BSCC
Orange County, Irvine Police Department (2020-2022 inspection cycle)
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September 27, 2021
Mike Hamel, Chief of Police
Irvine Police Department
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606
2020-2022 BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF IRVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT TEMPORARY HOLDING
FACILITY, 6031 PC & 209 WIC
Dear Chief Hamel:
On August 26, 2021, staff of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) conducted the 2020-
2022 biennial inspection of the Irvine Police Department Temporary Holding Facility.
Pursuant to Penal Code Section 6031, this inspection was performed to determine compliance with the
Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities as outlined in Titles 15 and 24, California Code of
Regulations (CCR). In addition, BSCC staff conducted compliance monitoring pursuit 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 Title 15
Procedures Checklist outlining applicable minimum standards for the facility; the Physical Plant
Evaluation outlining Title 24 requirements for design of the facility; and, the Living Area Space Evaluation
summarizing the physical plant configuration and showing the capacity of the facility. Refer to the Title
15 Checklist for indication of compliance status and evidence used to determine compliance.
We encourage the practice of maintaining a permanent file for historical copies of all inspections that
would also include documentation of corrections made following the inspection. This file should be the
first point of reference when preparing for all future inspections.
Local Inspections
In addition to the biennial inspection by the BSCC, inspections are also required annually 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 the reports
from the County Health Department and the respective fire authorities for a comprehensive perspective
of your facilities. Local inspection reports are forwarded to your Department under a separate cover.
Each of the local inspections were current.
Inspection Date
Fire and Life Safety 05/18/2019
Medical and Mental Health 12/16/2020
Environmental Health 12/16/2020
Nutrition 12/16/2020
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Chief Hamel
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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.1 We found no items of noncompliance.
Please refer to the Procedures Checklist for detailed information.
Title 24, CCR Physical Plant
There were no changes made to the physical plant. We found no items of noncompliance.
Please refer to the Physical Plant Checklist for detailed information.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Compliance
The BSCC monitors local detention facilities for compliance with JJDPA. Minors are held outside the
facility in the juvenile area. No minors were held beyond the 6-hour limit for secure detention during this
inspection cycle.
This concludes our 2020-2022 biennial inspection report for the Irvine Police Department Temporary
Holding Facility. If you should have any questions, please contact me at (916) 956-5968 or email at
michael.bush@bscc.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL J. BUSH
Field Representative
Facilities Standards and Operations Division
Enclosures
cc: City Manager, City of Irvine*
Presiding Judge, Superior Court, County of Orange*
Grand Jury Foreman, Superior Court, County of Orange*
Jennifer Kaiser, Business Services Administrator, Irvine Police Department
* Complete copies of this inspection are available at www.bscc.ca.gov
1 BSCC does not review all policies and procedures. We do not “approve” policies and procedures, nor do we
review them for constitutional or legal issues. We recommend agencies seek review through their legal advisor,
risk manager and other persons deemed appropriate.
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TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES
Board of State and Community Corrections
PROCEDURES1
BSCC Code: 3680
FACILITY NAME: Irvine Police Department FACILITY TYPE:
TH
PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Administrator Jennifer Kaiser & G4S Supervisor Irene Medina
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE:
08/26/2021
TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS
1024 COURT HOLDING AND TEMPORARY 900.5.1, 900.6, 904.12
HOLDING FACILITY TRAINING City contracts with G4S to provide jail
management. All have gone to the required
Custodial personnel who supervise inmates in, and training.
supervisors of, a Court Holding or Temporary Holding
facility shall complete 8 hours of specialized training. Such Seven custody staff. One is in backgrounds.
training shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) applicable minimum jail standards;
(b) jail operations liability; ☒ ☐ ☐
(c) inmate segregation;
(d) emergency procedures and planning, fire and life
safety; and,
(e) suicide prevention.
Each agency shall determine if additional training is needed
based upon, but not limited to, the complexity of the facility,
the number of inmates, the employees' level of experience
and training, and other relevant factors
Such training shall be completed as soon as practical, but in 900.5.1
any event not more than six months after the date of assigned
responsibility, or the effective date of this regulation.
Successful completion of Core training or supplemental ☒ ☐ ☐
Core training, pursuant to Section 1020, Corrections Officer
Core Course, may be substituted for the initial eight hours of
training.
