESSIONS The agency’s policy states force will not be used in the collection of samples except as authorized by court order or approval of legal counsel and (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized law only with the approval of the Shift Supervisor. enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel including ☒ ☐ ☐ peace officers, may employ reasonable force to collect blood specimens, saliva samples, or thumb or palm print impressions from individuals who are required to provide such samples, specimens or impressions pursuant to Penal Code Section 296 and who refuse following written or oral request. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 14 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) For the purpose of this regulation, the “use of 541 - Biological Samples reasonable force” shall be defined as the force that an objective, trained and competent correctional ☒ ☐ ☐ employee, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to gain compliance with this regulation. (2) The use of reasonable force shall be preceded by 541 - Biological Samples efforts to secure voluntary compliance. Efforts to secure voluntary compliance shall be documented and include The agency’s policy clearly articulates if an an advisement of the legal obligation to provide the inmate refuses to cooperate with the sample requisite specimen, sample or impression and the ☒ ☐ ☐ collection process, correctional officers should consequences of refusal. attempt to identify the reason for refusal and seek voluntary compliance without resorting to using force. (b) The force shall not be used without the prior written 541 - Biological Samples authorization of the facility watch commander on duty. The authorization shall include information that reflects the fact ☒ ☐ ☐ that the offender was asked to provide the requisite specimen, sample, or impression and refused. (c) If the use of reasonable force includes a cell extraction, 523 - Use of Force the extraction shall be videotaped, including audio. Video 541 - Biological Samples shall be directed at the cell extraction event. The videotape shall be retained by the agency for the length of time The agency’s use of force policy states a video ☒ ☐ ☐ required by statute. Notwithstanding the use of the video as recording is required for all calculated use of evidence in a criminal proceeding, the tape shall be retained force incidents and include the introduction of administratively. all staff participating in the process. 1061 INMATE EDUCATION PROGRAM 1012 - Inmate Educational, Vocational and Rehabilitation Programs The facility administrator of any Type II or III facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ plan and shall request of appropriate public officials an inmate education program. When such services are not made available by the 1012 - Inmate Educational, Vocational and appropriate public officials, then the facility administrator Rehabilitation Programs ☒ ☐ ☐ shall develop and implement an education program with available resources. Such a plan shall provide for the voluntary academic and/or 1012 - Inmate Educational, Vocational and ☒ ☐ ☐ vocational education of housed inmates. Rehabilitation Programs Reasonable criteria for program eligibility shall be 1012 - Inmate Educational, Vocational and established and an inmate may be excluded or removed Rehabilitation Programs ☒ ☐ ☐ based on sound security practices or failure to abide by facility rules and regulations. 1062 VISITING 1022 - Inmate Visitation (a) The facility administrator shall develop written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ and procedures for inmate visiting which shall provide for as many visits and visitors as facility schedules, space, and number of personnel will allow. (TYPE II ONLY) 1022 - Inmate Visitation All inmates in Type II facilities are allowed at least two ☒ ☐ ☐ visits totaling at least one hour per inmate each week. (TYPE III ONLY) Inmates in Type III facilities are allowed one or more ☐ ☐ ☒ visits, totaling at least one hour per week. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 15 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) The visiting policies developed pursuant to this section 1022 - Inmate Visitation shall include provision for visitation by minor children of ☒ ☐ ☐ the inmate. (d) Video visitation may be used to supplement existing visitation programs, but shall not be used to fulfill the ☐ ☐ ☒ requirements of this section if in-person visitation is requested by an inmate. (e) Facilities shall not charge for visitation when visitors are onsite and participating in either in-person or video ☐ ☐ ☒ visitation. For purposes of this subsection, “onsite” is defined as the location where the inmate is housed. (f) Subdivision (d) shall not apply to facilities which (1) exclusively used video visitation prior to January 1, 2017 or ☐ ☐ ☒ (2) had been designed without in-person visitation space and conditionally awarded by the Board prior to June 27, 2017. (g) If a local detention facility offered video visitation only as of January 1, 2017, the first hour of remote video ☐ ☐ ☒ visitation per week shall be offered free of charge. Types and availability of visitation, including: Note: Reference PC § 6031.1 (June 2017) Mode of visitation; On site barrier Visitation hours; 10:00 am – 10:30 pm Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, Monday through Friday Any restrictions on inmate visitation. Visitation may be denied or terminated by a supervisor if the visitor poses a danger to the security of the facility or there is other good cause, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) The visitor appears to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcoholic beverages. (b) The visitor refuses to submit to being searched. (c) The visitor or inmate violates facility rules or posted visiting rules. (d) The visitor fails to supervise and maintain control of any minors accompanying him/ her into the facility. (e) Visitors attempting to enter this facility with contraband will be denied a visit and may face criminal charges. 1063 CORRESPONDENCE 1018 - Inmate Mail ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for inmate correspondence which provide that: (a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that an inmate 1018 - Inmate Mail ☒ ☐ ☐ may send or receive; (b) inmate correspondence may be read when there is a 1018 - Inmate Mail valid security reason and the facility manager or his/her ☒ ☐ ☐ designee approves; 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 16 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) jail staff shall not review inmate correspondence to or 1018 - Inmate Mail from state and federal courts, any member of the State Bar or holder of public office, and the State Board of State and Community Corrections; however, jail authorities may ☒ ☐ ☐ open and inspect such mail only to search for contraband, cash, checks, or money orders and in the presence of the inmate; (d) inmates may correspond, confidentially, with the 1018 - Inmate Mail ☒ ☐ ☐ facility manager or the facility administrator; and, (e) those inmates who are without funds shall be permitted 1018 - Inmate Mail at least two postage paid envelopes and two sheets of paper each week to permit correspondence with family members ☒ ☐ ☐ and friends but without limitation on the number of postage paid envelopes and sheets of paper to his or her attorney and to the courts. 1064 LIBRARY SERVICES 1016 - Library Services The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures for library service in all Type II, III, and IV facilities. The scope of such service shall be determined by the facility administrator. The library service shall include ☒ ☐ ☐ access to legal reference materials, current information on community services and resources, and religious, educational, and recreational reading material. In Type IV facilities such a program can be either in-house or provided through access to the community. 1065 EXERCISE AND RECREATION 1010 - Inmate Exercise and Recreation 1020 - Inmate Telephone Access (a) The facility administrator of a Type II or III facility shall develop written policies and procedures for an exercise and During the review of documentation for exercise recreation program, in an area designed for recreation, yard availability and interviews with inmates in which will allow a minimum of three hours of exercise administrative separation, BSCC staff distributed over a period of seven days. Such regulations as ☒ ☐ ☐ determined the agency is in compliance with this are reasonable and necessary to protect the facility's security regulation. The documentation consistently and the inmates' welfare shall be included in such a program. showed the agency exceeded the minimum three hours weekly requirements of this regulation by allowing inmates up to five hours of exercise a week. 1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, 1016 - Library Services AND WRITINGS 1018 - Inmate Mail The facility administrator of a Type II or III facility shall develop written policies and procedures which will permit ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates to purchase, receive and read any book, newspaper, periodical, or writing accepted for distribution by the United States Postal Service. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the right of a facility administrator to: (1) exclude any publications or writings based on any 1016 - Library Services ☒ ☐ ☐ legitimate penological interest; 1018 - Inmate Mail 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 17 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) exclude obscene publications or writings, and mail 1016 - Library Services containing information concerning where, how, or from 1018 - Inmate Mail whom such matter may be obtained; and any matter of a character tending to incite murder, arson, riot, violent racism, or any other form of violence; any matter of a ☒ ☐ ☐ character tending to incite crimes against children; any matter concerning unlawful gambling or an unlawful lottery; the manufacture or use of weapons, narcotics, or explosives; or any other unlawful activity; (3) open and inspect any publications or packages 1016 - Library Services ☒ ☐ ☐ received by an inmate; and 1018 - Inmate Mail (4) restrict the number of books, newspapers, 1016 - Library Services periodicals, or writings the inmate may have in his/her ☒ ☐ ☐ 1018 - Inmate Mail cell or elsewhere in the facility at one time. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 1020 - Inmate Telephone Access The facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures which allow reasonable access to a telephone beyond those telephone calls which are required by Section 851.5 of the Penal Code. 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 606 - Inmate Access to Courts and Counsel The facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures to ensure inmates have access to the court and to legal counsel. Such access shall consist of: (a) unlimited mail as provided in Section 1063 of these 606 - Inmate Access to Courts and Counsel ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, and, (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 606 - Inmate Access to Courts and Counsel 1069 INMATE ORIENTATION 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation In Type II, III, and IV facilities, the facility administrator Inmates are provided an Inmate Orientation shall develop written policies and procedures for the ☒ ☐ ☐ handbook when they go through the booking implementation of a program reasonably understandable to process. inmates designed to orient a newly received inmate at the time of placement in a living area. Such a program shall be published and include, but not be 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ limited to, the following: (1) correspondence, visiting, and telephone usage rules; ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (2) rules and disciplinary procedures; ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (3) inmate grievance procedures; ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (4) programs and activities available and method of 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ application; (5) medical services; ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (6) classification/housing assignments; ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (7) court appearance where scheduled, if known; ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (8) voting, including registration; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation (9) zero tolerance policy against sexual abuse and 506 - Inmate Handbook and Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ sexual harassment. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 18 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1070 INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY SERVICE 1000 - Inmate Programs and Services PROGRAMS The facility administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility shall develop written policies and procedures which facilitate ☒ ☐ ☐ cooperation with appropriate public or private agencies for individual and/or family social service programs for inmates. Such a program shall utilize the services and resources available in the community and may be in the form of a resource guide and/or actual service delivery. The range and source of such services shall be at the discretion of the facility administrator and may include: 1000 - Inmate Programs and Services (a) risk and needs assessments; (b) best practices in: (1) individual, group and/or family counseling; (2) drug and alcohol abuse counseling; (3) cognitive behavioral interventions; (4) vocational testing and counseling; ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) employment counseling; (c) referral to community resources and programs; (d) reentry planning and service development; (e) legal assistance; (f) regional center services for the developmentally disabled; and, (g) community volunteers. 1071 VOTING 621 - Inmate Voting The facility administrator of a Type I (holding sentenced inmate workers) II, III or IV facility shall develop written ☒ ☐ ☐ policies and procedures whereby the county registrar of voters allows qualified voters to vote in local, state, and federal elections, pursuant to election codes. 1072 RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES 1034 - Religious Programs The facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility ☒ ☐ ☐ shall develop written policies and procedures to provide opportunities for inmates to participate in religious services, practices and counseling on a voluntary basis. 1073 INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 619 - Inmate Grievances BSCC staff reviewed over thirty grievances (a) Each administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility and provided by the agency and the responses from Type I facilities which hold inmate workers shall develop staff. During the review, BSCC staff determined written policies and procedures whereby any inmate may the agency to be in compliance with this appeal and have resolved grievances relating to any ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation. The grievance responses were from conditions of confinement, including but not limited to: various levels of the agency staff. The grievance medical care; classification actions; disciplinary actions; responses were in accordance with the agency’s program participation; telephone, mail, and visiting policy and time frame. procedures; and food, clothing, and bedding. Such policies and procedures shall include: (1) a grievance form or instructions for registering a 619 - Inmate Grievances ☒ ☐ ☐ grievance; (2) resolution of the grievance at the lowest appropriate 619 - Inmate Grievances ☒ ☐ ☐ staff level; 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 19 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (3) appeal to the next level of review; ☒ ☐ ☐ 619 - Inmate Grievances (4) written reasons for denial of grievance at each level 619 - Inmate Grievances ☒ ☐ ☐ of review which acts on the grievance; (5) provision for response within a reasonable time 619 - Inmate Grievances ☒ ☐ ☐ limit; and, (6) provision for resolving questions of jurisdiction 619 - Inmate Grievances ☒ ☐ ☐ within the facility. (b) Grievance System Abuse: 619 - Inmate Grievances The facility may establish written policy and procedure to ☒ ☐ control the submission of an excessive number of grievances. 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY PENALTIES 600 - Inmate Discipline Wherever discipline is administered, each facility BSCC staff reviewed documentation for rule administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary ☒ ☐ ☐ violation reports. The rule violation report penalties to guide inmate conduct. documentation is complaint with this regulation and the agency’s own policy. Such rules and disciplinary penalties shall be stated simply 600 - Inmate Discipline and affirmatively, and posted conspicuously in housing units and the booking area or issued to each inmate upon booking. Inmates are given an Inmate Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ handbook during the booking process which documents the expectations and rules of the jail. For those inmates who are illiterate or unable to read 600 - Inmate Discipline 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 penalties. 1081 PLAN FOR INMATE DISCIPLINE 600 - Inmate Discipline Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for inmate discipline. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (a) Temporary Loss of Privileges: For minor acts of non- 600 - Inmate Discipline 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) Punitive Actions: Major violations of facility rules or 600 - Inmate Discipline 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ 600 - Inmate Discipline 2. Placement in disciplinary separation. ☒ ☐ ☐ 600 - Inmate Discipline 3. Disciplinary separation diet. ☒ ☐ ☐ 600 - Inmate Discipline 4. Loss of privileges mandated by regulations. ☒ ☐ ☐ 600 - Inmate Discipline A staff member with investigative and punitive authority 600 - Inmate Discipline shall be designated as a disciplinary officer to impose such ☒ ☐ ☐ consequences. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 20 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Staff shall not participate in disciplinary review if they are 600 - Inmate Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ involved in the charges. Such charges pending against an inmate shall be acted on 600 - Inmate Discipline with the following provisions and within specified ☒ ☐ ☐ timeframes: 1. A copy of the report, and/or a separate written notice 600 - Inmate Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ of the violation(s), shall be provided to the inmate. 2. Unless declined by the inmate, a hearing shall be 600 - Inmate Discipline provided no sooner than 24 hours after the report has been submitted to the disciplinary officer and the inmate 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 inmate, or for good cause. 3. The inmate shall be permitted to appear on his/her 600 - Inmate Discipline own behalf at the time of hearing and present witnesses and documentary evidence. The inmate shall have ☒ ☐ ☐ access to staff or inmate assistance when the inmate is illiterate or the issues are complex. 4. A charge(s) shall be acted on no later than 72 hours 600 - Inmate Discipline after an inmate has been informed of the charge(s) in ☒ ☐ ☐ writing. 5. Subsequent to final disposition of disciplinary 600 - Inmate Discipline charges by the disciplinary officer, the charges and the ☒ ☐ ☐ action taken shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee. 6. The inmate shall be advised in a written statement by 600 - Inmate Discipline 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 600 - Inmate Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ supervisor on all disciplinary action. (c) Nothing in this section precludes a facility administrator 510 - Special Management Inmates from administratively segregating any inmate from the 602 - Disciplinary Segregation general population or program for reasons of personal, 600 - Inmate Discipline mental, or physical health, or under any circumstance in ☒ ☐ ☐ which the safety of the inmates, staff, program, or community is endangered, pending disciplinary action or a review as required by Section 1053 of these regulations. (d) Nothing in this section precludes the imposition of 600 - Inmate Discipline conditions or restrictions that reasonably relate to a ☒ ☐ ☐ legitimate, non-punitive administrative purpose. