BSCC
Los Angeles County, Signal Hill Police Department (2018-2020 inspection cycle)
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June 10, 2020
Christopher Nunley, Chief of Police
Signal Hill Police Department
2745 Walnut Avenue
Signal Hill, CA 90755
2018 - 2020 BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT, PENAL CODE
SECTION 6031; WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209; JUVENILE JUSTICE
AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
Dear Chief Nunley:
On December 10, 2019, staff of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
conducted the 2018-2020 biennial inspection of the Signal Hill Police Department Type I Jail
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 staff conducted compliance monitoring
pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 209 (f) for the federal Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA).
The complete BSCC inspection report is enclosed and consists of: this transmittal letter; the
Procedures Checklist outlining applicable Title 15 sections; the Physical Plant Evaluation outlining
Title 24 requirements for design; and the Living Area Space Evaluation that summarizes the
detention facility’s physical plant configuration.
We encourage continuing the practice of maintaining a permanent file for historical copies of all
inspections. This file should be the first point of reference when preparing for all future
inspections.
LOCAL INSPECTIONS
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 the reports from the County Health Officer and County of Los Angeles Fire
Department for a comprehensive perspective of your facility.
There were no areas of noncompliance noted in the current local inspections.
BSCC 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.
Please refer to the Procedures Checklist for detailed information.
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Title 24, CCR PHYSICAL PLANT
BSCC reviews physical plants against the Title 24 standards at the time of original design or
significant remodel. Based on the applicable standards, there were no issues of noncompliance
noted. The jail was extremely clean and well-kept. We found no items of noncompliance
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 will be detained in a locked Juvenile room outside the jail
facility.
We reviewed policy, procedures, practice and supporting documentation related to the
requirements of Title 15 Article 9 – Minors in Custody in a Law Enforcement Facility and WIC
Section 207.1(d). Non-secure youth will be detained in the report writing room, outside the jail
facility. We noted no areas of noncompliance with this mandate.
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 would like to thank
you and your staff for the hospitality and courtesy extended during this inspection. 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
cc: Chair, City Council, City of Signal Hill *
City Manager, City of Signal Hill *
Presiding Judge, Superior Court, County of Los Angeles*
Grand Jury Foreman Superior Court, County of Los Angeles*
Brian Leyn, Captain, Signal Hill Police Department
*Copies of report can be accessed via BSCC website.
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TYPE I FACILITIES
Board of State and Community Corrections
PROCEDURES1
BSCC Code:2842
FACILITY NAME: Signal Hill Police Department City Jail FACILITY TYPE: I
PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Captain Brian Leyn
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Bush DATE: 12/10/2020
TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS
1020 CORRECTIONS OFFICER CORE COURSE2 The Signal Hill Police Department is a Standards
and Training for Corrections (STC) participating
agency. Compliance with sections related to
(a) In addition to the provisions of California Penal Code
training (with the exception 1021) is determined
Section 831.5, all custodial personnel of a Type I, II, III, or
☒ ☐ ☐
by an annual audit of training records.
IV facility shall successfully complete the “Corrections
Officer Core Course” as described in Section 179 of Title
15, CCR, within one year from the date of assignment. The latest audit found agency in compliance with
applicable training standards.
(b) Custodial Personnel who have successfully completed
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
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.
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1025 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
With the exception of any year that a core training module
is successfully completed, all facility/system administrators, ☒ ☐ ☐
managers, supervisors, and custody personnel of a Type I,
II, III, or IV facility shall successfully complete the “annual
required training” specified in Section 184 of Title 15, CCR.
1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL In addition to the implementation and operation
of all programs and activities required by the
regulations, another predicator for the
A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in each
☒ ☐ ☐
compliance with this section is the availability of
local detention facility to ensure the implementation and
staff to complete and document at least hourly
operation of the programs and activities required by these
safety checks.
regulations.
Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there shall be at
least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention
facility or in the building which houses a local detention ☒ ☐ ☐
facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to
inmates in the event of an emergency.
Such an employee shall not have any other duties which
would conflict with the supervision and care of inmates in ☒ ☐ ☐
the event of an emergency.
Whenever one or more female inmates are in custody, there Page 4
shall be at least one female employee who shall be All female prisoners in custody will be
immediately available and accessible to such females. transported directly from the field to the LBPD
☒ ☐ ☐
Note: Reference PC§ 4021. women’s jail, or the Los Angeles County
Women’s Jail (as applicable), except when there
is a female officer.
