Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Classification Information
Each facility shall have written guidelines for the
classification of detainees that specify criteria and procedures for
determining and changing the status, assignment or security of a detainee. To
determine each detainee's degree of security, housing, programs and
assignments, the following items of information, to the extent available, shall
be considered, among other matters:
1)
Gender.
2) Age.
3) Offense.
4) Status; that is, pretrial, awaiting
sentence or sentenced.
5) Past
criminal history, including known prior institutional history.
6) Probation or parole status.
7) Medical condition, including pregnancy,
and treatment needs.
8) Mental and
emotional condition and needs.
9)
History of substance abuse.
10)
Sexual orientation, transgenderism and gender non-conformity.
11) Academic and vocational needs.
12) Special services and program
needs.
13) Detainee's attitudes
regarding him or herself and his or her future.
14) Gang activity.
15) Physical size and stature.
b) Separation by Category
1) Gender
Male and female detainees, supervised under both the direct and
indirect supervision options (see Section
701.130) , must be
housed separately by sight and sound.
2) Age
Detainees under the age of 18 years and detainees 18 years of
age and older, supervised under both the direct and indirect supervision
options, must be housed separately by sight and sound.
3) Witnesses
Persons being detained as witnesses, supervised under both the
direct and indirect supervision options, shall be separated from detainees
charged with an offense.
4)
Non-criminal
A) Non-criminal detainees such as
traffic violators, nonsupport cases, and persons charged with civil contempt
who are supervised under the direct supervision option shall be kept separate
by cell or detention room from detainees charged with criminal
offenses.
B) When possible,
non-criminal detainees such as traffic violators, non-support cases, and
persons charged with civil contempt who are supervised under the indirect
supervision option shall be kept separate by detention room cluster or cell
block from detainees charged with criminal offenses.
C) When possible, misdemeanants and felons
should be housed separately, except when the detainee's prior history warrants
similar housing.
5)
Charged Detainees and Convicted Offenders
A)
Charged detainees who are supervised under the direct supervision option shall
be separated from convicted offenders by cell or detention room.
B) Charged detainees who are supervised under
the indirect supervision option shall be separated from convicted offenders by
detention room cluster or cell block.
6) Mentally Ill, Developmentally Disabled,
Dually Diagnosed or Emotionally Disturbed
A)
Detainees who are mentally ill, developmentally disabled, dually diagnosed or
emotionally disturbed shall be housed or tiered and maintained under
supervision as recommended by a mental health professional.
B) Action shall be taken to transfer
detainees who have been determined by mental health professionals to be
severely mentally ill, developmentally disabled or emotionally disturbed to an
appropriate facility.
c) Classification Review
Review of the detainee's security and assignment classification
shall be conducted periodically, but at least every 60 days.