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 21 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1082 FORMS OF DISCIPLINE 600 - Inmate Discipline 602 - Disciplinary Segregation The degree of punitive actions taken by the disciplinary officer shall be directly related to the severity of the rule infraction. 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. (h) Disciplinary separation diet. 1083 LIMITATIONS ON DISCIPLINARY 600 - Inmate Discipline ACTIONS 602 - Disciplinary Segregation The Penal Code and the State Constitution expressly prohibit all cruel and unusual punishment. Additionally, there shall be the following limitations: (a) If an inmate 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. (b) The disciplinary separation cells or cell shall have the There are no cells of this type used at this minimum furnishings and space specified in Title 24, Part 2, facility. 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 inmates who engage in the destruction of bedding or clothing may be deprived of such articles. The decision to deprive inmates of such articles of clothing and bedding shall be reviewed by the facility manager or designee during each 24-hour period. (c) The delegation of authority to any inmate or group of 600 - Inmate Discipline inmates to exercise the right of punishment over any other ☒ ☐ ☐ 602 - Disciplinary Segregation inmate or group of inmates (Penal Code section 4019.5) (d) In no case shall a safety cell, as specified in Title 24, Part There are no safety cells in this facility. 2, 1231.2.5, or any restraint device be used for disciplinary ☐ ☐ ☒ purposes. (e) No inmate may be deprived of the implements necessary 600 - Inmate Discipline to maintain an acceptable level of personal hygiene as ☒ ☐ ☐ 602 - Disciplinary Segregation specified in Section 1265 of these regulations (f) Food shall not be withheld as a disciplinary measure. 600 - Inmate Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ 602 - Disciplinary Segregation (g) The disciplinary separation diet described in section 602 - Disciplinary Segregation 1247 of these regulations shall only be utilized for major ☒ ☐ ☐ violations of institutional rules. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 22 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) In addition to the provisions of Section 1247, 602 - Disciplinary Segregation the facility manager shall approve the initial ☒ ☐ ☐ placement on the disciplinary separation diet and ensure that medical staff is notified. (2) In consultation with medical care staff, the 602 - Disciplinary Segregation facility manager shall approve any continuation on ☒ ☐ ☐ that diet every 72 hours after the initial placement. (h) Correspondence privileges shall not be withheld except 602 - Disciplinary Segregation in cases where the inmate has violated correspondence 1018 - Inmate Mail regulations, in which case correspondence may be ☒ ☐ ☐ suspended for no longer than 72 hours, without the review and approval of the facility manager. (i) In no case shall access to courts and legal counsel be 600 - Inmate Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ suspended as a disciplinary measure. 1084 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS 600 - Inmate Discipline Penal Code Section 4019.5 requires that a record is kept of all disciplinary infractions and punishment administered ☒ ☐ ☐ therefore. This requirement may be satisfied by retaining copies of rule violation reports and report of the disposition of each. DETENTION OF MINORS Are minors held in this facility? If yes, the following Juveniles/Minors are not brought to or held in sections including those summarizing the regulations this facility. identified in Title 15, Article 8 of these regulations apply ☐ ☐ ☒ (Minors in Jails). Note: Reference PC § 207.1(b), 207.6, 707.1 42 USC 5633 SECTION 223(a)(12) SEPARATION Juveniles are not confined or detained in any facility in which they have contact with adult prisoners. ☐ ☐ ☒ Reference: WIC 208 1101 RESTRICTIONS ON CONTACT WITH ADULT PRISONERS The facility administrator shall establish policies and procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between detained 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 inmates) shall maintain a constant, side-by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. The above restrictions do not apply to minors who are participating in supervised program activities pursuant to Section 208 (c) of the Welfare and Institutions Code. 1102 CLASSIFICATION The facility administrator shall develop and implement a ☐ ☐ ☒ written plan designed to provide for the safety of staff and minors held at the facility. The plan shall include the following: 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 23 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) a procedure for receiving and transmitting information regarding minors who present a risk or hazard to self or others ☐ ☐ ☒ while confined at the facility, and the segregation of such minors to the extent possible within the limits of the facility. (b) a procedure to provide care for any minor who appears to be in need of or who requests medical, mental health, or developmental disability treatment. Written procedures shall ☐ ☐ ☒ be established by the responsible health administrator in cooperation with the facility administrator. (c) a suicide prevention program designed to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those minors who present a ☐ ☐ ☒ suicide risk. (d) provide that minors be housed separately from adults and not be allowed to come or remain in contact with adults except ☐ ☐ ☒ as provided in Sections 208(c) of the Welfare and Institutions Code. 1103 RELEASE PROCEDURES Facility staff shall notify the parents or guardians prior to the ☐ ☐ ☒ release of a minor. The minor's personal clothing and valuables shall be returned to the minor, parents or guardian, upon the minor's release or consent. 1104 SUPERVISION OF MINORS ☐ ☐ ☒ The facility administrator shall develop and implement policy and procedures that provide for: (a) continuous around-the-clock supervision of minors with ☐ ☐ ☒ assurance that staff can hear and respond; and, (b) safety checks of minors at least once every 30 minutes. These safety checks shall include the direct visual observation of movement and/or skin. Safety checks shall not be replaced, but may be supplemented by, an audio/visual electronic ☐ ☐ ☒ surveillance system designed to detect overt, aggressive, or assaultive behavior and to summon aid in emergencies. All safety checks shall be documented. 1105 RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures to provide a recreation program that shall protect ☐ ☐ ☒ the welfare of minors and other inmates, recognize facility security needs and comply with minimum jail standards for recreation (California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Section 1065). 1106 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES Nothing in this regulation shall prevent the administrator from removing a detained minor from the general population ☐ ☐ ☒ or program for reasons of the minor's mental or physical health; or under any circumstances in which the safety of the minor, other inmates, staff, the program or community is endangered, pending a disciplinary action or review. (a) Minors requiring disciplinary confinement shall be housed only in living areas designated for the detention of ☐ ☐ ☒ minors. (b) Permitted forms of discipline include: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) loss of privileges; and, (2) disciplinary confinement. ☐ ☐ ☒ 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 24 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) Access to visitation and recreation shall be restricted only after a second level review by a supervisor or manager, and ☐ ☐ ☒ shall not extend beyond five days without subsequent review. (d) A status review shall be conducted for those minors placed ☐ ☐ ☒ in disciplinary confinement no less than every 24 hours. (e) Prohibited forms of discipline include: ☐ ☐ ☒ (1) discipline that does not fit the violation; (2) corporal punishment; ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) inmate imposed discipline; ☐ ☐ ☒ (4) placement in safety cells; ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) deprivation of food; and, ☐ ☐ ☒ (6) the adult disciplinary diet. ☐ ☐ ☒ 1120 EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MINORS IN JAILS Whenever a minor is held in a Type II or III facility, the ☐ ☐ ☒ facility administrator shall coordinate with the County Department of Education or County Superintendent of Schools to provide education programs as required by Section 48200 of the Education Code. 1122.5 PREGNANT MINORS (a) The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures pertaining to pregnant minors that address the requirements in Title 15, Section 1417. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant ☐ ☐ ☒ minors. The policy shall address requirements of Penal Code 3407. Policy shall include reference to the following: (1) A minor known to be pregnant or in recovery after delivery shall not be restrained by the use of leg irons, ☐ ☐ ☒ waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body. (2) A pregnant minor in labor, during delivery, or in recovery after delivery, shall not be restrained by the ☐ ☐ ☒ wrists, ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the safety and security of the minor, the staff, or the public. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional who is currently responsible for the medical care of a pregnant minor during a medical emergency, labor, ☐ ☐ ☒ delivery, or recovery after delivery determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of a minor's pregnancy, she shall be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards and ☐ ☐ ☒ policies governing pregnant minors. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 0640 Del Norte County Jail PRO 18-20 - 25 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections Applicable Title 24 Regulations: 3/80; 8/86; 5/88; 1/91 BSCC Code: 0640 FACILITY NAME: Del Norte County Jail FACILITY TYPE: II APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 3/80: 8/86: 5/88: X 1/91: X OTHER: 1963; 1994 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Steven Wicklander DATE: 2/27/2020 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) Applicable standards 1988 and 1991. X Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 16 inmates X No smaller than 40 square feet X Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates No permanent seating in H4. H4 is used as keep X separate. Cell not rated. Toilet accessible X Water fountain accessible X Wash basin accessible X Provides clear visual supervision X Telephone accessible X Weapons Locker (3.12) External to the security area and equipped with individual X compartments, locks and keys Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3) No cells of this type in the facility. Text of the regulation removed from this checklist. X Detoxification/Sobering Cells (2.4) X 01: Name change to “sobering cell” Contain 20 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 8 inmates X No smaller than 60 square feet X Contain toilet X Contain washbasin X Contain drinking fountain X Partitions or handrails located next to toilet fixture to X provide support Provide easy, unobstructed visual observation X Padding on the floor X Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) Available in reception/booking X 0640 Del Norte Jail PHY 18-20 - 1 - A381 PHY Type 80 86 88 91.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) Personal property kept in locked vault. Clothing is placed in hanging mesh bags. Property Available for inmate valuables X inventory sheet located with clothing. Clothing and bulk property are locked in property room, accessible by staff only. Telephone (2.1) X Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 Safety Cells (2.5) No cells of this type in the facility. The text of X the regulation is removed from this checklist. Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) Applicable standard 1991 – Units G & K X Maximum capacity of one inmate Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area in Type I X facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III facilities Have a minimum ceiling height of 8 feet X Contain toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain X Contain a bunk, desk and seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I in later, less restrictive 1986 standards) X Multiple Occupancy Cells (8227) Applicable standard Pre-73. Variance granted 8-86: Deleted provision for multiple occupancy cells 2/17/76 for units A & B to double-bunk. X Therefore, multiple occupancy cell standards Contain 35 square feet per person applied to Units A through E (older housing areas). Limited to no more than 8 inmates 1963 standard did not set a maximum capacity X beyond the limits of the cubic feet per inmate. No smaller than 100 square feet X Minimum ceiling height of 8 feet X Water closet separate from washbasin and drinking Units D & E do not meet the required 1:8 ratio fountain (insufficient number of wash basins for the X number of beds). If the population in either of these units exceeds 16 inmates, it will result in noncompliance with this regulation. Sufficient bunks to accommodate each occupant X Provide storage space for each occupant's personal items Not required for Pre-73 facilities. X Multiple Occupancy Rooms (8229) No cells of this type in the facility. The text of X the regulation removed from this checklist. Double Occupancy Cells (2.7) Applies to Units H & J (1991 standards). 5-88: Added provision for double occupancy cells X Maximum capacity of two inmates Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor space in Type X I facilities and 70 square feet in Type II and III facilities Have a minimum ceiling height of 8 feet and one floor X dimension at least 6 feet Contain toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain X Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and seat (Desk and seat not required in Type I facilities) X Dormitories (2.8) Applicable standard 1994. Applies to Unit F in 8-86: Provision for dormitories added newer section of the jail. Later less restrictive X 1994 standards were used to establish RC of 30. Contain 50 square feet of floor area per inmate and a minimum of 8 feet ceiling height Be designed for no fewer than 8 and no more than 64 X inmates 0640 Del Norte Jail PHY 18-20 - 2 - A381 PHY Type 80 86 88 91.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Facilities having a total rated capacity of 80 inmates or less, X may design dormitories for no fewer than 4 inmates Access to toilets separate from washbasins (ratio 1:8) and drinking fountains X 01: Ratio changed to 1:10 Provide storage space for each inmates' personal items X Dayrooms (2.9) 8-86: Added requirement for 3 foot wide corridors in front X of cells-rooms 99: Corridor requirement deleted 35 square feet of floor area per inmate X Contain tables and seating to accommodate the maximum X number of inmates served Access to toilets, washbasins and drinking fountains X Available to all inmates in Type II and III facilities (excluding special use cells) and to workers in Type I X facilities Shower (3.4) Available on a ratio of 1:16 X 01: Ratio changed to 1:20 Lighting (3.6) Sufficient to permit easy reading. Night lighting is sufficient to allow good supervision. X 8-86: Specifies at least 20 foot-candles at desk level and in grooming areas, with night lighting not to exceed 5 foot-candles Beds-Bunks (3.5) X 30 inches wide and 76 inches long Comfortable Living Environment [102(c)6] A comfortable living environment is maintained through an X adequate heating and cooling system. Exercise Area -Type II, III and WA IV (2.10) Recreation area is indoors. X At least one exercise area must contain a minimum of 900 square feet 8-86: Outdoor exercise area provided X Enclosed due to inclement weather. 8-86: Clear height of 15 feet with required surface area meeting a formula of: 80% of maximum rated inmate X population and number of one-hour exercise periods per day = required surface area Program Space - Type II and III (2.11) Sufficient area and furnishings to meet the needs of the X facility programs Dining Facilities (2.17) Dining is in dayroom. X 15 square feet per inmate being fed Toilets, washbasins and showers are not in the same room or not in view of inmate dining X 0640 Del Norte Jail PHY 18-20 - 3 - A381 PHY Type 80 86 88 91.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Visiting (2.18) X Sufficient visiting area Contact visits whenever possible for minimum security inmates X Attorney Interviews (2.26) X Provide for confidential attorney consultation Safety Equipment Storage (2.19) Adequate space is provided for storage of equipment such X as fire extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc. Janitor Closet (2.20) Located in security areas lockable, containing a mop sink X and storage space Storage Rooms (2.21) Sufficient space to accommodate inmate property, bedding X and supplies Audio or Video Monitoring System -NA Type IV (2.22) Housing areas can be monitored audibly via intercom system. X Audio monitoring system capable of alerting staff in a central control Video monitoring in corridors, main entries and/or exits and programs or activity areas X Fire Detection and Alarm System [102(c)6] X Automatic fire alarm system capable of alerting staff in a central control point Emergency Power (2.24) Available to provide minimal lighting, maintain X communications, alarm, fire, life and security systems Provide Space for: Barber/beauty shop(2.15) X 8-86: Limit requirement to Type II and III facilities 99: Requirement deleted Canteen (2.16) X 8-86: Added for II, III & IV facilities Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25) 8-86: Added for Type II facilities X 0640 Del Norte Jail PHY 18-20 - 4 - A381 PHY Type 80 86 88 91.dot (03/01) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections BSCC Code: 0640 FACILITY: Del Norte County Jail TYPE: II RC: 146 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Steven Wicklander DATE: 2/27/2020 ROOMS EACH ROOM Applicable # EACH CELL DIMENSIONS (L FIXTURES* Location Cell Type Total RC Standards Cells # Beds RC x W x H) T U W F S BOOKING 1 Sobering 1988 1 - (3) (3) 7.2' x 8.4' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 - Notes: Padded floor; RC based on square footage. Cell was remodeled in 1992, and 1988 standards were applied. 2 Sobering 1963 1 - (5) (5) 10.9' x 10.6' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 - Notes: Padded floor, 10.6’ long low bench (8”); RC based on square footage. This cell was renovated in 1992, but the square footage of the cell did not change. During renovation improvements were made to increase inmate safety. The low bench, which meets 1963 standards, is determined to be in compliance. 3 Holding 1988 1 - (5) (5) 9.6' x 8.2' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 - Notes: Split fixtures (T - W/F), 8’ of bench; less 4 square feet due to irregular shape. The 1988 standards are applied. 4 Holding 1988 1 - - - 7.5' x 6.3' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 - Notes: No seating (bench) in cell, staff advised chairs brought in as needed. RC based on square footage would be (4). No rated capacity assigned due to lack of fixed seating. Six feet of bench would provide seating for four. Used for housing civil commitments or protective custody. A bunk or cot is placed in the cell when used for safe housing. - Booking 1991 1 - (4) (4) 9.5' X 10.6' x 7.5’ - - - - - room Notes: Cell immediately adjacent to booking/control. Ceiling to light is 7.5’; six-foot bench. Prior LASE listed RC as (6), reduced to (4) in 2002/04 cycle as seating limits capacity. HOUSING – ORIGINAL SECTION OF JAIL – facilities a mixture of stainless steel combo units and porcelain (finger-actuated) fixtures (phasing out porcelain over time). A Unit Multiple 1963 4 2 2 8 19.5' x 29.0' x 9.0' 1 - ^ 1 * Notes: Variance granted 2-17-76 to allow double occupancy in these cells. Dimensions are for entire unit rather than individual cells as doors to these cells are left open at all times. Each cell with T/W except cell 2 and 3 only had toilets, no washbasins. * One shower in adjacent dayroom for cells located in this area. B Unit Multiple 1963 4 2 2 8 19.0'x 29.0' x 9.0' 1 - 1 1 * Notes: Variance granted 2-17-76 to allow double occupancy in these cells. Dimensions are for entire unit rather than individual cells as doors are left open at all times. * One shower in adjacent dayroom for cells located in this area. C Unit Multiple 1963 3 4 ^ 10+ 19.0' x 29.0' x 9.0' 1 - 1 1 * Notes: Four beds in each cell. Rated capacity is for the entire area rather than for each cell (set by 1963 cubic feet req.), therefore added pro-rated air space marker to RC. * There is one shower in the adjacent dayroom for all cells located in this area. D Unit Multiple 1963 1 22 16 16 28.0' x 43.5' x 9.0' 3 1 2 - 2 Notes: Fixtures (wash basins) limit RC. No fountain. Unit contains 10 double-bunks; 2 picnic-style tables (each seat is 7.7’ long), and 1 table for 6. 