Eight hours of refresher training shall be completed once 900.5.1(b)
every two years. Successful completion of the requirements In addition to the initial training, custody
in Section 1025, Continuing Professional Training may be personnel are required to successfully complete
substituted for the eight hour refresher. eight hours of subsequent training every two
☒ ☐ ☐ years.
Additional training provided to custody officers
should conform to the provisions of the current
custody contract.
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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1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 900.7
In addition to the implementation and operation
A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in each of all programs and activities required by the
local detention facility to ensure the implementation and ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, another predicator for compliance
operation of the programs and activities required by these with this section is the availability of staff to
regulations. complete and document at least hourly safety
checks.
Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there shall be at 900.7, 904.3.3
least one employee on duty at all times in a local detention There shall be at least one employee on duty at
facility or in the building which houses a local detention all times in the temporary custody facility, or in
facility who shall be immediately available and accessible to the police building where the facility is housed,
☒ ☐ ☐
inmates in the event of an emergency. 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 900.7
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 900.7
shall be at least one female employee who shall be Whenever one or more female arrestees are in
immediately available and accessible to such females. custody, there shall be at least one female
☒ ☐ ☐
Note: Reference PC§ 4021. employee who, in a like manner, shall be
immediately available and accessible to such
female inmates.
To determine if there is a sufficient number of personnel for 900.7, 904.3.3
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 904.1, 904.8
BSCC staff reviewed and verified 10 months of
Safety checks shall be conducted at least hourly through ☒ ☐ ☐ observation logs. Each log was within the
direct visual observation of all inmates. There shall be no regulation standard 60-mins time frame.
more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks.
There is a written plan that includes the documentation of 904.8.2, 908.7
☒ ☐ ☐
routine safety checks.
1028 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STAFF 904.3.3
Ensure that at least one member who meets the
Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there shall be at training for general fire- and life-safety and is
☒ ☐ ☐
least one person on duty at all times who meets the training trained in fire- and life-safety procedures
standards established by the BSCC for general fire and life relating specifically, to the facility is on-duty at
safety. (Penal Code section 6030[e]) all times.
The facility manager shall ensure that there is at least one 904.3.3
person on duty who trained in fire and life safety procedures All staff have gone through the fire and life
☒ ☐ ☐
that relate specifically to the facility. safety training during their correctional core
training.
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1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL 2 904.11
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 Attached
☒ ☐ ☐
communications.
(2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility 904.11
☒ ☐ ☐
administrator/manager.
(3) Policy on the use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ 310
(4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including the 904.6, 904.6.1
restraint of pregnant inmates as referenced in Penal Code ☒ ☐ ☐
Section 3407.
(5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly received 907.1, 907.4
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: ☐ ☐ ☒
(A) physical counts of inmates, ☒ ☐ ☐ 908.7
(B) searches of the facility and inmates, ☒ ☐ ☐ 903, 910.1
(C) contraband control, and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 902.1, 902.7, 902.10, 903, 904.8, 908.4
(D) key control. ☒ ☐ ☐ 904.11
Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, 904.11
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: 904.11
(A) fire suppression preplan as required by section ☒ ☐ ☐
1032 of these regulations;
(B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ 904.11, 909.11- 909.13
(C) mass arrests; ☒ ☐ ☐ 422.5/2
(D) natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ 909, 904.11
(E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 904.11, 909.7
(F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, ammunition, 904.5.7
☒ ☐ ☐
chemical agents, and related security devices.
(8) Suicide Prevention. ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.5.1, 904.12, 905.3, 905.3.2, 912.1, 912.6
(9) Segregation of Inmates. ☒ ☐ ☐ 900.5.1, 901
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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(10) Zero tolerance in the prevention of sexual abuse and 913, 913.2
☒ ☐ ☐
sexual harassment.
(11) Policy and procedure to detect, prevent, and respond 913.2
to retaliation against any staff or inmate after reporting ☒ ☐ ☐
any abuse.
(e) The manual for Temporary Holding, Court Holding, 913.4
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, 913.41
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 912.6
At the time of receiving, the custody officer shall
The facility shall have a comprehensive written suicide be alert to any signs that may indicate than an
prevention program developed by the facility administrator, arrestee is a suicide risk. The custody officer
☒ ☐ ☐
in conjunction with the health authority and mental health shall notify the watch commander. The watch
director, to identify, monitor, and provide treatment to those commander will facilitate transfer of the arrestee
inmates who present a suicide risk. The program shall to Orange County Jail.
include the following:
(a) Suicide prevention training for all staff that have direct 900.5.1, 904.12
☐ ☐ ☒
contact with inmates.
