Los Angeles County, Palos Verdes Estates Police Department (2018-2020 inspection cycle)

January 28, 2021 Tony Best, Chief of Police Palos Verdes Estates Police Department 340 Palos Verdes Drive West Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 2018-2020 BIENNIAL INSPECTION 6031 PC and 209 WIC/JJDPA Dear Chief Best: As you are aware, The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is statutorily required to inspect all local detention facilities biennially for compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR), per Penal Code Section 6031, and for Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 209. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the issuance of statewide and local shelter-in-place orders, BSCC staff were prohibited from traveling and unable to complete on-site inspections from March 16 through June 30, 2020, the end of the 2018-2020 biennial inspection cycle. BSCC staff conducted virtual inspections via desk audit of all facilities originally scheduled for inspection during this time. Desk audits are comprised of a comprehensive review of all applicable policies and procedures and documentation your agency provided. BSCC staff intends to conduct comprehensive on-site inspections of all local detention facilities as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. The BSCC inspection report is enclosed and consists of this transmittal letter and the Procedures Checklist outlining applicable Title 15 sections. Local Inspection In addition to a 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 these reports for a comprehensive perspective of your facility. There were no noncompliance issues as it relates to the fire inspection or the county health inspection. Title 15, CCR Inspection Our evaluation consisted of reviewing only those policies and procedures related specifically to the applicable regulations included in Title 15, CCR. We found no items of noncompliance. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I LTR 18-20 Tony Best, Chief of Police Page 2 Please refer to the Procedures Checklist for detailed information. Title 24, CCR Inspection BSCC was unable to physically review the physical plant during this inspection cycle. However, we were informed that there were no new or remodel projects concerning the jail facility. We will review the physical plant during the 2020-2022 inspection cycle. Juvenile Inspection In accordance with the JJDPA, BSCC monitors law enforcement facilities for compliance with three core requirements of the Act: Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders, Separation of Juveniles from Incarcerated Adults, and Removal from Adult Jails and Lockups (6-hour secure detention limitation). Secure youth are held in a jail cell out of sight and sound of adult prisoners. Non-secure youth are held in the police administration area. No violations were noted. Corrective Action Plan No areas of noncompliance were noted, and no corrective action is needed. This concludes our inspection report for the 2018-2020 inspection cycle. We are hopeful that we can return to our normal inspection processes during the 2020-2022 inspection cycle. Although we were unable to provide your department with the services you are accustomed to, I want to assure you that BSCC remains committed to being a resource to your agency regarding your custodial questions or concerns. If you have any questions, or concerns, please contact our office at any time. Sincerely, MICHAEL J. BUSH Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures cc: Chair, City Council, City of Palos Verdes Estates* City Manager, City of Palos Verdes Estates* Presiding Judge, Superior Court, County of Los Angeles * Grand Jury Foreperson, Superior Court, County of Los Angeles* Wellington Hengst, Jail Administrator *Copies of the report are located on BSCC website 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates I LTR 18-20 TYPE I FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 BSCC Code:2700 FACILITY NAME: Palos Verdes Estates Police Department City Jail FACILITY TYPE: I PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Jail Manager Wellington Hengst FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE: 06/08/2020 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE2 9.1020 The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department is (a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code a Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Section 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, or participating agency. Compliance with sections IV facility shall successfully complete the “Corrections related to training (with the exception of 1021) ☒ ☐ ☐ Officer Core Course” as described in Section 179 of Title is determined by an annual audit of training 15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. records. (b) Custodial Personnel who have successfully completed 9.1021 the course of instruction required by Penal Code Section 832.3 shall also successfully complete the “Corrections ☒ ☐ ☐ Officer Basic Academy Supplemental Core Course” as described in Section 180 of Title 15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. 1021 JAIL SUPERVISORY TRAINING Prior to assuming supervisory duties, jail supervisors shall ☒ ☐ ☐ complete the core training requirements pursuant to Section 1020, Corrections Officer Core Course. In addition, supervisory personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV 9.1023 jail shall also be required to complete either the STC Supervisory Course (as described in Section 181, Title 15, ☒ ☐ ☐ CCR) or the POST supervisory course within one year from date of assignment. 