To determine if there is a sufficient number of personnel for
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 Page 18
Jailers will make a personal on-site inspection at
Safety checks shall be conducted at least hourly through least once each hour of each prisoner who is
direct visual observation of all inmates. There shall be no ☒ ☐ ☐ being video monitored. The inspections should
more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks. be made at irregular intervals. The inspections
will be documented on the Jail Log. The Jail Log
is to remain inside the actual jail; in close
proximity to where the prisoner is being housed
There is a written plan that includes the documentation of Observation logs were consistent with the
☒ ☐ ☐
routine safety checks. regulation standard.
1028 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF Page 67-68
Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6030(c), whenever there is
☒ ☐ ☐
an inmate in custody, there shall be at least one person on
duty at all times who meets the training standards
established by the BSCC for general fire and life safety.
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.
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1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL 3 Signal Hill PD City Jail 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. ☒ ☐ ☐ Pages 20-21
(4)Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including the Pages 20-21
restraint of pregnant inmates as referenced in Penal Code ☒ ☐ ☐
Section 3407.
(5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly received Page 20 and 35
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: ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 8
(A) physical counts of inmates, ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 8
(B) searches of the facility and inmates, ☒ ☐ ☐ Pages 17-18
(C) contraband control, and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Pages 17-18
(D) key control. ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 19
Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, Page 81
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: Pages 67-68
(A) fire suppression preplan as required by section ☒ ☐ ☐
1032 of these regulations;
(B)escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ Pages 65-66
(C)mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐
(D)natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 67
(E)periodic testing of emergency equipment; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 36
(F)storage, issue, and use of weapons, ammunition, Page 36
☒ ☐ ☐
chemical agents, and related security devices.
(8)Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 53
(9)Segregation of Inmates. ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 12
3 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access.
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(10)Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse and Pages 6-7 Prison Rape Elimination Act
sexual harassment. The Signal Hill Police Department has zero
☒ ☐ ☐ tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and
sexual harassment. Abuse can be reported in
several ways.
(11)Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and respond Pages 6-7
to retaliation against any staff or inmate after reporting ☒ ☐ ☐
any abuse.
(e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, The Department will not tolerate retaliation
Type I, II, III, and IV facilities shall provide for, but not be against any person who reports sexual abuse or
limited to, the following: sexual harassment or who cooperates with a
(1) multiple internal ways for inmates to privately report sexual abuse or sexual harassment investigation.
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.
1030 SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM Pages 53-67
In reality, these types of prisoners will be process
The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide and transferred to an appropriate facility.
prevention program developed by the facility administrator,
☒ ☐ ☐
in conjunction with the health authority and mental health
director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those
inmates who present a suicide risk. The program shall
include the following:
(a) Suicide prevention training for all staff that have direct
☐ ☐ ☒
contact with inmates.
(b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon
☐ ☐ ☒
intake and prior to housing assignment.
(c) Provisions facilitating communication among
arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, medical and ☐ ☐ ☒
mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk.
(d)Housing recommendations for inmates at risk of suicide. ☐ ☐ ☒
(e)Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. ☐ ☐ ☒
(f) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and
☐ ☐ ☒
procedures.
(g)Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides attempts. ☐ ☐ ☒
(h)Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and
attempted suicides as defined by the facility ☐ ☐ ☒
administrator.
1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING Pages 67-68
Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031.1(b), the facility
administrator shall consult with the local fire department ☒ ☐ ☐
having jurisdiction over the facility, with the State Fire
Marshal, or both, in developing a plan for fire suppression
which shall include, but not be limited to:
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(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 Page 68
monthly basis with two-year retention of the inspection Daily inspections are made of the jail facility by
record; the on-duty Watch Commander. Hazardous
☒ ☐ ☐ conditions with respect to fire safety, as well as
conditions detrimental to inmate health, will be
documented and corrected as a result of these
daily inspections.
(c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Conducted by LA County Fire Department on
Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires ☒ ☐ ☐ December 12/19/19. Fire clearance granted.
inspections at least once every two years;
(d)an evacuation plan; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Page 67
(e)a plan for the emergency housing of inmates in the case of Page 67
☒ ☐ ☐
fire.