(b) Intake screening for suicide risk immediately upon 908.2, 912.2, 912.6
☐ ☐ ☒
intake and prior to housing assignment.
(c) Provisions facilitating communication among 904.3, 905.3, 912.6
arresting/transporting officers, facility staff, medical and ☐ ☐ ☒
mental health personnel in relation to suicide risk.
(d) Housing recommendations for inmates at risk of suicide. ☐ ☐ ☒ 912.2, 912.6
(e) Supervision depending on level of suicide risk. 904.3.1,904.4.1
☐ ☐ ☒
(f) Suicide attempt and suicide intervention policies and 904.9, 905.13
☐ ☐ ☒
procedures.
(g) Provisions for reporting suicides and suicides attempts. 904.9, 908.6
☐ ☐ ☒
(h) Multi-disciplinary administrative review of suicides and 905.13, 912.8
attempted suicides as defined by the facility ☐ ☐ ☒
administrator.
1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION PREPLANNING 904.11, 909, 910.1.2
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:
(a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local fire 909.15
department to be included as part of the policy and procedures
☒ ☐ ☐
manual (Title 15, California Code of Regulations Section
1029);
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(b) regular fire prevention inspections by facility staff on a 910.1.2
monthly basis with two-year retention of the inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ 904.11
record;
(c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and OCFA Inspection, 909.15
Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b) which requires Conducted 5/18/2019
☒ ☐ ☐
inspections at least once every two years;
Currently scheduled before the end of the year.
(d) an evacuation plan; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 909.14
(e) a plan for the emergency housing of inmates in the case of 909.3
☒ ☐ ☐
fire.
1044 INCIDENT REPORTS 904.5.8
Any incident that results in physical harm or
Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and serious threat of physical harm to a member,
procedures for the maintenance of written records and person in custody or any other person shall be
reporting of all incidents which result in physical harm, or ☒ ☐ ☐ documented as stated in the Use of Force or On-
serious threat of physical harm, to an employee or inmate of Duty Injuries policies, or other applicable
a detention facility or other person. reporting process.
908.6
Such records shall include the names of the persons 908.6
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 908.6
to investigate the incident and submitted to the facility
manager or his/her designee.
904.5.8
A copy of all reports generated regarding the
above circumstances shall be submitted as soon
as reasonably practicable. The watch
commander will retain a record of these reports
☒ ☐ ☐
for inspection purposes.
BSCC staff review 9 months of incident reports
as it related to incidents which result in physical
harm, or serious threat of physical harm, to an
employee or inmate. Each report was complete
and appropriate action was taken.
1046 DEATH IN CUSTODY 904.9, 912.7, 912.8
(a) Death in Custody Reviews for Adults and Minors.
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health
administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures ☒ ☐ ☐
to ensure that there is an initial review of every in-custody
death within 30 days. The review team shall include the
facility administrator and/or the facility manager, the health
administrator, the responsible physician and other health
care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident.
Deaths shall be reviewed to determine the appropriateness of 912.7, 912.8, 904.9
clinical care; whether changes to policies, procedures, or
☒ ☐ ☐
practices are warranted; and to identify issues that require
further study.
(b) Death of a Minor 905.13
In any case in which some minor dies while detained in a jail, ☒ ☐ ☐ Minors are not held in the facility.
lockup, or court holding facility:
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(1) The administrator of the facility shall provide to the 905.13
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 905.13
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 901.1, 901.2, 901.3, 901.5
The classification is based on objective criteria
(a) Each administrator of a temporary holding, Type I, II, or that include screening at time of intake by trained
III facility shall develop and implement a written personnel, and a record of each inmate’s
classification plan designed to properly assign inmates to classification level, housing restrictions, and
housing units and activities according to the categories of sex, housing assignments. Documentation of an
age, criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged, inmate’s classification shall be noted on the short
physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non-assaultive narrative section of the booking form. Cell
behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or sexually harassed assignment shall be noted on the photo/thumb
and other criteria which will provide for the safety of the print screen.
☒ ☐ ☐
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.
(Subsection b does not apply and has been deleted.)
(c) In deciding whether to assign an inmate to a housing area 901.1, 901.5(d), 904.4.1(1)
for male or female inmates, and in making other housing and BSCC staff reviewed 8 months of inmate’s
programming assignments, the agency shall consider on a classification and medical screening forms. All
case-by-case basis whether a placement would ensure the forms were complete and ensure the inmate's
☒ ☐ ☐
inmate's health and safety, and whether the placement would health and safety.
