BSCC
Mendocino County, Fort Bragg Justice Center (2016-2018 inspection cycle)
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March 12, 2019
Fabian Lizarraga, Chief of Police
Fort Bragg Police Department
250 Cypress Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
2016-2018 BIENNIAL INSPECTION
PENAL CODE SECTION 6031; WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 209;
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
Dear Chief Lizarraga:
On June 1, 2018, staff of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) conducted
the 2016 - 2018 Biennial Inspection of the Fort Bragg Police Department Temporary Holding
Facility pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031 and Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC)
Section 209. The facility was inspected for compliance with the Minimum Standards for Local
Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations and for the
federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) requirements for holding
minors.
The inspection consisted of a review of applicable operational policies and procedures,
including ensuring practices are consistent with regulations and written procedures, a review
of documentation to verify compliance with regulatory expectations, a walk-through of the
physical plant and administrative staff interviews. There were no adult arrestees or juveniles
present at the time of the inspection.
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 facility’s physical plant
configuration.
LOCAL INSPECTIONS
Annual inspections are required by the County Health Department 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.
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Fabian Lizarraga, Chief of Police
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FIRE INSPECTION:
The fire inspection report was completed on June 13, 2018 and clearance was granted.
HEALTH INSPECTIONS:
As of the writing of this report we have not received any of your public health reports
for 2017 or 2018. Please forward them as you receive them.
BSCC INSPECTION
PHYSICAL PLANT:
The Fort Bragg City Jail was opened in 1991 and is evaluated under the 1988 Title 24 Physical
Plant Minimum Standards. The facility is in a county-owned public safety complex but is solely
operated by the Fort Bragg Police Department. The facility consists of a single holding cell
and a secure booking area. There are no special-need cells such as a sobering or safety
cell. There were no areas of non-compliance noted regarding the physical plant. The area
was clean and well maintained.
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT (JJDPA):
In accordance with the JJDPA, BSCC monitors law enforcement facilities for compliance with
JJDPA. All logs were reviewed and no issues of non-compliance regarding JJDPA were
noted.
TITLE 15 INSPECTION RESULTS:
POLICY REVIEW:
The most recent full policy review and revision occurred in May 2018 and was pending Chief
approval. We reviewed the relevant sections against regulation to ensure each area required
by regulation was addressed in policy. There were no areas of non-compliance noted.
PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION REVIEW:
Documentation requested and reviewed included booking logs, screening forms, shift
schedules and staffing lists, classification documentation, incident reports and any other
records that would give insight to facility operations.
The following area of non-compliance was noted:
Title 15 Section 1027 Number of Personnel:
Whenever one or more females are in custody, there shall be at least one female employee
who shall be immediately available and accessible to such females. We noted through the
documentation review and conversations with facility staff, that females are not always
present when a female was in custody.
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TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES
Board of State and Community Corrections
PROCEDURES1
BSCC Code: 3136
FACILITY NAME: FACILITY TYPE:
Ft. Bragg Justice Center (Temporary Holding Facility) THJ
PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED:
Lieutenant Charles Gilchrist
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: DATE:
Lisa Southwell June 1, 2018
TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY Policy 900.1.1 Supervision of Prisoners
HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING
Administrative staff stated that there have
All personnel who are responsible for supervising been no new staff in the past 2 years that
inmates, and supervisors with custodial responsibilities, have needed the initial training and the
complete the eight hours of specialized training outlined X refresher training was in the process of
in this regulation within six (6) months of assignment. being scheduled. Agency provided
Successful completion of training, pursuant to Section information subsequent to the inspection,
1020 of these regulations, may be substituted for the that the training occurred in September
initial eight hours of training. 2018.
Eight hours of refresher training is completed every two Agency self certifies that all staff have been
years. Successful completion of training, pursuant to trained in the initial training and receive
X
Section 1025 of these regulations, may be substituted refresher training as required.
for the eight-hour refresher.
1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 900.1.1: Supervision of Prisoners
There are sufficient personnel on duty at all times There are generally 3 officers (2 officers
(whenever there is an inmate in custody) to ensure the and 1 sergeant) on shift. Policy requires an
implementation and operation of all programs and X officer to be present with an arrestee in the
activities required by these regulations. THJ and arrestees are never left alone.
Agency is limited on female staff. Dispatch
is contracted out; there are no support staff
in the building after hours.