1040 POPULATION ACCOUNTING Pages 7-8
The Signal Hill Police Department maintains six
Each facility administrator shall maintain an inmate basic records with respect to arrest and
demographics accounting system which reflects the monthly population data accounting:
average daily population of sentenced and non-sentenced - Monthly Arrest and Citation Register
inmates by categories of male, female and juvenile. ☒ ☐ ☐ - Daily Watch report
- Jail Log
- JUS 8715 disposition of arrest and
court action
- Daily Count and in-custody schedules
- DOJ arrest data
Facility administrators shall provide the BSCC with
applicable inmate demographic information as described in ☒ ☐ ☐
the Jail Profile Survey.
1041 INMATE RECORDS Page 9
(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,
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 Page 68
The Watch Commander shall be responsible for
Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and reporting all incidents which result in physical
procedures for the maintenance of written records and ☒ ☐ ☐ harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an
reporting of all incidents which result in physical harm, or employee or inmate in the jail.
serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or inmate of
a detention facility or other person.
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Such records shall include the names of the persons The report shall be in the form of a written
involved, a description of the incident, the actions taken, and memorandum and shall include the names of the
the date and time of the occurrence. ☒ ☐ ☐ persons involved, a description of the incident,
the action taken, and the date and time of the
occurrence.
Such a written record shall be prepared by the staff assigned The memorandum shall be written and
to investigate the incident and submitted to the facility forwarded to the Administrative Lieutenant prior
☒ ☐ ☐
manager or his/her designee. to the end of the Watch Commander’s shift by
the end of shift.
1045 PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN Page 14
Each facility administrator of a Type I, II, III or IV facility
shall develop written policies and procedures for the
☒ ☐ ☐
dissemination of information to the public, to other
government agencies, and to the news media. The public and
inmates shall have available for review the following
material:
(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 ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(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 ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(12)1071, Voting ☐ ☐ ☐
(13)1072, Religious Observance ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(14)1073, Inmate Grievance Procedure ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(15)1080, Rules and Disciplinary Penalties ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(16)1081, Plan for Inmate Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(17)1082, Forms of Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(18)1083, Limitations on Discipline ☐ ☐ ☒ No sentenced inmates.
(19)1200, Responsibility for Health Care Services ☒ ☐ ☐
1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY Pages 45-46
If an inmate dies while in custody, an
(a)Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors. investigative report shall contain facts
determining if all jail medical procedures were
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health
followed and the effectiveness of the jail medical
administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to ☒ ☐ ☐
procedures that were in effect. The Los Angeles
ensure that there is an initial review of every in-custody
County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Unit will
death within 30 days. The review team shall include the
handle and conduct an independent investigation
facility administrator and/or the facility manager, the health
of all custodial deaths.
administrator, the responsible physician and other health
care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident.
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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 Pages 45-46
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 In any case in which a minor dies while detained
Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney in the jail, the Administrative Commander shall
General under Government Code Section 12525. A copy provide, to the Board of State and Community
☒ ☐ ☐
of the report shall be submitted within 10 calendar days Corrections, a copy of the report submitted to the
after the death. Attorney General under Government Code
Section 12525.
(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 Page 4
(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
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 Each prisoner shall be medically pre-screened by
for male or female inmates, and in making other housing and the jailer. “Officer Visual Observation” and
programming assignments, the agency shall consider on a “Officer Inmate Questionnaire” forms are
case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the located in the booking area.
☒ ☐ ☐
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.
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1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Page 44
Persons who exhibit symptoms of, or knowledge
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the of having, a serious contagious of communicable
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ disease, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, AIDS, or
procedures specifying those symptoms that require active cases of venereal disease shall be booked
segregation of an inmate until a medical evaluation is and transported to the USC Medical Center for
completed. incarceration.
At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be Each prisoner shall be medically pre-screened by
made of the person being booked as to whether or not he/she the jailer. “Officer Visual Observation” and
has or has had any communicable diseases, such as Officer Inmate Questionnaire forms.
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.
1052 MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES Page 44
Persons who are taken into custody for their own
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the safety who display symptoms of severe mental
☒ ☐ ☐
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and disorder, shall be taken immediately to a hospital
procedures to identify and evaluate all mentally disordered that provides mental health treatment.
inmates, and may include telehealth.