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 901.5 (b), 904.3, 912.2
Non-detainable person
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐
procedures specifying those symptoms that require
segregation of an inmate until a medical evaluation is
completed.
At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be 901.5 (B), 912.2
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.
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1052 MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES 901.4, 901.5 (c)
Non-detainable person
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the
☒ ☐ ☐
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and
procedures to identify and evaluate all mentally disordered
inmates, and may include telehealth.
If an evaluation from medical or mental health staff is not 901.4, 901.5 (c)
readily available, an inmate shall be considered mentally
disordered to 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 901.5
☐ ☐ ☒
the inmate or others.
1053 ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION 901.5
Except in Type IV facilities, each facility administrator shall Non-detainable person
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 901.5
secure housing but shall not involve any other deprivation of
☐ ☐ ☒
privileges than is necessary to obtain the objective of
protecting the inmates and staff.
1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL 904.8.2
The safety cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section
☒ ☐ ☐
1231.2.5, shall be used to hold only those inmates who
display behavior which results in the destruction of property
or reveals an intent to cause physical harm to self or others.
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the 904.8.2
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and Prisoner may be placed in a safety cell only with
procedures governing safety cell use and may delegate the written approval of the watch commander/
authority to place an inmate in a safety cell to a physician.
☒ ☐ ☐
field supervisor. In an emergency, this approval
may be obtained as soon as practicable after the
prisoner has been placed in the safety cell.
In no case shall the safety cell be used for punishment or as 904.8.2
a substitute for treatment. ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety cells are not to be used for punishment or
as a substitute for treatment.
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An inmate shall be placed in a safety cell only with the 904.8.2
approval of the facility manager or designee, or responsible Once the inmate has been placed in the safety
☒ ☐ ☐
health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a cell, every effort should be made to limit the
minimum of every four hours. retention period to two (2) hours.
A medical assessment shall be completed within a maximum 904.8.2
of 12 hours of placement in the safety cell or at the next daily In the event the prisoner has been confined for a
sick call, whichever is earliest. ☒ ☐ ☐ period of eight (8) hours, he or she shall be
transported to a local area hospital for
assessment by a physician.
The inmate shall be medically cleared for continued Will only stay in safety cell up to 8 hours.
☐ ☐ ☒
retention every 24 hours thereafter.
The facility manager, designee or responsible health care Will only stay in safety cell up to 8 hours.
staff shall obtain a mental health opinion/consultation with
☐ ☐ ☒
responsible health care staff on placement and retention,
which shall be secured within 12 hours of placement.
Direct visual observation shall be conducted at least twice 904.8.2
every thirty minutes. Such observation shall be documented. Direct visual observation shall be conducted at
least twice every thirty (30) minutes. Such
observation shall be documented.
☒ ☐ ☐
BSCC staff reviewed the only inmate’s
placement in the safety cell. The observation log
was inside the required regulation standard time
limit.
Procedures shall be established to assure administration of Safety cell assessment form.
necessary nutrition and fluids. The inmate shall be provided 32 oz. of fluids
☒ ☐ ☐ within an 8 hour period.
Inmates shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing, or be 904.8.2
provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to
provide for their personal privacy unless specific identifiable ☒ ☐ ☐
risks to the inmate's safety or to the security of the facility
are documented.
1056 USE OF SOBERING CELL 904.8.1
Inmates who are to be held in the Temporary
The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section Holding Facility and who present a threat to their
1231.2.4, shall be used for the holding of inmates who are a own safety or the safety of others due to their
☒ ☐ ☐
threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication are placed in a sobering cell
state of intoxication and pursuant to written policies and until their condition allows for continued
procedures developed by the facility administrator. processing.
Such inmates shall be removed from the sobering cell as they 904.8.1 (d)
are able to continue in the processing.
☒ ☐ ☐
In no case shall an inmate remain in a sobering cell over six 904.8.1 (c)
hours without an evaluation by a medical staff person or an
evaluation by custody staff, pursuant to written medical
☒ ☐ ☐
procedures in accordance with section 1213 of these
regulations, to determine whether the prisoner has an urgent
medical problem.
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At 12 hours from the time of placement, all inmates will 904.8.1
receive an evaluation by responsible health care staff. Under no circumstances shall an inmate be held
in a sobering cell for more than six hours without
☒ ☐ ☐
being evaluated by qualified medical personnel
to ensure that the inmate does not have an urgent
medical issue.