There is a written plan that includes the documentation Policy 900.3.1: Supervision of Prisoners
of hourly safety checks.
Policy requires safety checks to be
completed hourly.
X
Documentation reviewed showed that
safety checks are completed in compliance
with regulation.
There is at least one employee on duty at all times, who Policy 900.1.1 Supervision of Prisoners
shall be immediately available and accessible with the
ability to respond to any inmate in the event of an X Arrestees are never left alone. Officers are
emergency. required to remain with them.
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.
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
Whenever one or more female inmates are in custody, Policy 900.3.5: Temporary Detention of
there is at least one female employee immediately Females
available and accessible.
Note: Reference PC § 4021. Policy requires that a female be available
when a female is in custody. In practice,
females are generally transported directly
X
to the County Jail. Agency makes efforts to
ensure that a female is not brought into the
facility unless a female staff member is
present, but the documentation reviewed
indicated that this does occur on occasion.
This is non-compliant.
A staffing plan is available which indicates personnel Policy 900.2: Departmental Organizational
assigned and their duties. Chart
X
Policy 900.2.1: Staffing Plan
1028 1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF Policy 900.1.1: Supervision in Temporary
Custody
Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there is at least X
one person on duty at all times who meets the BSCC Officers have been trained per
training standards for general fire and life safety. Administrative Lieutenant. All officers have
There is at least one person on duty who trained in fire been trained in fire and life safety.
and life safety procedures that relate specifically to the
X
facility.
1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL 2 Agency has a policy and procedure manual
which was provided for our review. Agency
There is a published manual of policies and procedures utilizes a Lexipol Manual which includes
for the facility that addresses applicable regulations and X policy and procedure for Temporary
includes: Custody of both adults and juveniles. The
manual was last updated in May 2018 and
was pending the final Chiefs approval.
Table of organization, including channels of Policy 900.2: Department Organization and
communications; Responsibility
X There is a Table of Contents present and
officers are responsible for communication
with their sergeant and lieutenant at all
times regarding operations.
Inspections and operations reviews by the facility Policy 900.2: Department Organization and
administrator/manager; X Responsibility
Use of force; Policy 300: Use of Force
Use of Force is an agency-wide policy and
X
applies to all officers and staff.
Use of restraint equipment, including the restraint of Policy 306: Restraints
pregnant inmates; Policy 306.3.2: Restraint of Pregnant
Note: Reference PC § 6030(f); Person
X
2 Procedures related to security and emergency response may be in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality by limiting general access.
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
Screening newly received inmates for release Policy 900.9.6 Release of Prisoners
Note: Reference PC § 849(b)(2) and 853.6
X Agency releases those that may be
released either in the field before detention
or upon processing from the Jail.
Security and control, including: Policy 900.1.1: Supervision in Temporary
Physical counts of inmates; Custody
X All persons brought into the jail, are
documented in the THJ logs. A running
count is maintained of the physical count of
arrestees in custody.
Searches of the facility; Policy 904: Temporary Hold Facility Search
Cells are inspected and searched before
X
and after an arrestee is placed in the
holding cell.
Searches of inmates; Policy 902.5.1: Strip Search
Policy 902 Custody Search
X
Policy provides direction as to how
arrestees may be searched.
Contraband control; and, Unable to locate policy information.
X Operationally, arrestees are searched to
ensure that contraband is not introduced
into the facility.
Key control. X The agency has policy direction for
At least annually, the facility administrator reviews, response to emergencies in the field;
evaluates and documents internal and external X however, no policy specific to the THJ.
security measures.
Subsequent to inspection, agency provided
Emergency procedures, including: X
supplemental policy directives, approved
Escape; X by the Chief, to address these areas.
Disturbances; X
Taking of hostages; X
Civil disturbance; X
Natural disasters; X
Periodic testing of emergency equipment; X
Storage, issue and use of weapons, ammunition,
X
chemical agents; and,
Storage, issue and use of security devices. X
Suicide prevention; and, X Policy 900.3.3(c): Prisoner Classification,
Segregation of inmates. X Screening and Separation
The manual is available to all employees. Both electronic and paper copies are
available to all staff.
X
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
The manual is comprehensively reviewed and updated Agency administrative staff stated that the
at least every two years. manual was last reviewed and updated in
May 2018 and was on the Chief’s desk for
signature.