If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not Each prisoner shall be medically pre-screened by
readily available, an inmate shall be considered mentally the jailer. “Officer Visual Observation” and
disordered for the purpose of this section if he or she appears “Officer Inmate Questionnaire” forms are
to be a danger to himself/herself or others or if he/she located in the booking area.
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 Pages 12-14
The jailer, with the knowledge and in the
Except in Type IV facilities, each facility administrator shall presence of the Watch Commander, may make
develop written policies and procedures which provide for arrangements for the administrative segregation
the administrative segregation of inmates who are of offenders who pose a threat to the peace and
determined to be prone to: promote activity or behavior that security of the facility or present, by their
is criminal in nature or disruptive to facility operations; behavior, a danger to themselves or others.
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
secure housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of
☒ ☐ ☐
privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of
protecting the inmates and staff.
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1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL No safety cell, remainder of section deleted.
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.
1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL Pages 49-51
The sobering cell shall be used only for the
The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section holding of prisoners who are a threat to their own
1231.2.4, shall be used for the holding of inmates who are a ☒ ☐ ☐ safety or the safety of others due to their state of
threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their intoxication.
state of intoxication and pursuant to written policies and
procedures developed by the facility administrator.
Such inmates shall be removed from the sobering cell as they
☒ ☐ ☐
are able to continue in the processing.
In no case shall an inmate remain in a sobering cell over six Page 4
hours without an evaluation by a medical staff person or an No prisoner shall be confined to the sobering cell
evaluation by custody staff, pursuant to written medical for more than six (6) hours unless the Watch
☒ ☐ ☐
procedures in accordance with section 1213 of these Commander has approved an extension.
regulations, to determine whether the prisoner has an urgent
medical problem.
At 12 hours from the time of placement, all inmates will Page 49
receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. Before the 12 hours has elapsed, the prisoner
☒ ☐ ☐ must be evaluated by health care staff (LA
County Fire paramedics, medical clinic, or
hospital)
Intermittent direct visual observation of inmates held in the Observation logs were consistent with the
sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half hour. ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation standard.
Such observation shall be documented.
1057 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED Page 49
INMATES Any confirmed developmentally disabled
prisoner will be transported to an appropriate
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the facility or released to an adult relative as soon as
☒ ☐ ☐
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and practical after arrest.
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 The regional center for the developmentally
center on any inmate suspected or confirmed to be disabled shall be contacted regarding the
developmentally disabled for the purposes of diagnosis ☒ ☐ ☐ prisoner’s condition to confirm the disability for
and/or treatment within 24 hours of such determination, purposes of diagnosis and/or treatment within 24
excluding holidays and weekends. hours of the arrest.
1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES Pages 21-22
Long term restraints not used.
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐
procedures for the use of restraint devices and may delegate
authority to place an inmate in restraints to a responsible
health care staff.
1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT INMATES Pages 21-22
Restraints will not be used on none suspected
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the pregnant prisoners.
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:
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(1) An inmate 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 inmate 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 inmate, the staff, or the public.
(3)Restraints shall be removed when a professional 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 shall
be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards and policies ☒ ☐ ☒
governing pregnant inmates.
1059 USE OF REASONABLE FORCE TO No reasonable force is used at this facility. The
COLLECT DNA SPECIMENS, SAMPLES, remainder of section deleted.
IMPRESSIONS
(a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1, authorized law
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.
1062 VISITING Pages 24-25
(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.
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(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
Visitation hours; 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Time inmates are allowed for visitation; and, 15 minutes per visit
Any restrictions on inmate visitation. Warrant checks are made. No one on probation
or parole may visit with an inmate.
1063 CORRESPONDENCE Pages 23-24
For security and safety, the inmate will be
The facility administrator shall develop written policies and transferred to the booking area to write his or her
procedures for inmate correspondence which provide that: ☒ ☐ ☐ letter when there are personnel available to
transfer the inmate. For safety and security, no
inmate is authorized to possess letter writing
equipment in any jail cell.
(a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that an inmate There is no limitation on the volume of mail that
☒ ☐ ☐
may send or receive; any inmate may send or receive.
(b)inmate correspondence may be read when there is a Mail or written correspondence is not to be read
valid security reason and the facility manager or his/her by police personnel except where there is a valid
☒ ☐ ☐
designee approves; security reason to justify such action and with the
approval of the on-duty Watch Commander
(c)jail staff shall not review inmate correspondence to or
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
☒ ☐ ☐
facility manager or the facility administrator; and,
(e)those inmates who are without funds shall be permitted
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.