2014/16 inspection cycle – number of beds changed from 21 to 22 to reflect the correct number of beds. *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. 0640 Del Norte Jail LASE 18-20 18-20 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult-05.dot (8/05) ROOMS EACH ROOM Applicable # EACH CELL DIMENSIONS (L FIXTURES* Location Cell Type Total RC Standards Cells # Beds RC x W x H) T U W F S E Unit Multiple 1963 1 22 16 16 28.0' x 43.5' x 9.0' 3 1 2 - 2 Notes: Fixtures (wash basins) limit RC. Unit contains 11 double-bunks; 2 picnic-style tables (each seat is 7.7’ long). HOUSING – NEW SECTION OF JAIL F Unit Dorm 1994 1 30 30 30 See notes 3 1 4 2 2 Notes: Irregular shape, 1st. floor 1384 sq. ft., Mezzanine 778 sq. ft., total sq ft. is 2162. Rated capacity is 30 inmates based on later less restrictive 1994 dormitory standards that allow for 72.5 sq. ft. per person (dayroom requirement of 35 sq ft per person included) if the dorm is double bunked; and 85 sq ft per person (includes dayroom) if single bunks are used. Fixtures verified this cycle. Two separate bathroom areas, one on the lower level and the other on the mezzanine (lower has 1/1/2/1/1 and upper has 2/-/2/1/1). Unit contains eight dbl-bunks on lower level and 7 dbl bunks on the upper level. Five tables have six seats each. G Unit Double 1994 8 2 16 16 6.1' x 14.0' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 * Notes: Unit contains: * one (1) shower on the mezzanine; cells are less 15 sq. ft. for irregular shape. 72 sq. ft. in cells. There are four cells on each level. Unit contains two tables with four seats each. H Unit Double 1994 8 2 2 16 6.2' x 14.0' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 * Notes: Unit contains: * one (1) shower, cells less 15 sq. ft. for irregular shape, 72 sq. ft. in cells. Shower for unit located on mezzanine level. Unit contains three tables, two have six seats each, and one has four seats. J Unit Double 1994 8 2 2 16 6.2' x 14.0' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 * Notes: * Unit contains: one (1) shower, cells less 15 sq. ft. for irregular shape, 72 sq. ft. in cells. Shower for unit located on mezzanine level. Unit contains three tables, two have six seats each, and one has four seats. K Unit Single 1994 2 2 2 2 10.0' x 11.8' x 8.0' 1 - 1 1 * K Unit Double 1994 4 8 8 8 8.0’ x 10.0’ x 8.0’ Notes: Designed as negative air flow unit. * One shower on mezzanine level of K-unit for all the occupants of the five (5) single cells to use. If housing handicap individual, they are escorted to another area of the facility to shower. Handicapped cell located in K Unit is larger than other cells. 2014/16 inspection cycle – number of beds in the single cell was changed from one to two to reflect that at some point in the mid-2000s an additional bed was added. *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. 0640 Del Norte Jail LASE 18-20 18-20 - 2 - A360 LAS Adult-05.dot (8/05) COURT HOLDING FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code: 0645 FACILITY NAME: Del Norte County Courthouse FACILITY TYPE: CH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Undersheriff Steven and Correctional Technician Wagner FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Steven Wicklander DATE: 2/27/2020 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY 312 - Training HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING Custodial personnel who supervise inmates in, and Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) supervisors of, a Court Holding or Temporary Holding Instructor James Williams instructs an 8-hour facility shall complete 8 hours of specialized training. Such course for Sheriff Bailiffs assigned to the court training shall include, but not be limited to: rooms. Core trained Correctional Deputies (a) applicable minimum jail standards; escort inmates from the jail to the court holding (b) jail operations liability; ☒ ☐ ☐ area which is located across the street. Bailiffs escort the inmates from the court holding area to (c) inmate segregation; the courtrooms. Correctional Technicians are (d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life safety; assigned to operate the control room and are not and, allowed direct contact with the inmates. (e) suicide prevention. Each agency shall determine if additional training is needed based upon, but not limited to, the complexity of the facility, the number of inmates, the employees' level of experience and training, and other relevant factors Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but in Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) any event not more than six months after the date of assigned Instructor James Williams instructs an 8-hour responsibility, or the effective date of this regulation. course for Sheriff Bailiff’s assigned to the court Successful completion of Core training or supplemental ☒ ☐ ☐ rooms. Core training, pursuant to Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course, may be substituted for the initial eight hours of training. Eight hours of refresher training shall be completed once every two years. Successful completion of the requirements ☒ ☐ ☐ in Section 1025, Continuing Professional Training may be substituted for the eight hour refresher. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list and text of regulations. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 1 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL On the day of inspection, Sheriff staff informed BSCC staff that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) uses the A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in each holding cells most of the time due to the location local detention facility to ensure the implementation and of their correctional facility. The Sheriff’s operation of the programs and activities required by these Department only uses the court holding area a regulations. couple times a week with a small number of county inmates. During the onsite physical plant evaluation of the court holding area, CDCR inmates were occupying all the court holding cells. The only Sheriff’s personnel in the court holding area was their Correctional Technician operating the control panel to holding area in the control room. BSCC staff interviewed the Correctional Technician as to their job duties. The Correctional Technician explained they are to remain in the control room (located in the holding cell area) to observe the holding cells and use the control panel to open doors to the holding cells and the sally port. The Correctional Technician also explained they are not to have ☐ ☒ ☐ direct contact with the inmates in the holding cells. When asked if there was a deputy assigned to the court holding area, Sheriff staff said only Bailiff’s are assigned in the court rooms and they escort the inmates to and from the holding area. BSCC staff determined the agency to be noncompliant with this regulation due to not having sufficient staff to ensure the implementation and operation of the programs and activities required by these regulations. During the exit brief with the Sheriff and the Undersheriff, BSCC staff provided technical assistance by discussing options of having inmates escorted directly to the court room by jail staff and not using the court holding cells due to insufficient staffing levels. BSCC staff also discussed by not having a Correctional Deputy to respond to emergencies and be immediately available to inmates in the court holding cells, there may be potential for liability in the event of an incident. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 2 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there shall be at least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention During the onsite physical plant evaluation, facility or in the building which houses a local detention interviews with the Correctional Technician and facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to the Undersheriff, BSCC staff determined the inmates in the event of an emergency. agency noncompliant with this regulation based on not having an employee immediately available and accessible to inmates in the event ☐ ☒ ☐ of an emergency. The information provided during the inspection clearly indicated the Correctional Technician is not allowed to respond to the holding cells and the Bailiff is assigned to the court rooms where they would be unable to respond to an inmate emergency when court is in session. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which 1200 Court Holding would conflict with the supervision and care of inmates in the event of an emergency. During the onsite physical plant evaluation, interviews with the Correctional Technician and the Undersheriff, BSCC staff determined the agency noncompliant with this regulation due to not having an employee assigned that does not ☐ ☒ ☐ have any other duties that would conflict with the supervision and care of inmates in the event of an emergency. The agency only assigns Bailiff’s to the court rooms who could not respond to an inmate emergency in the holding area if court was in session. Whenever one or more female inmates are in custody, there 1200 Court Holding shall be at least one female employee who shall be immediately available and accessible to such females. Note: Female Correctional Deputy escorts female ☒ ☐ ☐ Reference PC§ 4021. inmates from the jail to the court holding area or directly to the court room. To determine if there is a sufficient number of personnel for a specific facility, the facility administrator shall prepare and BSCC staff determined the agency retain a staffing plan indicating the personnel assigned in the noncompliant with this regulation due to not facility and their duties. Such a staffing plan shall be having sufficient staffing assigned to the court ☐ ☒ ☐ reviewed by the Board staff at the time of their biennial holding area to meet the requirements of this inspection. The results of such a review and regulation. recommendations shall be reported to the local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS BSCC staff determined the agency to be Safety checks shall be conducted at least hourly through noncompliant with this regulation due to not direct visual observation of all inmates. There shall be no being able to provide documentation for court more than a 60 minute lapse between safety checks. holding safety checks being conducted when ☐ ☒ ☐ holding county inmates. During the review of the log book and interviews with staff, the log only indicated the names of inmates brought to the court holding facility from CDCR and the jail. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 3 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS There shall be a written plan that includes the documentation 508 - Inmate Safety Checks of routine safety checks. The court holding uses the custody manual ☒ ☐ ☐ policy sections for compliance with the section of regulation. 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there shall be at Instructor James Williams instructs an 8-hour ☒ ☐ ☐ least one person on duty at all times who meets the training course for Sheriff Bailiff’s assigned to the court standards established by the BSCC for general fire and life rooms. safety. (Penal Code section 6030[e]) The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one person on duty who trained in fire and life safety procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ that relate specifically to the facility. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL 2 Del Norte Sheriff’s Office Custody Manual and Chapter 12 Superior Court Holding Facility Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and In the event a Title 15 regulation section is not procedures manual shall address all applicable Title 15 and covered by Chapter 1200 Court Holding Policy, Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed the court holding personnel refer to the custody and updated at least every two years. Such a manual shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ manual policies. made available to all employees. Date of last review: 6/8/2018 The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality. Subsections d does not apply and has been deleted. (a) The manual shall provide for, but not be limited to, the 100 - Organizational Structure and following: Responsibility ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Table of organization, including channels of communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility 1200 Court Holding ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator/manager. 112 - Annual Facility Inspection (3) Policy on the use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ 523 - Use of Force (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including the 525 - Use of Restraints restraint of pregnant inmates as referenced in Penal Code ☒ ☐ ☐ 526 - Electronic Restraints Section 3407. (6) Security and control including physical counts of 1200 Court Holding inmates, searches of the facility and inmates, contraband 112 - Annual Facility Inspection control, and key control. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of The agency’s policy states in the event that security measures. The review and evaluation shall inmates are kept in the facility longer that two include internal and external security measures of the hours, a count shall be conducted and every two facility including security measures specific to prevention ☒ ☐ ☐ hours thereafter until the inmates are returned to of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. the main jail facility. Policy also states the facility and any inmates housed therein will be searched daily for contraband and safety. Date of inspection: 4/15/2020 (7) Emergency procedures include: ☒ ☐ ☐ 2 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 4 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (A) fire suppression preplan as required by section 1200 Court Holding 1032 of these regulations; ☒ ☐ ☐ (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1200 Court Holding (C) mass arrests; 1200 Court Holding ☒ ☐ ☐ 400 - Facility Emergencies (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ 1200 Court Holding (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 1200 Court Holding (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, ammunition, 1200 Court Holding ☒ ☐ ☐ chemical agents, and related security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. 1200 Court Holding ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (9) Segregation of Inmates. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1200 Court Holding (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse and 116 - Rules of Conduct sexual harassment. 118 - Discriminatory Harassment 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training ☒ ☐ ☐ 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum Requirements 1006 - Counseling Services (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and respond 116 - Rules of Conduct to retaliation against any staff or inmate after reporting 118 - Discriminatory Harassment any abuse. 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training ☒ ☐ ☐ 204 - Supervision of Inmates - Minimum Requirements 1006 - Counseling Services (b) The policies and procedures required in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure ☒ ☐ ☐ confidentiality. (c) The manual for court holding facilities shall include all Del Norte Sheriff’s Office Custody Manual and of the procedures listed in subsection (a), except number (5) ☒ ☐ ☐ Chapter 12 Superior Court Holding Facility (which has been deleted). (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, Del Norte Sheriff’s Office Custody Manual and Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be ☒ ☐ ☐ Chapter 12 Superior Court Holding Facility limited to, the following: (1) multiple internal ways for inmates to privately report 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training sexual abuse and sexual harassment, retaliation by other 716 - Health Appraisals inmates or staff for reporting sexual abuse and sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ 1006 - Counseling Services harassment, and staff neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents, (2) a method for uninvolved inmates, family, 320 - Prison Rape Elimination Act Training community members, and other interested third-parties to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The ☒ ☐ ☐ method for reporting shall be publicly posted at the facility. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 5 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 1200 Court Holding 330 - Support Personnel Training The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide 721 - Medical Screening prevention program developed by the facility administrator, 723 - Mental Health Services in conjunction with the health authority and mental health 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review inmates who present a suicide risk. The program shall ☒ ☐ ☐ 757 - Continuous Quality Improvement include the following: The agency’s Court Holding policy states suicidal inmates will be placed in a cell where they can be easily observed by the control room officers. (a) Suicide prevention training for all staff that have direct 330 - Support Personnel Training contact with inmates. 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention ☒ ☐ ☐ Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Instructor James Williams conducted training for staff on 4/29/2019. (b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon intake 721 - Medical Screening and prior to housing assignment. 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention ☒ ☐ ☐ Persons who are remanded to custody are taken to the jail for the booking and medical screening process. (c) Provisions facilitating communication among 721 - Medical Screening arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, medical and 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk. ☒ ☐ ☐ Persons who are remanded to custody are taken to the jail for the booking and medical screening process. (d) Housing recommendations for inmates at risk of suicide. 721 - Medical Screening ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (e) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (f) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures. 757 - Continuous Quality Improvement (g) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides attempts. ☒ ☐ ☐ 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention (h) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and 746 - Suicide Prevention and Intervention attempted suicides as defined by the facility administrator. ☒ ☐ ☐ 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review 757 - Continuous Quality Improvement 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 112 - Annual Facility Inspection 406 - Fire Safety Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility 2204.00 Fire Suppression Preplanning 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: O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 6 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local fire 2204.00 Fire Suppression Preplanning department to be included as part of the policy and procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local fire 2204.00 Fire Suppression Preplanning department to be included as part of the policy and procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and 2204.00 Fire Suppression Preplanning Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires inspections at least once every two years; On the day of inspection, the agency could not provide or locate documentation of the most recent fire prevention inspection. Undersheriff Bill Steven said he would advise the BSCC when the report was located or when a new inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ scheduled. Prior to completing this report, Undersheriff Bill Steven provided documentation to BSCC staff of the completed fire inspection. Date of fire inspection: 4/27/2020 (d) an evacuation plan; and, 2204.00 Fire Suppression Preplanning In the event of an emergency requiring the court facility to evacuate inmates, CDCR inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ would return to Pelican Bay State Prison and county jail inmates would be escorted back to the jail. (e) a plan for the emergency housing of inmates in the case of fire. In the event of an emergency requiring the court facility to evacuate inmates, CDCR inmates ☒ ☐ ☐ would return to Pelican Bay State Prison and county jail inmates would be escorted back to the jail. 1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 220 - Report Preparation Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and There were no reports written in the court procedures for the maintenance of written records and holding area for BSCC staff to review. All ☒ ☐ ☐ reporting of all incidents which result in physical harm, or reports are written at the jail. The written reports serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or inmate of reviewed at the jail were compliant with this a detention facility or other person. regulation. Such records shall include the names of the persons 220 - Report Preparation 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 220 - Report Preparation to investigate the incident and submitted to the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ manager or his/her designee. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 7 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 533 - Reporting In-Custody Deaths 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review (a) Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health In the event of an inmate death, the agency’s administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to policy states there will be an in-custody death ensure that there is an initial review of every in-custody death review should be conducted no later than 72 within 30 days. The review team shall include the facility hours after the incident. The policy also indicates administrator and/or the facility manager, the health the review team should include the following; administrator, the responsible physician and other health care ☒ ☐ ☐ and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. (a) Sheriff and/or the Jail Commander (b) County Counsel (c) District Attorney (d) Investigative staff (e) Responsible Physician, qualified health care professionals, supervisors or other staff who are relevant to the incident Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the appropriateness of 533 - Reporting In-Custody Deaths clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or 748 - Inmate Death - Clinical Care Review ☒ ☐ ☐ practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (b) Death of a Minor 1200 Court Holding In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a jail, 533 - Reporting In-Custody Deaths lockup, or court holding facility: ☒ ☐ ☐ Minors are held in a non-secure holding lounge away from adults and not in the court holding area. (1) The administrator of the facility shall provide to the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section 12525. A ☐ ☐ ☒ copy of the report shall be submitted within 10 calendar days after the death. (2) Upon receipt of a report of death of a minor from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the jail, lockup, or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. ☐ ☐ ☒ Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 218 - Inmate Records 517 - Inmate Classification (b) Each administrator of a court holding facility shall establish and implement a written plan designed to provide Persons who are remanded to custody are taken for the safety of staff and inmates held at the facility. The ☒ ☐ ☐ to the jail for the booking and medical screening plan shall include receiving and transmitting of information process. regarding inmates who represent unusual risk or hazard while confined at the facility, and the segregation of such inmates to the extent possible within the limits of the court holding facility. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 8 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (c) In deciding whether to assign an inmate to a housing area 517 - Inmate Classification for male or female inmates, and in making other housing and programming assignments, the agency shall consider on a case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the ☒ ☐ ☐ inmate's health and safety, and whether the placement would present management or security problems. An inmate's own views with respect to his or her own safety shall be given serious consideration. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1200 Court Holding The facility administrator, in cooperation with the The agency’s policy states any inmate with a responsible physician, shall develop written policies and communicable disease will either be transported ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures specifying those symptoms that require directly to the court room or held from court until segregation of an inmate until a medical evaluation is medically able to attend. completed At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be made of the person being booked as to whether or not he/she Persons who are remanded to custody are taken has or has had any communicable diseases, such as to the jail for the booking and medical screening tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of tuberculosis or ☒ ☐ ☐ process. any other communicable diseases, or other special medical problem identified by the health authority. The response shall be noted on the booking form and/or screening device. 1052 MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES 1200 Court Holding The facility administrator, in cooperation with the The agency’s policy states mentally disordered responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates will be identified at the main jail facility procedures to identify and evaluate all mentally disordered and escorted directly to the assigned court and inmates, and may include telehealth. not be held in the court holding facility. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not readily available, an inmate shall be considered mentally Persons who are remanded to custody are taken disordered for the purpose of this section if he or she appears to the jail for the booking and medical screening to be a danger to himself/herself or others or if he/she process. appears gravely disabled. ☒ ☐ ☐ An evaluation from medical or mental health staff shall be secured within 24 hours of identification or at the next daily sick call, whichever is earliest. Segregation may be used if necessary to protect the safety of 1200 Court Holding ☒ ☐ ☐ the inmate or others. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 9 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION 1200 Court Holding Except in Type IV facilities, each facility administrator shall The agency’s policy states administrative develop written policies and procedures which provide for segregation inmates who are determined to be the administrative segregation of inmates who are prone to: escape; assault staff or other inmates; determined to be prone to: promote activity or behavior that disrupt operations of the jail; or, are likely to is criminal in nature or disruptive to facility operations; need protection from other inmates with be demonstrate influence over other inmates, including transported directly to their assigned court and influence to promote or direct action or behavior that is ☒ ☐ ☐ returned immediately to the jail. criminal in nature or disruptive to the safety and security of other inmates or facility staff, as well as to the safe operation of the facility; escape; assault, attempted assault, or participation in a conspiracy to assault or harm other inmates or facility staff; or likely to need protection from other inmates, if such administrative segregation is determined to be necessary in order to obtain the objective of protecting the welfare of inmates and staff. Administrative segregation shall consist of separate and 1200 Court Holding secure housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of ☒ ☐ ☐ privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of protecting the inmates and staff. 1057 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED 1200 Court Holding INMATES Persons who are remanded to custody are taken The facility administrator, in cooperation with the to the jail for the booking and medical screening ☒ ☐ ☐ responsible physician, shall develop written policies and process. procedures for the identification and evaluation, appropriate classification and housing, protection, and nondiscrimination of all developmentally disabled inmates. The health authority or designee shall contact the regional 723 - Mental Health Services center on any inmate suspected or confirmed to be 725 - Mental Health Screening and Evaluation developmentally disabled for the purposes of diagnosis ☒ ☐ ☐ 727 - Special Needs Medical Treatment and/or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, excluding holidays and weekends. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 523 - Use of Force 525 - Use of Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 526 - Electronic Restraints responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures for the use of restraint devices and may delegate Restraints, as defined in this regulation, are not authority to place an inmate in restraints to a responsible used at this facility. health care staff. In addition to the areas specifically outlined ☐ ☐ ☒ in this regulation, at a minimum, the policy shall address the following areas: acceptable restraint devices; signs or symptoms which should result in immediate medical/mental health referral; availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment; protective housing of restrained persons; provision for hydration and sanitation needs; and exercising of extremities. In no case shall restraints be used for punishment or as a ☐ ☐ ☒ substitute for treatment. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 10 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS Restraint devices shall only be used on inmates who display behavior which results in the destruction of property or reveal an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. Restraint devices include any devices which immobilize an ☐ ☐ ☒ inmate's extremities and/or prevent the inmate from being ambulatory. Physical restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the disordered behavior. Inmates shall be placed in restraints only with the approval of the facility manager, the facility watch commander, responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every hour. A medical opinion on placement and retention shall be secured within one hour from the time of placement. A medical assessment shall be ☐ ☐ ☒ completed within four hours of placement. If the facility manager, or designee, in consultation with responsible health care staff determines that an inmate cannot be safely removed from restraints after eight hours, the inmate shall be taken to a medical facility for further evaluation. Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice every thirty minutes to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the inmate. Such observation shall be documented. While in ☐ ☐ ☒ restraint devices all inmates shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area for restrained inmates which makes provisions to protect the inmate from abuse. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of handcuffs, shackles or other restraint devices when used to ☐ ☐ ☒ restrain inmates for security reasons. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT INMATES 525 - Use of Restraints Restraints, as defined in this regulation, are not The facility administrator, in cooperation with the used at this facility. Female inmates are responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ informed of their rights at the jail. procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant inmates. In accordance with Penal Code 3407 the policy shall include reference to the following: (1) An inmate known to be pregnant or in recovery after 525 - Use of Restraints delivery shall not be restrained by the use of leg irons, ☐ ☐ ☒ waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body. (2) A pregnant inmate in labor, during delivery, or in 525 - Use of Restraints recovery after delivery, shall not be restrained by the ☐ ☐ ☒ wrists, ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the safety and security of the inmate, the staff, or the public. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional 525 - Use of Restraints who is currently responsible for the medical care of a pregnant inmate during a medical emergency, labor, ☐ ☐ ☒ delivery, or recovery after delivery determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of an inmate's pregnancy, she 525 - Use of Restraints shall be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards ☐ ☐ ☒ and policies governing pregnant inmates. 1068 ACCESS TO COURTS 606 - Inmate Access to Courts and Counsel The facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures to ensure inmates have access to the court and to legal counsel. Such access shall consist of: O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 11 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) unlimited mail as provided in Section 1063 of these 606 - Inmate Access to Courts and Counsel ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, and, (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 606 - Inmate Access to Courts and Counsel DETENTION OF MINORS Are minors held in this facility? If yes, the following Minors held in a non-secure holding lounge and sections, including those summarized in Title 15, Article 10, not in the court holding area. ☐ ☐ ☒ apply (Minors in Court Holding Facilities.) 1122.5 PREGNANT MINORS (a) The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility ☐ ☐ ☒ administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures pertaining to pregnant minors that address the requirements in Title 15, Section 1417. (b) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant ☐ ☐ ☒ minors. The policy shall address requirements of Penal Code 3407. Policy shall include reference to the following: (1) A minor known to be pregnant or in recovery after delivery shall not be restrained by the use of leg irons, ☐ ☐ ☒ waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body. (2) A pregnant minor in labor, during delivery, or in recovery after delivery, shall not be restrained by the ☐ ☐ ☒ wrists, ankles, or both, unless deemed necessary for the safety and security of the minor, the staff, or the public. (3) Restraints shall be removed when a professional who is currently responsible for the medical care of a pregnant minor during a medical emergency, labor, delivery, or ☐ ☐ ☒ recovery after delivery determines that the removal of restraints is medically necessary. (4) Upon confirmation of a minor's pregnancy, she shall be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards and ☐ ☐ ☒ policies governing pregnant minors. 1161 CONDITIONS OF DETENTION Court holding facilities shall be designed to provide the following: (a) Separation of minors from adults in accordance with ☐ ☐ ☒ Section 208 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (b) Segregation of minors in accordance with an established ☐ ☐ ☒ classification plan. (c) Secure non-public access, movement within and egress. If the same entrance/exit is used by both minors and adults, ☐ ☐ ☒ movements shall be scheduled in such a manner that there is no opportunity for contact. An existing court holding facility built in accordance with construction standards at the time of construction shall be considered as being in compliance with this article unless the condition of the structure is determined by the appropriate authority to be dangerous to life, health, or welfare of ☐ ☐ ☒ minors. Upon notification of noncompliance with this section, the facility administrator shall develop and submit a plan for corrective action to the Corrections Standards Authority within 90 days. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 12 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1162 SUPERVISION OF MINORS A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in each facility to permit unscheduled safety checks of all minors at ☐ ☐ ☒ least twice every 30 minutes, and to ensure the implementation and operation of the activities required by these regulations. There shall be a written plan that includes the documentation of safety checks. 1163 CLASSIFICATION The administrator of a court holding facility shall establish and implement a written plan designed to provide for the safety of staff and minors held at the facility. The plan shall include receiving and transmitting of information regarding ☐ ☐ ☒ minors who represent a risk or hazard to self or others while confined at the facility, and the segregation of such minors to the extent possible within the limits of the court holding facility, and for the separation of minors from any adult inmate(s) as required by Section 208 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY The facility administrator shall develop policy and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. O645 Del Norte CH PRO 18-20 - 13 - A350 CH PRO eff. 01.01.19 (18/20).dot ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections Applicable Title 24 Regulations: 1/78 BSCC Code: 0645 FACILITY NAME: Del Norte County Courthouse FACILITY TYPE: CH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: OTHER: 1988 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Steven Wicklander DATE: 2/27/2020 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) X Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate Limited to no more than 16 inmates X No smaller than 40 square feet X Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates X Toilet accessible X Wash basin accessible X Drinking fountain accessible X Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates X Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 and Persons remanded to custody are escorted 0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only require a across the street to jail. X bunk if inmates are held longer than 12 hours) Weapons Locker (3.12) External to the security area and equipped with individual X compartments, locks and keys Detoxification/Sobering Cells (WA) (2.4) No cells of this type in the facility. The text of X the regulation removed from this checklist. Safety Cells (WA) (2.5) X No cells of this type in the facility. The text of the regulation removed from this checklist. Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) Available at jail, across the street, if needed. X Available Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) Persons remanded to custody are escorted across the street to jail. X Available for inmate valuables Telephone (2.1) If any new bookings are received, they are processed at the jail (across the street) where X Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 they have access to telephones. Audio Monitoring (2.22) X For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 Janitor Closet (2.20) X Available 0645 Del Norte CH PHY 18-20 - 1 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21) X Available Emergency Power (2.24) Available to maintain fire and life safety, security, X communications and alarm systems Attorney Interview Space (2.26) Two interview rooms are available to the inmates being held in the court holding facility. X Available 0645 Del Norte CH PHY 18-20 - 2 - A370 PHY CH-TH 1-78.dot (03/01) ADULT DETENTION FACILITY LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections BSCC Code: 0645 FACILITY: Del Norte County Courthouse TYPE: CH RC: 0 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Steven Wicklander DATE: 2/28/2020 ROOMS EACH ROOM Applicable # EACH CELL DIMENSIONS (L FIXTURES* Location Cell Type Total RC Standards Cells # Beds RC x W x H) T U W F S Cell A Holding 1988 1 - (4) (4) 7’1” x 7’2” x 9’4” 1 - 1 1 - Notes: 6’6” bench; 50.76 sqft Cell B Holding 1988 1 - (3) (3) 7’6” x 7’5” x 9’4” 1 - 1 1 - Notes: 5’ bench; split fixtures (T – W/F); handicap accessible; 55.63 sqft Irregular Shaped Cell C Holding 1988 1 - (4) (4) 1 - 1 1 - 66.63 sqft Notes: approximately 7 feet of bench space; obtain dimensions of cell and bench next cycle. Cell D Holding 1988 1 - (3) (3) 7’1” x 8’9” x 9’4” 1 - 1 1 - Notes: 5’5” bench; 62 sqft *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. 0645 Del Norte CH LAS 18-20 - 1 - A360 LAS Adult-05.dot (8/05)