X
1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING No formal documentation of consultation
with the local fire authority provided at
There is a fire suppression pre-plan that has been inspection; however, all elements are
developed in consultation with the responsible fire present, and it was noted that
X
authority and includes: communication occurs verbally. Technical
Note: Reference PC § 6031.1 assistance provided, and agency will
provide formal documentation at next
inspection.
Monthly fire and life safety inspections by facility staff Policy 900.5: Fire Safety
with a two-year retention of the inspection record; TJH is to be inspected monthly and is
usually completed by the Sergeant on duty.
X At inspection all documentation not
provided. Verification subsequent to the
inspection was provided and compliant with
regulation.
Fire prevention inspections at least once every two The fire inspection was conducted on June
years; 18, 2018 by Steve Wells, Ft. Bragg Fire
Note: Reference Health and Safety Code Section Department. Previous inspection was
X
13146.1(a) and (b); conducted in May 2016. Technical
Assistance provided that fire inspection
must be conducted biennially.
An evacuation plan; and, X Evacuation route was provided and is
A plan for the emergency housing of inmates in the posted. In the event of an actual fire,
event of a fire. X arrestees will be released or transported to
the County Jail.
1044 INCIDENT REPORTS Policy 900.6.3: Reporting Physical Harm or
Serious Threat of Physical Harm
There are written policies and procedures for the
maintenance of written records and reporting of all The supervisor on shift is responsible for
incidents that result in physical harm, or serious threat X ensuring compliance and coordination of all
of physical harm, to an employee, inmate or other incident reports. Any incident report would
person. Such records include names of persons be included in the individual crime report.
involved, a description of the incident, actions taken,
and date and time of the occurrence.
Written record is prepared by appropriate staff and Agency administration reported that they
submitted to the facility manager or his/her designee. X have had none in the cycle to provide for
review.
1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY Policy 900.9.8: Death of a Prisoner
X
Written policy and procedures assure that there is a All elements of regulation were present.
review of each in-custody death.
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
The review team includes the facility administrator and/or
manager; the health administrator; the responsible
X
physician; and other health care and supervision staff
who are relevant to the incident.
When a minor dies in a facility, the administrator of the Policy 324.12: Suicide Attempt, Death or
facility provides the Board of State and Community Serious Injury of a Juvenile
Corrections with a copy of the death in custody report
that is submitted to the Attorney General under X
Government Code Section 12525, within 10 days after
the death.
Note: Reference Government Code § 12525
1050 CLASSIFICATION PLAN Policy 900.3.3: Prisoner Classification,
Screening and Segregation
X
The facility has a written classification plan designed to
properly assign inmates to housing units and activities. Agency has only 1 holding cell.
Includes receiving screening performed at intake by Classification is completed and maintained
trained personnel. X electronically if there are more than one
arrestee that may be held in the cell.
Policy is specific as to when to separate
Includes maintenance of a record of each inmate's
arrestees. Arrestees are not generally
classification level, housing restrictions and housing
brought in to the facility more than one at a
assignments. X time. if they are, there are additional
officers on site to provide for safety and for
intake operations.
1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Policy 900.1.3: Non-Detainable Prisoner
There are written policies and procedures specifying X All persons coming into the facility are
those symptoms that require segregation of an inmate screened for medical issues including
until a medical evaluation can be completed. communicable diseases. Arrestees known
An inquiry is made to determine if the inmate has or has to have a communicable disease are
had any communicable diseases, or has observable transported directly to the hospital or
symptoms of communicable diseases, including but not County Jail.
X
limited to tuberculosis or other airborne diseases, or
other special medical problems identified by the health
authority.
Inmate's response is noted on booking form and/or
X
screening device.
1052 MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES Policy 900.1.3: Non-Detainable Prisoner
There are written policies and procedures for the Clearly mentally disordered persons are
identification and evaluation of all mentally disordered never brought into the TJH. They are either
inmates. taken directly to Mendocino Coast Hospital
or booked into the County Jail.
X
All arrestees are screened for mental
health issues upon arrival to the TJH. Any
person found to be disordered would also
be taken directly to Mendocino Coast
Hospital and/or directly to the County Jail.
An evaluation by health care staff occurs within 24 hours Any evaluation or segregation would occur
of identification or at the next daily sick call, whichever is X at the County Jail and not at the TJH.
earliest.