1065 EXERCISE AND RECREATION Page 38
Bilingual reading materials are available in the
(b)The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall make ☒ ☐ ☐ jail storage cabinets for use by inmates on
table games and/or television available to inmates. request. A deck of cards capable of being used
by one inmate is also available upon request.
1066 BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, Page 38
AND WRITINGS Bilingual reading materials are available in the
jail storage cabinets for use by inmates on
(b) The facility administrator of a Type I facility shall request. A deck of cards capable of being used
☒ ☐ ☐
develop and implement a written plan to make available a by one inmate is also available upon request.
daily newspaper in general circulation, including a non-
English language publication, to assure reasonable access to
interested inmates.
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1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE Page 22
Every inmate booked at the Signal Hill City Jail,
The facility administrator shall develop written policies and whether adult or juvenile, shall be entitled to
procedures which allow reasonable access to a telephone ☒ ☐ ☐ three (3) completed calls immediately upon
beyond those telephone calls which are required by Section being booked and no later than three (3) hours
851.5 of the Penal Code. after the arrest, as specified in Section 851.P.C.,
except when not possible due to violent behavior
or extreme intoxication on the part of the inmate.
1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL Page 23
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 Pages 23-24
☒ ☐ ☐
regulations, and,
(b)confidential consultation with attorneys. ☒ ☐ ☐ Pages 23-24
1069 INMATE ORIENTATION Page 6
The booking area shall be posted in English and
(b)In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall Spanish.
develop written policies and procedures for a program
☒ ☐ ☐
reasonably understandable to non-sentenced detainees to
orient an inmate at the time of placement in a living area.
Such a program shall be published and include, but not be
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. ☒ ☐ ☐
1071 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 Page 38
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.
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1073 INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Due to the short-term nature of confinement in
Applicable to Type I facilities holding sentenced workers. the Signal Hill City Jail, there is no long-term
discipline program required in the facility
(a) Each administrator of a Type II, III, or IV facility and
Type I facilities which hold inmate workers shall develop
written policies and procedures whereby any inmate may
☐ ☐ ☒
appeal and have resolved grievances relating to any
conditions of confinement, including but not limited to:
medical care; classification actions; disciplinary actions;
program participation; telephone, mail, and visiting
procedures; and food, clothing, and bedding.
Such policies and procedures shall include:
1080 RULES AND DISCIPLINARY PENALTIES Page 20
If discipline is NOT administered, written policy should Discipline is not administered in the 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 COMMENTS
Are minors held in this facility? Pages 71-79
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
(JJDPA) establishes the following federal standards on the
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.
Are minors held in the jail cells?
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.
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1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON-
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.
1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
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.
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ADULT TYPE I, II, III AND IV FACILITIES
PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION
BOAR OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTINS1
APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 6/94; 2/99; 2001; 2005
BSCC Code: 2842
FACILITY NAME: Signal Hill Police Facility FACILITY TYPE: IJ
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 6/94: 2/99: 2001: 2005: X OTHER:
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE:
12/10/2019
TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS
Reception and Booking (2.1)
X
Contains a weapons locker, designed as outlined in these
regulations.
Contains a cell or room for confinement pending booking X
Contains a detoxification cell, where applicable
01: Name change to “sobering cell.”
X
2-99: Two detoxification cells are provided if both male
and female inmates are held.
Contains safety cell(s) (WA) X
Shower room available
X
2-99: Access to shower must be within the secure area
Provides secure vault or storage for inmate valuables X
Telephone(s) available for inmate use (PC § 851.5) X Phones are available in each cell.
2-99: Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water
X
Temporary Holding Cell or Room (2.2)
X
Contains 10 square feet of floor area per inmate
Holds no more than 16 inmates X
Is not smaller than 40 square feet and has a clear ceiling
X
height of 8 feet or more
Contains sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates X
Contains water closet (toilet), wash basin, and drinking
X
fountain
Provides for clear visual supervision by staff
X
Temporary Staging Cell or Room (2.3)
X
Holds inmates classified and segregated per Title 15 § 1050
and 1053
Detoxification/Sobering Cell (2.4)
X
01: Name change to “sobering cell.”