1023 JAIL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Managerial personnel of any Type I, II, III or IV jail shall be required to complete either the STC management course (as ☒ ☐ ☐ described in Section 182, Title 15, CCR) or the POST 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 1 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1025 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 9.1025 All jail personnel will participate in the With the exception of any year that a core training module Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) is successfully completed, all facility/system administrators, ☒ ☐ ☐ continuing professional training program and managers, supervisors, and custody personnel of a Type I, meet or exceed their requirements. II, III, or IV facility shall successfully complete the “annual required training” specified in Section 184 of Title 15, CCR. 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 9.1027 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 Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention shall be at least one Jailer on duty. The Jailer facility or in the building which houses a local detention shall be immediately available and accessible to facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to inmates in the event of an emergency. The ☒ ☐ ☐ inmates in the event of an emergency. Jailer shall not have any duties that would conflict with the supervision and care of an inmate in an emergency. Such an employee shall not have any other duties which would conflict with the supervision and care of inmates in ☒ ☐ ☐ the event of an emergency. Whenever one or more female inmates are in custody, there 9.1005(2) shall be at least one female employee who shall be If the arrestee is a female, the officer shall have immediately available and accessible to such females. dispatch attempt to contact the on-call female Note: Reference PC§ 4021. Jailer. If the on-call Jailer is not available, the ☒ ☐ ☐ female SHALL NOT be detained at the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, and shall be transported to the Redondo Beach Police Department. To determine if there is a sufficient number of personnel for 9.1005 (2) & 9.1027 a specific facility, the facility administrator shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the personnel assigned in the facility and their duties. Such a staffing plan shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ reviewed by the Board staff at the time of their biennial inspection. The results of such a review and recommendations shall be reported to the local jurisdiction having fiscal responsibility for the facility. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS 9.1027 & 9.1039 Policy requires 60-minute Safety checks shall be conducted at least hourly through checks documented on a Prisoner Security ☒ ☐ ☐ direct visual observation of all inmates. There shall be no Welfare Check Sheet. more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 2 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS There is a written plan that includes the documentation of 9.1039 routine safety checks. • Anytime an inmate is in custody at the Type I jail facility, a record shall be kept of each check made on that inmate. These checks shall be documented in the following manner: • Jailers shall conduct physical checks every thirty minutes on all inmates. • Inmates in the safety cell and/or in ☒ ☐ ☐ restraints shall be checked every fifteen minutes. • After such visual checks, an entry shall be made on the Inmate Welfare and Security form • Check sheet indicating the time and the initials of the person making the check. • Before an inmate is released, the holding cell shall be searched. 1028 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 9.1028 Pursuant to the Penal Code Section 6030 (c), Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6030(c), whenever there is whenever there is an inmate in custody, there an inmate in custody, there shall be at least one person on ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be at least one person on duty at all times duty at all times who meets the training standards who meets the training standards established by established by the BSCC for general fire and life safety. the State Fire Marshall for general fire and life safety which relate specifically to the facility. The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one Staff receives training during core course. person on duty who is trained in fire and life safety ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures that relate specifically to the facility. 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL 3 Policies and procedures are outlined in the Jail Operations Manual. Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and procedures manual shall address all applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all employees. ☒ ☐ ☐ 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 ☒ ☐ ☐ communications. (2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator/manager. (3) Policy on the use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ Department Policy Section 11 (4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including the 9.1058 restraint of pregnant inmates as referenced in Penal Code ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1206 Requires pregnant inmates be Section 3407. transported to the County Jail. 3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 3 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly received 9.1029 A. & B. inmates for release per Penal Code sections 849(b)(2) and ☒ ☐ ☐ 853.6, and any other such processes as the facility administrator is empowered to use. (6) Security and control including: 9.1039 As a practical matter, counts occur ☒ ☐ ☐ during safety checks. (A) physical counts of inmates, In practice, cell searches occur as each inmate is removed from the cell. We recommended ☒ ☐ ☐ that this requirement be added to policy. Prior to the submission of this report policy was revised to address cell searches (9.1039). (B) searches of the facility and inmates, ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1007 (C) contraband control, and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 C. (D) key control. ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 D. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, 9.1029 E. evaluate, and make a record of security measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security ☒ ☐ ☐ measures of the facility including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. (7) Emergency procedures include: 9.1029 E. (A) fire suppression preplan as required by section ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 E. 1032 of these regulations; 9.1029 E. (B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 E. (C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 F. (D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 F. (E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1029 (F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, ammunition, 9.1029 F. ☒ ☐ ☐ chemical agents, and related security devices. (8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1219 (9) Segregation of Inmates. ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1050 & 9.1053 (10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse and 902 PREA Policy sexual harassment. Zero Tolerance in the Prevention of Sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ Abuse and Sexual Harassment (11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and respond to retaliation against any staff or inmate after reporting ☒ ☐ ☐ any abuse. (e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following: (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, 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 4 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM 9.1030 When a staff suspects that an inmate may The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide attempt suicide, the employee shall maintain prevention program developed by the facility administrator, direct and continuous visual observation of the in conjunction with the health authority and mental health inmate until alternative housing can be procured ☐ ☐ ☒ director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those with either the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s inmates who present a suicide risk. The program shall Department Inmate Reception Center or with include the following: Harbor / UCLA Medical Center. Remainder of section is deleted. 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 9.1032 The Palos Verdes Estates Type I Jail Facility is Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility equipped with smoke detectors in the cells. Fire administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐ extinguishers and a fire hose are located in the having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire records area adjacent to the booking area and Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression holding facility. which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local fire department to be included as part of the policy and procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section 1029); (b) regular fire prevention inspections by facility staff on a Verified. monthly basis with two-year retention of the inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ record; (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Conducted 0/17/2017 by the Los Angeles Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires County Fire Department. No deficiencies noted ☒ ☐ ☐ inspections at least once every two years; inside the detention area. Minor deficiencies in the admin area only. Fire clearance granted. (d) an evacuation plan; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Appendix D, Page 8 (e) a plan for the emergency housing of inmates in the case of Torrance or Redondo Beach City Jail would be ☒ ☐ ☐ fire. used in this event. 1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING 9.1040 The jail staff shall be responsible for Each facility administrator shall maintain an inmate documenting the daily male and female demographics accounting system which reflects the monthly ☒ ☐ ☐ population on the arrest ledger located in the average daily population of sentenced and non-sentenced booking room. The Jail Manager shall maintain inmates by categories of male, female and juvenile. an accounting system and provide the applicable inmate demographic information to the BSCC on an annual basis. Facility administrators shall provide the BSCC with applicable inmate demographic information as described in ☒ ☐ ☐ the Jail Profile Survey. 1041 INMATE RECORDS 9.1041 The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department (a) Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV shall maintain individual arrest files, which facility shall develop written policies and procedures for the include booking information, personal property maintenance of individual inmate records which shall ☒ ☐ ☐ receipts, court orders, and medical orders include, but not be limited to, intake information, personal issued by a physician, will be maintained for all property receipts, commitment papers, court orders, reports persons arrested by this Department. of disciplinary actions taken, medical orders issued by the responsible physician and staff response, and non-medical information regarding disabilities and other limitations. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 5 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Each facility administrator shall collect accurate, . 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 9.1044 the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department to Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and maintain a written record of all incidents procedures for the maintenance of written records and resulting in physical harm or serious threat of reporting of all incidents which result in physical harm, or physical harm to any employee, inmate, or serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or inmate of ☒ ☐ ☐ other person in the holding facility, or damage a detention facility or other person. to City property. The Jailer is responsible to report the incident to the Watch Commander immediately after occurrence to complete an incident report thoroughly and concisely documenting the incident. Such records shall include the names of the persons involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, and ☒ ☐ ☐ the date and time of the occurrence. Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff assigned to investigate the incident and submitted to the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ manager or his/her designee. 1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN 9.1045 It is the policy of the Palos Verdes Estates Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility Police Department to maintain a "Public shall develop written policies and procedures for the Information Plan" which allows for the dissemination of information to the public, to other dissemination of information to the public, government agencies, and to the news media. The public and other government agencies and the news media. inmates shall have available for review the following ☒ ☐ ☐ This Public Information Plan shall be available material: for review by the public and inmates and will contain The State Board of State Community Corrections Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of Local Detention Facilities, and facility rules and procedures affecting inmates. (a) The State Corrections Standards Authority Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as found in Title 15 ☒ ☐ ☐ of the California Code of Regulations. (b) Facility rules and procedures affecting inmates as ☒ ☐ ☐ specified in sections: (1) 1045, Public Information Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) 1061, Inmate Education Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) 1062, Visiting ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) 1063, Correspondence ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) 1064, Library Service ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) 1065, Exercise and Recreation ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) 1066, Books, Newspapers, Periodicals and Writings ☒ ☐ ☐ (8) 1067, Access to Telephone ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) 1068, Access to Courts and Counsel ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) 1069, Inmate Orientation ☒ ☐ ☐ (11) 1070, Individual/Family Service Programs ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 6 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (12) 1071, Voting ☒ ☐ ☐ (13) 1072, Religious Observance ☒ ☐ ☐ (14) 1073, Inmate Grievance Procedure ☒ ☐ ☐ (15) 1080, Rules and Disciplinary Penalties ☐ ☐ ☒ (16) 1081, Plan for Inmate Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ (17) 1082, Forms of Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ (18) 1083, Limitations on Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ (19) 1200, Responsibility for Health Care Services ☐ ☐ ☒ 1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 9.1046 In the event that a Jailer discovers a deceased (a) Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors. inmate, immediately summon assistance, and begin any appropriate life saving measures such The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health as CPR and first aid. Other available personnel administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to will summon paramedics. The Watch ensure that there is an initial review of every in-custody ☒ ☐ ☐ Commander will immediately notify the Chief death within 30 days. The review team shall include the of Police, Jail Manager, and on-call Detective facility administrator and/or the facility manager, the health as well as the Captain in charge of the administrator, the responsible physician and other health Detective Bureau. When practical, the L. A. care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau, and Coroner's Office will also be notified. Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the appropriateness of clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or ☒ ☐ ☐ practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require further study. (b) Death of a Minor 9.1218 In any case in which a minor dies while detained in a jail, ☒ ☐ ☐ lockup, or court holding 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. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 7 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN 9.1050 (3) &9.1051 When deciding on a housing area for a male or (a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or female inmates and in making other housing III facility shall develop and implement a written and programming assignments, the jailer shall classification plan designed to properly assign inmates to consider on a case by case basis whether a housing units and activities according to the categories of sex, placement would ensure the inmate’s health age, criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, and safety, and whether the placement would physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non-assaultive present management and security problems. An behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed inmate’s own views with respect to his or her ☒ ☐ ☐ and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the own safety shall be given consideration. 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 and implement a classification system which will include the use of classification officers or a classification committee in order to properly assign inmates to housing, work, rehabilitation programs, and leisure activities. Such a plan shall include the use of as much information as is available about the inmate and from the inmate and shall provide for ☐ ☐ ☒ a channel of appeal by the inmate to the facility administrator or designee. An inmate who has been 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. (c) In deciding whether to assign an inmate to a housing area Los Angeles County Unified Arrestee Medical for male or female inmates, and in making other housing and Screening Form SH-R-422 is used. 