Segregation may be used if necessary to protect the
safety of the inmate or others. X
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION Policy 900.3.3: Prisoner Classification,
Screening and Segregation
There are written policies and procedures, which
provide for administrative segregation of inmates who X An arrestee that needs this level of
are determined to be prone to: escape; assault staff or supervision would never be brought into
other inmates; disrupt operations of the jail; or, are likely the TJH. They are transported directly to
to need protection from other inmates. County Jail.
The administrative segregation consists of separate and
secure housing with no deprivation of privileges other
than those necessary to obtain the objective of X
protecting inmates and staff.
1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL The facility does not have a safety cell.
The safety cell, specified in Title 24, Part 2, Section
1231 2.5, is used only to hold inmates who display X
behavior that results in the destruction of property or
reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or
others.
1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL The facility does not have a sobering cell.
The sobering cell, specified in Title 24, Part 2, Section
1231 2.4 is used only for holding inmates who are a X
threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to
their state of intoxication and pursuant to written policies
and procedures.
1057 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INMATES Policy 900.1.3: Non-Detainable Prisoner
X
There are written procedures for identification and Developmentally disabled persons are not
evaluation of all developmentally disabled inmates. brought into the TJH if possible.
A contact to the regional center occurs within 24 hours Contact with the Regional Center would be
when an inmate is suspected or confirmed to be made by staff at the County Jail and not at
X
developmentally disabled. the TJH.
1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES Policy 900.6: Use of Restraint Devices
Restraints are used in the field but not in
There are written polices and procedures for the use of the THJ. If a person is restrained in the
restraint devices that include: field, he or she is transported directly to the
X County Jail.
Restraints within the meaning of this
regulation are not used. The text of the
regulation is removed from the checklist.
1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE Policy 900.7: Prisoner Telephone Calls
Policy 900.7.1: Telephone Call Procedures
There are written policies and procedures that allow
X
reasonable access to a telephone beyond those There is a phone available and arrestees
telephone calls required by Section 851.5 PC. can make calls as they wish.
1068 ACCESS TO COURTS Policy 900.9.5 Attorney and Bail Bondsmen
There are written policies and procedures that ensure Arrestees may contact and have access to
X
the inmate's right to confidential consultation with their Attorneys and Bail Bondsmen. Their
attorneys. conversations are not monitored or
recorded in any way.
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS
1081 PLAN FOR INMATE DISCIPLINE (WA) Policy 900.9.10: Prisoner Discipline
Arrestees are not disciplined in the TJH.
There are written policies and procedures for inmate
discipline. (This may be waived by written policy
X
stating that discipline is not administered in the
facility. If discipline is administered, Sections 1080,
1082, 1083 and 1084 Title 15, CCR, apply.)
DETENTION OF MINORS
YES NO N/A
Are minors held in this facility? Minors are held in non-secure detention.
If YES, then the core requirements of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and
X
the provisions of Title 15, Article 9, Minors in
Detention in a Law Enforcement Facility apply and will
be inspected for.
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY VIOLATION
N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS
PREVENTION ACT MONITORING YES NO
42 USC 5633 SECTION 223(a)(11) Policy 324.1.1: Definitions
DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS
OFFENDERS Number of violations: 0
X
Status offenders, non-offenders, alien juveniles, civil-
type juveniles are not to be held in secure detention.
Reference: WIC 206 & 207
42 USC 5633 SECTION 223(a)(12) SEPARATION Policy 324.7: No-Contact Requirements
Juveniles may not be confined or detained in any Side by side supervision will occur always.
facility in which they have contact with adult prisoners.
X
Number of violations: 0
Reference: WIC 208
42 USC 5633 SECTION 223(a)(13) JAIL REMOVAL Policy 324.8: Temporary Custody
(SIX-HOUR HOLD EXCEPTION) Requirements
The shift sergeant must be notified of any
During the previous calendar year, minors are
Juvenile in custody beyond 4 hours to
securely detained for a period not to exceed six hours. X
ensure that youth will not be detained
longer than 6 hours.