Contains 20 square feet of floor area per inmate
Is limited to no more than 8 inmates X
Is no smaller than 60 square feet and has a clear ceiling
X
height of 8 feet or more
Contains a water closet (toilet) wash basin and drinking
fountain as specified by these regulations
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Has padded partitions located next to toilet fixtures X
Provides for clear visual supervision by staff X
Padding on floor X
01: A shower is accessible in the secure portion of the
facility X
Safety Cell (2.5)
Contains 48 square feet with one floor dimension of a least X
6 feet and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet or more
Single Occupancy Cells (2.6) Cell # 6 only.
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 clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a
X
minimum width of 6 feet
Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and drinking
X
fountain
Contain a bunk, desk and seat (Desk and seat not required in Bunks only.
Type I facilities.) X
Double Occupancy Cells (2.7)
X
Maximum capacity of two inmates
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 clear ceiling height of 8 feet and a
X
minimum width of 6 feet
Contain a water closet (toilet), wash basin and drinking
X
fountain
Contain 2 bunks, 1 desk and 1 seat (Desk and seat not Bunks only.
required in Type I facilities.) X
Dayrooms (2.9) Facility will not be used for inmate workers.
(Required for inmates in Type II and III facilities (excluding
"special use" cells) and inmate workers in Type I facilities.)
X
Contain 35 square feet of floor area per inmate, exclusive of
3 foot wide corridors in front of cells/rooms
2-99: Deleted 3 foot corridor in front of cells/rooms
Exercise Area (2.10)
Provided in Type II and III facilities. Type IV facilities X
must have a recreation area or provide community access to
one.
Medical Examination Room (2.12)
There is one suitably equipped medical exam room in every
Type II or III facility designed to house 25 or more inmates. X
2-99: Required in all facilities that provide on-site health
care.
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Visiting Space (2.18)
X
There is sufficient visiting area.
Safety Equipment Storage (2.19)
Adequate space is provided to store equipment such as fire X
extinguishers, SCBA, emergency lights, etc.
Janitors' Closet (2.20)
A securely lockable janitor’s closet provides sufficient X
storage for cleaning implements and supplies and is located
within the security area (Type II only).
A mop sink is available within the security area (Type II).
It may be outside the security area in CH, TH and Types I,
X
III & IV.
Audio or Visual Monitoring (2.22)
(Prior to 2005 this was N/A for Type III and IV housing
only minimum security inmates. In 2005 applicability was
extended to all CH, TH, Type I, II, III and IV facilities
regardless of security level.)
There is an audio monitoring system capable of alerting
staff in a central control. When visual electronic X
surveillance is use, it is located primarily in corridors,
elevators, or at points on the security perimeter such as
entrances and exits.
2-99: Video monitoring option and references to electronic
surveillance located primarily in corridors, elevators
or points in security perimeter were deleted.
Laundry Facilities (2.23) Contract outside agency.
Type IV facilities make provision for washing and drying X
personal laundry.
Emergency Power (2.24)
There is an emergency power source available and capable
of providing minimal lighting in all areas and maintaining
X
fire and life safety, security, communication and alarm
systems.
Confidential Interview Rooms (2.25)
There is at least one suitably furnished confidential
interview room in every Type II facility designed for 25 or X
more inmates.
2-99: Applicable to every facility which provides on-site
health care
Located in the security area, accessible by both male and
female inmates
Provides at least 70 square feet floor area with no single
dimension less than 6 feet
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Attorney Interview Space (2.26) (NA Type IV)
X
Available and provides for confidentiality
Water Closets (Toilets)/Urinals (3.1)
Provide for inmate privacy/modesty with staff being able to
visual supervise; one is provided in every single and double
occupancy cell and at the following ratio elsewhere:
1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001);
1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells; X
1:16 in holding cells;
1:20 in exercise areas; and,
Accessible to dayroom occupants no specified ratio.
2-99: Accessible at no specified ratio in exercise areas
See regulation for calculations of urinal substitutions.
Wash basins (3.2)
Provide hot and cold or tempered water; one is provided in
every single and double occupancy cell and at the following
ratio elsewhere:
1:10 in dormitories (changed from 1:8 in 2001);
1:8 in detoxification/sobering cells;
X
1:20 in exercise areas; and,
Accessible to dayrooms at no specified ratio.