Intermittent direct visual observation of inmates held in the 904.8.1 (b)
sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half hour. A safety check consisting of direct visual
Such observation shall be documented. observation sufficient to assess the inmate’s
well-being and behavior shall occur at least once
every 30 minutes. Each safety check shall be
☒ ☐ ☐ documented in the cell log.
BSCC staff reviewed 12 months of inmate
placements in the sobering cell. All observation
logs were inside the required regulation standard
time limit.
1057 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED 901.4
INMATES If an arrestee is determined to be
developmentally disabled, the arrestee should
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the not be booked in the custody facility. The
☒ ☐ ☐
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and arrestee should be transported and booked at
procedures for the identification and evaluation, appropriate another facility.
classification and housing, protection, and
nondiscrimination of all developmentally disabled inmates.
The health authority or designee shall contact the regional
center on any inmate suspected or confirmed to be
developmentally disabled for the purposes of diagnosis ☐ ☐ ☒
and/or treatment within 24 hours of such determination,
excluding holidays and weekends.
1058 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES 904.6
905.10 (Juv)
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the The use of restraints, other than handcuffs or leg
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and irons, generally will not be used for individuals
procedures for the use of restraint devices and may delegate in temporary custody at the Irvine Police
authority to place an inmate in restraints to a responsible ☒ ☐ ☐ Department unless the person presents a
health care staff. heightened risk, and only in compliance with the
Handcuffing and Restraints.
Remainder of section is deleted.
1058.5 RESTRAINTS AND PREGNANT INMATES 904.6.1
311..3.2
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Women who are known to be pregnant will not
responsible physician, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ be detained.
procedures for the use of restraint devices on pregnant
inmates. In accordance with Penal Code 3407 the policy
shall include reference to the following:
(1) An inmate known to be pregnant or in recovery after 311.3.2
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 311.3.2
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.
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TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS
(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 OCJ gives female inmate packages after triage.
shall be advised, orally or in writing, of the standards ☐ ☐ ☒
and policies governing pregnant inmates.
1067 ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 902.11
902.12
The facility administrator shall develop written policies and Custody officers and/or police officers engaged
procedures which allow reasonable access to a telephone in the process of booking a prisoner are
beyond those telephone calls which are required by Section responsible for facilitating that prisoner’s
851.5 of the Penal Code. telephone calls.
☒ ☐ ☐ 904.5.5 TELEPHONE CALLS
Immediately upon being booked and, except
where physically impossible, no later than three
hours after arrest, an individual in custody has
the right to make at least three completed calls
to an attorney, bail bondsman, and a relative or
other person.
1068 ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL 904.5.9
An attorney may visit at the request of the
The facility administrator shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ individual in custody or a relative
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. 904.5.9
A prisoner’s telephone call to an attorney shall
☒ ☐ ☐
not be monitored, eavesdropped upon or
recorded
1081 PLAN FOR INMATE DISCIPLINE 904.5.10
Discipline will not be administered to any
If discipline is NOT administered, written policy should individual in custody at this facility.
indicate as such. If discipline is administered, Sections
1080, 1081, 1082, 1083 and 1084 apply. ☐ ☐ ☒
Each facility administrator shall develop written policies and
procedures for inmate discipline. The plan shall include, but
not be limited to, the following elements:
DETENTION OF MINORS
YES NO COMMENTS
Are minors held in this facility? Secure and nonsecure youth are held in the juvenile
holding rooms outside adult detention facility.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
(JJDPA) establishes the following federal standards on the ☐ ☒ 905
detention of minors: 905.1.1
(1) Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders 905.7
(2) Separation 605.8(a)
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(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? If YES, see remaining document for Title 15, Article 9
inspection.
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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PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION
BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS- BIENNIAL INSPECTION
ADULT COURT AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: 1/78
Title 24, California Code of Regulations (CCR)
BSCC Code: 3680
FACILITY NAME: Irvine City Jail FACILITY TYPE: TH
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 1/78: OTHER: 1986
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE:
08/26/2021
ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS
Temporary Holding Cells (2.2)
X
Contain 10 square feet of floor per inmate
Limited to no more than 16 inmates X
No smaller than 40 square feet X
Contain sufficient seating to accommodate all inmates X
Toilet accessible Toilet located in hall; staff allows access;
X
accessible for all holding cells.