Reference: WIC 207.1(d)1(B)
Number of violations: 0
TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS
1142 WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Written policies and procedures concerning minors held
in temporary custody address:
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suicide risk and prevention; Policy 324.3.2: Suicide Prevention of
X
Juveniles in Custody
use of restraints; Policy 324.9: Use of Restraint Devices
Juvenile offenders may be handcuffed if
they are a heightened risk. Non-offenders
X
should not be restrained unless they are
combative or threatening.
emergency medical assistance and services; and, Policy 324.3.1: Emergency Medical Care of
Juveniles in Custody
X
Medical assistance will be called
immediately if needed.
prohibiting use of discipline. Policy 324.8(o): Temporary Custody
Requirements
X
No discipline shall be administered.
1143 CARE OF MINORS IN TEMPORARY Policy 324.8: Temporary Custody
CUSTODY Requirements
X
The following are made available to all minors held in Policy notes that a staff member of the
temporary custody: same sex shall supervise the youth with
access to toilets and washing facilities; hygiene activities and care such as
changing clothes or using the restroom.
one snack upon request during term of temporary
The agency does not always have female
custody if the minor has not eaten within the past X
staff available to supervise.
(4) hours or is otherwise in need of nourishment;
access to drinking water; X
privacy during consultations with family, guardian,
X
or lawyer.
blankets and clothing, as necessary, to assure the
X
comfort of the minor; and,
his or her personal clothing unless the clothing is
inadequate, presents a health or safety problem, or X
is required to be utilized as evidence of an offense.
1144 CONTACT BETWEEN MINORS AND ADULT Policy 324.7: No-Contact Requirements
PRISONERS
Sight and sound separation requirements
Policies and procedures ensure that there is no physical between adults and juveniles and between
X
or sustained sight or sound contact between juveniles juvenile offenders and juvenile non-
and adults confined in the facility. offenders.
Reference: WIC 208 Juveniles shall have constant supervision
In situations where brief or accidental contact may and side by side presence to prevent
occur, such as booking or facility movement, facility sustained contact.
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.
X
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS
1145 DECISION ON SECURE CUSTODY Policy 324.11: Secure Custody
Minors are held in secure custody in a law enforcement While policy allows for it, the agency has
facility only if the minor is in custody for an offense reported that they do not intend to hold
described by WIC § 602, is at least 14 years of age, X youth in secure custody.
and presents a serious security risk of harm to self or
others.
Reference: WIC 207.1 (d) 1
Factors to be considered when determining if the minor
presents a serious security risk to self or others are:
age, maturity and delinquent history; severity of offense
for which taken into custody; minor’s behavior; X
availability of staff to provide adequate supervision or
protection of the minor; and, age, type and number of
other individuals detained at the facility
1146 CONDITIONS OF SECURE CUSTODY Policy 324.11: Secure Custody
While in secure custody, a minor may be locked in a While policy allows for it, the agency has
room or other secure enclosure, secured to a cuffing X reported that they do not intend to hold
rail, or otherwise reasonably restrained as necessary to youth in secure custody.
prevent escape and protect the minor and others from
harm.
1147 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE Policy 324.11.1: Locked Enclosures
CUSTODY INSIDE A LOCKED ENCLOSURE
While policy allows for it, the agency has
X
Minors must receive adequate supervision which reported that they do not intend to hold
includes: youth in a locked enclosure.
Constant auditory access to staff by the minor; and,
documented, safety checks are conducted by
staff at least once every 30 minutes.
X
Reference: WIC 207.1(d)1(E)
Males and females are not placed in the same
locked room unless they are under constant direct
visual observation by staff of the law enforcement X
facility.
1148 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN SECURE Policy 324.11: Secure Custody
CUSTODY OUTSIDE OF A LOCKED
ENCLOSURE While policy allows for it, the agency has
reported that they will not secure youth to
X
Minors held in secure custody outside of a locked any stationary object.
enclosure are not secured to a stationary object for
more than 60 minutes unless no locked enclosure is Balance of this regulation is deleted.
available.
1150 SUPERVISION OF MINORS IN NON- Policy 324.1.1: Definitions
SECURE CUSTODY
Officers are mandated to be with the
X
Minors held in non-secure custody receive constant juvenile at all times.
direct visual observation by staff of the law
enforcement facility.
Monitoring a minor using audio, video, or other
electronic devices does not replace direct visual X
observation.
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P/REFERENCE - COMMENTS
Entry and release times are documented and
available for review. X
1151 MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY Policy 324.3: Juveniles Who Should Not Be
INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE IN SECURE Held; Significantly Intoxicated.