2-99: Accessible in exercise areas at no specified ratio
See regulation for calculations of wash basin trough
substitutions.
Drinking Fountains (3.3)
One is provided in every single and double occupancy cell
and in dormitories. Accessible to inmates in dayrooms
2-99: One is provided in every single and double X
occupancy cell, holding and staging cells and
detoxification cells. It must be accessible to inmates
in dayrooms and exercise areas.
The water outlet (bubbler) is mechanically actuated and at
an angle that prevents wastewater from flowing over the
outlet (bubbler). There is a mouth guard on the water outlet. X
2-99: Mouth guard requirement deleted
Showers (3.4)
Available at a ratio of 1:20; provide hot and cold or
tempered water; shower stalls/areas are designed and
constructed of materials that are impervious to water and
X
soap so that they may be easily cleaned.
2-99: Ratio changed from 1:16; specified that shower areas
must provide modesty for inmates, with staff ability
to supervise.
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Beds/Bunks (3.5) Bottom bunks 92” and 96”.
At least 30 inches wide and 76 inches long with 21 inches Top bunks 30”x76”.
between pans; constructed of pan bottom type or concrete;
X
securely fastened to the floor and/or wall in facilities higher
than minimum security.
01: Must be elevated off the floor.
Lighting (3.6)
Lighting in housing units, dayrooms and activity areas is
sufficient to permit easy reading by a person with normal
vision, and is not less than 20 foot-candles at desk level and
in the grooming area. Night lighting is sufficient for
X
purposes of supervision.
Lighting is centrally controlled and/or occupant controlled
in housing cells or rooms. Light fixtures are of secure
design in areas higher than minimum security.
Windows (3.7)
In housing areas higher than minimum security, windows
X
that are accessible to inmates are no greater than 5 inches in
on dimension.
Cell Padding (3.8)
The floors and partition are padded in detoxification cells.
In safety cells, floors, doors, walls and everything on them X
are padded. All padded cells are equipped with a tamper
resistant fire sprinkler approved by the SFM.
All padding is: approved for use by the SFM; nonporous; at
least ½ inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction;
X
firmly bonded to all surfaces; and, without exposed seams.
Mirrors/Shelves/Clothes Hooks (3.9)
X
A mirror of a material appropriate to the level of security is
provided near each wash basin.
Consistent with security needs, shelves and clothes hooks
are provided wherever feasible. X
2-99: Requirement for shelves and hooks deleted
Clothes hooks are of a collapsible hook type
2-99: Requirement for hooks deleted X
Seating (3.10)
Seating is designed to the level of security. When bench
seating is used, eighteen inches of bench are provided per
X
inmate.
2-99: In holding and staging cells, seating is securely
fastened to the wall and/or floor.
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Table/Seat (3.11) (NA Type I)
A table and seat is provided in single and double occupancy X
cells.
Weapons Locker (3.12)
(NA type IV and Minimum Security Facilities)
A secure weapons locker is located outside the security
X
perimeter of the facility and no weapons are brought into
the security area. Lockers have individual compartments,
locks and keys.
Design Requirements (102(c)6)
Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 102(c)6
are met. (See regulation for specific requirements. Note X
areas of non-compliance that are applicable to the facility
type and construction date in the "comments" section.)
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ADULT DETENTION FACILITY
LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION
Board of State and Community Corrections
BSCC Code: 2842
FACILITY: Signal Hill PD TYPE: IJ RC: 13
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE
12/10/2019
ROOMS EACH ROOM
Cell Applicable # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES*
Location Type Standards Cells # Beds RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S
Intake/Booking
Sobering 2008 1 (3) (3) 70 sq. ft. 1 1 1
1/2 D 2008 2 2 4 4 75 sq. ft. 1 1 1
Bottom bunk – 30” x 96”. If used as temp holding (5)
3/5 D 2008 3 2 6 6 70 sq. ft. 1 1 1
Bottom bunk – 30 x 92
6 S 2008 1 1 1 70 sq. ft. 1 1 1
Bottom bunk – 30 x 92
Secure cell (Juvenile or Female) outside detention area
1 D 2008 1 1 2 2 75 sq. ft. 1 1 1
Bottom bunk – 30” x 96”.
Note: Each cell can hold up to 5 prisoners for temp holding.
*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.
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