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 10005. (d) Not detainable. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 9.1051 responsible physician, shall develop written policies and At the time of booking and prior to placement procedures specifying those symptoms that require in a housing area, an L.A. County Arrestee segregation of an inmate until a medical evaluation is ☐ ☐ ☒ Medical Screening Form, LASD Form SHR- completed. 422, shall be completed by the arresting officers and the jailers. Responses to questions on this form shall be noted, with any affirmative answers immediately reported to the Watch Commander for a determination on alternate housing or release. 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 has or has had any communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of tuberculosis or ☐ ☐ ☒ any other communicable diseases, or other special medical problem identified by the health authority. The response shall be noted on the booking form and/or screening device. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 8 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1052 MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES 9.1005 (3) Not detainable. The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 9.1052 responsible physician, shall develop written policies and The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department procedures to identify and evaluate all mentally disordered when contacting subjects who exhibit inmates, and may include telehealth. ☐ ☐ ☒ symptoms of violent/bizarre or potential violent/bizarre behavior likely to be a danger to themselves or others and were solely contacted for this reason are commonly transported directly to Harbor UCLA Medical Center for Psychiatric evaluation. If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not readily available, an inmate shall be considered mentally disordered for the purpose of this section if he or she appears 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 ☐ ☐ ☒ the inmate or others. 1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION 9.1053 Except in Type IV facilities, each facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures which provide for the administrative segregation of inmates who are 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 If necessary, inmate will be separated and secure housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of secure in separate housing. ☒ ☐ ☐ privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of protecting the inmates and staff. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL 9.1055 When a subject is solely contacted for exhibiting The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section violent/bizarre behavior (or the related 1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those inmates who symptoms) and is likely to be a danger to himself display behavior which results in the destruction of property or others, the subject is commonly transported or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others. ☐ ☐ ☒ directly to Harbor UCLA Medical Center for Psychiatric evaluation. Compliance is based on policy review only. The remainder of section is deleted. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 9 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 9.1056 No Sobering Cell. The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.4, shall be used for the holding of inmates who are a ☐ ☐ ☒ Remainder of section is deleted. threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication and pursuant to written policies and procedures developed by the facility administrator. 1057 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED 9.1005 (3) & 9.1057 INMATES If an inmate is suspected of being or determined to be developmentally disabled, the The facility administrator, in cooperation with the inmate shall not be booked or lodged at this responsible physician, shall develop written policies and facility. Within 24 hours of making this procedures for the identification and evaluation, appropriate ☐ ☐ ☒ determination, the inmate shall be transported classification and housing, protection, and to a Los Angeles County Jail for booking or nondiscrimination of all developmentally disabled inmates. shall be released to a California Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled nearest the inmate’s place of residence or to a responsible adult. The health authority or designee shall contact the regional Within 24 hours, inmate will be transported to center on any inmate suspected or confirmed to be the county jail or released to a regional center developmentally disabled for the purposes of diagnosis ☐ ☐ ☒ for the developmentally disabled that is nearest and/or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, to the inmates’ place of residence or to a excluding holidays and weekends. responsible adult. 1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 9.1005 (3) & 9.1058 Not housed. With the exception of handcuffs, restraints will The facility administrator, in cooperation with the not be used in the Palos Verdes Estates Jail. In responsible physician, shall develop written policies and lieu of restraints, an inmate may be placed in the procedures for the use of restraint devices and may delegate safety cell until permanent arrangements can be authority to place an inmate in restraints to a responsible ☐ ☐ ☒ made for housing at LASD facilities or another health care staff. appropriate facility as determined by the Watch Commander. The remainder of the text of this regulation has been deleted. 