OR NON-SECURE CUSTODY
Minors who are intoxicated are not held at
Facility administrators shall develop policies and this facility. They are either medically
procedures providing that a medical clearance shall be X cleared, transported to the hospital or
obtained for minors who are under the influence of transported to the Juvenile Hall.
drugs, alcohol or any other intoxicating substance by
any substance, to the extent that they are unable to
care for themselves.
Supervision includes safety checks at least once every
15 minutes until resolution of the intoxicated state, with
X
the actual time of each personal observation
documented.
1047 SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OF A MINOR Policy 324.12: Suicide Attempt, Death or
IN AN ADULT DETENTION FACILITY Serious Injury of a Juvenile
There are policies and procedures for notifying the court X
and the parent, guardian or person standing in loco
parentis, in the event of a suicide attempt, serious
illness, injury or death or a minor in custody.
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PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION
BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: 1/78
Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR)
BSCC Code: 3136
FACILITY NAME: Fort Bragg Police Department FACILITY TYPE: TH
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: OTHER: 1988
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: DATE : June 1, 2018
ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS
Temporary Holding Cells (2.2) Fort Bragg PD has one holding cell located in
the Fort Bragg Justice Center, a building
Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate located apart and adjacent to the Police
Department building.
The holding cell is located in a separate and
secure area, in a shared building with the
✓
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Bragg
X
Station and the Mendocino County Superior
Court, Fort Bragg Division.
The Fort Bragg PD and the Fort Bragg
Sheriff’s Station LASE and PHY were
combined prior to 2000-2002 Inspection
Cycle.
Limited to no more than 16 inmates ✓
X
No smaller than 40 square feet ✓
X
Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates ✓
X
Toilet accessible ✓
X
Wash basin accessible ✓
X
Drinking fountain accessible ✓
X
Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates ✓
X
Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 Policy limits detentions to a maximum of 6
and 0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only hours.
✓
require a bunk if inmates are held longer than 12
X
hours)
Weapons Locker (3.12)
✓
External to the security area and equipped with X
individual compartments, locks and keys
Detoxification Cells (WA) (2.4) No cells of this type in the facility. The
✓
remainder of the regulation was deleted from
X
Limited to no more than 8 inmates this checklist.
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ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS
Safety Cells (WA) (2.5) No cells of this type in the facility. The
✓ remainder of the regulation was deleted from
Contain 48 square feet with one floor dimension at Xth is checklist.
least 6 feet
Shower-Delousing Room (3.4) The facility does not have a shower/delousing
room. Due to the self-imposed maximum
✓
Available detention time of 6 hours and the fact there is
X
no sobering cell on site, this was not reflected
as a non-compliance issue.
Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) Inmates are not in this facility long enough for
✓ this to be an issue. Officers retain inmate
Available for inmate valuables Xpr operty and transport with the inmate to the
county jail.
Telephone (2.1)
✓
Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5 X
Audio Monitoring (2.22) The audio monitoring system goes to the
✓ Sheriff’s Substation. By policy, Fort Bragg
For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 X officers remain in the facility while detainees
are present.
Janitor Closet (2.20)
✓
Available X
Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21)
✓
Available X
Emergency Power (2.24)
✓
Available to maintain fire and life safety, security,
X
communications and alarm systems
Attorney Interview Space (2.26) Attorneys could utilize the processing/booking
✓ room, if needed.
Available X
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BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
ADULT DETENTION FACILITY
LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION
BSCC Code: 3136
FACILITY: Fort Bragg Police Department TYPE: THJ RC: 0
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Lisa Southwell DATE: 06/01/2018
ROOMS EACH ROOM
Cell Applicabl # EACH CELL Total DIMENSIONS FIXTURES*
Location Type e Cells # RC RC (L x W x H) T U W F S
Standard Beds
s
FBPD Holding 1988 1 - (5) (5) 8.7’ x 8.7’ x 8.0’ 1 1 1
Notes: Footage minus 1.2 feet for angle. 8.6’ bench limits capacity.
Notes: During the 2012-2014 Inspection, a chair, fitted with cuffing rings, was present in the booking area.
**Note: Prior to 2004-2006, this cell has been listed on CSA #3135 – Fort Bragg Justice Center’s LASE.
However, as it is operated independently from the Sheriff’s Office, and physically separated by locked doors,
the FBPD was assigned its own CSA number beginning the 2000-2002 inspection cycle.
2016-2018: No Change
*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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