Wash basin accessible X
Drinking fountain accessible X
Provide for adequate visual supervision of inmates X
Bunk provided to inmates held between hours of 2400 and Each cell is equipped with a concrete bench along
0600 (Later, less restrictive 1994 standards only require a one wall. When used as holding cell, cells have a
bunk if inmates are held longer than 12 hours) X capacity of six. When used as a sleeping cell,
cells have a capacity of one. Mattresses and
linens provided.
Weapons Locker (3.12)
External to the security area and equipped with individual X
compartments, locks and keys
Detoxification Cells (WA) (2.4)
X
Limited to no more than 8 inmates
Contain 20 square feet of floor per inmate X
No smaller than 60 square feet X
Contain toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain X Split fixtures.
Partitions or handrails located next to toilet fixture to Padded wall next to commode.
X
provide support
Padding on the floor X
Provide easy, unobstructed visual observation
X
Safety Cells (WA) (2.5)
X
Contain 48 square feet with one floor dimension at least 6
feet
Ceiling height of at least 8 feet X
Limited to no more than one inmate X
Contain flush ring toilet (flush with floor) with controls
X
located outside the cell
Padded floor, door and walls X
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ARTICLE/SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS
Equipped with variable intensity, security light, with
X
controls located outside the cell
Vertical view panel not more than 4 inches wide and at least
24 inches long, located in or adjacent to cell door (Facility X
planned or constructed prior to 8-86)
Two or more vertical view panels not more than 4 inches One in wall; one in door.
wide and at least 24 inches long, one of which must be in X
the door (Facility planned or constructed after 8-86)
Solid security door with a food pass having a lockable
shutter no more than 4 inches height and located at least 30
X
inches above the floor
Shower-Delousing Room (3.4)
X
Available
Secure Vault or Storage Space (2.1) In room opposite processing area.
X
Available for inmate valuables
Telephone (2.1)
X
Available for inmate use per Penal Code § 851.5
Audio Monitoring (2.22) Holding cells do not have an inmate actuated
button (sound activated). It is policy of the
For facilities planned or constructed after 8-86 X department to keep the audio system on at all
times to ensure the inmate has communication
with the staff.
Janitor Closet (2.20)
X
Available
Storage Rooms (WA) (2.21)
X
Available
Emergency Power (2.24)
Available to maintain fire and life safety, security, X
communications and alarm systems
Attorney Interview Space (2.26)
X
Available
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BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION
ADULT DETENTION FACILITY
LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION
BSCC Code: 3680
FACILITY: Irvine Police Department TYPE: THJ RC: 0
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Michael J. Bush DATE:
08/26/2021
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
Receiving Area
Processing Holding 1986 1 - (5) (5) 8.0’ x 8.0’ - - - - -
P - Cell
Notes: 8’ concrete bench runs along length of back wall; dry cell; restroom located in adjacent room
Cell 1 Holding 1986 1 - (6) (6) 9.4’ x 9.4” - - - - -
Notes: 9.4’ bench along length of back wall; dry cell
Cell 2 Holding 1986 1 - (6) (6) 9.4’ x 9.4’ - - - - -
Notes: 9.4’ bench along length of back wall; dry cell
Cell 3 Holding 1986 1 - (6) (6) 9.4’ x 9.4’ - - - - -
Notes: 9.4’ bench along length of back wall; dry cell
Cell 4 Holding 1986 1 - (6) (6) 9.4’ x 9.4’ - - - - -
Notes: 9.4’ bench along length of back wall; dry cell
Cell 5 Holding 1986 1 - (6) (6) 9.4’ x 9.4’ - - - - -
Notes: currently using this room for storage (was used for storage during last inspection as well); 9.4’ bench along length of back wall;
dry cell
Cell 6 Holding 1986 1 - (6) (6) 9.4’ x 9.4’ - - - - -
Notes: 9.4’ bench along length of back wall; this cell was not listed on prior LASE; dry cell
Sobering 1986 1 - (7) (7) 8.6’ x 17.6’ 1 - 1 1 -
Safety 1986 1 - (1) (1) 5.7’ x 9.2’ 1 - - - -
Note: two toilets are accessible to the inmates, one in the hall by the cells and the other in the processing/receiving area.
The one in the hallway is handicap accessible (with non-flush-mounted handrails and non-security door handle).
Showerheads and drinking fountains have been changed-out to address suicide issues.
*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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