1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT INMATES 1.0005 (3) (a) Pregnant or lactating females Shall not be housed at the Palos Verdes Estates holding facility: The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant The remainder of the text of this regulation has inmates. In accordance with Penal Code 3407 the policy been deleted. shall include reference to the following: 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 10 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1059 USE OF REASONABLE FORCE TO 9.1059 COLLECT DNA SPECIMENS, SAMPLES, Force will not be used. IMPRESSIONS The on-duty jailer shall be responsible for coordinating and conducting the collection of (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized law DNA samples from inmates as mandated by enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel including law. In the event the jailer is unavailable, the peace officers, may employ reasonable force to collect blood Watch Commander shall collect the sample. specimens, saliva samples, or thumb or palm print ☐ ☐ ☒ impressions from individuals who are required to provide (b) The jailer shall notify the inmate pursuant to such samples, specimens or impressions pursuant to Penal 296 PC that he or she must submit to DNA Code Section 296 and who refuse following written or oral collection. The jailer shall advise the inmate request. that if they refuse to submit to the DNA collection, they will be charged with Penal Code section 298.1 Remainder of section is deleted. 1062 VISITING 9.1062 (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. (b) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to allow visiting for non-sentenced detainees. The policies and ☐ ☐ ☒ procedures will include a schedule to assure that non- sentenced detainees will be afforded a visit no later than the calendar day following arrest. (c) The visiting policies developed pursuant to this section 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: Facility does not operate as a type I jail facility. Note: Reference PC § 6031.1 (June 2017) Inmates are not sentenced to this facility. Inmates length of stay is less than 3 hours after being booked. Mode of visitation; Visitation hours; Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, Any restrictions on inmate visitation. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 11 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1063 CORRESPONDENCE 9.1063 Facility does not operate as a type I jail facility. The facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ Inmates are not sentenced to this facility. procedures for inmate correspondence which provide that: Inmates length of stay is less than 3 hours after being booked. 1065 EXERCISE AND RECREATION 9.1065 Playing cards and board games are available. ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall make table games and/or television available to inmates. 1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, 9.1066 AND WRITINGS Newspaper, bible and books are available upon request. (b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ develop and implement a written plan to make available a daily newspaper in general circulation, including a non- English language publication, to assure reasonable access to interested inmates. 1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 9.1067 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 9.1067 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 ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, and, (b) confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1068 1069 INMATE ORIENTATION 9.1069 All inmates booked will be advised of the rules (b) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall and violations of the facility. However, facility develop written policies and procedures for a program ☒ ☐ ☐ does not operate as a type I jail facility. reasonably understandable to non-sentenced detainees to Inmates are not sentenced to this facility. orient an inmate at the time of placement in a living area. Inmates length of stay is less than 3 hours after Such a program shall be published and include, but not be being booked. limited to, the following: (1) rules and disciplinary procedures; ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) visiting rules; ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) availability of personal care items, opportunities ☒ ☐ ☐ for personal hygiene; (4) availability of reading and recreational materials; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, (5) medical/mental health procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 12 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1071 VOTING 9.1071 Facility does not operate as a type I jail facility. The facility administrator of a Type I (holding sentenced Inmates are not sentenced to this facility. inmate workers) II, III or IV facility shall develop written Inmates length of stay is less than 3 hours after policies and procedures whereby the county registrar of being booked. voters allows qualified voters to vote in local, state, and federal elections, pursuant to election codes. However, per policy, if an inmate who is a registered voter in Los Angeles County is in ☐ ☐ ☒ custody on an election day, and the inmate is not expected to be released from custody at least two (2) hours before the polling place closes, and the inmate is capable of voting (i.e. not intoxicated) and expresses a desire to vote, the Jailer shall notify the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. The responsibility to provide the inmate with an absentee ballot, after notification by the Jailer, is that of the registrar of voters. 1072 RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES 9.1072 No sentence inmates. However, per policy, an The facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility inmate may request a visit from a member of shall develop written policies and procedures to provide the clergy. Inmate visits with clergy will be opportunities for inmates to participate in religious services, ☐ ☐ ☒ considered confidential. A member of the practices and counseling on a voluntary basis. clergy visiting an inmate shall not be accompanied by another person unless cleared by the Watch Commander. The clergy member must be ordained/ licensed by their religious order. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 13 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1073 INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 9.1073 Applicable to Type I facilities holding sentenced workers. No sentence inmates. (a) Each administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility and Facility does not operate as a type I jail facility. Type I facilities which hold inmate workers shall develop Inmates are not sentenced to this facility. written policies and procedures whereby any inmate may Inmates length of stay is less than 3 hours after appeal and have resolved grievances relating to any being booked. conditions of confinement, including but not limited to: medical care; classification actions; disciplinary actions; However, per policy, all inmate workers housed program participation; telephone, mail, and visiting in the Palos Verdes Estates Police Jail have a procedures; and food, clothing, and bedding. right to file a grievance. Jail staff must provide Such policies and procedures shall include: the inmate with the proper form when requested. An inmate may file a grievance related to any of the following conditions of confinement, including but not limited to: ☐ ☐ ☒ medical care, classification, disciplinary actions, program participation, telephone, mail, visiting procedures, food, clothing, and bedding. When an inmate files a grievance the Watch Commander will review it and make an attempt to correct the problem. If the Watch Commander denies the grievance it must be done in writing. The inmate has a right to appeal the Watch Commander's denial to the Jail Manager. If the Watch Commander is the Jail Manger the appeal would be forwarded to the Division Commander. All grievances should be resolved within 24 hours. 1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY PENALTIES 9.1081 If discipline is NOT administered, written policy should Discipline is not administered at this facility. indicate as such. If discipline is administered, Sections 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. ☐ ☐ ☒ Wherever discipline is administered, each facility administrator shall establish written rules and disciplinary penalties to guide inmate conduct. DETENTION OF MINORS YES NO COMEMNTS Are minors held in this facility? Secure detained minors may be held in the jail facility out of sight and sound from adults. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) establishes the following federal standards on the 9.1144 detention of minors: (1) Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders ☒ ☐ (2) Separation (3) Jail Removal (6-hour limit) The JJDPA requires an annual inspection on the federal standards for facilities that hold minors in secure detention. If YES, see remaining document for Title 15, Article 9 Are minors held in the jail cells? ☒ ☐ inspection. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 14 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot Penal Code Section 6030 and 6031.4 require the biennial inspection of local detention facilities that hold minors in secure detention in the jail. Title 15, Article 9 establishes the minimum standards of how facilities hold minors in temporary custody in the jail. Facilities that do not hold minors in the jail are not subject to Title 15, Article 9 biennial inspections. TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS 1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall develop policy and procedures for notification of the court of jurisdiction and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious illness, injury or death of a minor in custody. 1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Unless otherwise indicated, policies related to minors are contained within Section 9.1050.5. The facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures concerning minors being held in temporary custody which shall address: (a) suicide risk and prevention; ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1219 (b) use of restraints; ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1058 (c) emergency medical assistance and services; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1218.1 (d) prohibiting use of discipline. ☒ ☐ ☐ 9.1081 1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY 9.1143 CUSTODY ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) The following shall be made available to all minors held in temporary custody: (1) access to toilets and washing facilities; ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) one snack upon request during term of temporary custody if the minor has not eaten within the past four (4) ☒ ☐ ☐ hours or is otherwise in need of nourishment; (3) access to drinking water; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) privacy during consultation with family, guardian, ☒ ☐ ☐ and/or lawyer. (5) blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure the ☒ ☐ ☐ comfort of the minor; and, (6) his or her personal clothing unless the clothing is inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or is ☒ ☐ ☐ required to be utilized as evidence of an offense. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 15 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS 1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND 9.1144 ADULT PRISONERS ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall establish policies and procedures to restrict contact, as defined in Section 1006, between minors and adults confined in the facility. In situations where brief or accidental contact may occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility staff (trained in the supervision of inmates) shall maintain a constant, side- ☒ ☐ ☐ by-side presence with the minor or the adult to prevent sustained contact. 1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY 9.1145 A minor who is taken into temporary custody by a peace officer on the basis that he or she is a person described by Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may be held in secure custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults if the minor is 14 years of age or older and if, in the reasonable belief of the peace officer, the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, as long as all other conditions of secure custody set forth in these ☒ ☐ ☐ standards are met. Any minor in temporary custody who is less than 14 years of age, or who does not in the reasonable belief of the peace officer present a serious security risk of harm to self or others, shall not be placed in secure custody, but may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non-secure custody set forth in these standards are met. Minors in secure detention are 14 years of age or older. In making the determination whether the minor presents a serious security risk of harm to self or others, the officer may ☒ ☐ ☐ take into account the following factors: (a) age, maturity, and delinquent history of the minor; (b) severity of the offense(s) for which the minor was ☒ ☐ ☐ taken into custody; (c) minor's behavior, including the degree to which the ☒ ☐ ☐ minor appears to be cooperative or non-cooperative; (d) the availability of staff to provide adequate ☒ ☐ ☐ supervision or protection of the minor; and, (e) the age, type, and number of other individuals who ☒ ☐ ☐ are detained in the facility. 1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY 9.1146 While in secure custody, minors may be locked in a room or ☒ ☐ ☐ other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing rail, or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to prevent escape and protect the minor and others from harm. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 16 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS 1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 9.1147 CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE ☒ ☐ ☐ (a) Minors shall receive adequate supervision which, at a minimum, includes: (1) constant auditory access to staff by the minor; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, (2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of the minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at ☒ ☐ ☐ least once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. (b) Males and females shall not be placed in the same locked room unless under constant direct visual ☒ ☐ ☐ observation by staff of the law enforcement facility. 1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE 9.1148 CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE ☒ ☐ ☐ Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than 60 minutes unless no other locked enclosure is available. A staff person from the facility shall provide constant direct visual observation to assure the minor's safety while ☒ ☐ ☐ secured to a stationary object. Securing minors to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter, shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ approved by a supervisor. The decision for securing a minor to a stationary object for longer than 60 minutes, and every 30 minutes thereafter shall ☒ ☐ ☐ be based upon the best interests of the minor and shall be documented. 1149 CRITERIA FOR NON-SECURE 9.1149 CUSTODY Minors held in temporary custody, who do not meet the criteria for secure custody as specified in Section 207.1(d) ☒ ☐ ☐ of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may be held in non- secure custody to investigate the case, facilitate release of the minor to a parent or guardian, or arrange for transfer of the minor to an appropriate juvenile facility. 1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- 9.1150 SECURE CUSTODY Minors held in non-secure custody shall receive constant direct visual observation by staff of the law enforcement ☒ ☐ ☐ facility. Entry and release times shall be documented and made available for review. Monitoring a minor using audio, video, or other electronic devices shall never replace constant direct visual observation. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 17 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot TITLE 15, ARTICLE 9, MINORS IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY Completed only if minors are held in the jail cell(s) of the Temporary Holding facility. YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS 1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF 9.11510 ANY INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY Facility administrators shall develop policies and procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ providing that a medical clearance shall be obtained for minors who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol or any other intoxicating substance to the extent that they are unable to care for themselves. Supervision of minors in secure custody in a locked room who display outward signs of being under the influence of drugs, alcohol or any other intoxicating substance shall include safety checks at least once every 15 minutes until ☒ ☐ ☐ resolution of the intoxicated state or release. These safety checks shall be documented, with actual time of occurrence recorded. Supervision of minors in secure custody outside of a locked room who display outward signs of being under the influence of drugs, alcohol or any other intoxicating ☒ ☐ ☐ substance shall be supervised in accordance with Section 1148. Supervision of minors in nonsecure custody who display outward signs of being under the influence of drugs, alcohol ☒ ☐ ☐ or any other intoxicating substance shall be supervised in accordance with Section 1150. 2700 Los Angeles Palos Verdes Estates City I PRO 18-20 - 18 - A352 Type 1 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot